Chapter 18

A/N Features sexual references through out. This scene isn't massively detailed but it can be skipped if you don't enjoy this sort of thing :)

One final chapter for tonight, I hope you all have a Merry Christmas tomorrow! No doubt I'll be updating due to three year olds waking me up ;)

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring not even a mouse… Jacob had gone to his flat to get some things leaving Connie to herself for a while. Sitting upstairs in the bedroom she looked at the bag in front of her before shaking her head grabbing it and going into the bathroom.

Jacob came home to a silent house. There was no noise and no movement but it was obvious someone was still here.

He went through the hallway towards the living room where the fire had been lit and was roaring, heating the room. It caused a golden glow through the room as the lights had been turned off. He noticed that some food had been put out onto the glass table in the middle of the room and all the pillows from the sofa were in a pile on the floor beside the table in front of the fire.

Smiling to himself he put his bag down in the doorway of the hall before coming inside. As he did he heard someone walking down the stairs and turned around to see Connie. His eyes widened slowly as he took in her beauty.

Her slim figure was covered by a short black lace dress which showed off just enough of everything. She tucked her hair behind her ear as she looked across at him without saying anything. Connie came into the room properly while Jacob just watched her. She took hold of his hand before sitting down resting against the pillow with him.

"What's all this?" Connie smiled as he watched her, waiting for an answer. "I wanted to do something for you for a change." He smiled before turning to the table and passing her one of the glasses already there. "Well thank you sweet cheeks, it's brilliant."

The night drifted on slowly as they laughed and talked about pointless things which didn't matter. It was such a carefree evening and it was something that Connie had never experienced. She was always so wound up and worried about what people thought.

Jacob picked up one of the strawberries from the table as Connie leaned back against the pillows, dropping her head back letting her hair fall down. He squirted some cream onto it before moving to eat it. Before he did he looked at Connie and grinned to himself. "Connie…" she looked back to him and he seemed to move as though to let her eat it.

She pulled a face as he got closer before he avoided her mouth and smudged the cream against her face. Connie gasped in shock before sticking her tongue into her cheek and looking at him. They both laughed lightly as she sat forward and reached for the can of whipped cream from the table before spraying it in his direction.

She knelt up as she moved closer to him while he grabbed hold of her wrist trying to stop her. Jacob moved his other hand to her waist as she continued laughing while they fought over the can. Eventually Jacob won by holding her waist and pushing her backwards leaning above her.

"You're beautiful, you know that right?" Jacob still leant above her, even though he was completely covered in cream it didn't stop him. "Jacob-" "I thought you couldn't get any prettier, but looking at you tonight Connie. Seeing you relax, seeing you smile, hearing you laugh… Every little thing about you makes me fall for you all over again."

Connie moved a hand behind his neck pulling him closer to her so she could kiss him. Jacob let himself fall against her chest, kissing her back enjoying every moment. He kept one hand pushing against the floor as he deepened the kiss. Connie let her hands fall to the bottom of his shirt as he sat back and pulled it over his head.

Her hands moved back to his chest, tracing his muscles as he rested above her. He allowed his lips to part from hers for only a second. "I love you-" the same words she'd said earlier seemed to drop from her lips with ease now. Jacob smiled before capturing her lips again and deepening the kiss with more passion than before.

Connie's hands comfortably fit together around his neck while his wandered along the sides of her body. She felt him push against her as he ran his fingers across her toned stomach. Their lips not separating for even a moment as it became more heated and desperate.

Jacob pulled Connie to the side until she was sitting above him. He sat with her, neither breaking the contact from the other as his hands continued to hold onto her hips before trailing down to her thighs.

Her legs rested against the floor either side of his as she knelt up with her hands on his shoulders. Jacob moved a hand to her head, getting her hair tangled around his fingers. Connie leant against him as his back pressed against the floor.

His hand remained caught up in her hair while the other held onto her leg before he pushed upwards again. Moving his hands they quickly moved to the bottom of the dress before pulling it over her head.

The fire added to the heat between their bodies. Jacob moved above Connie again as he pressed her back to the floor. Her head lay against the pillows as his lips trailed slowly along her neck. She rolled her head to the side before he moved his lips down her body. Connie ran a finger along his chest causing him to look back to her with a smile on his face. He stretched forwards to meet her lips again as her hands moved to the belt around his waist.

When he lay back above her she looked into his eyes before he closed the space and kissed her. As he did she moaned against his lips until he lay against her body. Connie wrapped her legs around him, pulling herself in closer to him as he deepened the kiss moving with her. Her breathing quickened as she held onto him. He felt her fingers across his back as he moved his lips against her neck.

She struggled to keep her breathing regular as he moved his lips to hers once again. He moved against her again until the breath caught in her throat and she felt his body relax into her.

Jacob lay against the floor as Connie rested her head against his bare chest beside the fire. He'd pulled the blanket across them as they lay there. He traced patterns across her bare back while she listened to his heart beating. Connie closed her eyes smiling as she felt herself drifting off to sleep.

They both stayed quiet as Jacob rested his head against the pillows with one arm tucked under them. He kept the other around Connie as he watched her sleep. He focused on the rise and fall of her chest as she slowly breathed. Tonight was just one of many perfect nights he'd had with her, he couldn't believe how lucky he was. He'd never take any moment with her for granted because she was the most special thing in his life.

Tomorrow was Christmas and he was determined to make it a good day for her, despite her thinking it wouldn't be the same without her baby girl. He'd put so much into it that he needed it to go as planned, he just hoped she'd be happy with what he'd done.