Helloooooooooooooo people! How did ya like that liiiiiiittle twist I threw in there? I know it's a little corny and more like one of those D list romance movies that don't sell for crap, but hey, I can live. This chappie will focus on what happens on Christmas Day. Hope ya like!
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Sly opened his eyes, smiling at the thought of how yesterday went. He looked over at Carmelita's face, so angelic. He tried to resist from kissing her temple, but the temptation was overwhelming. He gently pressed his lips just below her left temple. She twitched slightly, bringing herself closer to him. He kissed her again, only this time ever so softly on her lips. It clicked into her head, and that got her moving. She slowly opened her large brown eyes. She looked at him, yawned a little, smiled and rested her head on his chest again.
"Come on now, Carmelita. Much as I'd like to let you sleep like this, my shoulder kinda fell asleep." He said teasingly, pulling her closer in his arms so that their faces were level. She smiled again.
"Aww, do I have to get up?" She said jokingly like a little kid. They laughed and got up, Sly changing in his room and Carmelita changed in the bathroom. They came downstairs into the kitchen, being greeted by laughter and conversation made by Artemis, Nick, Bentley, and Murray. Artemis was the first to greet them, Bentley, however, looked like he was about to explode with laughter.
"Morning Sly! Morning Carm!" Artemis said brightly. She was dressed in casual low-rise jeans, and a brown cap sleeve T-shirt with baby blue on the end of the bottom, and on the top of the collar and ends of her sleeves. Bentley was wearing a black shirt under his shell (how does he even get it on?) and Murray was wearing a dark blue T-shirt. Nick was wearing Lee jeans and a white tank top.
"Morning Art. Morning guys." Sly said as he sat down in between Nick and Carmelita. Bentley couldn't hold it in anymore.
"What were you guys doing last night?" Bentley said busting up laughing.
"OWWW!" He cried as Artemis drilled her foot into his ankle. He rubbed it gingerly, knowing perfectly well he shouldn't have asked, but it was bugging him. Carmelita and Sly exchanged a look, then silently agreed they should set the record straight with Bentley.
"Look Bentley, we weren't doing anything bad. We did your dare…just…longer than an hour. We lost track of time." Sly said honestly.
"HA! I told you, Bentley! Pay up, Moocher!" Artemis said triumphantly, holding out her hand. Bentley sighed and handed her fifty bucks! Not bad for a night's work, thank you very much. Everyone laughed…except Bentley.
"He could be lying…" He said, trying to get his money back. Artemis shook her head.
"I believe him. It's easy to lose track of time. I mean, would you really put on a timer for how long you can make out before the buzzer rings?" He had to give her that one. He bowed his head, grumbling that now he was fifty bucks short on getting a new laptop.
"Sly, wanna help me make the Christmas cookies?" Artemis asked. He looked kinda surprised.
"What about Bentley's?" Everyone else laughed…except Bentley.
"Oh, ha ha ha very funny." Artemis gave him a look.
"Bah Humbug to you, too, Scrooge." She said. He laughed, admitting that his cookies DID suck. Sly declined her offer, saying he had to get some things out of his room (Minds out of the gutter people : P). He went upstairs and into his room. He walked up to his closet door and opened it, walking inside. He lifted himself by the bar his clothes were hanging from and began to feel around for a loose board. He found the edge of it and lifted it. He brought his hand inside and began to feel around for the wrapped boxes he had stashed inside. He pulled them down one at a time, grinning. Each box held one thing for everyone…even Carmelita.
He had gotten Murray a new boxing set. He got Bentley the laptop he had been wanting for months, for Nick he got him four CDs he liked, for Artemis he snagged two tickets for a Maroon 5 concert (front row)…and for Carmelita…
You'll just have to wait and see for yourself.
He came downstairs with the boxes, instantly sniffing Gingerbread cookie dough. As he entered the kitchen, he laughed at Bentley and Artemis, he was trying to get her to wear an apron and she kept saying she wouldn't be caught dead with an apron on. Sly walked over and tapped Bentley on the shoulder. Bentley, who hadn't expected it, jumped and landed on the ceiling fan. Thank God it wasn't moving, or he would have just thrown up on everyone. He saw who it was and hopped down.
"What was that for?" He demanded, giving Sly a sharp look.
"This." He said simply, handing him a wrapped box with his name on it. Bentley said thank you and began trying to undo the ribbon. Sly then walked over to Murray and handed him the box with his name on it. Murray said thanks and practically ripped the box in half effortlessly. Sly then walked over to Nick and handed him his present, who nodded in thanks and tried to open it. Sly was about to give Artemis her present, which was in an envelope, when they all stopped what they were doing when they heard a commotion…
Crash.
"ARGH!"
Boom.
"WHY YOU-!"
Thud. Bang. Whack. Rip. Smash.
"AHHHHH!"
Everyone looked over at Bentley, who was currently mummified in green ribbon. He had tried to rip it open it with his bare hands, but he's no Murray. So, he ended up like so.
"HELP!…please?" He said weakly. Everyone laughed so hard they were clutching their stomachs. Carmelita, who felt kinda sorry for the little nerd, walked over and helped him out of the ribbons of torture. He looked irritably at everyone else at first, but then joined in the laughing. When everyone calmed down and was done using the bathroom from laughing so hard, Sly handed out everyone's gifts…except Carmelita's. When asked why by Nick, he simply answered, "You'll see." (side note: They're not getting married…yet.)
Artemis liked her present so much she fell over backwards in her chair from laughing so hard. Bentley shut himself in his room after he opened his laptop. He wouldn't answer the door for anyone, but everyone could hear him typing like no tomorrow. Murray hugged Sly so tight about the boxing kit he started to turn blue in the face. All Nick did for the next two hours was listen to his CDs on his Walkman. When his face was a normal color, he turned to Carmelita, looking her right in the eyes.
"Don't take this the wrong way. This isn't like a wedding ring, or anything." He said jokingly as they both laughed. He looked her right in the eyes as he pulled out a gold ring with a light blue rhinestone in the middle. He took her right hand in his, not her left.
"Carmelita, I love you so much. I wanted you to know that. This is a promise ring. I promise you, no matter what happens…no matter what has been said or done…I'll always love you. I'll never be with anyone else…mark my words." He said in a soft voice as he slid the ring onto her finger. Both of them were silent, staring lovingly at each other. They didn't seem to notice that everyone was out now. There was no Walkman playing, no typing, no shrieking. Everyone was out in the living room, dead quiet, waiting for Carmelita's response. Nobody, not even Sly, dared to breathe. Carmelita looked down for an instant at the ring, then back up into his eyes, her own beginning to get tearful. In a soft voice, she said,
"I love you, too." Sly pulled her into his arms as they kissed passionately. Neither of them cared that everyone else was watching them, smiling…well…except Murray, who was doing coyote whistles until Artemis and Bentley both jabbed him in the gut. Sly and Carmelita seemed to kiss forever, in a warm, loving embrace. There was nothing…absolutely nothing that could have made that Christmas any better.
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So, there you have it. They haven't gotten married, and they didn't do it…just made out for most of the night. There will be a third story, but I won't ruin it for the rest of you…not even if you guys hunt me down…so there. R & R peoples!