A/N: Love you Awians! ;) Heeere's Cabby Part I (Part II and also Part II
of the housewarming nearer to Christmas. Deal?) Melody - if you think
about this story as much as I do then I feel really bad for you. LOL!! How
do you get anything done??? It's crazy - I can't stop myself!! Enjoy my
dearests .xox-G
Chapter Thirty-six
Abby nearly floated into the apartment, humming Christmas carols. She saw Cam standing in the middle of the room and grinned. In two quick steps she was in his arms, placing a smacking kiss on his lips.
"Someone's in a good mood." Cam chuckled.
"Oh I am." She said, kissing him again. "It's Christmas!"
"So, how did it go?" Cam asked.
She sighed, her eyes still sparkling. "We did everything we could do. I think it'll be perfect!"
"You and Lucy worked really hard." He said, pulling her closer.
"Just picturing the looks on their faces, Cam - it's totally worth it." She gazed up at him and suddenly felt a bit guilty. "You know - I just realized that I've probably been so wrapped up in this that I've been neglecting you.
"That's OK. I've never got more work done." He teased as he ran a hand over her hair.
"It's not OK." She shook her head. "I really should try and make it up to you."
Cam knew of a perfect way. He pulled away and took her hand, leading her to the couch.
She knew exactly what he was up to, but she had a surprise of her own planned. "No. Not yet. I have another idea."
He silenced her with a kiss, not easily persuaded. As he pulled away, Abby bit her lip and tried to focus. "Let's get dressed up and go out for dinner. How about we go to the PC Grille?"
"How 'bout we get undressed and eat dinner in bed." Cam countered, his hands pushing her coat off her shoulders as he spoke. He yanked her to him and kissed her passionately.
It took her a minute to catch her breath. "Cam." Abby sighed. His lips traveled down her throat as his fingers slipped open the buttons of her blouse. She'd never get him out of here at this rate. "Ah..oh. Cam."
He eased her onto the couch and hovered over her, pulling the pins from hair and setting her glasses aside. Though she wanted to stay here - if she did it would ruin everything. "Please, Cam." She pleaded. "We have to go. I made reservations."
"Cancel them." He whispered against her shoulder, pausing to nip lightly at the spot where it met her neck. It drove her crazy when he did that. She tugged at his hair and brought his mouth back to hers. He covered her body with his, pressing her into the cushions. Focus, Abby. You have to leave. She tried to push him away but wound up pulling his sweater up and over his head. How on earth did that happen?
Abby was desperate. A war waged between her head and her heart and at the moment - her heart was winning.
Her breath came out in short little pants. "Cam. We have to stop. Your mother will kill me." She pressed her hands on his forearms, trying to sit up.
Cam cringed. "Abby. Honey, please. I'd rather not think of my mother at a time like this. Trust me" He said with a gleam in his eye "I think even she knows we've done this before."
"NO. Cam. Really. We have to go." As she began to regain her composure, she scolded him with her thoughts. Don't make me ruin the surprise, Cameron Donovan. I swear I'll never forgive you.
He didn't know at all there was a surprise, so of course, it didn't stop him. He captured her lips again, plying them with dizzying kisses. He'd make her stay. He was sure of it. Abby admitted defeat. The way he was making her feel right now she knew unless she told him they'd be here for hours. It killed her to do it this way - but it totally served him right.
"OK." She sighed. "OK. But you call her and tell her we're not coming."
"Sure." Cam agreed, still busy, his lips moving toward her ear. He had a severely delayed reaction to the words she just spoke. "Wait." He pulled back to look into her eyes. "Tell who?"
A huge smile blossomed across her face. "Your mother." She said with a smile, pulling him back to her.
"My mother?" Cam was completely confused.
"Umm hmm. Oh, and while your at it - tell her to put your dad on the phone, and then maybe you know - you could explain to Molly, Tom and the kids, and umm, let's see - Connor and Matt too."
"Abs. What are you talking about?"
"We're supposed to meet them at the PC Grille at 7:00 - but if you'd rather blow them off and stay here with me - that's fantastic." She fisted her hand in his shirt and brought his lips back to hers.
"Abby." Cam broke away. "Are they all really here?"
"Uh huh." She said with a grin. "Merry Christmas."
Cam pulled himself up off the couch and stood above her. "I thought they weren't coming until next week."
"I know. That's the surprise." Abby giggled, leaning up on her elbows.
"All of them? My brothers? My sister - the kids?"
Didn't she just say that? She thought with a grin. "The whole clan." Her voice was full of love as she told him, "It's your first Christmas in four years. I wanted you to have your family here with you."
"So you did this. For me." Cam was awestruck.
Abby got up and stood before him. "Well - all I did was get them to change their tickets - and I had Lucy pull some strings at the hotel to get them rooms there - but yeah, I guess I did."
"How did I ever get so lucky?" He asked her then, holding her face in his hands.
"I don't know. You must have done something right." She teased.
"Abby. I mean it. I didn't even realize how much I would have missed them." He said as he looked into her beautiful eyes. "Thank you."
Tears filled them as she smiled up at him. "You're welcome." She leaned in and gave him a quick kiss. "C'mon. We're already late."
As he watched her slip out of her clothes and walk to the closet he couldn't resist. "Hey Abs?" He called out to her.
