Chapter 2

"Jack, how can you be so careless!", Holly exclaimed as she her finger traced the big tear on the sleeve of Jack's hoodie. He gave her a sympathetic shrug and replied, "Well you know, flying around everywhere, you're bound to get your clothes snagged on something". Holly had forgiven him with that pathetic excuse and kissed his cheek,

"Jack dear, can you bring me my needle so I can fix your hoodie?"

"Anything for you, my Christmas holly"

Holly adjusted her skirt , sat down in her sewing chair and asked," Are you sure don't want me to make you something new?" Jack handed her the needle and said, "Nah, I like this, after all a pretty girl made it for me, so why would I get rid of it?"

His comment brought a smile to his wife's face as she was sewing his hoodie. She looked up from her work and saw Jack picking one of her cookies that she had set in the coffee table of their living room to munch on, he was shirtless of course. His bare chest made Holly blush a little, and when Jack noticed, he commented,

"Holly, do my muscles still make you bashful?"

Holly gave her husband a dirty scowl and returned to her sewing, " Well, who walks around with just a hoodie on and no shirt? So they can tear their hoodie and have to have their wife fix it for them while they walk around their house half naked?".

Jack raised an eyebrow and replied," do you feel left out? You can be half naked, too. I wouldn't mind."

Holly ignored his comment and brought him his stitched hoodie, "There you go, good as new. Now try to be more careful this time, please."

One one swift moment Jack picked Holly, who was still holding his fixed hoodie, up by her waist, and spun her around in a circle. He brought her face close to his and planted a long hard kiss to her lips, "No promises", he replied. Jack then set her back down

Jack raised Holly's left hand and kissed the ring on her finger, when Holly's eyes shifted from his, and her expression changed to solemn stare, Jack was concerned, "What's the matter, Holly?" , he asked. Holly hugged herself and looked up at the ceiling of their spacious living room, and her answer created an echo throughout the house, "I was just thinking about how big this house is. I feel like it would be better if there were more bodies filling it."

Jack could only give her a blank stare and tried to figure what she was talking about, "What? You want a roommate?"

Holly walked to the kitchen and grabbed a frying pan to start breakfast with, " No, Jack. I was thinking we could fill the house with-" Hilly stopped her sentence and turned on the stove. She started her sentence again," I was thinking that we could start-or at least try to start-uh-you know-"

Jack's face utterly confused, " Fill the house with what, Holly?"

Holly turned so that she was facing her husband, then took a deep breath, "Children, Jack. I want to start a family with you."

Jack's expression became surprised. The spacious house had never been so silent. The only sound was the butter sizzling on the frying pan and the clock ticking on the wall.

Holly could feel her heart drop as the couple stared at each other from across the room. Why wasn't his reply instantaneous? Did he not want to have any children? That couldn't be true because he spends his whole guardianship watching over children, so he must love children. Right?

Holly's eyes became watery and her voice shaky, " You don't want any then do you"

Jack's face went from surprised to a gentle smile, and he swiftly hugged Holly. His arms tightly squeezed her body, and he cooed into her ear, " Why would I not want to have children with someone I'm madly in love with?"

Holly began crying tears of joy and hugged her husband back. However her happiness faded when she looked out the window and saw those dreaded lights shining in the northern sky. She stepped away from her husband's embrace and turned him toward the window to see the lights illuminating above the mountains. Jack knew that his plans of making a family had to be put on hold because his duty as a Guardian was taking priority at the moment. He looked at his wife to ask if she would be alright with him leaving to the North Pole, but she answered before he could open his lips, " Go ahead Jack, I'll bring your breakfast when I head up there to work." A fake smile was plastered on her lips as her husband kissed her cheek and said " I love you, my Christmas holly". Then Jack grabbed his staff and flew out the window towards the glowing colors in the early morning sky.

AN/ Yay chapter two is out! I had fun time writing this one. Thanks for the reviews!