It was an adjustment for Zed living with Addison full time. Now instead of having a small spot for some of her clothes in his dresser, he had to clean out two whole drawers and half of his closet for her stuff to fit and still she had things packed in her suitcase. Instead of keeping a spare toothbrush for her on his bathroom counter, it was covered in hair and makeup products. Little blond hair clips littered every surface and he was convinced she was part werewolf since she seemed to shed like one. He felt like everything was covered in the long blond strands.

But the perks far outweighed everything else. She cooked for him and Bonzo every day and often Eliza who now would come over more. And he didn't have to mention the sex he was having at least once a day. All in all, life was good for them. He had never expected that after only dating for 4 and a half months they would be living together and he certainly never expected her to even text him back after the day they met in the library.

He thought she was adjusting to life in Zombietown rather well. The spontaneous power outages and mildly warm water in the bathroom didn't seem to bother her but the brains in the grocery store did. No matter how many times he tried to explain that it was all artificial and vegetarian, she just couldn't bring herself to walk past that section.

Christmas was fast approaching and Addison mentioned she was looking forward to experiencing the holiday with different traditions so Zed knew he needed to ramp up his game for the season. He went around to the neighborhood and borrowed as many spare decorations and lights as he could and together they decorated the outside of his apartment. They also went out and got a tree to decorate as well, which was really just a tree shaped out of pvc pipes and soda cans hanging from fishing wire.

Having been cut off, Addison didn't really have any money to spend on groceries or gifts. Zed had told her it was fine, that he got enough to buy her things she would need and Bonzo was helping with the food since he was also eating what she cooked, but Addison was thinking she would get a job when they returned to school. She had seen a help wanted sign at the school coffee shop before the end of the term and made a mental note to apply soon.

Currently they were shopping in a Zombies discount bin, aka, Seabrooks dumpsters. The town's residents always seemed to throw away the best kind of garbage, the unused kind. One bike gets a little tiny scuff on the metal and suddenly it isn't perfect anymore and must go. You could find any kind of anything you wanted if you looked in the right places on the right days and Eliza had it down. She knew the best dumpsters to dive in for anything you wanted to find. Addison herself didn't actually go into them and neither did Eliza. They were too short and wouldn't be able to get in or out of them. Zed and Bonzo however were the perfect sizes.

"Za Ga!" Hollered Bonzo. They heard the rustling first and then saw him raise one hand out of the top of the dumpster, a seemingly brand new guitar in his hand.

"Wow that's a great find Bonz." Eliza ran over as he lowered it out towards her to take. "Damn, this is nice and it's only missing one string too. I think I have one that will fit it." Eliza added it the cart they had manage to fill with all sorts of items. Each would be a perfect gift for one of their friends.

Addison had no idea what any of her new friends she had made would want as gifts. She was leaving it up to Zed to pick through and find things they could wrap for their "Friendsmas Eve" party. Zed said it was something they did every year in Zombietown. His friends would all get together and have a party to celebrate with each other. They would play games and open gifts and at the end of the night they would watch a movie.

Christmas for Addison usually consisted of her parents making her go out and sing carols in a group around the neighborhood. Really it was just an excuse for Dale to walk the streets with his Zombie Patrol buddies and for her mother to gossip with some of the housewives. She wondered if her parents were still going to keep up with their traditions. Surely they weren't going to tell everyone she had run off to be with a zombie. Would they lie and say she stayed at school? Would they decide not to participate and lock themselves in the house? She was conflicted on the inside. They were her parents and she did love them and they didn't deserve to be unhappy on Christmas because of her but she deserved happiness as well.

She finally found a group of people who wanted her for who she was and not just because she was a good cheerleader. Outside of Bree, she really had no other true friends. She was sure that if she weren't on the team, they wouldn't even talk to her. Bree was another person currently breaking her heart. She had left in such a hurry she only had time to scribble a note to leave on her desk. She had no doubt that Bree hadn't even been back to see it yet and unfortunately she didn't have her phone number memorized to text her from Zed's phone.

She would have to wait and see how Bree felt. She finally had told her friend that she and Zed were hardcore dating and Bree just laughed and said "Well no duh. You think I can't hear you over there having phone sex? I've known the entire time." At the time of hearing that Addison had laughed and hugged her best friend, knowing she would keep the secret. She was positive that when her friend returned to school, she would find the note and call Zeds number that Addison had left for her.

Zed crawled out of the dumpster followed by Bonzo and they turned to make their way home with Bonzo pulling the cart of items behind them. All of Addison's depressing thoughts left the second Zed slipped his hand around hers and looked down at her, giving her his typical Zed grin.

When Christmas Eve came, Addison had managed to pull everything off, with help from Zed and Eliza, of course. They had gotten the whole house decorated and all the gifts wrapped and under the 'tree'. They had food and drinks and even alcohol. Addison knew that Zed, Bonzo, and Eliza were older and of age to buy it, but wasn't sure if zombies drank. She had never seen them do it before but apparently they were partial to cinnamon whiskey.

After about a dozen other zombies Addison had met a handful of times came over, it was time to exchange gifts. She had received only gifts from Zed and Eliza with the other zoms claiming they didn't think they knew her well enough, and weren't sure what to give her. She assured them all it was quite ok as she looked at some of the items they were currently exchanging back and forth. Broken pieces of technology that had been repurposed to serve different purposes had made up the bulk of the items.

