Gift
There was a soft tap on her bedroom door and Kelsi rolled over in her bed, groaning lightly to herself before glancing at the clock. 8:36 in the morning. She grumbled lightly into her pillow and whoever was standing outside must have taken that as a sign to enter because the next thing she knew she heard the door creak open and there was a hand on her back.
"Kelsi?" Ryan's soft voice drifted into her ears and she cracked an eye open to stare at him in confusion.
"How did you get in? Bekah?" Ryan laughed lightly at her as he sat on the edge of the bed, shaking his head slowly.
"No... your parents."
Kelsi blinked drearily through her sleep, tilting her head slightly on the pillow to get a better look at him. It was only then that she noticed the carefully wrapped package balanced on Ryan's left knee. Oh, right, winter break. It's-- With a start Kelsi jolted into a sitting position, "It's Christmas!"
Ryan grinned at her as he shoved his gift in her direction. "Merry Christmas, Kels."
The composer didn't even attempt to hide her blush as she accepted the present, slowly peeling the paper away. Her eyes widened as she saw it, quickly darting up to meet Ryan's as her mouth fell open in shock. He cleared his throat awkwardly, gesturing towards it.
"Carols For A Cause. They came out with a box set for the decade it's been going on, and I know how much you love Christmas Carols and showtunes--well, obviously--and so I thought you'd like it, so I got it and--" he gulped, rubbing the back of his neck. "If you don't say something soon I'm going to keep rambl--"
"I love it," Kelsi said suddenly, and he let out the rest of his anxiety with a quick sigh. Her heart pounded almost painfully inside of her chest as she worked up her nerves and blurted out, "I love you."
It was Ryan's turn to gawk slightly, and he blinked furiously before the grin reappeared tenfold on his face and he grasped each of her hands in his. He leaned forward quickly and tried to ignore the butterflies in his stomach as he kissed her softly yet fervently. He pulled back just enough to breath out "I love you, too" before he captured her lips again.
Kelsi smiled against him, deciding the present hidden under her bed could wait until she later. The way she figured it nothing would be topping this one anytime soon.
Christmas fluff. At 428 words, yeesh, barely made it. xD So yeah, this is a long one--but I hope you guys like it. I figured they could use a little clarification. ;) And I'm gonna try to do the Elf challenge too, if I find the time.
Reviews=love!
-WS
PS, I am also an utter dork and completely trashed ALL my fanfiction files... GUH. Thankfully I uploaded all of the complete ones, I believe, at least somewhere. So yeah, currently trying to do a recovery of the folders. Wish me luck.