When Steve got home Wednesday night, he knocked on the door.
"Cornelius, could you get that?" Laura asked as she taped up her last present, excluding the imaginary one she'd yet to find for Steve.
OGD stood up and went to the door. He opened it wide, only to be greeted by the sight of a large, bright red poinsettia. He raised his eyebrows. He couldn't see who was behind the large, potted plant, but it wasn't hard to guess.
"Poinsettia delivery for Mrs. Laura Lee Urkel!" Steve chirped. Without looking, he lowered the flowers below his face with his eyes closed and leaned in for a kiss.
OGD jumped back dramatically. "Bro, whatchou think you doin'?"
Steve's eyes popped open, though he remained bent over. "Oops. Obviously, this pucker wasn't meant for you!" he explained pointing at his lips.
Laura laughed at the freakshow at the door. She shook her head and walked over to accept the plant. "Thank you, Baby," she cooed, taking the poinsettia and puckering her lips for the kiss she'd almost lost to OGD.
"You're welcome, Beautiful. Are you almost ready to go? We have to leave in exactly 97 minutes," he warned her nervously.
Laura set the plant on the counter and turned back to him. "Steve, I'm wearing jeans and no shoes. Do I look ready for a black-tie event?" she questioned.
"I thought it was a fashion statement. You know I don't know these things."
Laura laughed and shook her head at him. She moved back to the table to grab her wrapping supplies and began to clean up. "I will be ready to go in 95 minutes, ok?"
"Ok," he nodded. "I'm sorry, Mistletoe. I'm just nervous."
"Where are you guys goin'?"
"My company throws a huge, company-wide blacktie event the day before Christmas Eve every year. This is my first year at the company, so it's my first one. I just don't wanna mess it up," Steve explained to OGD.
"It'll be fine, Steve. You'll walk in sporting a perfectly tailored tux with your gorgeous wife on your arm. You'll keep the accidents to a minimum and the boring white people jokes to a maximum, and you'll blow everyone away," she promised.
Steve smiled at her gratefully. "Thank you, Sugar Plum."
"I'm gonna go get ready," she said softly, leaning in to kiss Steve.
OGD, standing right next to Steve, puckered up beside him, only to be rightfully snubbed. As Laura left the room, Steve saw the pucker on his cousin's lips and elbowed him in the gut. "Stop that!" he scolded.
OGD chuckled and brushed off the gentle scolding with ease. "So… can I come?"
Steve glared at him. "No!"
