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Baking
She loved Christmas. No one in her family shared that sentiment, her mother always complaining how much she had to do and her father just hiding behind his work and desk. Her brothers were useless, and one of them chose work over spending time with his family during the holidays too. Needless to say her relationship to her family wasn’t the greatest, so she had always celebrated Christmas on her own.
Until she met Ace.
As soon as she thought of him a smile grew on her lips she couldn’t stop, she hadn’t realized she even smiled that way until it was pointed out to her. She really loved that man, huh.
Licking her lips she stirred the melting chocolate in front of her when she heard the door to the apartment open. Listening to the sounds of him putting away his jacket, she wondered how much more she should make. Some of the cookies were already in the oven and baking, but the bottomless pits that were the three brothers was enough reason to think about making more.
Stirring the chocolate a little more she smiled when arms wrapped around her from behind.
“It smells so good.”
She squealed when he rubbed his icy cold nose against her neck: “Cold!”
She could feel the grin against her skin and knew she was in trouble the next second when his hold on her tightened. He rubbed his nose harder against her neck and his icy cold hands found their way underneath her ugly Christmas sweater. Goosebumps rose along her skin and she squirmed in his arms, but he wouldn’t let go of her.
She put her hands on his arms and tried to wriggle out of his hold, but to no avail. She turned around in his arms and tried to push him away, and at this point it wasn’t only about him being cold. He was just teasing her, not wanting to let go of her because he liked to do this sometimes when she was busy with something.
“Ace!”, she laughed, “Let me go!”
“Nah.”, he grinned and started to pepper her with kisses which made her squeal and laugh, shivers running down her spine. Trying to get away from him her body was pressed against the counter and forgetting the chocolate she tried to melt, she didn’t think of a possible mess. Until it was too late.
A loud clinking sound made both of them pause and looking over her shoulder the couple saw the spilled chocolate that had already melted half way through.
“Well… didn’t see that one coming.”, he said without sounding sorry.
“Ace!”, she whined at him and he only looked at her innocently.
“What?”
“That was all the chocolate we had left!”
“…oh.”
“Yeah, oh. So… who’s going to get some more from the store?”
“Uh… me?”
“Who else?”
He sighed: “Alright, alright. But when I’m back I wanna try those cookies.”
She rolled her eyes at him, but smiled, knowing he meant the finished ones she had hidden in some of the boxes she had prepared beforehand, knowing all the cookies would be gone if she didn’t hide them: “Alright. But you better buy the good stuff.”
“Of course.”, with that he turned around but for a moment she took hold of his hand. Curious he glances back at her but she only smiled and stepped towards him.
“Love you.”, she kissed his cheek and she saw a small blush adoring his cheeks: “You better.” Again she giggled, but then he kissed her, this time fully on the lips.
“And hurry.”, she told him after they had parted and he nodded. She watched him leaving and when the door closed behind him she turned around towards the kitchen counter.
“Great.”, she sighed at the chocolatery mess, “Now I gotta clean that up.”