Part 11 (2/2)
Her eyes go wide. ”Please don't tell me there's more. I only got you a watch.”
I stroke the back of my knuckles over her cheek. ”I've got you, Angel. That's all I need.”
Tamzin.
Not only was this the first time in years that I wasn't alone at Christmas, it was the first time that I woke to a gorgeous man next to me. Today has been amazing. Our lazy long chats and love making morning was finished with breakfast in bed of croissants and bucks fizz, before entering the shower for more dirty rendezvous whilst we got clean. The first thing I did when entering the kitchen was turn the radio up high as I danced around Noel and helped him prepare our Christmas meal for two. Although there was enough to feed an army.
After being spoilt rotten with beautiful gifts, Noel's parents came around to exchange presents and stayed for a little while. Cathy and Harold surprised me with a gift I never expected, which was a spa day in the country to visit along with herself and Karen. I've only met Cathy twice in the last twenty-four hours but already feel like I've known her for a year.
After they left, both Noel and I had a long conversation on speaker phone with Ruby letting us know that Santa had brought her a pink bike with stabilisers. Which then followed a full packed Christmas turkey dinner and curling up on the sofa to watch the same TV programmes they show every year. Today was truly perfect and my face ached with my wide spread smile that didn't show any sign of leaving me soon.
I towel off from my bubble bath and pull on my silk night robe and tie it at my middle. My new long socks that Noel got me for Christmas, a black pair with red lips all over them are snug around my legs. I doubt there's many men that find long winter socks s.e.xy and would often tell a woman to wear them whilst he f.u.c.ks her senseless. But it is a quirk that Noel has and I don't have any means to stop him. Socks or not the man f.u.c.ks like an animal.
Once I enter the living room, I find Noel sat in just his lounge pants, his bare chest and curved arms never fail to make my mouth water. He's s.e.xy and masculine and I can't wait to show him how thankful I am for this day. ”You know sitting there like that is an invitation I'm happy to take if you're offering.”
”You can take me any way you want but first I need to give you something.”
”Another present?” I make my way over to him. He pulls me down to straddle him and places a medium-size red velvet box between us. He takes my hand in his and looks at me. He has those serious eyes again and for a second my stomach twists with uncertainty.
”I was going to give you this New Year's Eve. I thought that no matter what way this month turned out, I had to get you something to remember it by. Little did I know that we'd end it in a relations.h.i.+p. I made you a promise, Tamzin, and like I've said before I never back out or break them. Only now as I sit here with you, I couldn't be happier in finding you. You've made me a happy man and I don't just want December or Christmas. I want a lifetime with you. So I want you to have this now so we can start our New Year with a new adventure not a keepsake of the old one”
Placing the box in my hands, he watches me. Whatever is inside is heavy.
Once I open it up, my breath catches as I gaze at the most beautiful object I'd ever seen. A heavyweight golden snow globe with the city of London at Christmas in the centre. It is like nothing I've ever seen. The detail is exquisite, right down to the tiny footprint in the snow. You can make out the shapes of the people in the street and see the orange light of the street lights. It is magnificent. But it is the wording on the front that brings tears to my eyes. ”The promise of December.” A fine detail of script wording that sincerely captures every part of what this month has become.
I look at him, blurred vision and a full heart. ”From the moment you invaded my house I never wanted you to leave. You've hit me like a freight train, Noel, and I couldn't be happier about that. You promised me so much in so little time and delivered in every way. Thank you for finding me my Christmas because if you hadn't of done that I wouldn't have had you.”
I kiss him with everything I have. He said he'd promise to find me what I'd lost. Make me believe again. And he has. Only he's found me a whole lot more than what I expected to receive. But by helping me find the things I lost he's also stole a lot more from me. He's stolen my breath, my body, my heart and my soul. And if the future is anything like this month has been I'll take it with open arms. He created a different kind of magic to the one I knew as a little girl. A different kind of feel to the Christmases I shared with my grandparents. It's a kind of magic that kindles something deep inside you and now that I've found it, I'm going to hold on to it and him forever.
* The End *
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Growing up as a child, writing was never my course of direction as I disliked everything about it due to being dyslexic. However, over time I got back into reading/writing and fell in love with adult romances and wanted to get out the stories that fill my mind on a daily basis.
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