After my visit to the cemetery, and speaking with Jack's Mother, I felt a lot better. Her reassurance was worth the world to me. I felt better about everything and could finally feel the joy of the holidays in my heart. We made a stop at the grocery store so I could gather some things for the dinner I promised Drew for the next day. We dropped our groceries off at my apartment and headed to my Father's house. Josey and Kaarina were already there, but they were always early for everything.

Drew and I walked in and were greeted by a screaming Evangeline. Josey was walking back and forth with her 3 month old baby girl, looking tired. I shrugged my coat off and held out my hand for Drew's, hanging them in the hall closet. I walked up to Josey, kissing her cheek.

"What's the matter with my baby," I cooed at Evangeline, holding my arms out for her. "Venez ici vous jolie fille!"
(Come here you beautiful girl!)

Josey sighed and passed her to me. "If you can get her to calm down, she's staying at your place tonight."

I laughed and kissed Evangeline's forehead. "You're going to have take that up with Drew, too you know."

Drew chuckled. "I don't have much experience with children..."

I giggled and tiptoed up to kiss him. "You're going to have to get used to them if you're going to be around here long. Which I hope you are," I smiled. "I plan to spoil this little girl and you're helping."

Haven laughed from the kitchen as I walked in, Evangeline still making a fuss in my arms.

"Leave it to Auntie Alise," He kissed my cheek. "How are you?"

"I'm good. Better than yesterday." I said as Haven and Drew shook hands.

"Good," My Father said, turning to me from the stove. "I'm glad you are. It breaks my heart to see you so sad."

I frowned, sitting down at the kitchen table with Evangeline, Drew sat next to me. "Daddy, I'm fine."

My Dad nodded and turned back towards the stove, muttering in Finnish about 'just looking out for his girls'. I laughed softly and looked down at Evangeline, who'd finally seemed to settle herself. I stroked her little face with my fingers, realizing she wasn't paying a bit of attention to me. She was staring at Drew with her big blue eyes, watching him chat with Craig. She was reaching her little hand out, opening and closing her fist, something Kaarina and I called the 'gimmie hands', when Josey was little.

I poked Drew's arm, smiling. "I think she wants to visit you."

Craig laughed. "Aw, I think little Evie wants to make a friend."

I giggled. "Do you know how to hold a baby, Drew?"

Drew gave me a puzzled look. "Yes?"

Josey giggled and took Drew's arms, shifting them into proper baby-holding position. "There, sweetheart. Like that."

I kissed Evangeline's forehead and gently placed her in Drew's arms. "Don't. You. Move."

I giggled and jumped up, heading into the living room to get my phone from my purse. I squeezed past Kaarina and pulled Josey back so I could take a picture of Drew holding the baby. He stuck his tongue out at me, but smiled.

"Wait until I show John," I giggled. "I'm sending this to Maryse right now."

Drew laughed as Evangeline gurgled and grabbed for his ponytail. He stared at her, looking sort of awestruck. Evangeline stared back at him and started to smile and just barely giggled. He smiled at her and shifted her gently so he could touch her little hand with one of his fingers. She immediately latched her whole hand around his index finger and smiled at him. I snapped another picture and kissed Drew on the cheek.

"Very sweet." I smiled.

Josey smiled. "I think she likes Uncle Drew."

Drew smiled as Evangeline squeezed his finger, gurgling. "She's such a beautiful little girl."

I squeezed Drew's arm. "Looks natural for you, baby."

We exchanged gifts with my family that night before leaving Drew and I headed back to my apartment. I agreed with my Father and sisters that we'd meet at my place for dinner the next night. Drew and I showered and crawled into bed, putting in a movie. I hurried out to the kitchen and made some popcorn before we got too comfortable. We leaned against the headboard and I snuggled up to Drew's side, sitting the popcorn bowl on our legs.

Drew kissed my cheek, wrapping his arm around me. "So, would you like your Christmas gift now, or would you like it tomorrow?"

I chewed my lip. "Now, if you like. I'm still kind of upset I couldn't get you something."

