Sorry it's been a while, hope you enjoy chapter 3.
An hour or so later, Lee was walking downstairs to find that Geoffrey and Daisy already and setting the table for breakfast.
"Merry Christmas Lee!" Daisy called cheerfully.
"Merry Christmas Daisy, Geoffrey," Lee replied, sounding very uplifted compared to his usually lazy self.
"Merry Christmas, you seem jollier than normal?" Geoffrey questioned him suspiciously.
"Well, I love Christmas Geoffrey, there's no reason to act miserable today," Lee said positively.
"Aww, it's nice to see you getting into the Christmas spirit," said Daisy, as she went into the kitchen to bring in the food.
Before, Lee got the chance to attempt small talk with Geoffrey, they heard Wendy's voice saying, "Merry Christmas everyone!" As she walked down the stairs, followed by Lucy, who Lee couldn't help but smile at.
"Merry Christmas," they all replied, as Geoffrey went to kiss his wife and daughter.
"Daisy's in the kitchen," Geoffrey informed them, "we've already prepared breakfast."
"Oh brilliant," Wendy said, "I'll go and help her." With Wendy now out of the way Geoffrey made his excuses to go upstairs to get her Christmas present from where he'd hidden it in their room, much to Lee and Lucy's relief. They both felt excited at the thought of their change in relationship, but slightly irritated that they wouldn't be able to act like a couple around the others. For now anyway…
They stood staring at each other, smiling, until Lee spoke, "you look beautiful," he said, remembering how she'd reacted to this compliment earlier, but she really did look amazing and Lee just wanted to hold her in his arms. Lucy looked down and blushed.
"You don't look so bad yourself," she replied quietly as she walked towards him and reached up to kiss him. Lee put his arms around her and held her close, while burying his face in her hair. They relaxed in each others arms until they heard Daisy's voice becoming louder as her and Wendy came back from the kitchen with the breakfast. Lee and Lucy reluctantly pulled away from each other, without breaking eye contact just before the two moment entered the room with the food.
"Where's your father gone Lucy?" Wendy questioned when she saw that Geoffrey wasn't there.
"Eerr, I think he just went to the toilet," Lucy quickly replied, feeling flustered from being moments away from her mother seeing her and Lee together. After placing the food she was holding on the table, Wendy walked over to the bottom of the stairs and called up, "Geoffrey, breakfast's ready!"
A few moments later, they were all sitting around the table eating and chatting. Lee and Lucy were sat next to each other and throughout the meal Lee kept nudging Lucy's leg with his and smiling at her when he though no one was looking. When they'd all finished and were talking about what they might do for the rest of the day, Lee moved his hand to find Lucy's under the table. He played with her fingers sensing her shifting in her seat in reaction to him as she held onto his hand. It was teasing him that they were so close to each other, yet they couldn't portray their feelings at all.
Lucy couldn't concentrate properly on the conversation that was going on, all she could think about was Lee and when they would next be alone together. She loved all the discrete gestures he'd been giving her throughout the meal, that only the two of them knew about. He made her feel like a teenager, he made her feel as though this was her first proper relationship.
Eventually, they had to let go of each others hands when Lucy, Daisy and Wendy stood up to take the used dished into the kitchen to clear up. Spending some time with her mother and Daisy helped to take Lucy's mind off Lee for a while so she was able to act normally and take part in their conversation. However, Lee was now left to ponder on his own while Geoffrey sat reading a newspaper. He went over the events of last night and this morning in his head, trying not to smile too much otherwise Geoffrey would notice that something was going on.
When they were all back in the living room together, they decided to open their presents. Lucy and Lee were looking forward to this as it would give them the chance to thank each other for their presents, which meant they could touch each other without raising suspicion. Lucy got Lee the play station he wanted and Lee had gotten Lucy a scarf, which she was very pleased with as she hadn't been expecting to it at all. Lucy walked over to Lee while the others were opening their presents and thanking each other for them. She leaned down and said, "thank you Lee, this is lovely," as she kissed him on the cheek. She rested her hands on his shoulders as she did so to support herself, while Lee placed his hand that was furthest away from the others on her back, so he could leave it there for longer without any one noticing. Before Lucy pulled away Lee gave her a quick kiss on the lips when he thought no one could see.
