Warning: Gets a bit steamy

~Elsa~

Seeing Anna take Kristoff and his family to the ballroom made me eager for Jack and his family to arrive. I stood, feeling super impatient, and had to fight the urge to text him again. I had already done so when I woke up, which was still hours ago, but I don't want to be annoying. Olaf took over the list of guests and did Anna's job for her while also telling us about his day, which then ended up with him complaining about someone from work who was really determined for him to stay at work and not go.

"I know you love working there so you can visit the child patients," says Rapunzel, "but I think, if your work environment is getting toxic, that you should come work for us. You can join the cleaning staff, and trust me you'll get paid much better than you do in the kitchen. You can even live with us. We have plenty of rooms that are collecting dust."

Olaf's eyes light up. "Really?! Oh my goodness, that would be amazing! I sure will miss the kiddos though…" he looks away, sadly, and I could see the gears in his head turning, thinking through his decision.

"And if you want, we can visit the hospital to visit the kids whenever you'd like," I add in, hoping to cheer him up, "I'm sure since you've been doing it for a while, they would still allow you."

Olaf nods, his smile returning. "Yeah, you're right. And if they don't, I could always break in."

Rapunzel burst into laughter, while I stared in shock. "Olaf…" I couldn't contain my laughter. "No."

The doorbell rings, and my heart jolts, thinking it was Jack and his family. When I opened the door, I was right. It was Jack's family, but no Jack. "Hello, everyone!" I say, cheerfully, holding back disappointment. Where the heck is he? "It's so good to see you all." And I meant it. Just because I was disappointed at not seeing Jack doesn't mean I wasn't excited to see everyone else.

North (dressed as Santa like he has been all month) stood with Tooth, Bunny, Sandy, Jack's mom, Sophie, Jamie, and Emma. The children were quick to run up to Rapunzel and I, giving us the tightest hugs their little arms could give. We let them all in, gave the others hugs as well, and when I pulled away from Jack's mom, I finally asked: "Where's Jack?"

"Oh, he's doing some last minute errands for me," she answers, looking to North. "Isn't that right, North?"

My principal nods his head. "Yep, and hopefully he doesn't get himself into trouble on the way here."

Rapunzel laughs. "I'm saying the same thing about Flynn."

"Better pray for a Christmas Miracle then," Bunny jokes as he readjusts little Sophie, who he was holding on his hip now. "Those boys are trouble by themselves, but together? Absolute destruction."

North chuckles. "Well, it's a good thing we sent Jack alone."

I agreed. I love Jack, but I would really appreciate it if he didn't get himself into trouble. Not for our first Christmas Eve together. Well, as a couple that is. Because technically, this isn't the first time.

"Well, let's take your coats off and get you to the party then, shall we?" I suggest, taking everyone's coats when they hand them to me, and setting them inside the closet that was right at the end of the hall before we turn the corner.

As I guided Jack's family, I made sure to speak to everyone before letting them loose into the Ballroom. I'm not sure when I'll see them later tonight, since there's a lot of guests I gotta mingle with tonight. I even made sure to get a picture with everyone. It would have been perfect if Jack was there. Though, granted, I have a lot of pictures of him and I together. Still though. I miss him.

Ugh I never expected myself to be the clingy type.

Once Jack's family was in the Ballroom, I dug out my phone on my way back to the front doors. I sent him a quick text saying, I heard you're doing errands. Be quick but also be careful. The roads are icy.

A minute later, he responds back.

J: Aw, are you worried about me?

E: Duh. I'd be a bad girlfriend if I wasn't.

J: I bet you miss me too huh? ;)

E: Also duh.

J: Haha I'll be there soon Snowflake. Sooner than you'll know

I turned the corner then, about to reply back when I noticed the closet door was wide open. I could have sworn I shut it earlier. I go to close it, noticing Anna by the door now, with a silver plate of chocolate truffles in her hands that she was sharing with Olaf and Rapunzel. She must have come back through the servants' halls. Otherwise, we would have passed each other. How else would she steal a platter of chocolates too?

