It's time for another holiday. Seems like just yesterday it was Thanksgiving. But it's now Christmas and we are spending it at home again, but with both of our families. Decided on spending Christmas Eve at home, but going over to our parents' places Christmas day. Stef and Mike were sleeping in since they stayed up pretty late last night. She started to shift in her sleep, not being able to move since he had his arm across her back with his head in her shoulder. She decided to lay there for a bit longer with her eyes closed until she decided to wake up more. She still couldn't move much, so she started to debate on whether to wake him up or just lay there. She was going to lay there for a bit, until he started mumbling things in his sleep, his hold getting a bit tighter on her. That's when she's able to roll on her side so she's facing him. She runs her hand down his cheek, kissing his lips softly. It takes him a bit to wake up and realize what's going on, but once he does, he starts to kiss back and his hold on her gets a little bit more tighter on her. She lets the kiss go on until she feels he's awake enough then she pulls away. "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas indeed." He grins.
"What were you dreaming out?" She asks, running her fingers through his hair.
"Guess."
"Hmm...me?"
"Duh." He chuckles.
"Of course." She chuckles. "Anything else about it? You were mumbling then your hold got tighter."
"I believe it was about how much I loved you."
"Awww. How sweet."
"And it's true. I do love you so much."
"I love you that much too and so much more."
"So you show me every day."
"Just like you do."
"That's right."
"So...when did you want to get up?"
"It depends on when we're going over to your family's place."
"Not until around 2. So, in a few hours or so."
"Then I'm good with staying where we are right now."
"Figured you would be." She laughs. "A shower is a must before we go though."
"Right."
"We'll do that in a bit since I know you want to be more touchy...like now."
"Mmhmm."
"Get it all out now. It's going to be a long day."
"Oh I know." He grins, his hands wandering all over. She giggles a bit since his touches are light and it tickles. "Tickles..." She laughs.
"Oops." He chuckles.
"Uh huh." She gives him a look.
"I just know where your ticklish spots are, what can I say."
"And you like to get them every time too."
"Yes I do."
"Just take it easy. We don't need anymore rounds after last night."
"I will, don't worry."
"You sure? You're making it really hard right now."
"I can contain myself. Try to anyway."
"We'll see how well you try to."
"Can't wait to see what you got me for gifts though."
"You're going to love it." He grins.
"I love everything you get me."
"So I'm sure I'm gonna love whatever it is you got me."
"I just hope you like what I got you."
"I'm sure I will."
"You always tend to."
"Well that's because you give the best gifts."
"I do try my hardest."
"And trying your hardest pays off."
"It does."
"Well I'm excited for whatever it is you got me. I'm sure it's worth the wait."
"I'm sure it is. You already have one of yours gifts now."
"Yes I do."
"And you're having oh so much fun with it too."
"Oh yes I am."
"You enjoy yours and I'll enjoy mine." She grins, running her hand down his chest making her touches linger.
"Oh I intend to."
"I'm sure you do, just like to intend to."
"Oh I know you intend to." He grins. All she does is smirk, her hand wandering all over. She keeps her touches light until she gets to his indents. She lightly runs her fingers over one of them then presses her finger down. Like always, it gets the same reaction out of him, but it's muffled when he decides to press his lips to hers in retaliation. She kisses him back just a roughly as he's kissing her. She presses his indent one more time, getting a louder growl this him. She goes to do it again after a bit, but he senses that shes going to, so he manages to grab her hands an laces his fingers with hers, stopping her. She whines against his lips, wanting to touch him.
"If you did that anymore...and you know what would happen." He mumbles against her lips.
"Mhm." She smirks
"We should save that for later."
"We should."
"I'll promise to let you go if you don't do what you were doing."
"I promise." He goes back to kissing her as he slowly lets her hands go. Her hands go right to his hair, her fingers running through it while she enjoys the moment they have. He takes the chance for his hands to wander, and they go from her sides, to her hips before he rests them on her thighs, and she knew what was coming very soon. She did her best to brace herself, but he caught her off guard. She tenses up, tugging his hair and any noise that come from her are muffled into the kiss. He smirks and continues until he thinks that she's had enough. She kisses him more roughly, pulling him as close to her as he can get. His hands move back up to rest on her hips as he starts to slow the kiss down. She tries to keep the kiss going, but he wins and pulls away.
"I have much more saved for later."
"Mmm...can't wait."
"I do want to make a good impression on your family today."
"I know you will. They'll love you just as much as I do."
"Of course."
"I do think we should get that shower. We don't want to be late, even though it wouldn't be a family gathering if I wasn't late." She laughs.
"Always late to family gatherings?"
"Guilty." She giggles.
"Any reason why?"
"I usually wait until the last minute to get ready. I'm not good with time."
"Well...then aren't you lucky to have me?" He chuckles.
"Very lucky. They'll be shocked if I get there on time." She chuckles.
"Well prepare for them to be shocked, because I will make sure we're there on time."
"I can tell they're going to love you already."
"Well I hope so."
"You have nothing to worry about." She kisses him quick. "Should definitely get that shower now though." She adds.
"Right, of course." He nods, starting to move, taking me with him.
"Kind of figured you won't let me walk."
"Nope. Taking advantage of the time while I have it."
"But you will behave yourself in the shower...won't you?"
"I suppose."
"Good...because otherwise we won't have much time to get ready and we'll be late."
"And we can't have that now, can we?"
"No we can't."
"That means you have to behave in there too." He chuckles.
"Oh trust me, I can."
"Good."
"We both know how you can get though, so you have to try even harder than me."
"Right."
"Sure you can behave?"
"It's going to be hard, but I will do my very best."
"Alright, well the water has to get started first.."
"I'll do that." He says, setting her down on the counter. Then he turns and goes into the shower and starts the water, making sure it's the right temperature. While the water warms up a bit, he comes back over to where she is, letting his hands wander for the time they have. Soon the room starts to fill with steam and he lifts her off the counter, taking her into the shower. They both end up getting done what they needed to, despite him being touchy, but he was behaving. They have a couple moments here and there before the water gets turned off and Mike gets out first, grabbing a towel and wrapping it around himself before he grabs one for her and hands it to her as she steps out. "Brrr." She shivers. Now I'm cold."
"I can solve that temporarily." He grins, grabbing her and pulling her to him, wrapping his arms around her.
"How you can be so warm right now is beyond me."
"I don't even know sometimes." He chuckles.
"Times like these, I'm really glad you are."
"Anything for you."
"You're the best." She leans back giving him a quick kiss.
"So I've been told."
"I'll keep telling you that too."
"So will I. Because you're the best as well."
"I try." She blushes.
"And you don't even have to try either."
"Charmer."
"Always."
"How about we get dressed now before we both get to tempted."
"Good idea." He chuckles.
"You have to let go first." She laughs. "I'm warmer now."
