I Get The Worst Christmas Gift Ever!

It was one am, everyone was asleep, including Sean; I sneaked out of our room and went to the living room, where no one would see me. I grabbed my computer, turned it on and then waited…

Five minutes later, Hunter appeared on the screen.

-Hi, babe. –I said.

-Hey, Seb. I missed you. –He said looking at me with those sweet, shiny, green eyes.

-I missed you too. –I said taking a deep breath.

-What's wrong?

-I kind of did something wrong, Hunt. –I said slowly. –Do you remember the cousin I told you about? Sean?

-Yes. –He said looking tense.

-I kissed him. Actually, he kissed me, but I broke it off…

-What? Why?

-I couldn't tell him I had a boyfriend, and he thought we had something… I stopped the kiss after I called him your name.

-You called him Hunter? –He said starting to smile.

-Please don't be mad, I know it was wrong and…

-Don't worry, Seb. You didn't do anything wrong; things like this happen.

Thank you. –I said smiling. –But, changing the subject, how is Dalton?

-Boring, especially without you to entertain me. –He said without any maliciousness.

-I can still entertain you; all we need is a web cam, which we already have… -I said doing right the opposite.

-Seb! –He said a little too loud. –I told you I need to take it slower. –He said blushing.

-I know babe, but we're taking many steps back, you won't even be shirtless anymore.

-It's not a step back, it is…

-What?

-I'm having problems with my body…

-What kind of problems? When I left you were perfectly fine with your body! Don't lie to me! –I said getting a little angry.

-Seb, please, I can't talk about this now.

-Great, now we're even keeping secrets from each other.

-No, we're not. –He said, but I had already finished the conversation.

I was angry, really angry; I was sure he was only doing this because I told him that Sean had kissed me.

The next morning I woke up feeling like trash. I was angry at myself for being angry at Hunter last night. He didn't do that because of what I told him; I had overreacted and now he had all the right to be angry at me.

Through the whole day I had to fight the urge to call him and apologize. I waited until everyone was asleep again to call him.

He didn't answer.

I left him tons of messages telling him how sorry I was for overreacting, but I got no answer for two days.

When Hunter called me, I was genuinely surprised.

-Hey Seb. –He said.

-Hunter! Thank God! Please forgive me.

-Clam down. You didn't do anything wrong. You always overreact, Seb. And I made you do this.

-No, Hunt. You can't keep taking the fault for everything.

-So, we're both guilty?

-Yes. –I said smiling.

-Ok. But, -He said turning serious. –I need your help.

-What happened?

-I'm running out of money and I need to pay James; Can I borrow some of your money? I can't ask my dad to send me more.

-Oh my God, Hunt. I had totally forgotten! What kind of boyfriend am I? You've been paying him all this time! You can take all my money at my room to pay him. When I get back I'm gonna get a job and we'll solve this problem.

-No, I'm getting a job.

-No! –I said. –We're both gonna deal with this. Just hold on for two more weeks and then I'll be back to help you.

-Ok. –He said smiling. –I've gotta go now, but I'll call you on Christmas; I've got a surprise for you. –He said hanging up the phone.

-He knows how to tease me. –I said to myself.

-Who? –Someone asked. –Your boyfriend?

-Sean! You scared me. I thought you were sleeping.

-Sorry, but you woke me up with all your noise.

-I'm sorry. And yes, it was Hunter.

-Great. –He said. –But now you should go to sleep.

-I know; I'm going. –I said going to our room.

Five days later, Christmas came, and I was surprisingly happy. I was the first one to wake up and I felt like I was five years old again.

-Why are you so happy? –Harmony asked coming into the kitchen.

-It's the first Christmas that we haven't had a huge argument that ruined everything. –I said.

-You're right. –She said. –And let's try to keep it that way.

Soon everyone was awake and we started to open our presents. My parents gave me a box with all Harry Potter movies.

-Thank you so much guys! –I said. –I love Harry Potter! –Since I was a little kid I was kind of a "potterhead", but I never had much time to re watch the movies or re read the books.

-We know. –My dad said.

Harmony got me a book and Sean gave me a little box.

-What is this? –I asked.

-Open it. –He said.

Inside the box was a little fabric bracelet just like the one I had when I was 8.

-I remember you told me that you really liked this bracelet and you got really sad when you lost it, so I decided to find you another. –Sean said.

-Thank you. –I said. –This is amazing.

The rest of the day was awesome too; we had lunch together, then we played some games. By the end of the afternoon, my aunt had gone to visit some friends, and my parents had gone to the airport because Harmony was going to spend the rest of the Christmas with her dad.

With almost everyone out, I decided to call Hunter.

-Hey, Hunt. –I said.

-Hey.

- Are you already at your dad's place? –I asked noticing an unknown background behind him.

-No. –He said. –My flight got cancelled, I'm only going tomorrow.

-Than where are you?

-This is part of your Christmas surprise. –He said adjusting the sleeve of his shirt, but when he did that, I saw a purple spot on his shoulder, next to his neck.

-What was that? –I asked; my smile wasn't on my face anymore.

-What was what?

-That bruise in your neck; a bruise which looks a lot like a hickey. –I said.

-Seb, you're overreacting again, it's not what you're thinking.

-Then what is that?

-I can't tell you. –He said.

-Great. –I said. –Do you know what it looks like?

-Yeah. –He said. –But I didn't cheat on you, I swear.

-I don't know what to say.

-Say that you believe in me; say that you know how much I love you.

-Hunter, I'm not overreacting this time, I need you to tell me what that is, I can't stand secrets in a relationship. Just tell me, please. Was it a girl, or another boy?

-I can't Seb.

-Then I'm sorry but I can't talk to you again. –I said closing my computer.

Tears were streaming down my face as I ran upstairs. This time I knew I wasn't angry at myself, I wasn't angry at Hunter, I wasn't angry at anyone, I was sad, sad that he was keeping secrets from me, sad that I wasn't there with him, sad that I felt betrayed… But I was also curious to know who had done that, curious to know if he was telling the truth and I had overreacted again, curious to know when I would finally be happy…