Arabella had slept like a queen that night. Her and Hunter had slowly made their way up to bed and she fell asleep in his arms, feeling amazing and safe and loved. She didn't have any terrible dreams, she wasn't uncomfortable. She was just happy. The sun was shining in through their window now and Arabella could feel Hunter's steady breathing under her and she could hear his heart beating against his chest. He was sleeping and she was happy. She wanted to surprise him. Arabella slipped out of bed as slowly as she possibly could and she tugged on his boxer shorts that she was wearing as shorts. She stretched, her white tee shirt lifting up a little to reveal a strip of her stomach. Arabella turned and slowly walked down the stairs. When she got down to the kitchen, she poured some food into the dogs bowls and she opened up the fridge and looked around. There was no way that she was going to be able to cook anything for Hunter but maybe she could fix something up and make it look special. Arabella pulled the milk out of the fridge and she poured some of it into a clear glass jug. She placed it onto the table and poured two bowls of Fruit Loops. Arabella turned on the radio and as she started to make some hot apple cider, she started to sing and dance around, wiggling her hips. "This will be an everlasting love! This will be the one I've waited for! This will be the first time anyone has loved me"
Hunter woke up to the sound of music playing and smiled a little. Arabella wasn't there, but the music meant one thing. She was dancing in her, or his, underwear. He slowly climbed out of bed and rubbed his eyes a little. Hunter walked to the door and stretched a little, yawning quietly and making sure to be silent as he climbed down the stairs. He peeked into the kitchen and watched as she wiggled her hips and danced around, singing some song that Hunter didn't recognize. He stepped quickly and hid out of sight by the doorway, peeking in and waiting until her back was turned again to walk in. He quickly moved behind her and as she turned around again he took her hands and danced with her, spinning her out and in and then dipping her as the song ended. "Good morning, beautiful." He said with a wink before kissing her lightly on the chin.
Arabella giggled, blushing deeply. She didn't think that Hunter would wake up as fast as he did an walk in on her dancing around like that. Arabella kissed him and slipped her arms around his neck, holding herself close to him. "Good morning, handsome" She said softly and smiled a little to herself. It seemed like her smile was never going to leave her face and she was okay with that. "I slaved in the kitchen all morning to make breakfast for you" She told him with a little giggle.
Hunter looked at her a little surprised and then looked over at the table where he saw the two bowls of Fruit Loops. A smile broke across his face as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. "You are the best Pre-fiance a guy can have." Hunter said with a little smile at the look on her face. He picked her up and shuffled over to the table where he sat down and pulled her onto his lap. "How about this? I'm going to tell you when I'm going to propose." He said, placing a kiss on her shoulder. "You and I will be engaged...Before your birthday." He said with a smile. "AND before my birthday." He said with a smile, running his hands up her back to her shoulders and massaging them gently. He was so excited to propose to her and he just couldn't wait. He was excited to get married especially when it'll be Arabella across from him.
"Oh, that narrows it down so much" Arabella said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She leaned into him and she kissed him lightly. She was anxious for him to propose. It felt like it was taking ages and she just wanted it to happen. Arabella pulled away a little bit and she looked at him. "You are the biggest tease I have ever met, Hunter Reed" She told him with a nod. She was looking forward to being married to him. She wanted to be Mrs. Hunter Reed desperately but the waiting was killing her. Arabella stood up and kissed him tightly before walking over to the counter and picking up the two cups of apple cider and walking back to the table.
"Thank you, ma'am." He said quietly as he took his mug and placed it on the table. He picked up his spoon and ate a little bit of his cereal, thinking about many things as his mind typically did. "So, What should we do today?" He said, finally picking a topic of discussion. "I think a snowman and a snowball fight are in order." Hunter said, taking a huge bite of cereal and chewing it down and swallowing it. "Also, the dogs could probably stand to breath some fresh air. Jolie can wear those mittens or boots or whatever that you bought her." He said, looking over as paws were placed on his leg followed by a rough tongue hitting his elbow. "Hey, Ajax." Hunter said with a smile as he pet the dog's head.