"If you say so." He says, letting go.
"It would be easier for both of us to get our clothes on that way silly."
"Yes I know."
"I'll be right back. I'll only be in the closet." She kisses him quick.
"Alright." He nods. She then heads into the closet, leaving it open a bit. She looks for the dress that she had in mind and once she finds it, she lets the towel fall to the floor then puts the dress on. It was a simple black dress that looked a bit ruffled. She then looked for shoes, finding a pair of red heels to go with it. She slips those one then heads back out into the room to see him dressed down, but very nicely. Since his back was to her, she stood there staring for a bit.
"I know you're staring." He chuckles.
"That's because I am." She grins.
"You always do too."
"You always look so good, I just can't help myself."
"Of course not." She shakes her head then walks past him on the way to the bathroom to do her hair and makeup. He didn't have much left to do to get ready, all that was left to do was his hair. So he too after a while came into the bathroom to do that himself. "Talk about looking...look at you." He grins.
"Why thank you."
"Always have to look my best...for you."
"You look your best no matter what you wear."
"Of course you would think so."
"Because it's true."
"Flatter."
"Always."
"Love you." She smiles at him through the mirror.
"I love you too." She finishes curling her hair just as he gets done with his hair. She starts do do her makeup while he watches through the mirror. "Having fun watching?" She giggles.
"Like always."
"Never fails."
"Nope."
"Well you look beautiful."
"Like you tell me all the time."
"Again...because it's true."
"Of course."
"And I'm done." She says as she finishes.
"Gorgeous."
"I try." She grins, making sure everything is perfect before leaving the bathroom.
"Like I said, you don't have to try."
"I know, but I still do."
"No matter what, you'll always be gorgeous to me."
"Yes I know." She grabs a jacket from the closet, getting one for him as well. He helps her put on her jacket and she thanks him then he puts his on.
"Ready to go?" She asks.
"I am." He nods.
"Nervous at all?"
"Me? Nervous?" He tries to play it off. "Maybe a bit." He chuckles.
"I thought so. You'll be fine. I promise."
"I'll have you there with me so I know I'll be fine." He laces his fingers with hers.
"Just like I had you there with me when we went to your parents' last month."
"True." He nods. "And you did just fine too."
"I did. And you'll do just fine today."
"I'm sure I will."
"I know it's instinct to be nervous, but you don't have to be."
"I'll do my best to relax."
"I can help when needed too."
"Of course you will."
"That's what I'm here for afterall."
"And always will be." She adds.
"Likewise." He kisses her quick.
"Now to deal with the cold." She says as she opens the front door.
"Not for long. While you were getting ready earlier, I already started the car so it'd be plenty warm when we got into it."
"That's why you're truly the best ever."
"So I've been told."
"That's because you are." She smiles, giving him a kiss before they head out. They make their way to the car, her getting in the drivers seat since she knows where they're going. Once they're both in and ready, she starts to head for her parents' house.
"Definitely going to make it on time, that's for sure."
"All thanks to you."
"And you'll never be late to anything ever again."
"Now that I'm with you, no I won't be and that's a good thing."
"A very good thing."
"Good thing I know the back roads or this traffic would make us late."
"Even better."
"Mhm." She nods. "I'm just surprised there's not much snow. Usually there is. Vermont always has a lot of snow."
"Varies year to year I'm guessing?"
"It does. They could have already had their big storm of the year too."
"Right."
"Should be there soon. Not too far away."
"Alright." He nods. Just like she said, it wasn't too much longer until they arrived. She pulls into the driveway and they sit in the car for a bit. She leans over, giving him a kiss making sure it lingers to hold him over. She then shuts the car off and they get out, lacing their fingers together while they walk to the door. Since it's her parents' house, she just walks in and announces that they're there. As they remove their coats, it's her mom that greets them first. "My babygirl! It's so good to see you again." She pulls her into a tight hug.
"It's been a while, that's for sure." She hugs her back.
"It really has been." She pulls from the hug. So...who's this handsome man you have with you."
"Well I think you already know who he is. I've only looked up to him for like ever."
"You mean? You were telling the truth?" She looks at her shocked.
"Of course I was."
"I'm so sorry babygirl." She gives her another hug.
"Nice to meet you Mike. My name's Susan."
"It's nice to meet you too."
"Come, meet the rest of the family." She takes his hand leading him into the family room. He looks back at Stef and she just shrugs with a grin since that's just her mom. She follows them both into the family room, where the rest of the family was. He does a small wave and greets everyone, she steps up to his side and take his hand in hers. She too greets everyone then they sit down. "Dad, this is Mike. Mike, this is my dad Charles."
"It's nice to meet you sir."
"Nice to finally meet the person Stef talks so much about."
"All good things I hope."
"Very good things." Her step-sister, Devon adds.
"Oh Mike, that's my step...well, sister I told you about."
"It's nice to meet you too."
"It's realy good to see you too, in person that is."
"Dev...stop!" She blushes, hiding her face.
"What? Just stating the truth."
"Still...he doesn't need to know all that so hush."
"It's alright Stef." Mike chuckles.
"It's just embarrassing." She mumbles.
"I think it's cute."
"Good 'cause I thought you would think something else."
"I wouldn't think anything else at all."
"That makes me feel a whole lot better."
"Good. I love you so, I would never think anything different about anything."
"Awww." Devon gushes. "That's so cute."
"What can I say? When I first saw her, it was like a love at first sight kind of thing." Mike grins.
"I repeat, awwww."
"Now you're making me blush Mike..." Stef says, trying to hide.
"Uh uh. No hiding."
"Just this once..."
"Good."
"Stef, Dev. Come help me in the kitchen." Her mom calls them.
"Be right back." Stef kisses him quick.
"Give you both time to get to know each other." Her mom says to him and Charles. "And you'll do just fine, I know you will." She says to Mike.
"I won't go too hard on him." Charles chuckles. She looks at him, giving him a look, playfully of course then head into the kitchen. Once they leave the room, it's just Mike and her dad all alone in the family room. Mike doesn't really know what to say right now so he stays quiet.
"So Mike, tell me about yourself and how you met Stef."
He goes through and tells her dad about where he grew up, and how he wanted to be in the WWE and all that first of course. "And I actually met her backstage of one of the shows." He adds. "Right. She was telling us she was going to a show with Shauna."
"She did go with her and since she works with us, she was able to bring Stef backstage with her and that's where I met her."
"I see. How long did you wait to ask her out? I sure hope you got to know her more first."
"Well of course, on top of what I already knew from Shauna."
"She's a good friend. Always there and looking out for Stef. I'm really glad she did meet you. I haven't seen her this happy since...I'm just glad to see her happy."
"Well I'm glad I do make her happy."
"That's good because when she's happy so is her dad."
"You can trust me. I'm always there for her, always making sure she's happy, and I treat her like she should be treated."