"Hey," I called out to them, "I closed this earlier, didn't I?"

Anna shrugs. "I just got here, so I don't know." But she's smirking at Rapunzel and Olaf, who were failing miserably at hiding their smiles.

"What–" I start, but I let out a startled shriek when something–or someone–from inside the closet grabbed me and yanked me inside. It all happened so fast that everything became a blur. I hear the door shut and see the outline of the figure in the dark. Fear overtook my entire body, but immediately evaporated when the figure flipped the switch, lighting up the large, walk in closet.

Standing in front of me was what I assumed a male. They were covered from head to toe. Their hands were wearing gloves, they wore about three beanies on top of their head, and wore two coats, one of them being North's, and wrapped around their waist was another coat. Their face was also covered with a black scarf, revealing only their icy blue eyes.

Wait a second…

"Jack?!"

Jack laughs and gives me jazz hands. "Surpriiissseee!"

I laugh, amused and shocked. "I can't believe this," I say, shaking my head, but feeling my smile get bigger and bigger.

"I felt reenacting the way we first met would be a nice surprise," he says, and I could tell by the way his eyes were gleaming that he must have felt so clever. "Or at least, dressing the part."

"You know," I start as I go down memory lane, "According to you, you only ever did that because you saw how lonely I was that night and felt making yourself a Coat Monster was a good idea to cheer me up. If I recall correctly, you said I was more cheerful that next year, so you watched me from the sidelines instead of talking to me. You know. Like humans do."

"Man, I was a stalker, wasn't I?" Jack teases, making me giggle.

"Of course that's all you take from that." I shake my head. "Listen, Jack, I'm not lonely tonight like I was the night we met, so all of this," I gestured to all of him, "Was definitely you wanting to be extra. Admit it."

Jack removes the scarf from his face, revealing a toothy grin. "Perhaps," he answers, not giving me an exact answer, but I know him well enough to know that he meant yes. "You gotta admit yourself though, North's Santa Clause coat is just so damn cool. And very soft."

I roll my eyes as I chuckle. "Okay, yes, it is a pretty cool jacket. One that I need you to put back on the rack right now. Along with everyone else's stuff. The last thing I need is someone getting mad that their stuff has been touched."

Jack laughs as he starts taking the winter accessories off. As he's putting them back, he says: "I had no errands by the way. I had my family lie, and had Rapunzel help me sneak in and help put everything on. Olaf watched, confused and amused. Although, now I think he believes I'm a weirdo. And then here comes Anna with a tray of chocolates, which she almost dropped from laughing so hard. We had to quickly tell her to not say anything. It was the fastest Rapunzel and I have ever moved in our entire lives."

With all the stuff back where they were meant to be, Jack's real outfit was revealed, and I must say, it made me blush more than I like to admit. It's just a simple suit. I've seen a ton of suits before. Suits of all colors and with all sorts of embroidery, but I've never seen Jack in one, and I just…malfunctioned hard as he spoke to me. Thankfully, when he was done speaking, I had a little bit more of a hold of myself.

"Well, I'm glad everything worked out for you." I step toward him, my body yearning for any kind of touch, and it's like he knew because his hands reach out to hold mine.

"Not quite," he says, and removes one of his hands to take something out of his pocket. It was a black box, and for a second I thought it was a ring box, which made my heart either stop beating or it beat so fast I thought it stopped. For a split second I went back and forth between thinking it was an engagement ring or a promise ring. To which only one would have a yes answer. Unless Jack is okay with a long engagement, which I'm sure he honestly would be okay with it.