Arabella smiled softly and looked down at the floor when she heard Jolie following closely behin Ajax. She bent down and picked up the small puppy, placing her in her lap. Jolie looked up at Arabella for a moment before turning her head to look down at Ajax. "Yeah..we could take them for a walk and show them off" She said with a little giggle and she ran her fingers over Jolie's soft fur, smoothing it out.
Hunter smiled and scratched under Ajax's chin. He took a few more bites of cereal and then pushed the bowl to the middle of the table before picking Ajax up and setting him on his lap. Ajax began panting happily and put his head on the table, looking across at Arabella. Hunter smiled a little and reached to the end of the table, grabbing a bag of treats and pulling one out. He placed it on Ajax's nose and the dog wiggled his head a little, trying to grab the treat, but ended up knocking it onto the table. He ate it and let out a happy howl. "That's a good boy." Hunter said, scratching Ajax behind his ear. He grabbed his cereal bowl and scooted back a little letting Ajax climb onto the table, sniffing around. He turned around and licked Hunter's face and Hunter pulled away and continued eating his cereal.
Arabella giggled a little bit and she put Jolie on the table, grabbing her bowl too. Jolie sniffed around for a moment before trotting across to the table and sitting on the edge in front of Hunter. She looked at him then barked a few time. Arabella laughed and finished off her cereal. "I think you got a new girlfriend. I'm hurt" She said and she stood up, walking towards the sink. As she walked psat Hunter, she put her hand on his shoulder, lightly brushing her fingers against his neck. Arabella placed her dishes in the sink and stretched, raising her arms above her head and yawning. "It's a good thing that we just bought carrots..we're gonna need some for our snowmen"
Hunter smiled and finished off his cereal with a big slurp of colorful milk. "It's better than an arrow." Hunter said quietly as he stood up and placed his bowl in the sink, turning around and seeing that Jolie was watching him and had followed him around the table. "What do you want, princess?" Hunter said with a smile as he picked the small dog up, looking her in the eye. She barked happily and licked his face, but then pulled away , chewing up a froot loop that had stuck itself to the side of his face. "Typical." Hunter said with a sigh as he set Jolie down on the table and walked up behind Arabella as she stretched, sliding his hands around her waist, running his fingers along the bare skin that she revealed when she stretched. "Another girl liking me because of food." He said, placing kisses along her shoulder, brushing his lips against every part of her skin. "How long until Christmas, is it? I've lost track of what day it is." He whispered as he placed a kiss on the spot to the left of her neck that he knew drove her crazy, lightly nibbling and sucking. "I think that my clothes look really nice on you." He breathed, letting his breath tickle her skin and his lips graze her neck.
Arabella leaned into him, closing her eyes. She placed her hands on his arms around her waist and she lightly dug her nails into his arm. For a moment, she just wanted to stand in his arms and focus on the way her skin tingled and her heart raced when she felt his breath on her neck. Arabella let out a little sigh then opened her eyes. "Thank you" She said in a soft voice and she turned around, slipping her arms around his neck. "A couple more days until Christmas. You are going to adore your gift" She said with a giggle.
Hunter kissed her lightly on the lips, putting his hands on her arms, lightly running his fingers up and down her forearms. "And you say I'm a tease." He said, kissing her forehead. "Can I have a hint? Or a clue or something?" He said, running his hands down her arms to her sides. "Je vais être sûr de le faire vaut la peine." He said with a wink, slipping his hands up her shirt and running his fingertips, along her sides, lightly tickling her skin and stepping closer to her, kissing her more intently.
