"Ms. Sakura!" Sasuka squealed, a giggle escaped my lips Sasuke peeked out of the

kitchen, "Come on in" he smiled I stepped into the warm apartment, Sasuke walked

toward me, "let me take your coat" My shirt made my eyes glow, Sasuke stared at me for

a minute then shook his head, "dinner will be ready in ten" I nodded, "here you go

Sasuka, put it under your tree" Sasuka took the package I brought and ran to the lil

Christmas tree, I usually set up a tree being I lived alone and it was a holiday relic but I

never received a present since I moved away from my father. "Ms Sakura" I looked at

Sasuka "yes?"

"Dinners ready!" I smiled and followed him into the kitchen Sasuke sat down next to

me, "hope you like tomato soup"

"I can see you both do" Sasuke nodded and started eating.

After dinner Sasuke read the night before Christmas story to Sasuka, I sat and watched

with tears in my eyes, it reminded me of my father reading it to me, my mom had been

gone a few months and it was out first Christmas without her

"Sakura, come on honey its time to read the story" two year old Sakura came bounding in the room, her father had just put the baby to bed and now he was going to read what his wife had always read to their daughter, "Daddy, where's mommy I thought she was going to read it" tears stung his eyes at his daughter's innocence, "Honey where mommy is she cant read it, maybe she could but we can't hear her"

"but Mommy said she would read it this year" he nodded, "I know she said she

would but" he had to think quick, "but she said I could because I really wanted to

share this with you, now come here in front of the tree sit on my lap so we can read

this, that way you can get some rest so Santa can come" Sakura agreed and when

the story was finished she went to sleep dreaming of her mother.

Sasuke finished the story kissing Sasuke on the head he carried him to bed. Coming back

down stairs he looked at me, I felt my heart hammering against my rib cage, then slowly

he kissed my lips, he pulled back, "I just kissed a teacher" I was brave what the hell,

"You've done it before" I kissed him passion and feelings merged no longer will I be

scared of this I loved this man I love his son I am in love!

He picked me up and carried me up the stairs to the door on his right opening it I saw it

was his room, "you do realize what will happen if you go in here right" I kissed him,

"I'm twenty one I know how this works" Sasuke chuckled then shut the door, "its so

dark" I felt his fingers on my shoulder, "Darkness never hurt no one" he gently set me on

the bed, "I know" I felt his lips press against mine, Sasuke sighed "I need to ask you

something, "I sat up what?"

"It's going to determine what will happen next" I was lost.

"Sakura….."

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