"From what she tells us, you really are. You seem like a really good guy and I give you my best."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. She deserves the best."
"And I'll always give her the best."
"Good."
"Because I really do care about her."
"I can see that you do and that's what I want to see. You treat her like a person and not just an object. That really gets to me."
"Of course. Did she tell you how I helped her get a job in what we do?"
"She did." He nods. "She was so happy that she was able to finally do what she always wanted to do. We couldn't be more proud of her and we thank you for doing that for her."
"Well I couldn't let talent like that go unseen. I had to do something."
"I'm very glad you did. Now she gets to do the thing she loves while she's with the one she loves."
"I'm just glad she got the same general character as I am. If we were opposite characters, we actually wouldn't be seen on TV together."
"That's something she was explaining to us. She also said that you got to pick what one you liked the best since you're the GM of the show."
"Right." He nods. They talk for a bit longer until they come back into the room, sitting down while dinner finishes cooking.
"So, how was the talk?"
"It went good."
"Good."
"He was nice right?" She gives Charles a look.
"Of course he was."
"Are you sure? I know he can be hard sometimes. He is a Marine afterall."
"Don't worry. He was nice."
"Alright. I believe you."
"He's glad that I make you happy."
"Really? Now that means a lot."
"Told him nothing but the truth."
"There was no doubt in my mind that you wouldn't."
"But he's happy the way that I treat you."
"He should. You treat me like a princess even though you don't have to."
"Yes I do."
"All I care about is your love. That's all that matters to me."
"Of course."
"I do like what I see." Her mom comments. "He really is good for you."
"I think the same thing." She nods.
"I'm so happy my babygirl finally found the right one."
"Well I knew he was the right one from the very beginning."
"You usually seem to know those things." She chuckles. "I'll be right back. Dinner is ready." Stef nods, as she gets up and goes into the kitchen. She does what she needs to do before calling Stef and her sister in to help. Stef kisses Mike quick then goes to help her. "You sure you don't need anymore help?" Mike asks as she starts to walk away. "Actually...hey mom. Need any more help?" She calls into the kitchen. "That would be great." She calls back. "Alright, lets go." He nods. "Just wouldn't feel right if I didn't offer to help."
"I know the feeling plus, this is a good way to get on my mom's best side."
"And I definitely want to be on her best side."
"I get the feeling you already are."
"Great."
"Oh good. Stef, you and Devon can take the sides to the dining room. Mike, you can take the ham. I'll get the rest." He nods, and they all grab what they need to and bring it out to the table. Once everything is set up, they sit down then say grace before they start to get what they want on their plates. "Oh Stef, have you heard from...what was is name?" Her mom starts to think. "...Colby." Stef mutters. "Yes. Him. I see that you're working together now. Figured you would both talk again." Her face goes pale as she drops what she has in her hand. "I-...what?" She asks in shock. "You're working together now." She repeats. "No, I heard you the first time. That can't be him. He doesn't even look the same." She shakes her head. "No...I refuse to believe it."
"I don't forget faces."
"You don't and that's what scares me the most." She bites her lip. "He just looks so different now..."
"...is she talking about..." Mike trails off, giving Stef a look.
"I'm afraid she is." She sighs.
"Do I need to be concerned at all?"
"I...umm..." She hesitates. "Stef...tell him." Her mom tells her. "...he's my ex." She mumbles.
"It ended badly didn't it?"
"He's the one I was telling you about."
"If I had known that before..." He trails off.
"No no. It's alright. I never thought he would make it this far. I didn't even know where he was or what he was going. I severed all ties with him after I left."
"I don't blame you."
"I just hope he doesn't recognize me. So far, he hasn't."
"Well I can keep you away from him as much as I can if he does end up recognizing you."
"I know you will. Now I have 3 more people to be worried about." I groan.
"You won't have to worry with me around."
"See? That's why he so good for you."
"And it's not just me you have around either."
"I know. Shauna and Alex will be there too."
"Exactly."
"I'm so glad my babygirl has someone like you around. I never really liked Colby anyway."
"Neither do I."
"You have no idea how happy I was when you said you were not with him anymore. Charles was about to go after him."
"Don't blame him."
"Luckily you called and told us the news. Good thing we had the house in New York you and Shauna could go to that he never knew about."
"And he'll never know about that. Never."
"Good. We don't need that again."
"No, no we don't."
"Now let's just enjoy the rest of the holiday please?" She asks.
"Yes, it's supposed to be a good day." She nods, going back to focusing on the food. The more she tries not to think about it, the more it plays in her mind.
"You okay?" Mike asks her quietly.
"Hmm?" She snaps out of it. "Yeah...I'm fine." She fakes a smile. "I know it's bothering you..."
"It's fine. Really." She assures him.
"As long as you're sure."
"I'm positive."
"Alright." He nods, kissing her cheek before going back to eating. They keep eating, dinner being fairly quiet except for her sister talking about what she wants to do over her winter break. Stef mainly just listens while everyone else talks. Soon they get done eating and her mom goes to get dessert. "Made your favorite pie." She grins, bringing out an apple pie.
"Can always count on my favorite dessert." She grins too.
"I know what my girl likes."
"Well I can't wait to taste it." Mike remarks.
"Oh it's amazing. Best apple pie ever."
"It smells amazing."
"Just wait until you taste it."
"I'm ready for it."
"Good because here it comes." Her mom cuts a few slices and then hands them out. He of course takes a bit as soon as he gets it. "This is even better than amazing."
"Told ya." She chuckles.
"I think we may end up taking some home with us when we leave."
"That's what happens ever year. To bad Shauna's not here for it this year."
"Right, but I'm sure she wants Alex to meet her family."
"Oh I know that. She just loves this as much as we do."
"Of course." They then continue to eat until they can't eat anymore. Devon and her help their mom with the dishes while Mike and Charles go watch TV. In the meantime, after sleeping in for most of the morning, I had finally woken up to find that Alex was already awake. "How long have you been up?" I ask, yawning.
"Oh, not too long."
I nod, stretching a bit, before turning to rest on my side, my face hidden in his neck. He chuckles, holding me closer to him. "No rush to get up. Don't worry."
"Aren't needed at my parents house for at least a few hours anyway." I mumble.
"I kind of figured that. That's why I let you sleep in."
"Especially after the long flight last night."
"Right. It was a long flight."
"Glad we could even get into Boston...with the crazy weather."
"That's a real good thing. Either way, I was going to get you home for Christmas. There was not doubt about that."
"Right."
"I can't wait to meet your family later."
"I can't wait either."
"I'm going to make my very best impression on them."
"I've told them pretty much everything about you, so they already love you."
"Well that's a really good thing." He chuckles. Make it easier for me."
"You'll be fine."
"I'm sure I will be."
"I'm actually surprised there isn't much snow at all yet on the ground. Tends to be a pattern lately...always after Christmas we get a huge storm that buries us in snow."