"Oh...that is not fair.." Arabella whispered and she leaned into him, brushing her lips along his jaw. She thought about giving him a hint, but she didn't want to give him anything too obvious. "Hmm...it's pink" She finally told him and she winked at him. It was pretty vague and she figured that it might give him a bit of a panic attack before he actually got the gift. Arabella ran her hands down his arms and she leaned into him, pressing little kisses along his jaw.
Hunter froze and pulled away from her a moment. "It's..." He blinked at her a few times. "It's pink." He said with a sigh, trying to think of what it could be. He assumed she wouldn't get him pink clothing, but he could be wrong. "I'm not sure that clue is worth much." He said, letting her go and walking toward the stairs. "Make it better and I'll give you a hint on yours." He said, putting his hand on the railing and standing in a way that told her that he was going to go upstairs if the clue wasn't good enough.
Arabella looked up at him and she put her hands on her hips. She narrowed her eyes but her lips were turned up into a small smile. "What kind of hint do you want? I can't give you too big of a hint because I can't spoil it for you" She said and she started to walk towards him, making sure to wiggle her hips from side to side as she walked. Arabella looked up at him and thought about it. "It's bigger than a penny"
Hunter sighed and looked at her for a moment before clearing his throat and starting toward the stairs. "I probably wasn't going to give you a clue anyway." He called back down the stairs to her. He heard a scoff and he laughed as he reached their bedroom. Hunter slipped off his pajama pants and quickly pulled on a pair of jeans, knowing that she would probably be up here soon, hoping to catch him in his underwear. There was the sound of hurried feet on the steps and he pulled off his shirt and stood on the other side of the door with his arms open, ready to catch her as she burst into the room.
Arabella opened the door and she smirked at him for a second before she jumped at him, wrapping ehr arms around him and falling back onto the bed with him. She giggled and placed a kiss in the hallow of his neck. "You should give me a hint" She said and she brushed her lips along his collarbone. "A really good hint" She added and giggled against his skin.
Hunter smiled and wrapped his arms around her. "Well..." He kissed her on the lips and then gave her an eskimo kiss. "There you go." He said, placing his hands on her sides and running them down to her butt. "That is everything you need to know about Christmas." He said, rubbing her butt gently and kissing her neck. He smiled against her skin as he felt Arabella lean into him and then there was a flurry of barks and howls. Hunter sighed. "We should check what's going on." He said quietly. "And we should probably let them out. And build our snowman." He kissed her on more time before sitting up, but keeping his arms around her. "This will happen. I promise."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah" Arabella muttered and she looked up at him with big eyes. She let out a little sigh and she kissed him before wiggling out of her arms and getting off of the bed. "I have to get dressed. I can't go out into the snow in shorts" She said with a little laugh and she pulled out a pair of blue skinny jeans, a grey shirt and a thick red sweater. Arabella quickly tugged on the jeans and she took her pajama shirt off before leaning back into the room, making sure to give Hunter a teasing sort of view. "I left Jolie's boots and her jacket by her crate...I think"
Hunter cleared his throat and slipped on his sweatshirt and a jacket. "I'll go get her dressed." He said, slipping his gloves in his pocket and putting on his hat. Hunter walked down the stairs and picked up Jolie and set her on the top of the crate by her jacket. "Now, how does..." He said, examining the dog's clothes and trying to put them on. After a few minutes of fidgeting and adjusting the dog's jacket was on along with her mittens and boots. Hunter had to admit. She looked pretty adorable. He set her back down on the ground and Ajax walked up to her, cautiously looking over the clothes. "You don't get clothes, buddy. You're too manly." Hunter said with a chuckle, crouching down and petting Ajax and Jolie.
Arabella pulled on the rest of her clothes and she picked up her hat and mittens. She walked down the stairs and when she saw Jolie in her clothes, her heart melted. "Ohhh...she is so adorable!" Arabella said and she sat down beside Hunter, scooping her tiny dog into her arms. She grinned at Hunter and kissed him before looking back at Jolie, who had a very happy look on her face. "Thanks for getting her ready" She said to Hunter in a happy voice.
