25 Days of Camie
Day 8 - Tinsel
(inspired by my friend Katie)
Monday, December 8th
Jamie stopped by the hardware store on his way home from work to pick up some hooks for the tree. He and Cathy spent the rest of the evening decorating it, listening to Christmas music and dancing around.
"He sees you when you're sleeping," Cathy sang quietly, "he knows when you're awake…"
"Damn. Santa's a right perv, isn't he?"
"What do you mean?"
Jamie shrugged. "I mean, he knows your sleeping habits, he knows if you've been behaving yourself, and you'd better be good…or otherwise he might punish you." He quirked his eyebrows. "Santa's really stressing that part."
"Jamiiiie!" Cathy slapped his arm. "Stop ruining innocent Christmas songs for me."
"That's not the only one. What about 'Baby It's Cold Outside'?" He grabbed a handful of tinsel, draping it over his shoulders like a boa. "That guy really wants that girl to stay…wonder what he's got planned for them…"
"Jamie, come on now…"
"Or the Madonna song? With Santa coming down the chimney? Why do you think she wants to see him, huh?"
"Jamie, seriously…"
"Or what about 'Let It Snow'? You could say that -"
"James Andrew Bradley!"
"What?" He batted his eyes innocently at her. "It's not my fault. They sort of set that up on their own."
"Just keep putting tinsel on the tree, okay?"
He sighed dramatically. "Fiiiiine." He sauntered up to her, laying some tinsel around her shoulders. "Then you have to let me put as much of this on the tree as I like."
She rolled her eyes. "Are you intent on blackmailing me this Christmas?"
"What else would I do?" He winked. "Especially since I'm good at it," he added, leaning in to kiss her.
She giggled, smiling into his lips. "We're not even close to being done," she mentioned as they separated. "We should get going on this."
"Jingle Bells" came on the radio. "You know," Jamie began.
"Don't even start, Jamie."