"That's usually how it goes. Same thing back home in Virginia too."
"No snow for Christmas, but that's ok."
"There's still some, but not what you're used to I'm sure."
"Exactly."
"So...staying in bed until we have to leave or gifts?"
"Well, what do you want to do?" I ask.
"I really want to give you your gift."
"Then gifts it is."
"Yayy!" He cheers. "I actually have mine right here." He shifts, grabbing it off the night stand.
"Smart."
"I'm just that excited to give it to you."
"Want me to close my eyes?"
"You can if you want to."
"I think I will." I nod, closing them. He takes the gift off the night stand then puts it in my hands. "You can open them." I open them to find a box in my hands. I know it's some kind of jewelry, because it's a small enough box. But I open it to reveal a ring. "Alex, this is amazing. I love it."
"It's a promise ring. I was waiting for the right time to give it to you and this is the best time I could think of."
"Aww, so what's the promise you're giving me?"
"That I'll always be there to protect you and never leave your side. You're the only one for me and this ring proves it." I can't help but smile, and I wrap my arms around him in a hug. He hugs me back, kissing my cheek. "Do you want to put the ring on me? You did buy it afterall."
"You bet I do." He takes it from me, putting it on my finger. "Perfect."
"I couldn't agree more."
"Now you probably want your gift right?"
"You got me something too? I wasn't expecting anything. You're the only gift I want."
"Well I couldn't go without getting you something."
"Well thank you."
"Hid it in a place you would never find it too." I grin as I move from the bed, and going into the walk in closet. "Sneaky."
"I've learned how to hide things from you as of late. You do like to go snooping around afterall."
"I can't help it." He chuckles. "I just love everything you get."
"How well I know." I laugh as I grab everything, which happened to be in a large gift bag, and I carry it out of the closet.
"Oh wow. You got me that much?"
"Everything I saw I knew you would like."
"How you kept all this hidden is beyond me. I'm surprised I didn't see it the day you bought it."
"I'm sneaky like that."
"Very sneaky."
I then come back over to the bed, sitting down with the bag. He sits up more on the bed, trying to peek in the bag. "No peeking."
"Awww." He whines.
"I'll give you the bag, don't worry."
"I wanna see." He whines. "This is torture."
"Alright, alright...here." I push the bag towards him.
He takes the bag, pulling all the paper out and throwing it away. When he gets that all out he sees a Redskins jersey along with a few shirts he didn't have. "Wow...I love all this. Thank you." He gives me a kiss.
"Anything for you."
"Likewise."
"Had that bag put together for a while now."
"Did you now? I'm surprised I never found it." He chuckles.
"I have my ways of hiding stuff now."
"And you're very good at it too."
"I have to be good at hiding stuff around you."
"'Cause you know I'll find it."
"Exactly."
"It was hard to keep yours from you too."
"Well of course it was."
"No matter where I put it you would go. I was running out of places to hide it."
"Well I'm glad you found a spot to hide it until today."
"So am I. It was well worth it."
"It really was."
"I'm glad you like it."
"Love it is more like it."
"Well I'm glad you love it."
"I love everything you give me."
"I'm glad."
"On another note, I was thinking of waiting to get ready at my parents' place, but I think that would be too much of a torture for you to wait."
"It really would be. Then I wouldn't be able to have my fun."
"And you don't even know what I have all picked out yet."
"It doesn't matter. Everything you wear gets to me."
"Touche."
"What time do we have to be at your parents house?"
"Not for a couple hours, but depending on if there's traffic or not, it may just take us a while to get there so..."
"We have to get ready now?" He pouts.
"We can have a few minutes or so to ourselves before we need to get up."
"Good."
"You just have to move that bag first."
"Oh, right." He moves the bag, setting it next to the bed.
"Now...I'm waiting." I grin. He grins, pulling me closer to him.
"Grabby." I laugh.
"Mhm."
"You weren't close enough." He adds.
"I never am."
"What can I say? I like having you close."
"I like when you're close to me too." I then kiss him quick and wait to see what he does. He holds me in place, not breaking the kiss. With his arms around me which are what's holding me in place, his hands wander as much as they can. My arms go around his neck, hands in his hair, tugging at it gently when he goes over certain spots that get to me. He then moves us so that he's over me and his arms move so that it's just his hands that are resting on my hips, but my arms stay around his neck and my hands stay in his hair. He keeps the kiss going until we both need air, only pulling away for a moment before pressing his lips back to mine. Since he was having his fun, I decided to have my own fun at the same time. So one of my hands move from his hair and I let that wander myself. I move my hand to the tattoo on his back since I know that gets to him. I start to lightly trace it, his grip on my hips getting tighter. That causes me to smirk against his lips and I start to move away from the tattoo and trail my fingers down along his side. He lowly growls into the kiss, kissing me more roughly. Before I could even get to where my hand was going, he acted fast and grabbed my hand and stopped me. I make a noise of protest. "...uh uh..."
"...no fair..."
"Things will happen if you do that."
"Things that'll make us late I suppose?" I ask, able to pull from the kiss.
"Yes, those kind of things."
"Well maybe you shouldn't be shirtless and then I wouldn't be tempted."
"I could start wearing a shirt to bed..."
"That's your choice though. Either way doesn't matter to me. Even though one is more tempting than the other."
"True."
"I think you mix it up as it is anyways. You wear shirts some nights and other nights you don't."
"Even though they shirts usually don't last long those nights." He laughs.
"No, not really."
"So, no shirt seems to be the only option."
"I can't help myself."
"That I know very well."
"Suppose we should get ready now then."
"That might be a good idea."
"Gonna have to let me go first."
"I always forget that part." He chuckles, letting go.
"Of course you do."
"You just fit so perfectly in them."
"Good to know." I grin, kissing him quick before moving from the bed. He sits on the bed for a bit, watching as I get my things ready, before he gets up and starts to get ready himself. I had decided to just get dressed in the closet since it was easier than just bringing everything into the bathroom with me and getting dressed in there. While I was doing that, he got ready in the room itself. "You're nervous already." I remark, coming out of the closet.
"What makes you say that?"
"Just the way you're acting. I can also tell by the look on your face that you're getting nervous already, and we haven't even left yet."
"And here I was trying to hide it" He chuckles.
"You know you can't hide anything from me."
"That is true."
"Like I said earlier, you'll be just fine, I promise."
"I know. All I have to do is look at you and I'll be fine." He looks me over.
"I just love that dress on you."
"Of course, and thank you."
"You're welcome."
"Wanted to go for a Christmas-y kind of look."
"You did a real good job at doing so."
"And I'm not even done yet."
"No? Well I can't wait to see everything else."
"I still have my jewelry and my nails to do, and stuff."
"I can't wait."
"What you're wearing is perfect."
"I was hoping. Wasn't really sure how to dress."
