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Ted and Carly still stood in the middle of the room after a few minutes kissing, and then Ted tried to deepen the kiss. To his surprise, Carly let him. He then picked her up in his arms, and carefully laid her down in the middle of the bed.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too."

"So...does this mean I'm forgiven?" Ted asked hopeful.

"No."

Carly could see the hurt in Ted's eyes. "Oh. Ok."

Carly couldn't help but giggle. "You didn't let me finish. Your not totally forgiven, but this was a good start. After awhile, I think I will be able to. You just have to give me a little time."

"Alright that sounds fair," he replied, nodding his head. Ted then leaned down and softly kissed Carly again, and was surprised she instantly deepened the kiss.

"Wait a minute...we probably can't do anything can we?" Ted asked as he began to roll off Carly.

Carly then grabbed his shirt to prevent him from going anywhere. "Who says so?"

"I thought your doctor said we can't make love until you have your one month check up....to make sure you were healing properly."

Carly's smile then turned evil. "Well...I was actually at the doctor this morning before you came home. She says I'm doing very well, and healing properly. She also gave me the ok."

Ted didn't need to hear anything more as he leaned down and passionately kissed Carly once more, making up for lost time. Several hours past, and Ted and Carly lay in comfortable silence, holding each other close in bed, both extremely exhausted. Ted then happen to glance at the little alarm clock in the room. "Wow, its already 2AM."

Carly giggled as she looked up at Ted, and softly kissed his bare chest. "Time flies when your busy."

"Very true, very true," Ted replied as he held Carly close. He loved the feeling of having her in his arms and if he had his choice, he would never let go.

Carly then wiggled out of his embrace, and sat up, resting against the head board. When Ted noticed that she looked like she had something to say, he also sat up. "Is something on your mind babe?"

"Well...I want to try and explain why I reacted the way I did."

"Carls, you had every right to react the way you did. You don't have to explain anything to me."

"Well...I just want to get this off my chest. Ted...when you told me about the stripper, I felt like I had just gotten kicked in the stomach. I was hurt. I was angry. My one worst fear came true when you told me you cheated on me. I wanted to leave with Alex and never come back, and cancel our ceremony...but something was stopping me."

"What was it?" Ted asked as he took Carly's hand.

"The fact that I love you. I mean I have to give you credit: you flat out told me what happened and didn't have to find out from another source. Your doing nice romantic gestures like tonight to try to make up for it. I also know that you were drunk, and when you are hammered...you do things out of the ordinary. But, I know that we will get through this, and I know it won't happen again."

"No, it won't happen again," Ted said confidently. "Like I told you earlier, I love you and Alex way to much, and I'm glad you didn't walk out the door. THat would have killed me," Ted said as he kissed Carly's forehead. "By the way, you never told me what you want Santa to bring you for Christmas!"

Carly couldn't help but giggle as she once again snuggled into Ted's arms. "Surprise me! You know I'm not picky. What do you want Mrs. Claus to bring you?"

Ted pursed his lips, thinking for a minute. "I need to replace alot of things I take on the road, like some new books or an MP3 player. Otherwise, you know I like accessories for my truck."

"Alright I have a few ideas floating around in my head," Carly said as Ted leaned down and kissed Carly passionately once more.

The next afternoon, while Carly and Alex were at home, Ted snuck away to do some Christmas shopping with his brothers. "So, are things good again between you guys?" Brett asked as the three of them walked down the hallway of the mall.

"Yes they are. Carly admitted she hasn't totally forgiven me yet, but at least we are talking and not ignoring each other," Ted said as he stopped in front of a jewelery store window display.

"Did you find something for Carly?" Mike asked.

"I don't know what to get her. I want to do something that can incorporate Alex, but I just don't know what." Ted said as they all walked into the store and started looking around in the cases.

"Hello, can I help you guys find anything?" the associate asked.

"I'm just kind of looking, thank you," Ted said politely.

Within a half hour of looking, Brett found a diamond necklace for Jill, and Mike already found Christy's gift, but Ted was still empty handed. "I never realized finding a Christmas gift would be so hard," Ted exclaimed.

Then, Ted realized Brett was looking at a pamplet with birthstone and Mother's rings and necklaces. "Brett, can I see that for a minute?"

Brett handed the piece of paper to Ted, and as he skimmed over it, a grin spread across his face. Still holding the piece of paper, he walked up to the same sales associate. "Ma'am, what can you tell me about this?" he asked, pointing to a certain piece of jewelery.

A couple of hours later, Ted came home, and smiled when he saw Carly and Alex in the kitchen. "Hi babe," he exclaimed as he quickly kissed Carly and then turned his attention to Alex. "Hi big guy! Have you been a good boy for mommy?"

"Of course he has. So...did you have a successful shopping trip with your brothers?"

"I'm not telling," Ted said smiling.

"Please?" Carly asked, sticking out her lower lip.

"Hmmm...nope, you have to wait until Christmas," Ted said as he kissed her cheek, and giggled when she started to pout. "Oh don't worry-Christmas isn't that far away."