Day Twenty Four - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Characters: KaoHaru
Genre: Fluff
Triggers: None
"You know she saw us right?" Kaoru whispered close to her ear, tightening his embrace around Haruhi's petite frame. His smile deepened when he felt her cheek press into his shoulder, fully relaxing in his arms.
"She saw what?" Haruhi asked, sounding dazed. She was finally beginning to wind down after a long active day of visiting family, opening presents, and preparing food that was eaten far quicker than it had cooked. By the time they returned home her eyelids felt heavy with exhaustion and her body ached from the physical stress. She was ready to crawl into bed and recover with a good night's sleep.
That was until Kaoru grabbed her shoulders and trapped her beneath the mistletoe they had hanging above the kitchen's archway. He didn't bother to change from her Santa Claus suit before demanding for a kiss. He had to share his lovely wife with his family all day and he finally had her to himself.
However they didn't change the fact that their five year old daughter wasn't completely up the stairs when she saw Santa stealing a kiss from her mother.
"She saw mommy kissing santa Claus." He chuckled.
Haruhi playfully slapped his arm, "She knows Santa is just her father in a suit."
"Yeah but that's not what she'll tell her friends in school." Kaoru argued with a smirk.
Their daughter took mostly after him, always one step ahead with the most sneaky plans. It didn't help that Kaoru taught her how to pull pranks without being caught. Now she'll have a delicious lie to tell her friends come January.
But Haruhi couldn't blame her. At her age, everything was bright and humorous, the world stunning and glowing. Whether she believed in a century old man who managed to deliver presents around the world in a single night or that her parents picked up the slack with their own time and money, she would always believe in a little Christmas magic. Haruhi could thank Kaoru for that.
"Shall we head off to bed now?" Haruhi asked, trying but failing to stifle a yawn.
Kaoru sighed, hoping his wife could stay awake for another hour or two, but picked her up bridal style and began heading towards the stairs.
"What are you doing?" Haruhi asked, surprised.
"Jule saw her mommy kissing Santa Claus but Santa doesn't want to stop at kissing." Kaoru confessed, wiggling his eyebrows.
Haruhi rolled her eyes but couldn't help but smile. Oh if their daughter only saw them now, it would give her another thing to gossip about in school.