"Don't be, Alise," Drew said, sliding out of bed. He dug into his bag and pulled out a long box, wrapped in light yellow paper. "I told you that you didn't even have to get me anything."

Drew climbed back into bed and handed me the box. I fought the urge to shake it like I used to do when I was a kid. I unwrapped it slowly, peeling the paper away. I nearly choked as I saw the turquoise colored box and the logo emblazoned on the top of the box.

"A-are you...Drew, you...you're kidding!" I stammered. "Tiffany's!"

He smiled. "Maryse gave me the hint. Open it."

I opened the turquoise box and inside that was a hinged, black felt box. I opened the black box and gasped. Inside it was a beautiful platinum bracelet with an infinity symbol with diamonds in it. I threw my arms around Drew's neck, spilling the popcorn bowl all over the bed and the floor.

"Oh my goodness! Drew this is gorgeous! This must have cost a fortune! I can't believe it!" I exclaimed.

He kissed my cheek. "Don't you worry about that. Do you like it?"

"Like it? That's only a gigantic understatement," I laughed. "I love it. Thank you, baby."

"You're very welcome love."

Drew kissed me gently and took the box from my hands. He slipped the bracelet out and put it around my wrist, securing the clasp. I leaned over and kissed him, hugging him tightly.

"I love you," I said, kissing him again. "And we're not sleeping in a bed full of popcorn."

Laughing, we both got out of bed and started to clean up the popcorn mess from the bed and floor. I dumped the mess into the kitchen trash and dug the vacuum cleaner out of the hall closet to clean up the little pieces we couldn't get with our hands. I put the vacuum away, turned off the light and hopped back into bed with Drew.

He wrapped his arms around me and I rested my head against his chest. He kissed the top of my head, whispering 'I love you'. I shut my eyes, listening to the gentle thump of his heartbeat. I dozed off after a few minutes, Drew's arms were quickly becoming my favorite place to be.

When I woke up that morning I rolled over into the space were I was expecting Drew to be, but it was empty. I opened my eyes but squeezed them shut again. Wherever Drew had gone, he'd opened the blinds in the bedroom and the glare from the sun off the snow was blinding, but the apartment smelled amazing. Sighing, I pushed the covers off of me and sat up, cautiously opening my eyes. I stood up, stretching and grabbed a hair band off the nightstand to put my hair in a ponytail. I walked out of the bedroom and the smell of bacon and eggs hit me, making my stomach growl.

Oh, Drew was definitely a keeper. He could cook.

As I walked into the kitchen, Drew was setting finished plates at the table. He smiled when he saw me and kissed me.

"Merry Christmas, love." He said.

I gave him a squeeze, kissing him back. "Merry Christmas to you, too. What a surprise."

"It's no Christmas dinner, but breakfast I can do." He laughed.

I giggled as we sat down. "I very much appreciate a man who knows how to cook."

"Don't get too excited," He laughed. "This is about as far as it goes."

"That's okay, it's wonderful that you did this."

While we ate, I bounced ideas back and forth with Drew about dinner. There were a few things I knew for sure were hits that I was going to make, but I was still stuck on what to make for the main dish. My family wasn't exactly picky, but I wanted to make something nice, considering I didn't get to see them that often anymore. After we finished breakfast, and cleaned up the dishes, I changed into a pair of sweats and a t-shirt to start cooking. Drew tried to put in a helping hand but I shooed him out of the kitchen. This was my Christmas gift to him, it wouldn't be fair for him to help.

I'd been working for a few hours and the house was smelling wonderful before I realized what time it was. It was just after three and my family would be over at four. I still needed to shower and change my clothes before they got there.

"Drew, honey," I called, poking my head into the living area. "Would you just make sure nothing burns? I need to go shower, everyone will be here soon."

"Of course, baby."

I blew him a kiss and hurried to the bathroom for a shower. After my shower, and doing my hair and makeup, I pulled a teal dress and a pair of black heels out of my closet and got dressed. I took a peek at the clock before heading back to the kitchen. My family would be over in about fifteen minutes, luckily, everything was just about done. Drew was walking out of the kitchen when I came in and stopped dead as he spotted me.

