AN: Last one, then bed! I have church in the morning, I can't fall asleep there. I don't trust them enough and I don't wish to get into trouble. Oh..thank you god, nobody bit my head off for the last chapter! I was kinda scared I would be cursed for it.

To those who reviewed:

Penguin Braginski: (Chapter 49): Toni definitely won't let anything happen to Lovi. As for if Lovi's going to sing during the actual Christmas part of this...hm..we'll see. Feli might just convince him to, as a tradition.

Spamano4ever: I know! It's so cute to see couples doing that when they truly love each other! I had to include it! Besides..Lovi's just the kind to express with words how much he loves someone without saying 'I love you' a lot, really. I could see him doing pet names quite often due to that.

ThatRandomReview: He is a Fallen angel. It fits him perfectly! I'm glad someone else sees that, too. And...grazie, I think.. I'm not sure how to reply to that..

Anyways, enjoy!

Lovino was beyond glad that his boss had told him to take the day off tomorrow. He felt like shit from the crying he did yesterday at work, and he was far too embarrassed to face his coworkers today.

Besides..having the day off meant a bit of a lie in with Antonio. He was okay with that. In fact, he loved that idea.

So when he got woke up at around nine that morning to Antonio placing a soft kiss to his forehead, he smiled. "Morning,"he greeted quietly, yawning.

Antonio chuckled faintly. "Good morning,"he said in return.

Lovino looked around when he realized how quiet it was. It was a completely different room, for one thing.

Antonio noticed Lovino's confusion and spoke. "Gil and Alfred wanted to play Call of Duty. They would've killed you or something, so I moved you here. I just could bring myself to leave and let you wake up alone."

Lovino smiled faintly. "Can we stay curled up today?"he asked quietly, laying his head back down over Antonio's heart.

"If you want, of course we can,"Antonio said quietly. "But before we bunker down for the day..I have something I want to show you. Get up and get ready."

Lovino groaned slightly, but got up anyways, setting about getting ready for the day.

The two disappeared from the house unnoticed about an hour later, once they were both ready for the day and bundled up.

Antonio led the Italian through the wooded area near his house to a nice clearing. It was glistening in snow and Antonio lead Lovino across it about halfway before stopping at a frozen-over pond. "We should come out here and go iceskating sometime before the ice melts."

Lovino nodded. "Yeah. That'd be nice. But not today. It's too cold to be skating today."

Antonio nodded, setting about leading Lovino back. By the time they reached the house again, Lovino was shivering. When they re-entered the house came the problem. Lovino's shivers stayed with him and were making hm shake so much that he had to have Antonio help him with his coat, making the Italian blush a bright red and for Gilbert to call a teasing 'how cute' to the two.

Needless to say, Lovino was glad to be curled up under blankets with Antonio for the rest of the day. "God, it's fucking freezing."he grumbled, cuddling up closer to Antonio, who laughed and pulled the covers up further around Lovino before wrapping his arms around the Italian. "Just get some rest."he whispered. "You need it after yesterday,"

Lovino nodded. "You know..I never did say thanks for listening and being so patient with me yesterday during that meltdown I had."he said softly.

"Darling, no, don't."Antonio mumbled. "Never thank me for that. Especially not for that. Lovi..what happened to you in the past..it was horrid from what you told me yesterday. It's okay that you had that meltdown. I wanted to break after you told me that, but I wasn't going to, since I wanted to hold myself together around you. I bawled when I got home because..they hurt you. And I can't erase that, but I want to help you forget about it."

Lovino moved slightly so he could kiss Antonio, cutting off the small speech he was giving before he continued.

Antonio was the one who broke it. "What a nice way of telling me to shut up."

Lovino chuckled. "Glad you're catching on."he mumbled. "But...listen...what I told you yesterday is the least of it. Just..let it go. I'll tell you some other time. Today, let's just relax and spend time together.

Antonio nodded and nuzzled Lovino's hair lightly as the Italian settled down again.

Lovino was half asleep again when Antonio spoke. "Hey, Lovino?"he asked.

"Hm?"Lovino asked curiously.

"You know I love you right?"Antonio said softly. "I am so in love with you."

Lovino half smiled, looking at Antonio. "I know. I love you too."

Gilbert went to go get the two when it was nearing time for dinner, since they were all going out to eat that evening to see them curled up, Lovino asleep with his head over Antonio's heart while Antonio had fallen asleep playing with his hair.

He offered a smile and backed out silently before rejoining the group. "Sound asleep, both of them. I don't have the heart to wake them. They seem so comfortable."

Francis nodded and they moved on to a new topic.

Vash came in, frantic, not long after that. "Where's Lovino? I need to speak with him."

"Down the hall, he's asleep."Gilbert said, frowning. "I'll go wake him if it's important."

Vash relaxed a bit then. "Oh, god.."he said, leaning against one of the walls. "Nobody told me he was off from work today. I thought he'd been kidnapped or something. And with the mafia still after his ass..god.."

Feliciano frowned. "It's okay. Lovi's alright, Vash. Toni's been with him all day."

Vash nodded, sitting down and taking in a few deep breaths to calm himself.

Things calmed slightly after that.

Lovino woke up a bit later, Antonio still fast asleep.

The Italian smiled faintly and settled back down. He was perfectly fine with this. It was comfortable and he wasn't worried about getting hurt.

He loved days like this. For a good reason. They were few and far between for him.

Antonio woke up soon after and gave Lovino a soft smile before he carefully shifted onto his side, pulling Lovino against him and wrapping an arm tightly around his waist before he drifted back to sleep.

Lovino laughed lightly, but said nothing. Yes, days like this were amazing. He really enjoyed them.

This being the first he'd spent with anyone, it made it even better.

I have to stop for the night. I'm falling asleep writing this. Meaning: bed time.

Ciao guys!