They awoke in the afternoon in each other's arms. Rubbing her eyes, Shego sat up to take a good look at Kim. She had noticed that she really liked watching Kim sleep - the redhead looked very much at peace in her sleep, not to mention the fact that she was just simply adorable.

The redhead slowly stirred awake and when she opened her eyes, her first reaction was to grab the blanket to cover her body.

Shego broke out laughing. "Princess, believe me, I think I've seen all of you already. Don't be so shy." She tugged on the blanket as Kim held onto it for dear life. Kim had turned red and the blush had spread to her shoulders. Shego kissed each joint before giving Kim a hug. "Hey, don't be so shy." She frowned as a thought crossed her mind. "Or, are you embarrassed?"

Kim shook her head. "I could never be embarrassed about what happened... I'm just, y'know... Actually I don't know. I'm not being particularly articulate right now because I'm at a loss for words..."

"Can't describe how you feel?"

Kim nodded.

"Me too... I'm just... happy that you feel the same."

"Yeah," replied the redhead as she took Shego's hand in hers.

They sat like that for a while longer before Shego broke the silence. "So... Shower... You want to share?"

Kim grinned and dragged her girlfriend to the bathroom.


When Hana returned in the evening, she found Kim and Shego asleep on the couch. She hadn't bothered with calling Kim since she didn't want to interrupt her sister's private time with Shego. She noticed that their t-shirts were swapped; in the morning, Kim was wearing a red shirt and Shego a green v-neck tee, but now they were switched...

Well, something must've happened, thought the teen. Good thing I went out for a bit.

The teen had wandered around the city and had run into that jerk Will in the book store. Apparently, Christmas time was the best time to pick up a lot of accounting books and magazines, for that was what the young man was doing when she accidentally walked into him. He had scoffed at her and given her a look of disdain as she helped him pick up his books. Hana tried to be civil, to say the least, and asked him what his plans for the holiday were, only to receive a look of annoyance.

"I'm going to be enjoying the comfort of my own home, reading these books," said Will as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"That seems like something boring, don't you celebrate at all?"

"Since when does someone like you want to know what I do during my off-time? Surely you should be out attending a party of some sort," snapped the young man.

Hana honestly wanted to deck the man right then and there, but she restrained herself and said, "Oh, so I'm the party type?"

"It seems most logical, given the way you are dressed with that frivolous hairstyle."

Oh, she really wanted to punch him. "Didn't your mommy tell you not to judge books by their covers?"

Will balked at his rebuttal. Of course, Mrs. Du had taught him that, but he wasn't going to give into the teen's satisfaction by answering her.

Hana laughed. "See you around, Will."

The young man startled the teen by grabbing her arm. "I'm afraid I didn't catch your name."

"Hana. Hana Stoppable."

"I see, you're that Stoppable boy's sister."

"What's that supposed to mean?" snapped Hana.

"It means nothing, I was merely stating a fact," replied Will matter-of-factly.

Hana narrowed her eyes and then shrugged. "Whatever."

"See you around, Hana."

Hana looked at the two sleeping women again. They were slumped on each other and were holding hands. How cute, she thought. She went to the guest room and began packing her things.

When she was done, she wrote Kim a note that she decided to leave early and had called James to pick her up at the Space Centre. She also wrote on the note that she would call Kim once she got to the Possibles' house.


The next week had flown by so quickly that Shego wasn't sure whether she was living in a dream or that time seemed to move quicker whenever she was with Kim. They had somehow worked out a system where they each would spend half of the week at the other's.

Of course, given that deadlines needed to be met, both were too busy to actually enjoy the little bit of time they had with each other.

When it was Christmas Eve, they were both rushing to pack their things to head over to the Possibles'. Unfortunately, Kim was so busy that she was unable to stop by the house earlier in the week to help Anne and Hana with decorations, food preparation, and wrapping gifts. She had talked it out with Shego and they had decided to give gifts together to make things easier. They had taken turns buying the presents after coming to compromises for both families, so by the time the car was loaded up, the presents took up most of the back seat.

Prior to leaving, Shego had stopped by Betty's apartment and gave her friend a present. The one-eyed woman smirked as she read the card.

"From Shego and Kim, how cute."

"Yeah, yeah, anyway, I gotta jet. Have a good one."

"Shego, wait." Betty shoved two presents into Shego's hands as her friend raised an eyebrow.

"Merry Christmas."

"Heh, Betty Director actually giving my girlfriend a gift? That's a first."

"I never liked your exes, Shego, you know that. I'm actually quite fond of Kim, she's a great business partner."

"Ahh, I see, all for the business- Ow!"

Betty had playfully slugged Shego in the arm. "You know what I mean, she's good for you."