Hunter smiled and leaned over, pressing his lips to hers. "At this rate, we'll never get outside." He looked down at Jolie who was panting happily and fidgeting a little in her new clothes. "She does look pretty cute though." He said with a sigh before standing and looking down at Ajax who stood next to him. "Alright. Ajax and I are going out. We're just going to walk around a little. Come out once you get over how adorable the both of you are." He said with a laugh before walking out with Ajax.
Arabella placed Jolie on the ground and she stood up. Jolie barked a few times and spun around in a circle. With a little giggle, Arabella walked outside, slipping her mittens onto her hands. She held the door open and laughed as Jolie ran through her legs and jumped into a pile of snow. Arabella closed the door and rubbed her hands together as she walked towards Hunter. There was a couple barks as Jolie started to nip at the snow and knock at some of it with her nose. "Hey, handsome" She said with a smile, looking up at Hunter.
Hunter smiled and put an arm around her. "Hey, beautiful." He said, placing a kiss on her lips. "Did you get the stuff for the snowman?" He asked, wrapping his other arm around her and kissing her more intently. He ran his tongue across her lips and kissed across her cheek to her jaw and to her neck. He knew that she couldn't really move with his arms around her, but right now he didn't really care. "It was a carrot and a stick and some...uh...what was it?" He said, leaning into her and nibbling on the spot where her neck meets her shoulder.
Arabella shivered a little and even though she couldn't really move, she leaned into him a bit more. She melted into his kisses and his nibbles, closing her eyes. With great effort, she took a breath an nodded softly. "Something for his eyes and his buttons and his smile.." Arabella said in a soft voice and she bit her lip. "Mmm...Hunter..you are incredible" She said quietly with a little smile and she pressed herself into him more.
Hunter smiled and moved his hands down to her butt giving it a squeeze. He opened his eyes and saw Ajax and Jolie both standing by them, looking at them. Hunter sighed and pulled away a little. "I'm not sure I feel so inspired with the audience." He said quietly, pointing to the dogs who tilted their heads inquisitively. "I'm going to scrounge around the kitchen for the snowman's face. I'll be back." He said, kissing her forehead and disappearing back inside the house.
Arabella watched Hunter walk away with a huff and she looked down at the dogs. "He is such a big tease" She muttered and she bent down, picking up a bit of snow. She formed it into a loose snowball and tossed it up into the air. Right away, the dogs started barking and snapping at the snow as it fell around them. Arabella giggled a little bit and bent down, starting to roll some snow into a ball for the snowman.
Hunter took a deep breath and walked into the kitchen. He grabbed a carrot and some other stuff and two pieces of charcoal before walking back out. He saw her rolling the segments and walked up behind her as she finished the bottom. "It looks good, sweetie. What's next?" He said, wrapping his arms around her from behind and kissing her cheek. "We make the middle part, right?"
Arabella looked up at him and she smiled gently. She nodded and brushed her mittens off on her jeans. "Yep! And then we'll do the top part" She said happily and looked over at the dogs for a moment before leaning back into Hunter and placing her hands on his arms. "This is going to be the best Christmas ever" She said in a soft voice and she turned her head back to look at him.
Hunter kissed her tightly on the lips. "As long as I have you in my arms, I can't see how it could be anything else." He said with a smile. He stepped away from her and made a ball of snow, packing it in an attempt to make it bigger and bigger, so he could put it in the middle. He grabbed morea nd more snow, packing it on and on, but finally it broke and fell into pieces at his feet. "Am I doing it wrong or something?"
Arabella giggled and she kissed him lightly. "Like this" She said and she bent down, gently rolling a small ball of snow. She stood up and brushed her hands off on her jeans. "You try" She said with a big grin in Hunter's direction. As soon as the words escaped her lips, however, Jolie jumped up and landed on the ball of snow, breaking it.