Eliza had given her a jean jacket bedazzled with an A across the back that matched the one that Zed had already owned. And Zed had given her a locket with a little picture of himself in it. He assured her he had found it during their dig but Addison knew better. No one from Seabrook would ever throw perfect and shiny jewelry away. Not one that looked as expensive as this one did.

Addison felt a little bad bc all she could manage for Zed and Eliza paled in comparison. She had made Eliza some earrings out of old zippers and she made Zed a cover for his Z band. They said they loved their gifts but she still felt bad for not being able to buy them something.

After the gift exchange the group decided it was time to start drinking and the best way for a zombie to do that was by playing shot games. They decided on never have I ever, a game Addison had never played. But it seemed that it would be in her favor because she quickly found herself the only sober person in the room. Half of the things they talked about were things she had no clue what they were or she couldnt even understand them as they liked to talk in the zom language.

"Never have I ever..slept with someone in this room." Finally one she could drink for. She and Zed took their shots but she noticed that Eliza also lifted and took hers. So Eliza had slept with someone in this room she thought to herself, but who. She knew it wasn't Bonzo. Eliza had teased him once on his virginity. That left only two other zombies in the room. Addison narrowed her eyes and she scrutinized one zombie simply named Zo and the only other male...Zed. It could have been a girl she supposed. Although she knew Eliza liked boys as they had talked about them often together. Taking her eyes quickly from Zed to Zo to Eliza she tried to narrow it down.

It wasn't that hard to figure out. As both Eliza and Zed had very guilty looks on their faces. "Ok." She started. "Someone has to spill. Now!"

"Looks like it's time to leave." Said Zo. Standing he grabbed another zombies hand and started to pull her towards the door. The other two zombies she didn't know stood and agreed it was getting late and made a hasty retreat from the house.

Zed, Addison, Eliza and Bonzo were the only ones left in a now quiet house. "Come on now. Don't be shy. I won't get mad. I promise." Eliza gave her an incredulous look as if to say she didn't believe her and Zed just sighed and put his head in his hands.

"Fine. I will say this one time and then we never talk about it again alright." Eliza began. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before starting. "It was many years ago. It happened one time and we decided to never speak of it again."

Addison honestly wasn't mad, curious was more like it. She knew they were best friends and acted more like siblings so it was hard for her to picture them together.

"Yeah I really don't want to talk about it." Zed's voice was muffled from his hands covering his face and looked as if he was blushing, even though that wasn't possible.

"Aw come on Zed." Addison leaned over and practically fell on top of him. She had only meant to nudge him, but the few shots had really gotten to her.

"Like she said. One time. One very embarrassing time."

"Think of it as…" Eliza trailed off looking for the right words "... experimental. Two kids fumbling in the dark and one of them finishing very quickly."

Zed groaned very loudly. "You just had to bring that part up didn't you?"

Addison was laughing at this point. Bonzo was as well which made Addison laugh even harder to the point that she started to snort. And that started the chain reaction of Zed laughing at how adorable she was and Eliza chiming in as well, unable to resist the laughter.

"But please tell me he lasts a lot longer now Addison?" Inquired Eliza.

"Oh I would say so."

"Ok ok." Hollered Zed, breaking up the noise. "Now that we got that cringe moment out the way. I think we know what time it is...Zomnopoly time."

Bonzo went into his room and Addison asked, "What is Zom monopoly?" As Bonzo returned with a worn box in his hand.

"No. Zomnopoly. Similar but with our own rules and every year we play it, and every year it's a struggle because it's best played with four people. And this year my dear," he said turning to look her in the eye, "we have a fourth."

"Oh I don't know. I barely know how to play the regular way."

They set the game out on the coffee table and sat around it picking through the pieces they had made. It looked like monopoly but had different prices for houses and different pieces to move around the board. Also she noted, all the usual streets had been replaced with those in Zombietown and Seabrook.

They set to a nice rhythm but Addison was sure that Zed was helping her cheat somehow. Every time she glanced down she gained more Zom coins she didn't remember having or she was further along. It was either that or she was drunker than she thought and hadn't remembered what she had done.

The game was coming to an end, finally. As now she was just ready for bed. "I know your helping her Zed!" Hollered Eliza. "There is no other explanation for it. She's never played."

"No I think you just suck. Come on it's your turn, roll and go." He urged her.

She rolled her eyes and scooped up the dice, giving them a rough shake in her hands before she threw them on the board. "Ok it's a six. She moved her piece along but screamed in frustration when she landed on Zed's property."

"Ooooh," he winced at her, "I'm afraid that entails me all your savings." He said acting like he felt bad about it.

"Dammit!" She yelled and stood. "Fuck you guys." And with that said she flipped the whole table causing the board and all the pieces to go flying. After that she stormed off out the front door, slamming it behind her.

"Well ok then." Said Addison.

"Ah, don't worry about her. She does that every year." Zed said shrugging it off. Addison looked to Bonzo who just nodded his head in agreement.

"Come on. Let's go to sleep. It's late and we can pick this up tomorrow." He pulled her towards the bedroom and got them situated for the night. She was still very much drunk from the earlier game and decided they could shower in the morning as well. Tucking her in he laid down next to her and wondered if this was what married life was like. Maybe someday that could happen for them. He knew of human zombie relationships but never a marriage on the pair.

But maybe. Someday. They could.

A/N: i know it isnt christmas anymore but this fell into the story line.