Chapter Five

"Damn," she said as she took a look at the clock on the nightstand a few hours later.

"What's wrong?" he asked with compassion, clearly not ready for anything to spoil their day, while she was about to do the very thing.

"I hate to say this, but I have to be at my aunt's Christmas Party two hours from now, which means I have to start getting ready or hell will break down tonight."

"That sounds like your aunt," Will chuckled, obviously not taking the situation seriously.

"Do you find it funny? Don't you have a family thing to attend as well?" she stroke back and his face showed at once that she scored a point right then.

"Touché, but my family thing is only tomorrow, plus your thing with your aunt sounds much more fun, so I offer my company."

"Are you out of your mind?" she couldn't believe her ears. The last thing she needed was her aunt finding out anything about what had happened in the last 24 hours.

"You know that your aunt likes me, so I'm sure she won't have a problem with me being there."

"Believe me, she wouldn't like you that much if she knew anything about this, so why poking the bear?"

"Stop with the bear talk," he teased and she had to smile at the fact that he reminded her of one of their fights, as it was the most natural thing in the world that they ended like this only a few weeks later.

"It's not a good idea," she stated, looking at him with a smile this time, but he didn't seem to care.

"She doesn't have to suspect anything. I'm just going with you as your friend to make sure she doesn't set you up with some asshole again like last year," he insisted and sealed his words with a kiss.

She found it actually sweet how he seemed to remember what she'd told her a year ago and of course the last few hours had proven that she really wasn't ready to say no to him anytime soon.

"Fine," she finally gave in, "But if you so much as move closer to me in her presence…"

"I won't," he solemnly promised, but then moved closer to her again and added, "I will behave like a perfect gentleman if you promise to spend the night with me afterwards."

She had already established that it was impossible for her to say no to him that day, but she gave it a thought nevertheless.

"All right," she agreed in the end.

She couldn't say no, but she didn't really want to say no either. And even though she'd warned him not to make a move on her during their visit, she wasn't sure how she would be able to keep her own condition.

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"How can you do this to me?" he asked as she opened the door for him about an hour later.

He'd gone home to change and came back to pick her up as they'd agreed.

"Do what?" she replied, not missing how his eyes were pacing her up and down, obviously admiring her look.

"Dress like this. Do you really plan to go to that party like this?"

"What's wrong with my outfit?" she teased him with her words now.

It's not like she'd put that red mini dress on without having though of what he'd say to it, but she really hadn't planned to trap him in any way. She was actually grateful for his company that night.

"You can't expect me to keep my hands off you when you look this gorgeous," he admitted and her lips curled up in a smile hearing his honest words.

"That is exactly what I expect from you," she replied, still in a teasing voice.

He reached out his hands, grabbed her by her waist, pulled her close to him then let go of her. He didn't hold her, so she could have easily moved back, but she didn't. Their lips were only a few inches away from each other and their bodies were so close that they could not only hear but feel the other breathing.

"The question is, will you be able to keep your hands off me," he teased as if he had read her mind and she couldn't hide her smile.

"Just keep the eggnog out of my sight," she chuckled.

"What time do we have to be there?" he asked, still not moving closer to her.

"A half an hour ago," she replied, looking into his eyes.

"Damn, I was hoping we could misbehave a little more before we enter the abstinent zone," he said playfully.

"Haven't we misbehaved enough already for one day?" she whispered.

"I can't get enough of you," he admitted, making her smile again.

"Only a few hours," she reassured him and pressed her lips against his for a quick but passionate kiss that left no doubt that it would be worth the wait.

Note: I just want to say that I'm really thankful for all the reviews and that you like this fic even though it's an unusual pairing. Thank you all for reading! I hope you'll enjoy the whole fic! It has 14 chapters and a short epilogue, so more to come soon! ;)