"Yeah?" She said as she pulled a dress over her head.
He walked over to help her to zip it up and pressed a kiss between her shoulder blades. "Can we come home for dessert?"
Chapter Thirty-six
Abby nearly floated into the apartment, humming Christmas carols. She saw Cam standing in the middle of the room and grinned. In two quick steps she was in his arms, placing a smacking kiss on his lips.
"Someone's in a good mood." Cam chuckled.
"Oh I am." She said, kissing him again. "It's Christmas!"
"So, how did it go?" Cam asked.
She sighed, her eyes still sparkling. "We did everything we could do. I think it'll be perfect!"
"You and Lucy worked really hard." He said, pulling her closer.
"Just picturing the looks on their faces, Cam - it's totally worth it." She gazed up at him and suddenly felt a bit guilty. "You know - I just realized that I've probably been so wrapped up in this that I've been neglecting you.
"That's OK. I've never got more work done." He teased as he ran a hand over her hair.
"It's not OK." She shook her head. "I really should try and make it up to you."
Cam knew of a perfect way. He pulled away and took her hand, leading her to the couch.
She knew exactly what he was up to, but she had a surprise of her own planned. "No. Not yet. I have another idea."
He silenced her with a kiss, not easily persuaded. As he pulled away, Abby bit her lip and tried to focus. "Let's get dressed up and go out for dinner. How about we go to the PC Grille?"
"How 'bout we get undressed and eat dinner in bed." Cam countered, his hands pushing her coat off her shoulders as he spoke. He yanked her to him and kissed her passionately.
It took her a minute to catch her breath. "Cam." Abby sighed. His lips traveled down her throat as his fingers slipped open the buttons of her blouse. She'd never get him out of here at this rate. "Ah..oh. Cam."
He eased her onto the couch and hovered over her, pulling the pins from hair and setting her glasses aside. Though she wanted to stay here - if she did it would ruin everything. "Please, Cam." She pleaded. "We have to go. I made reservations."
"Cancel them." He whispered against her shoulder, pausing to nip lightly at the spot where it met her neck. It drove her crazy when he did that. She tugged at his hair and brought his mouth back to hers. He covered her body with his, pressing her into the cushions. Focus, Abby. You have to leave. She tried to push him away but wound up pulling his sweater up and over his head. How on earth did that happen?
Abby was desperate. A war waged between her head and her heart and at the moment - her heart was winning.
Her breath came out in short little pants. "Cam. We have to stop. Your mother will kill me." She pressed her hands on his forearms, trying to sit up.
Cam cringed. "Abby. Honey, please. I'd rather not think of my mother at a time like this. Trust me" He said with a gleam in his eye "I think even she knows we've done this before."
"NO. Cam. Really. We have to go." As she began to regain her composure, she scolded him with her thoughts. Don't make me ruin the surprise, Cameron Donovan. I swear I'll never forgive you.
He didn't know at all there was a surprise, so of course, it didn't stop him. He captured her lips again, plying them with dizzying kisses. He'd make her stay. He was sure of it. Abby admitted defeat. The way he was making her feel right now she knew unless she told him they'd be here for hours. It killed her to do it this way - but it totally served him right.
"OK." She sighed. "OK. But you call her and tell her we're not coming."
"Sure." Cam agreed, still busy, his lips moving toward her ear. He had a severely delayed reaction to the words she just spoke. "Wait." He pulled back to look into her eyes. "Tell who?"
A huge smile blossomed across her face. "Your mother." She said with a smile, pulling him back to her.
"My mother?" Cam was completely confused.
"Umm hmm. Oh, and while your at it - tell her to put your dad on the phone, and then maybe you know - you could explain to Molly, Tom and the kids, and umm, let's see - Connor and Matt too."
"Abs. What are you talking about?"
"We're supposed to meet them at the PC Grille at 7:00 - but if you'd rather blow them off and stay here with me - that's fantastic." She fisted her hand in his shirt and brought his lips back to hers.
"Abby." Cam broke away. "Are they all really here?"
"Uh huh." She said with a grin. "Merry Christmas."
Cam pulled himself up off the couch and stood above her. "I thought they weren't coming until next week."
"I know. That's the surprise." Abby giggled, leaning up on her elbows.
"All of them? My brothers? My sister - the kids?"
Didn't she just say that? She thought with a grin. "The whole clan." Her voice was full of love as she told him, "It's your first Christmas in four years. I wanted you to have your family here with you."
"So you did this. For me." Cam was awestruck.
Abby got up and stood before him. "Well - all I did was get them to change their tickets - and I had Lucy pull some strings at the hotel to get them rooms there - but yeah, I guess I did."
"How did I ever get so lucky?" He asked her then, holding her face in his hands.
"I don't know. You must have done something right." She teased.
"Abby. I mean it. I didn't even realize how much I would have missed them." He said as he looked into her beautiful eyes. "Thank you."
Tears filled them as she smiled up at him. "You're welcome." She leaned in and gave him a quick kiss. "C'mon. We're already late."
As he watched her slip out of her clothes and walk to the closet he couldn't resist. "Hey Abs?" He called out to her.
"Yeah?" She said as she pulled a dress over her head.
He walked over to help her to zip it up and pressed a kiss between her shoulder blades. "Can we come home for dessert?"