"Oh you don't have to dress all fancy in a suit or anything. Unless it was a formal Christmas party, then I would say yes. But this is just a family thing. You're fine with what you have on now."
"Alright. I just want to make a good first impression."
"I know you do."
"Another way will be getting there on time too."
"Right. Oh and do you want them to call you by your real name or character name? I'm used to your character name, it's just weird for me to use your real name."
"It really doesn't matter to me. You can tell them my real name and they can call me whatever. I'm just used to my real name around my family. Whatever they know me as, they can call me."
"Alright." I nod. I then head into the bathroom to finish getting ready. Like always, he follows.
"You always follow me." I laugh.
"I just love watching you do everything."
"So you can be all cuddly as you stand behind me."
"Maybe." He grins.
"That's so the reason."
"Can't help it." He shrugs.
"Yes, I know. You just love me, that's all."
"Exactly." I do everything I need to from the jewelry to the makeup, leaving my hair for last. While I was doing that, he puts his hands on my hips, looking at me through the mirror, kissing my shoulder from time to time.
"Affectionate."
"Always for you."
"There, everything's done."
"Gorgeous, as always."
"And I try, like always."
"You never have to try. You're naturally gorgeous."
"Charmer."
"For you." He kisses your cheek.
"Just need my coat and we can go."
"Alright." He nods, moving so I can leave the bathroom. Once I do, I head back into the closet and grab one of the many jackets I have and pull that on as I walk out. He got his on as well, then laced his fingers with mine as we both headed out of the room and to the car. "Oh I can't wait until warmer weather." I say as we both get into the car.
"You and me both."
"Although it is nice to get away from the cold weather when we go down to Florida. But I just want it to be warm all around no matter where we are."
"Unfortunately we'll have to wait a few more months for that to happen."
"Well it'll be worth the wait."
"Yes, it definitely will be."
"We can go to the beaches again, actually sleep with the windows open. Do more outdoor stuff too."
"You do know how much I love all those things too."
"Yes, I do." It isn't to longer before we get to my parents house, pulling in the driveway and parking.
"Here we are."
"Alright. Let's do this."
"My mom will like instantly love you. I think the only thing that you have to worry about at all is my dad. Because you know how dads can be afterall."
"I do." He nods. "I'll do my very best."
"I know you will."
"I do think we should go in now. Don't want to show up late."
"Right." I nod, then leaning over and giving him a lingering kiss to hold him over for the time that we're here. He doesn't really want to pull away, but her does so that we're both able to get out of the car. Once out of the car, I wait for him to walk around and then I lace my fingers with his and we head for the front door. We walk right in and I call out that we're there as we walk further into the house. "Shauna!" My mom greets me with a big hug.
"It's been too long, I know." I laugh as I hug back.
"It really has. We all miss you so much."
"I miss you too."
"And this must be Alex. We've hear so much about you."
"I've heard so much about you too."
"How about we got meet the rest of the family?"
"That's what I'm here for." He nods. She then leads us to where the rest of the family is.
"My dad and my sister." I say as we walk into the living room.
"Nice to meet both of you." He smiles.
"So this is who you've been telling us about." My dad remarks.
"Yes it is. This is Alex."
"You probably want to talk to him don't you?" I add.
"Of course I do."
"That'll give us a chance to do the cookies before we do the dinner." My mom says.
"Perfect. This way Alex can't sneak any of the cookie dough."
"You be nice dad." I add, giving him a look.
"I will."
"Good. You sit, and I'll come check to see how things are going when we have a break from the cookie making." I say to Alex.
"Alright." He nods, sitting down. I lean over and kiss his cheek before heading off to the kitchen with my mom and sister. My dad and Alex sit there for a bit, Alex not really knowing what to say. "So, tell me about yourself Alex."
He goes on to tell my dad when he's from, about his schooling, and how he got into wrestling. "And I'm sure you're wondering how I met Shauna. It was of course at work."
"That's what I want to know."
"It was actually 3 weeks and 2 days after she debuted when we met."
"I see you remember the exact days. That's a very good thing."
"Well that day changed my life."
"It changed Shauna's too. I haven't seen her this happy in a long time."
"I can assure you that she'll always be happy with me."
"From what I've seen the past few months, I can tell she will be."
"And I do love her very much."
"Tell me exactly how much."
"Well so much that I would do anything for her. As a Christmas gift, I actually got her a promise ring."
"Hmm...it seems that you care about her a lot, even if you got her a ring. I have to say that I'm impressed and happy my daughter has someone like you in her life."
"I do promise to never stop loving her as well. There's nothing in the world that will make me stop loving her."
"Good. That's exactly what I want to hear."
"So how are things going?" I ask, coming into the living room.
"It's going really well."
"Great."
"Need any help in the kitchen?" Alex offers.
"We still have cookie dough left. Don't want you to eat it all." I laugh.
"So, I'm guessing that's a no." He chuckles.
"When we're done, then you can help with the dinner okay?"
"If you're sure."
"I'm sure."
"Alright."
"If you run out of things to talk about, try sports. I know that's something you like talking about anyway. Both of you."
"Right, of course."
"So have fun with that, and when we're all done I'll come get you."
"Sounds good."
"Love you." I say, hugging him from behind.
"Love you too." He leans up, kissing me cheek. Then I let him go and I got back into the kitchen to help finish everything. Since they really talked about everything, they went on to talk about sports while they waited for dinner. Since there wasn't much left to make the rest of the cookies, it didn't take long to finish. I went to get Alex as the dishes got washed and put away. "Dinners about ready." He nods and he gets up, following me back into the kitchen. We both then start to take everything out to the dining room, setting it on the table.
"Everything smells great." Alex remarks.
"Why thank you Alex." My mom smiles.
"You're very welcome."
"Don't be shy. Help yourself." He nods, and does so. The rest of us get everything that we want on our plates as well. "Just wait until you taste it." I say to Alex, grinning.
"I bet it tastes just as good as it smells."
"Oh trust me, it does."
"I can't wait then." Once we have everything we wanted, we dug into the food and started eating. Just like I said, the food tasted just as good as it smelled. "You were right. This is amazing."
"See? I told you."
"Never doubted you."
"You never do."
"Because even your cooking is amazing."
"I did learn from the best." I smile at my mom.
"You sure did."
"I just love to cook too."
"And that's because you get that from me."
"I do." I nod.
"And for dessert is the cookies. Now those are definitely amazing."
"They are. The best cookies I've every had."
"How well I know."
"Let me guess. He eats them all before they're done?" My mom laughs.
"Almost."
"You were the same way as a kid too."
"They're just so good, that's why."
"Been in the family for years too."
"Yes it has." I nod.
"They'll be cool enough when we're done too."
"Of course." We all continue to eat, talking amongst each other while we do. It isn't long before we finish, and I get up and start to gather the dishes, and Alex offers to help of course. I accept his help then we both take everything into the kitchen. "See? Didn't I say that my family would love you?"