But being his Fiancé before we've even made it to a year as a couple doesn't sit right with me. We need more time. Even for a promise ring and–

And before my mind could overthink, I suddenly realized that the box is more rectangular and flat. He opens it a second later, revealing the most gorgeous snowflake necklace I have ever seen in my entire life. It was sterling silver, with diamonds and swiss blue topaz gems. The shape of the snowflake had sharp edges and would make for a great Ninja throwing star if it was bigger. Wow. I really have been spending way too much time with Jack. I never thought I would compare a necklace to a throwing star.

"Jack," I breathed out in awe, "It's beautiful."

"I was supposed to give it to you on your birthday," Jack says as he gently turns me around to put the necklace on me. "But I was so busy making sure everything was there and in place at the ice rink, that I completely forgot about it."

I see his hands over the sides of my head and brace myself for the touch of his skin, which I knew would send shivers down my body.

They did.

The feeling of his fingers brushing against the back of my neck as he clipped on the necklace, as well as the cold sterling silver chain being wrapped around my throat, sent a wave of chills that were much more intense than I anticipated. It's a good thing my dress is long sleeved, otherwise he would see them. Maybe he can see them on my neck?

I suddenly breathe in sharply and my body tenses up in surprise and pleasure when I feel his lips on the back of my neck. Oh.

"I then decided to give it to you while we were at the pond," Jack continues, as if he didn't just cause my body to crash, "but I had hoped we would end up skating, so I felt giving you the ice skates would be a better idea. I know I could have still given the necklace to you then, but I didn't want to give away my gifts all at once. I also got the idea of surprising you in the closet, and, as weird as it sounds, I thought there wasn't any other better way or time. So yeah. Here we are."

It was hard for me to listen to him due to the action he had done. I was still trying to process that, while also paying close attention to his hands, which were moving up and down my arms, rubbing them gently. Even through my sleeves, his touch gave my skin chills. I can't believe I've fallen this hard.

I turn around to face him, a familiar hunger deep within my belly that I've felt a few times before during our kisses, but definitely not at this level. "Jack…" I trail off, not sure what to say. I was torn between saying "thank you" and "do it again". But before I could get another word out, Jack is dangling some mistletoe over our heads.

I look up, surprised again. "You are just full of surprises tonight, aren't you Jack?"

He grins, a smug look in his eyes, and with the shrug of his shoulder, he says: "I'm a pretty mysterious guy."

"Where did you get that?"

"Your sister."

"Of course. Good old Anna."

"Now," he keeps one arm raised, still holding the mistletoe, while the other wraps around my waist, pulling me close to him. Chest to chest. Heart to heart. The butterflies in my stomach exploded and melted away, oozing into that scandalous warmth that I can't stop thinking about. "I do believe you were going to say your thanks and seal it with a kiss?"

I laugh as I slide my hands up his chest to his neck. I feel him swallow– gulp– at the contact. Is he feeling the tension too? Is he just as nervous as I? Just as… eager?

I quickly stop myself before my thoughts could get any more intimate. Christmas Time is the worst time to be thinking about that. And so, I do exactly what he said. "Thank you, Jack. For the birthday party at the rink and the ice skates and this gorgeous necklace. Thank you for being here too. Rapunzel has said before that during your few years of friendship with her, you've not once came inside this house. I assumed it was because of your memories from being here during the Christmas Eve parties. With your dad. I figured it must have been hard."

Jack nods. "Yeah, you're exactly right. So imagine my surprise when I found out you were related to her and lived with her."

We share a laugh before he continues. "Being here with you though makes it less hard. Actually, being here isn't hard at all. I'm really excited, to be honest. Our school doesn't do a Winter dance. No winter dance and no homecoming dance. We only do the Junior-Senior Prom. This is the closest we'll get to having a formal winter dance before Prom gets here in April. And I don't know about you, but I'm tired of waiting. I've been wanting to dance with you since the moment I laid eyes on you all those years ago."

I couldn't help but giggle. "Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't dance. Skating is like dancing though. We've done that before. Well, not actual routine dances, but we've skated side by side. I think that counts."