Hunter sighed and kicked a little bit of snow on top of Jolie. She barked and barked at Hunter as she pulled herself out of the snow. Hunter laughed a little and crouched down forming another ball of snow. "So, I just roll it like this, then?" He said as he pushed it along the ground, letting pick up snow and grow until it was a little smaller than the base. "Alright, so it just goes on top and then we put a head on it."
"Exactly" Arabella said with a happy little sigh. She shoved her hat onto her head a little more before she flopped back into the snow, looking up at the sky. It was a peaceful and quiet day. Snow was starting to fall slowly and Arabella closed her eyes to shield them from the flakes. With a little giggle, she stuck out her tongue to catch the falling snow.
Hunter lifted the middle segment and placed it on top of the base, pressing it down, so it sticks. "So, now we--" He stopped when he saw Arabella laying in the snow. He carefully crunched over and picked up a little bit of snow sprinkling it over her face. She giggled a little, her eyes still closed and Hunter silently laid down next to her, putting a hand on the other side of her, his torso hovering over her. He smiled down at her and leaned down placing his lips on hers, kissing her gently on the lips.
Arabella smiled against his lips and she reached up, slipping an arm around his neck and holding him closer to her. She pulled away a little bit to open her eyes and look up at him. "I kind of love you, you know that? I think I might keep you around for a little while" She teased and placed a kiss against his chin with a giggle.
"Well," Hunter said in mock offense, pulling away from her and sitting up. "For only a little while seems very temporary. I'm looking for a more permanent engagement." He said with a smile, but his face w as turned away, allowing him to hide his grin. "I'll just pack up my things and go." He muttered with a little breath before flipping his hair and starting to stand up, but Arabella grabbed his wrist, pulling him back down. Hunter laughed and pressed his lips to hers, smiling as he felt paws on his back. 2 and then 4 paws. "Who goes there?" He said, trying to see who it was on his back.
Arabella looked behind him and laughed when she saw the dog face looking back at her. "One very handsome dog seems to want something" She said with a smile and she reached up, scratching under Ajax's chin lightly. Just then, Jolie ran at Hunter on her wobbly feet and tried to jump onto his back but she could quite reach. Arabella burst out in giggles at the sight of Jolie trying desperately to jump onto Hunter's back.
Hunter sighed and reached around, grabbing Ajax and pulling him off. "I guess we should get back to the snowman. He sighed with a smile, standing up and brushing himself off. He reached down and grabbed Arabella's hand, pulling her up with a yank. "Alright. Now we just need a head and some sticks for arms or something." He said, looking around. "Right?"
"Yes, we do want him to have some arms. He needs a hat too.." Arabella said, her voice trailing off as she thought about it. After a moment she turned towards the house. "Be right back!" She said in an excited voice and she hurried towards the house. She walked through the house, towards the spare room where she still had a few boxes packed up. Arabella dug through one that had 'Christmas' written on the side of it. After a few moments, she found an old black top hat and a pipe. She smiled a little to herself before heading outside. "I found the hat and pipe that Tyler and I used to use when we made a snowman" She said.
Hunter smiled and finished putting his arms on. "That's perfect." Hunter said, taking the hat from her and putting it on his head then taking the carrot and other stuff out of his pocket, handing it to Arabella. He watched as she carefully decorated the face and the buttons, sticking the pipe in for his mouth. Hunter walked up to her and looked at it, sliding an arm around her waist. "It looks wonderful, Ellie." He said, wrapping the other arm around her and kissing her cheek.
"Thank you" Arabella said and looked up at him with a big smile and she giggled a little bit. She leaned into him and she kissed him tightly, reaching up to grab the hat that he still had on his head. Arabella pulled away from him slightly and she placed the hat on the snowman's head before turning back to him and kissing him tightly.