"Alise. You look gorgeous." He said, taking my hand and spinning me in a circle.

"Thank you," I giggled. "You don't think it's too much, do you?"

"No, not at all," He said. "It is certainly not going to be easy to keep my eyes off of you tonight."

I smiled, winking at him. "Well if you're good for the family then I promise there'll be a nice Christmas surprise for you later tonight."

Drew laughed, kissing me hard. "I might have to hold you to that."

There was a knock on the door and Drew and I broke apart. I went to the door as Drew sat down on the couch. Josey and Haven were at the door with baby Evangeline. I smiled as I let them in.

"Wow, sister-in-law, it smells fantastic in here." Haven said.

"Thank you, I try ya know." I laughed and hugged him.

Josey handed me Evangeline as she took off her coat. "You're always all dressed to the nines, Alise. Why in the world are you wearing heels in your own house?"

I shrugged one shoulder as Josey took Evangeline's coat off. "I like these shoes. They go with the dress."

Evangeline snuggled her head against my neck, her little hand grabbing at my hair. I kissed her forehead and gently unwrapped my hair from her fist as I handed her to her Father. Josey followed me into the kitchen. She sat down at the kitchen table, crossing her legs.

"I'm impressed. Everything looks fantastic." She said, leaning her chin on the heel of her hand. "So, how are things going with you and Drew?"

I couldn't help my smile. "Everything is great. I couldn't be happier."

"I'm glad. It's really good to see you happy." Josey said softly.

I turned from the stove, looking at her. "Thanks. It really feels good. I forgot how nice it really is."

"Is everything done? Do you need any help?" Josey asked, starting to get up.

"Sit down," I waved her off. "Everything is just about done. Just a few more minutes. Kaarina, Craig, and Daddy should get her just as everything gets done. What are the boys doing?"

"Either fawning over the baby, or watching television," She giggled. "Or both. Who knows."

I poked my head out of the kitchen and Drew and Haven were playing with Evangeline. There was something really endearing about watching two grown men melt into puddles over a three month old little girl. She was smiling at them and giggling.

"How precious. They're so sweet with her." I giggled.

"So," Josey said quietly. "Are you and Drew planning any extended steps with this relationship?"

I glared at Josey. "Don't go there."

"I'm just asking. He seems to be comfortable with kids." Josey said, trying to make it sound nonchalant.

"Josephine Marit..."

"Okay, okay!" Josey wrinkled her nose. "Enough with the full name."

"Then enough with the implications." I said as there was another knock on the door.

I walked out of the kitchen and headed into the living room. Opening the front door, I was greeted by my Father, older sister, and other brother-in-law. I hugged them all and they came in, taking off their coats.

"Glad that everyone's here, we can all eat when everyone gets settled in." I smiled.

Christmas went beautifully, spending time with my boyfriend and my family. We had a great time but now it was back to work and back on the road. Leaving from Montreal, we headed to North Carolina. We had a couple of shows in Raleigh then were going to Nevada and going to be in Vegas for the New Year. We checked into the hotel in Raleigh and were headed off to the arena. I met up with Maryse as we got to the arena. I kissed Drew goodbye as he went to find John and Maryse danced in her spot before we walked into the Women's lockeroom.

"So how was your holiday? That picture of Drew and the baby was so cute!" She giggled.

"It was great. We had a lot a of fun," I said. "Evangeline really loves Drew."

"Okay I promise I wasn't eavesdropping," Nattie said, walking over to us. "But did you just say something about Drew with a baby? Alise what aren't you telling us, girl?"

"Oh no, not me," I laughed, showing Nattie the picture on my phone. "I would have sent you the picture but I don't have your number. We got Drew to hold my niece Christmas Eve. She loves him."

"Aww, that's adorable! He looks so comfortable with the little one." Nattie laughed.

"So, to answer you question, Maryse. The holiday was great," I grinned and showed her and Nattie the bracelet that Drew had given me. "This was my present."

Maryse squealed. "Oh Alise that's gorgeous!"

"He said you gave him the hint." I smiled.