"Your opinion is wrong," Jack teases, "And sorry to burst your bubble, but you're dancing with me whether you like it or not."

"I will press charges."

"I don't want to work until I die, so I'll take it."

We laugh again until I finally leaned in and kissed him, chastely. "Have I fulfilled the tradition of the mistletoe, Mr. Jackson?"

Jack pretends to think about it. "Hmm…nah." And then he's attacking my face with tiny kisses and dramatic kissing noises. "Muah, muah, muah!"

"Jack!" I squeal as I try to get away, "You're going to ruin my makeup. Stop!" I tried to fight back my laughter, knowing that would enable him, and failing miserably.

Finally, his kisses on my face stop, but his lips still acted. They found mine like a piece of metal and a magnet, and while our kiss was sweet at first, the hunger that boiled in my belly caused me to act without thinking. It made me turn our sweet kiss into a steamy one. One I don't think we've ever had before. I've never acted so… promisciously before, and while I know what I'm doing is definitely beyond innocent, I can't stop myself. I don't want to stop myself. It's not like I'm intending for us to have sex, but I am intending to feel some heated passion. That addicting fire. I want to know if Jack wants to feel it too.

And from the way he's kissing me back, I believe he does. He kissed me back just as passionately, maybe even more so, almost ferociously actually. As if this is our last kiss ever and he's trying to taste every part of my lips to savor the memory for as long as possible. And when his tongue slipped into my mouth, testing to see just how far he could go, I knew that he shared the same hunger as I. That tongue action pretty much confirmed it.

I let out a moan when I felt his tongue against mine, which caused his arms around my waist to tighten. I repeated what his tongue did to mine, making him moan this time, and oh my heavens it was a sound that I found myself wanting to hear over and over again. Next thing I know, he's moving me backwards. My eyes remained closed and our lips stayed connected during all of this. My back suddenly, but gently, hits against the door of the closet, making the warmth in the pit of my stomach heat up even more. I felt like a cake inside an oven, the mixure rising and rising the longer it's inside the heat.

Someone suddenly knocks on the door, making Jack and I jump and for me to instinctively push him away from me. He stumbles, but catches himself, while I mouth sorry. All the while, Anna is on the other side knocking. "Um…hey guys? All the guests are here now. We should probably head to the ballroom."

Followed by Olaf: "We also heard something thud against the door. Are you guys wrestling each other?"

Next was Rapunzel: "Olaf, don't embarrass them."

"We'll go ahead and get going," says Anna, and I could tell in her voice she was trying not to laugh. "Tidy up and be in the ballroom in 5 minutes."

"Gee, Anna, since when did you become the responsible one?"-Olaf.

"Since my sister's decided now to listen to her hormones," she jokes, and that's when I finally say something.

"Okay, see you in a bit. Bye." I prayed they could hear the urgency in my voice and take the hint to leave so I could wallow in embarrssment. I hope they didn't hear me moan too. God, I really got carried away, didn't I?

I hear the three of them laugh. "Alright, be quick." And then they were gone.

Jack and I brust into laughter once we were sure they were out of sight and out of sound. "I literally want to die," I joke, the heat in my face starting to become unbearable. "I'm never getting in a closet with you again."

"Never say never," Jack winks and I decided to ignore the threat.

We take about 2 minutes helping each other fix the other's appearance and I thanked my lucky stars that I wasn't wearing lipstick. That would have been a mess for both of us. Finally, when we felt that we were appropriately presentable, we exit the closet.

Neither of us said anything about what happened between us, and I was honestly thankful. I probably would have to retreat to my room if he decided to tease me and I think he knows it. He knows me pretty well, whether I like it or not.

He does say something though. Something that is oh-so Jack.

"That was a big-ass closet by the way. Are all of your closets walk through?"

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Author's Note: If I don't update before Christmas 2023, I hope you guys have a very Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays! Especially you jelsalove89 ^_^