"You did." He nods. "Your dad was tough, but once we got to talking he warmed up to me."
"That's what I like to hear."
"Honestly, I was most nervous to talk with him. Dads are always the hardest to talk to."
"Right, because they're all overprotective and stuff and want the best for their daughters and everything." I nod.
"Exactly. He was happy to hear how much I care about you though."
"Which is a lot, and I know how happy he is about that."
"He's very happy about that."
"Especially when I told him about the ring." He adds.
"I bet that's what got to him. It shows how much you care for me."
"I care so much, I'd do anything for you."
"I know you will and you have."
"Always."
"Love you." I kiss his cheek.
"Love you too."
"I would say I think I love you more, but you did get me the necklace and ring so, I think you love me more than I love you." I laugh.
"We love each other just the same. And that's a lot."
"Yes it is."
"how about we do these dishes so we can have those cookies."
"You would like that, I know you would."
"I would." He grins.
"Then let's get to it." We both then get the water ready, once washing and the other drying. While we were doing that, the rest of the food was being put away. Once they're done, we put them away. "Thank you for the help."
"You're welcome."
"You have been a great help Alex." My mom nods.
"It's the least I could do. I'm always ready to help."
"Well good. You should bring him home more often." She says the last part to me.
"I have a feeling I will be." You grin.
"Great."
"Cookies now?" Alex asks, pouting his lips.
"Yes, go ahead." He cheers, going over to the plate and taking cookies then eating them. "Ohhh, either we take some home or you're making some yourself when we get home. These are so good."
"Don't worry. We have some to take home." You laugh.
"Oh good."
"They are already put away so you don't eat them."
"And no getting up during the night and eating them all either you." I add.
"Awww." He pouts.
"Can't have you eating them all in one night you goof."
"True...there's always tomorrow." He grins.
"Yes, we're here all week so..."
"Yayy."
"Don't spend enough time home, want to enjoy it."
"Of course."
"And you probably want to go visit some places you haven't see in a while. Like maybe the college and stuff."
"That's actually not a bad idea. Sound fun."
"I know you probably try to go there every time you come back here."
"I do, but there's never any time."
"Well now we do have time."
"Great."
"Can't stop with those cookies can you?"
"No." He says with his mouth full. "They're that good." He says after swallowing.
"They're even better with milk."
"I'll have to try that."
"You can help yourself. You saw where the glasses were when we were putting the dishes away." He nods, going to get a glass and then getting the milk out of the fridge. "I have a feeling I'll be making the cookies whenever we're at one of our homes."
"Because you will be."
"I thought so." He decides to only have a few more cookies, saving the rest for whoever wants some. When he finishes his milk, he washes that out then puts it away after drying it. "And now we have the rest of this time to relax and interact more with the family."
"Good."
"After you." He adds, and we head out to the living room. Once out there, we sit on the couch then talk to my family. In the meantime, Stef and Mike were in the family room, and everyone wanted to know more about him, so he shared all his stories that he had that he hasn't told them yet. "Sounds like it's been a very interesting and fun ride for you."
"It really has." He nods.
"Do you ever miss doing all the fun things you did during your Real World days or are you more happy with wrestling?"
"I would have to say that I'm happy with wrestling. I mean it's something I've wanted to do all my life."
"You do look like you have a good time every time you're out there."
"I do and I'm glad that I can do that with Stef as well when we're both out there."
"Aw, isn't that just sweet." Her mom gushes. "Mooom." She blushes.
"What? It is."
"I know...you just know how I get."
"Yes, I do."
"But, yes. It's a lot of fun when we're both out there. Have you seen it lately?"
"We've seen a few shows here and there. We have been watching since you told us the news of being signed there."
"That makes me happy. Everything I do out there is to make you proud. I was just hoping that you were watching to see it all."
"Of course we are."
"Good." She smiles. "You can thank Mike for all the airtime I've been getting too."
"You deserve it."
"That's what you always say."
"Because you all do. It's horrible how the division was treated before I was put in charge. I had to sit back and watch it get worse, especially with the whole lot that left or got released."
"I know...that was just not right. They had so many good divas too. It was a shame to see them go."
"I might just re-instate the old title, and maybe have some tag team titles made too. Give you more to compete for."
"That would just be amazing. I would love to hold the Women's title. It's been a dream of mine, other then the Divas title that is."
"Right. Of course."
"I hope Vince agrees to that."
"I'll talk to him about it. More effort needs to be put into your division."
"They really do."
"After the New Year I'll talk to him."
"Sounds good." She nods.
"I'm sure he's impressed with what I've been doing anyway."
"He has to be. Ratings have been at their best since you've been GM. Everything you've done has helped the show in a huge way. This will only help more."
"Yes it will."
"Hopefully I'll have a title sometime next year. That would really be an accomplishment for me."
"I know that'll happen, don't worry."
"I'm sure you will." She kisses his cheek. "Speaking of New Year's what are we doing exactly? I don't think you told me yet." She adds. "I was thinking about going to Vegas again this year. I had so much fun last year and this year I want to share that fun with you."
"Oooh, I love that idea."
"I had a feeling you would." He grins. "I also invited Shauna and Alex too. Not sure if they are going to come though."
"They probably will."
"Yeah. I'm sure they'll let us know soon."
"Right." She nods. "Aw man. I totally forgot." She looks at her mom. "Ralphie is on. The last one for the year."
"I think we still have time to watch it."
"Yayy! Turn it on!" She grabs the remote and does so, and it seems as though they didn't miss that much of the movie yet. "I love this movie. It's a shame they only play it on Christmas now."
"Oh I know. But if you get the movie you won't have to worry about that."
"Which we both have on DVD already." She laughs.
"Watch it year round."
"How well I know. You had to take mine since you wore yours out."
"Oops."
"It's alright. I know how much you love the movie."
"It's a good movie, I can see why you do."
"I watched it all the time when I was a kid. It's our favorite. It's not Christmas without him."
"Exactly." They then fall quiet to watch the movie. Through the movie, they do nothing but laugh at everything. It brought back memories, but sadly that ended when the movie did. "Over for another year."
"Sadly it is."
"Just makes next year worth waiting for."
"Definitely." That's when she starts to yawn, not being able to hide it. "Looks like someone is tired." Mike says.
"Nuh uh." She shakes her head. "That's my daughter. Being stubborn as usual." Her mom laughs. "We both can be stubborn sometimes." He chuckles.
"Oh boy. That has to be interesting."
"It is."
"Very." Stef nods, yawning again. "But...there's one thing we need to do before we even consider leaving..."
"What's that?" She looks at him confused.
"Our gifts silly."
"Oh, that's right." She laughs. "Want me to go first or do you want to?"
"You can."