"Well what girl wouldn't want jewelry from Tiffanys?" Maryse laughed. "I only told him where, not what. But he did a great job picking it out."

"I love it," I smiled. "I couldn't have had a better holiday if I'd dreamed it."

"So! Since we're all going to be in Vegas for the New Year, I think that we need to have a huge party to celebrate," Maryse threw her arms around Nattie and I. "I think it's been a great year for all of us. We have a lot to celebrate!"

"I think you're right, Maryse," Nattie agreed. "Why not? We don't get to do stuff like that very often."

"I like the way you think, Maryse."

"I knew you would," She grinned. "So, we have some time before the show starts, I think this fantastic idea calls for some shopping."

We all agreed and grabbed our purses and headed out of the lockeroom. Just as we were attempting to figure out who's car were taking, we ran into Drew, John, and TJ, coming out of catering.

"What are you three troublemakers up to?" John laughed.

"Troublemakers? Us? Never." I laughed.

"We're going shopping," Maryse said. "New Years is coming up, you know."

TJ laughed, rolling his eyes. "You three, shopping? You sure you're going to be back before the show starts?"

"Of course we will," Nattie stuck her tongue out at him. "We're not teenagers ya know. We have excellent time management skills."

"Now, if you guys want us to get any type of shopping done and be on time," I said, walking over and kissing Drew. "We're going to have to get going."

Maryse and Nattie kissed their respective significant others goodbye and the three of us headed out of the arena. It took us half an hour to find a decent place to go shopping and once we got there, it was no holding back. We must have tried on at least forty dresses between the three of us in almost an hour. By the time we finished, I picked out a red mid-thigh length dress with long sleeves and a swooping neckline. Nattie found a clingy, pink one-shouldered number, while Maryse went short, tight, and classic black. Just before we headed back to the arena, I spied a pair of over-the-knee black leather boots that I just couldn't pass up.

We returned to the arena with an hour to spare. We stashed our things in the lockeroom and each prepared for the evening. Maryse had a match against Maria that I was set to accompany her to, and Nattie was accompanying her boys in their match against The Miz and Big Show. I was also accompanying Drew in his match against John. We all had quite a busy night ahead of us. Maryse, unfortunately, was unsuccessful in her match against Maria but she and I once again got to do some damage to her and Mickie after the match. Drew continued his undefeated streak against John, with a little help of course, from me, his trouble-making manager.

After the show was over, we all said our goodbyes and headed to the hotel for the evening. Once we checked in, I dropped my bags and flopped down on the bed, sighing. Drew sat on the edge of the bed and pulled me over by the knees so that I was sitting in his lap. Giggling, I wrapped my arms around his neck, leaning my head against his shoulder. I kissed him on the cheek.

"Wanna see what I bought today?"

"I'd love to." He grinned.

Smiling, I stood and kicked off my shoes, stripping off my clothes. Drew laughed, leaning back against his hands on the bed.

"No shame, eh love?"

"Why should I? It's nothing you haven't seen before." I said as I pulled the dress out of the bag.

I slipped the dress over my head, shimmying until it sat just the way I wanted it to. Drew sat up a little straighter, and went to reach for me but I danced out of his way, telling him to wait. There was more to the outfit that he would love. I pulled out my new boots and pulled them on, sliding the zipper up the back of each leg. I stood in front of him, turning and smiling.

"What do you think?" I asked.

Drew reached for me, grabbing me around the waist and pulling me roughly into his arms. In one fluid motion, he stood and flipped me around, tossing me onto the bed. I landed with an 'oomph' and a giggle before Drew captured my lips and I couldn't breathe in the most delicious way. I gasped as we finally pulled apart, smiling at him.

"I take it you like the outfit."

"Yes," Drew said, his hand creeping slowly up my thigh. "But I love the woman in it, and I would like it quite a bit if she was out of it right now."

I grinned at him, leaning up to kiss him. "So take it off me then."

I lifted my hips so Drew could pull the dress up from underneath me. He peeled the dress off of me and tossed it so that it landed on his suitcase. I lifted a leg so he could unzip my boots but he pushed it back down, wrapping it around his waist.

"Those, you can leave on."