"Thanks for my present too," he said, now that Lucy was standing up again.
"Right, does anyone want a cup of tea?" Wendy asked as she stood up to go to the kitchen.
"Yes, I think I will," replied Geoffrey, Daisy was in a world of her own trying to decided which chocolate to eat first out of the box Lucy had bought her so she didn't answer.
"Lucy? Lee?" Wendy said.
Lucy saw this as an opportunity to get some time alone with Lee, so she said, "not for me thanks, I think I might go for a walk."
"But we always go for a walk together, can't you wait till later?" Wendy said disappointed.
"I just feel like it now, I'm a bit tired and I think the fresh air will wake me up," she explained as she stood up and walked to the door to get her coat.
"I'll come too," Lee said as he followed her.
"Alright then," Wendy said sounding a little confused, before walking into the kitchen. Geoffrey rolled his eyes, think that Lee only wanted to try and get Lucy alone, which was true, but the circumstances were now different to what Geoffrey was thinking.
Once they'd left the house, Lee put is arm around Lucy's waist and held her hand, while Lucy rested her head on Lee. They walked like this for a wile, quietly enjoying each other's company, until they were among the trees at the edge of the forest.
"I thought it would be impossible to get you alone like this until tonight," Lee smirked as he turned to directly face Lucy, resting his hands on her hips.
Lucy smiled up at him and whispered, "I'm full of surprises," before kissing him deeply. It quickly became very heated, their passion for one another building up rapidly after having to resist each other earlier. Lee's arms wrapped tightly around Lucy's back as he moved his hands over he body. Lucy held onto the collar of Lee's jacket, not wanting to break apart from him. Lee started to walk forwards, guiding Lucy to rest against a tree for more support.
Lucy's hands were exploring Lee's chest over his shirt, while Lee moved his hands down her body so he could slip them under the bottom of her coat and top, feeling her soft warm skin. He moved his kissed down her neck, taking in the feel over her skin and her sent. It was making him really turned on and he tried to speak between kisses. "I don't think I can wait until after this holiday Luce," he sounded breathless, "I want you now."
And he went back to kissing her lips and he slipped part of his hands to rest under her jeans. He felt Lucy squirm slightly in his arms, and he realised that she become unresponsive to his kisses. Worried he stopped and pulling away slightly to look at her. Lucy still held onto Lee's shirt but she was now looking down, away from him. She felt awkward and slightly embarrassed that she'd stopped them from going any further again.
"What is it?" Lee asked in a small voice, concerned that he'd upset her.
Lucy shook her head slightly before looked into his eyes, "we just said we'd wait, that's all.." She said, unconvincingly.
Lee didn't quite believe her explication either, "but why do we have to wait? No ones around to stop us here."
"We're in a forest Lee?" Lucy protested softly.
"So," Lee replied, sounding carefree.
"Well...it wouldn't be very comfortable...for our first time...you know?" Lucy sort of came out with, trying to sound flirtatious.
"It would certainly make it memorable," Lee said, half joking, half being serious.
"Is that all you think about Lee?" Lucy said sounding slightly frustrated, even though she knew he was joking, it just felt as though he wanted things to happen too quickly.
"No, of course not Lucy. I'm sorry darling, not now," he spoke softly as he tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear. He then leaned forward and kissed her forehead, before pulling her into a protective hug. Lucy's arms snaked around Lee's body as she held onto him tightly. She nestled her head in his chest, glad that they'd gotten away from the subject of moving their relationship to the next level, for now...
They stood like this for a while, enjoying being able to relax together before they had to go back to the house. Lee felt Lucy shiver, "maybe we should go back, it's too cold to stand outside, and we'll miss Christmas dinner." He let go of Lucy with one hand to look at his watch, "blimey we'll have missed helping to make it by the time we get back! They'll think we're trying to avoid doing anything."
Lucy laughed, "come on then," she said happily as they both started to walk back to the house, their arms around each other. Lucy leaned her head towards Lee again as they walked, like she had done on the way there, and Lee leaned his head down to place a kiss on the top of her head.