Chapter 11- Merry Christmas, Will

Author's Note- Hey everybody! Thanks for all the awesome reviews last chapter, you guys are so nice! Sorry that I got this out late…I was sick yesterday and wasn't allowed to leave my room, true story. This is the last chapter of the story but the next chapter will be an epilogue. Here's the chapter, enjoy! ;)

Will rested his hazel eyes on the mistletoe above them. Emma still had a hold on his shirt sleeve, and he wasn't exactly sure what was running through her mind. Will didn't want to kiss her again and have it not count for anything, it hurt too much. "Let's, let's go get the game, Emma," Will mumbled, turning in the other direction.

Emma tugged on Will's sleeve again. "What's up with you? You know the rules," Emma laughed, pulling him closer.

"I-I don't want to," Will stammered, looking down at the ground. Emma dropped his hand, confused.

"What?" she asked, incredulous.

"I can't take it anymore, Em. I don't want to kiss you just for fun…I mean, I would love to but it hurts for us to kiss and then you act like its nothing. I'm sorry," Will confessed, despair in his voice.

Emma stared at Will for a second, before the realization hit her. In the letter, he had said something similar; to stop the hugs and kisses. She immediately felt guilty, really guilty. Emma looked deep into Will's hazel eyes and knew it. She knew that she was in love with Will Schuester. Will who was psyched to go on this trip. Will who fell asleep in the car. Will who was nervous to meet her parents. Will who her family adored. Will who like-liked her. Will who sang a song for her. Will who she kissed under the mistletoe. Will who told her that he loved her. Will who gave her a necklace. Will who wrote her a love letter. Will who almost went home because of Carl. Will who understood when she broke up with Carl. Will who she'd loved from the start. "I have to tell you something, Will, something I should've said a while ago," Emma said, bravely.

Will turned around, curiously and Emma took his hand in hers again. Before Will could protest, Emma smiled and started talking again. "I-I got your letter…you know the one you wrote for me. I found it on the day after Christmas when Carl came. That's why I broke up with him, because of the letter. Will, I have never read anything more beautiful or honest than that letter. I loved it," Emma started, as the twinkle in Will's eyes returned along with a lopsided smile.

"Really?" he asked.

"Really, and it made me notice a lot of things. Like how Carl was never the one for me, and you were always going to be there for me, no matter what. When I broke up with Carl, you didn't automatically push me into a relationship with you and that must've been really hard. It was then that I realized how much you must love me. A lot. You loved me so much that you put my happiness before your feelings for me." Emma sighed, gathering her courage.

"Emma, I," Will started.

"Shh!" Emma cut him off. "Will, I love you, I always have and I always will. And I'm so sorry that it took taking you all the way to freakin' Virginia for me to notice this."

Will's eyes grew wide and his mouth broke into his dopey smile. "I love you too, Emma," he said, walking closer to her. Will brushed a loose red hair from her face, and his hazel eyes bore into her brown ones. He caressed her cheek and leaned his head closer to hers. Emma's wide eyes darted to his lips and before he could move any closer, Emma reached her head up and pecked him on the lips. After she pulled away, Will stood there, shell-shocked. "I…" Will started, at a loss for words.

"Merry Christmas, Will, I hope you got what you wanted," Emma smirked.

"I-that's exactly what I wanted…to be with you," Will replied, smiling.

"I know, I can't exactly fit under the tree," Emma laughed.

"This is good, I mean, okay," Will stuttered.

"Everyone else is going to be happy," Emma admitted, smiling.

"What do you mean?" Will asked, curiously.

"They all knew that we would end up together and they wanted me to dump Carl for you," Emma explained.

"Really?" Will repeated.

"Yup, want to go downstairs?" Emma offered, taking his hand.

"Sure," Will agreed, bounding down the steps hand in hand with Emma. "How are we going to tell them?" Will asked, when they reached the bottom of the stair case.

"I'll do it," Emma said, pulling Will into the den.

When Claire and Rose saw their intertwined hands, they smiled. Xavier started whispering to Julie and Julie nodded. Rusty and James nodded, approvingly. "You guys have anything to say?" Claire laughed and James rolled his eyes.

"Um, well, Will and I we're dating now, yay," Emma said, smiling and raising their hands.

Will smiled, shyly and nodded. "Uh, yeah," he mumbled.

Claire clapped, loudly and stood up. "Okay…" she started and James tried to pull her down on the couch. "I called it, did I not, everyone? I told you all that Emma was going to get back together."

Julie clapped. "Go mommy!" the little girl squealed.

"That's right honey, mommy's a matchmaker," Claire announced.

"What Claire's trying to say is that we're all really happy for you guys," James explained, ignoring his wife.

"Especially me," Xavier added, winking at Will. "I like Will a lot," the boy explained.

"We all do," Rose concluded, walking over to the new couple. She gave Will a hug and then Emma, smiling proudly at both of them. "You made the right choice," she whispered to Emma.

After a few more minutes of everyone attacking Will and Emma with questions, especially Claire, the family settled into their usual conversations. Will left to go refill Emma and his drinks in the kitchen and Xavier followed him. As Will poured more apple juice in his cup, Xavier tugged on the bottom of his shirt. "Will, I'm happy for you," he said.

"Thanks, I'm pretty happy too," Will smiled.

"I hope that you and Emma get married because I really want you for an uncle," Xavier admitted.

"Someday that'll happen, I promise," Will said, patting the boy's head. "We just got to keep asking Santa," he laughed.

"It worked this time," Xavier agreed, smiling. Emma entered the kitchen, smiling at the two of them.

"What are you guys talking about?" Emma asked, walking up to Will.

"Christmas," Xavier sighed, walking out of the room before giving Will a thumbs-up.

Will laughed. "We wished for you for Christmas."

"Is that so?" Emma said, smiling.

"Yeah, all I wanted for Christmas was you," Will admitted.

"Well, now you have me for this Christmas and all the rest of the future Christmases." Emma leaned over and gave Will a lingering kiss on the lips. "Merry Christmas, Will," Emma whispered.

"This is definitely the best present I've ever gotten," Will laughed, hugging his girlfriend.

Well, there it is. So what did you think? Good or bad? Boring or interesting? I hope you all liked it. I would love if you guys would review and tell me what you thought of the ending. I had a lot of fun writing this story and got a lot of people reviewing it, so thanks. There will be an epilogue coming out in a few days for chapter 12, so don't leave just yet, guys. I hope you all enjoyed it and in the next chapter, I'll be thanking everyone who reviewed and stuff. Have a great Christmas everyone! R&R! ;)