Title: Beginnings

Summary: It was awkward, she'd agree to that, but that didn't make her change her mind about being with him forever.

Author's Note: set after Nick and Sandy get back from flying in the sleigh.

Disclaimer: I do not own Snow/Snow 2 it belongs to ABC Family. *sigh* wish I did though.

She took it all in. this was her home now; well...it was really their home now. She liked that, their home. She took her coat off and had placed it on a nearby table when she finally noticed the very quiet space that Nick was currently occupying.

"Why are you so quiet?" she asked turning to face him. Nick Snowden, Santa Claus, Jolly old St. Nick, the big Christmas cheese was standing there with a huge smile on his face, hands in his pant pockets. She put her hands on her hips. "And what are you smiling about?"

Another question went unanswered and she proceeded to cross her arms over her chest. "Nick…."

That seemed to shake him out of his little daydream. "Sorry, it's just a little hard to believe you know….you here….with me" he gulped, now looking a little more shy than he had been two minutes ago when they got back from flying all over the world.

She took a few steps closer. "Or did you forget to breathe…again?" she asked.

He shook his head. "Nope, nope" he answered as she took another step forward. "Hot coco" He blurted.

She looked at him confused. "Hot chocolate" she repeated, looking a bit skeptical.

"I would really like some hot coco, wouldn't you?" he asked before scurry off towards the kitchen, or at least what Sandy believed to be the kitchen. She followed after him wondering how shy could he be after telling her that he loved her, wanted her to be in his world, and telling her that the first time he saw her that he forgot to breathe.

"Nick?"

He looked up from one of the many cupboards to look at her. "Yes Sandy?"

"Are you really this shy?"

"Um…not normally just around you" he answered before blushing and returning to the task of finding the hot chocolate mix. She smiled a little to herself before retreating to the couch she had spotted earlier. Ten minutes later he appeared bearing a tray with two mugs on it. She took one and he took the other, placing the tray on the small table in front of the couch.

"So…what happens next?" she asked, leaning into the corner of the opposite end of the couch from where he was sitting.

He took a sip from his mug as he settled in opposite of her on the couch, turned towards her. He shrugged, "I'm not sure really. Dad never really said what happened after him and mom met. So from here on out it's" he made a gesture with his free hand in the air and a noise she couldn't identify. "Blank, empty, a mystery" she giggled into her cup.

"Curious…. um…. Buck?" he said rather quickly before drinking from his mug.

"Are you jealous of Buck?" she asked an amused smile growing on her face. "The man who doesn't have manners and likes to shot animals"

"Well I dunno, he's really strong and he likes to punch people" on that note he rubbed his stomach like it still hurt from the other day. "Oh icicles, I stole his girlfriend"

This made Sandy snort into her drink as she was about to take another swig from the cup. The snorting into the warm liquid resulted in her getting it all over her face and an uncontrollable laugh attack. Nick only looked on confused as she laughed. The laughter slowly died down and she put her mug on the coffee table so that she wasn't in danger of spilling anymore on the couch or on her face. He found a napkin before her hand even reached one and he wiped the brown drink off her face like she was four.

"Buck and I broke up months ago, but he never seemed to understand that" Nick cocked his head a little in a silent question. "I don't want to talk about it" she murmured as she quickly glanced away and towards the tree that just took someone's entire attention when they walked into the house. Nick scooted closer to her and put his own, and already empty, cup down on the coffee table as well.

"You know, the reason he punched me in the stomach was because he thought I was putting some moves on you" he said trying to get her to talk. His words did not have the desired affect.

"That's the second thing in the past few days that I've caused. Oh I'm sorry Nick" she moved away from her corner and moved to be closer to him.

"Sandy, you didn't even know in both cases and well Buck's a jerk."He soothed putting his arm around her shoulders. "Also, it wasn't your fault that Buddy showed up at your zoo" he paused, blushing a little "though I'm happy he did" she flashed him a smile.

"Buck and I met about two months after I started working at the zoo" she started. She continued to tell him about how it wasn't until a year later did she learn about his hunting. She didn't break up with him just then though, mainly because she hadn't seen the room with all the heads mounted on the walls. When she happened upon the room she had been staying the night. Two minutes later she was driving back to the boarding house without a word to Buck.

Nick was quiet the whole time, just listening. And when she was finished he only looked up and smiled a little at her. "Do you think he might be a problem?" she asked. Another cock of his head in a silent question was her only answer. "Like, would he cause another Christmas disaster" she clarified. He shook his head.

"No I don't think so." He replied, holding her closer. "I don't think we'll have to worry about him anymore"