"Alright." She nods, reaching around the couch, pulling out a big bag. "I really hope you like everything." She sets the bag in front of him. He grins and does so, taking out the paper she put in it to hide everything and he comes across all the Browns stuff she had gotten him. "Well? What do you think?"
"I love it all. It's an amazing gift."
"I'm glad. I got most of the things you didn't already have."
"And you did a great job. You're the best, you know that right?"
"Of course I do."
"Well, I always like telling you anyway."
"I know you do." She smiles. "Now...who's next?" She thinks. "Mike, you got my mom's stuff?"
"Yes I do." He nods. He gets the bag with the magnets in it. She takes it then hands it to her mom. "I know you'll love these."
"I can't wait to see." She grins, taking all the paper out. "Wow...I love these. Thank you." She gets up giving her a hug.
"You're welcome. We were overseas in England and we stopped by a store that had those."
"You didn't have to, but I'm glad you got them. My first set from another country. These will be going on the fridge tonight."
"I think I'll keep getting you the magnets too."
"That would be great. You know how much I love them."
"Especially now that I can get them overseas for you."
"Yes. Even better."
"Okay...Dev, here you go." She hands her a few boxes that contain the latest and coolest fashions.
"I love everything, thanks." She says after opening the boxes, and she gets up to hug Stef as well.
"You're welcome. I had a feeling you would love it all."
"Oh definitely."
"And lastly, Charles." She hands him a card that has a gift card in it since he's really hard to shop for.
"Thank you." He says after reading the card and seeing the gift card.
"It's no problem."
"And now I have your gift from me." Mike remarks. "Aw Mike. You already got me so much stuff over the year. You didn't have to."
"But I wanted to."
"Of course you did."
"So close your eyes first."
"Alright." She nods, closing them. He then reaches down and goes into a bag and takes out a box, and holds it out in front of her. He then opens the box and then tells her to open her eyes. When she opens them, she sees a rose gold heart accent diamond ring. She gasps, putting her hands over my mouth. "Mike...i-it's gorgeous."
"Just like you."
"Mike..." She starts to tear up. "...you're the best. I love you." She gives him a kiss.
"I love you too, so much."
"Do you want to put it on?"
"Of course." He takes it out of the box then slips it on her finger with her other ring. "It's perfect. I love it." She admires it.
"I'm glad."
"That really is a beautiful ring." Her mom comments. "I thought so too." Mike grins. "Let me see." Devon says, sitting next to me. "Oof." She says when she almost jumps on her.
"Sorry." She laughs. "I just want a closer look."
"I know. It's alright." Stef laughs, showing her.
"It is amazing."
"Just like him." She smiles at him.
"I try." He grins.
"You never have to."
"I know."
"Can I have him?" Devon jokes. "No." Stef instantly says in a joking manner.
"I do hope though that you all can come to a show when we're back in town."
"We would love that. I really hope we can make one."
"I believe we can get you tickets."
"That's great. We'd love to come."
"Yay."
"You'll finally get to see what I do in person."
"And I would make sure that you have a match that night too." Mike nods.
"Perfect." She kisses his cheek then leans against him.
"Still tired?" He asks.
"Just a bit." She nods.
"Wanna go home? Or stay here?"
"As much as I want to stay, I think we should go home."
"Alright." He nods.
"Aww. Leaving us so soon." Stef's mom pouts.
"Don't worry mom. We're here all week."
"Oh yeah, you don't have to worry about us leaving home...just yet."
"Nope. We'll come back over tomorrow."
"Yes we will. I like being over here actually." Mike remarks.
"That's good. This is your home to now."
"Why thank you."
"You're quite welcome." Her mom smiles.
"I'll have to make sure we come back often then."
"We would love that."
"I knew you would."
"Then I'd get to see more of my babygirl and her amazing boyfriend."
"And I would get to see more of you guys, such an amazing family." Mike remarks.
"I knew there was something I liked about him." Charles says. "He's so polite and such a gentlemen."
"That's how I was raised."
"I'd love to meet your parents, to thank them for raising such an amazing son."
"Of course." He nods.
"We'll have to talk to them and see when's good for them." I nod.
"Right."
"But, I do think it's time to get you home now. You can barley stay awake." Mike says to me.
"He's right." Her mom agrees.
"Alright." She stretches, sighing. "We'll see you later." She gets up, giving everyone a hug.
"Of course. You can come over whenever you want to tomorrow."
"We'll do that." She nods.
"Love you."
"Love you too."
"I thank you again for having me." Mike adds.
"It was our pleasure. We have been waiting to meet for months now."
"Likewise."
"Goodnight everyone."
"Night." They all say. Mike and Stef get their jackets on, then head out to the car, her leaning against his side. "So, have fun?" Mike asks.
"I did. Almost forgot how much fun it was being home."
"I'm glad. I had fun too."
"Good. i'm happy you did." She smiles up at him. "Can't wait to come back here tomorrow."
"I can only imagine what they have planned." She laughs slightly.
"Oh boy."
"They're always doing something. You never know what it is either."
"Well we'll just have to see what they have in store for tomorrow then."
"Exactly." She tries to hide a yawn.
"But now we should really get home, get you to bed."
"Right, of course." He opens her door for her, and helps her get into the car. He shuts her door before going around to the driver's side and getting in himself.
"You know the way back?"
"I've got a good memory."
"Alright. Just making sure in case I fall asleep."
"You can fall asleep if you want."
"I know, but I want to stay up as long as I can." She looks at her ring, admiring it.
"Alright." He nods. He then starts to head back to the house and surprisingly, she manages to stay awake the whole time. "You're still awake." He says as he pulls into the driveway. "Barely." She chuckles. "I couldn't stop looking at the ring."
"I'm glad you love it so much."
"I really do. It's perfect."
"Just like you."
"There you go being all sweet." She blushes.
"One of my best qualities."
"One that I love so much."
"Which I know." He grins.
"Time to get you inside now though." She nods and waits for him to get out first and come over to her side, helping her out. She leans against him as they both head for the front door. Since he had the keys, he opened the door. They walked in, turning on a light so they could see. They then head to the bedroom, turning the light off then the one in the bedroom. The first thing she does is kick off her heels then fall back on the bed.
"Want me to pick out something for you to change into?" Mike asks.
"I do know how much you like doing so..."
"Won't take me long, trust me." He chuckles.
"It never does." She laughs.
"Everything looks great on you that's why."
"That's because you picked it all out and paid for it."
"True." He then goes over to where she keeps everything, looking at each piece in the drawer. Once he finds something, he grins then brings it over. "I had a feeling you were going to pick that one."
"That's because you know me."
"Very well." She nods, grinning. "So well that I know you want to help with everything too."
"Mmhmm."
"Go right ahead." She sits up more on the bed.
He moves to sit behind her and reaches for the zipper on the dress, getting that undone first. He then pulls the straps down over her shoulders, being as touchy as he can while kissing her shoulder. "Touchy." She giggles. "Makes up for having to resist all night."