"All right, all right. Thanks, Bets. Merry Christmas to you too."

"Have a good one. See you in two weeks, and give my regards to your family."

"Will... Du," laughed Shego.

Betty shook her head. "You shouldn't make puns out of your colleague's name..." She grinned. "But, I admit, it is funny."


Kim and Shego pulled up on the Possibles' driveway and took a moment to revel in the sight. Shego had never seen a house decorated from roof to porch with everything Christmas.

"Wow, Pumpkin, your family goes all-out on Christmas?"

Kim shrugged. "Yeah, I don't think warning you would've done you any good."

"Well, I'm telling you my family does a fraction of this... Wow. This is actually pretty amazing."

They took all their things as Kim opened the door. At her parents' insistence, the redhead always kept a key to the house, even though she had officially moved out shortly after finishing college.

"Mom? Dad? Tweebs? Hana? Shego and I are here," shouted the redhead as she helped her girlfriend put presents under the tree.

The tree was decorated with the most interesting of ornaments, ranging from tiny planets, rockets, to the usual baubles. Shego grinned when she found a newspaper ornament on the tree.

"Cute," commented the older woman.

"Present from my parents when I first worked there." Kim carefully placed the presents, making sure not to topple the growing pile as Shego took a look around.

From what she remembered, she couldn't recall seeing a lot of family photos on display in the living room. There were some during her last visit, but not the amount that was displayed before her. She smiled as she found a picture of Kim's first Christmas and chuckled, "You sure were a cute little cherub, Kimmie."

"Who's to say I'm not as cute now?"

"I wouldn't say you're a cherub with the things we do in be-mmm-!" Kim placed a hand on Shego's mouth and gave her a look that practically said, "Don't say another word about what we do in bed, or else."

Shego raised an eyebrow to counter the "or else" when Anne walked in. Kim immediately let go of Shego's mouth and hugged her mom.

"Kimmie! Sorry, we didn't hear you come in since we were out back fixing some of the pesky lights."

"No worries, I guess this is where the key is useful..."

"Of course. After all, you and Shego are welcome any time." Turning towards Shego, Anne gave the woman a smile. "Shego, so good to see you again. I understand that you'll be travelling to Go City tomorrow with Kim?"

Shego nodded. "If that's ok with you? I know having Kim around just for one day isn't much, but we'll probably stay in Go City for a week and then return here to celebrate the New Year? Of course, Kim doesn't have to-"

"Nonsense," replied Anne. "Your family is expecting the both of you, so it's fine."

"Thanks, Anne." Shego gave the woman a smile, just as Hana entered the room.

"Hey Kim! Sheegz!"

Shego could see that Anne's eyes lit up in amusement upon hearing Hana's nickname for her, and merely replied with a "Hey, Hana." Much to her surprise, the teen had hugged her, so she returned it with a light squeeze. "How have you been?"

"Pretty good. You are going to be in for a treat tonight-"

"Hana, shhh. We're not going to discuss the dinner menu - it's a surprise..." commented Anne, who then laughed. "Well, not anymore."

"Ah, right," replied Hana. She winked at Kim and Shego. "You'll see later tonight. We went all-out with the food."

"Can't wait," smiled Kim. "Mom, where are the Tweebs?"

"Tweebs?" echoed Shego. She had heard Kim refer to her brothers with that nickname before, but wasn't sure what it meant.

"Kimmie, you know that nickname is a bit dated," laughed Anne. Noticing the confusion on Shego's face, the older Possible clarified, "It's a portmanteau of 'twins' and 'dweebs'. Together, they're 'tweebs'. Kim made up that nickname for Jim and Tim when she was in high school... I hardly think they are dweebs now, Kimmie. They're smart, young men."

"Who will always be my geeky, little twin brothers, Mom."

Anne smiled. "They're in the basement with your father... Trying to redesign the lighting circuit for the outdoor lights."

"Ok, I'll drop by downstairs and say hi." Kim took Shego by the hand as they exited the living room.

"I see that Kim and Shego aren't as shy anymore about their relationship," commented Anne after Kim left. She had smiled when her daughter entwined fingers with Shego.

"Yep, I think something or several things happened when I wasn't around, or something," laughed Hana.

Anne nodded in understanding. "Or 'something'... Come, Hana, let's put some final touches to dessert. Everyone's going to be in for a treat."


Author's Notes: Let's speed up the time frame. :P

I've actually had this written up for more than a month... Er, everything up to Chapter 58 is drafted. Just got to take the time with editing... It's also a bit strange to write about Christmas when it's summer and crazy hot outside...

Chapter title is from "You're Gonna Love Again" by NERVO.