"I know that was really hard for you too."
"It was."
"Now you can have all the fun you want." She leans into his touches.
"Right, but you are tired, so I am keeping that in mind."
"Always so thoughtful, but if you keep doing it, I won't be so tired anymore."
"Are you sure?"
"Oh, I'm positive." She chuckles.
"Hmm...might not need the clothes afterall then, if that's the case."
"Maybe not." She smirks.
"Well in that case..." He trails off, tossing the clothes he had picked out for her to the side.
"Looks like the decision is made."
"Oh yes." He grins.
"You still have too much clothing on though..."
"That needs to be solved."
"Yes it does." She grins.
"You can do that. I know you want to."
"I really do." She shifts in his arms.
"Go ahead."
"Gladly." She smirks. She starts by giving him a teasing kiss while she moves her hands down his chest to the bottom of his shirt. She plays with the bottom of his shirt before pulling it over his head. She then gently pushes him back so he falls against the pillows. she straddles him, leaning down to give him a kiss as her hands move down his chest to the waist of his pants. She starts to tease him again with running her fingers above the waist of his pants, waiting for a reaction from him. His hold on her waist gets tighter, a growl coming from him. She smirks against his lips, doing it again. That causes him to growl louder and he ends up taking her bottom lip between his teeth in retaliation. She whines while he does that, her hands rest on his side since he's making it hard to focus. That just makes him smirk and he continues with her lip for a bit longer. He soon lets her lip go, kissing her normally. Once she gets her focus back, she starts to get his pants undone, then tugs them down as far as she can. He then helps get them off the rest of the way and she takes them and toss them to the side, not caring where they land. He then rolls them over so he's hovering her. "...uh oh..."
"Uh oh is right."
"Sorry?"
"Not this time." He chuckles.
"In that case..." She presses one of her fingers into his indent. He tenses as always and leans his forehead against hers. "I'm already in for it so I'm going to have fun while I can." She smirks. "You're killing me here."
"Oops." She giggles. "I'll stop so you can have your fun." She slowly moves her hand up his side before both her arms go around his neck. "I think you know what's going to be my fun."
"The same thing as always."
"Mmhmm."
"Have at it." He grins and starts to kiss along her jawline and goes for her neck next. She moves her head to the side while she runs her fingers through his hair. But since they would be returning to her parents' place tomorrow, he refrained from leaving marks. He did just enough to torture her before moving from her neck, kissing every inch of skin he could, leave small marks where no one could see them. He then makes his way back to her lips and she pulls him close, kissing him hard. She then reaches down and tries to reach the blankets, wanting to pull them over them for what's to come next very soon. She gets them up as far as she could, him pulling them up the rest of the way. once that's done, they celebrate their first Christmas together the best way they could. "I really wish you didn't have to go." My mom frowns.
"I know, but we're here all week so..."
"That's great." She perks up.
"I know Alex wants to go by Boston College since he used to go there, so I think we'll do that tomorrow before coming over."
"Alright. Sounds good."
"So yeah, don't worry about us leaving."
"Okay." She nods. "I'll make dinner tomorrow night for everyone. All your favorites."
"I like the sound of that."
"Figured you would."
"But I do think we should get going now."
"Okay hun." My mom gives me a hug. "We'll see you tomorrow."
"Of course."
"It was good meeting you as well Alex."
"It was great meeting you all too."
"We'll see you both tomorrow. Go home and get some rest."
"We will." We all say 'bye' one last time and once we have our jackets on, we head out to the car. "So, did you enjoy the day?" She asks. "I did." He nods. "They're really great. Now I see where you get it from."
"Ohh flatterer."
"Only speaking the truth."
"Of course." He gives me a quick kiss just as we reach the car. He opens my door for me, then goes to the other side once I'm settled.
"You sure you know the way back?" I ask when he gets into the driver's side.
"I do. I got a good memory."
"Alright." I nod.
"Plus, you do look a little tired. I wanted to give you the chance to sleep on the way back if you wanted to."
"I should be fine, but thank you."
"Always thinking of you." He says as he starts the car and pulls out of the driveway.
"Of course you are." I smile, taking his hand in mine while he drives. "And I told you that you had nothing to worry about today." I add.
"You did." He nods.
"And they all love you. I knew they would."
"I'm glad they do."
"Don't have to worry about that anymore, which is the good thing."
"It is...a very good thing."
"But I definitely can't wait to get home, it's been a long day."
"Right. We should be there soon."
"Right." I nod. Soon he pulls into the driveway. We both get out of the car and since he had the keys, he unlocked the front door when we reached it, after locking the car of course. Once inside, we both head up to the bedroom walking in. I take my jacket off and put it in the closet, as well as my shoes. Then I take off my jewelry, making sure I have the ring and the necklace in a safe spot so they don't get lost or ruined. After doing all that, I get changed into more comfortable clothes, hanging my dress back up. "Aww, I didn't get pick out what you wear to bed." Alex remarks.
"I did pick one of your favorites though."
"I can see that." He grins.
"So it all works out."
"Yes it does, even though everything you wear ends up being one of my favorites. There's not anything that I don't like."
"You did buy most of them and pick them out so I would hope you like everything."
"Well of course."
"I see that you're not ready for bed yet...waiting for me?"
"Ohhh...maybe."
"I had a feeling." I grin, walking over to him. "Might as well have fun with this." I add.
"You always do." He grins. "That's because you drive me crazy most of the time."
"Oops."
"Uh huh."
"The same way you drive me crazy." He pecks my lips, his hands moving down my sides to my waist. "And I can't help it."
"Nope."
"I mean...it's not like I drive you crazy purposely...most of the time." I say as I work on getting his shirt off.
"...uh huh...suuure."
"Being honest."
"I know." Once I get his shirt unbuttoned, he moves his hands from my waist for a moment so that I could help him take the shirt off and that gets tossed to the side an his hands go back to resting on my waist like before. I move my hands down his chest slowly then start to unbutton his pants. That gets done and he ends up taking them off himself and tosses them to the side where his shirt landed. "Now it's time for bed." He grins, pulling you to the bed. "No argument there." He smirks, picking me up then carrying me to the bed. He pulls the covers down then lays me down, climbing in himself. "I just love carrying you."
"I know."
"Just as much as I love holding you." He holds me close.
"Well it makes me feel safe, so that's one of the reason why I love it too."
"Good. You should feel safe. That's what they're for. They will always protect you and keep you safe."
"As you have been doing."
"As I will keep doing."
"Good."
"Love you." He kisses the top of my head.
"Love you too."
"Now...time for sleep."
"Yes, definitely." I nod. He then starts to run his fingers through my hair like always. It isn't long before I start to drift off to sleep. He stays awake for a bit longer before he goes to sleep himself.