Hunter smiled and looked at the top hat a moment. "Not a good look for me?" He asked, raising an eyebrow back at Arabella. He turned her and then looked down, picking up the dogs, handing Ajax to Arabella before sliding an arm around her waist. "This is going to be a great Christmas." He said, kissing her on the cheek, but feeling a tongue against his chin and a barking and wiggling from his arms. "Alright. The dogs want inside, it looks like."
Arabella looked down at the dogs then nodded, shivering a little. After laying down in the snow, her back was wet and it was making her pretty cold. "I can't say that it's a bad idea" She said and looked back at Hunter. "We should make some hot tea or something too. I'm gonna put my clothes in the dryer" She said with a small roll of her eyes and a giggle. Gingerly, she took Jolie in her arms and walked towards the house with Hunter beside her. When they got inside, she placed Jolie down on the ground and sat beside her, working on getting the dog's clothes off.
Hunter smiled and set down Ajax on a towel, wiping his paws off a little. He stood and took off his jacket and his other winter clothes until he was down to a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt which stuck to his skin due to the sweat on his skin. He walked up behind Arabella and took her jacket off when she stood back up from helping Jolie. "I'm going to put the winter clothes in the dryer, so take off your clothes and give them to me." He said with a yawn.
"All of my clothes?" Arabella asked, giving him a wink as she lifted the hem of her sweater and her shirt, showing off a strip of her skin and she wiggled around a little bit. She giggled at the look on his face and she passed him her hat and mittens before she started to walk out of the room. She stepped into the hallway and with a devious smile on her face, she wiggled out of her wet jeans and tossed them around the corner, at Hunter's feet. With a giggle, she ran up the stairs and into their bedroom.
Hunter looked down and took a little breath a moment. "I didn't mean all your clothes!" He shouted after her. He gathered all of their clothes and quickly put it in the dryer. He started it then pulled off his shirt as he ran up the stairs, his shirt feeling damp in his hands he dropped it on the way. He burst into the room and gave Arabella's butt a swat as she stood in front of the door. "I put your jeans in there anyway." He said with a smile. She turned around with a surprised look on her face and Hunter stepped forward wrapping his arms around her. "So, what do you want to do for dinner?" He asked with a smile, placing a small kiss on her nose.
"As long as I'm not cooking" Arabella said with a shrug and a little giggle. She slipped her arms around his middle, holding herself close to him. "We could always order something in" She suggested with a little shrug and she pulled away from him so that she could walk over to the closet and pull out some pajama pants or something cozy. Arabella looked back at him and smiled a little bit then turned back to her pajama pant drawer. Finally, she pulled out a pair of red and white plaid pants and she slipped into them then stuck her feet into slippers.
Hunter stood there as she walked away and wrapped his arms around her once she had changed. "I missed you." He said quietly, placing a kiss on her head. "I can make something if you want or we can order in. It makes no difference to me." He kissed her head again and pulled her closer resting his cheek on her head, swaying gently. "We should do something we've never done before. We're young. We're in love. We're planning our lives together. Let's do something exciting." He laughed a little and grabbed a shirt off his dresser, sliding it on and smoothing out the words that read 'World's Greatest Hunter', a t-shirt Arabella had gotten him at a gas station in Texas.
Arabella giggled and she walked over to him, brushing her hand across the letter on his shirt. She remebered when she saw it and she thought that it was pretty funny. There was no way that she couldn't get it for him. "I like this shirt" She said with a little laugh and she looked up at him with a grin. "Something exciting, hey? What do you have in mind, mister?" She asked, wiggling her eyebrows and slipping her arms around his neck.
Hunter ran his hands up and down her sides. "I'm talking about exciting food-wise." He said with a sigh, letting a smile spread across his face. "Like...I don't know. Jamaican food. Is that a thing? Or English food. Just not the typical Chinese food or Thai food or pizza. Something new." He said with a smile before stooping a little and wrapping his arms around her. He waited a moment before picking her up over his shoulder, holding her legs tightly and laughing as he turned toward the door.
Arabella squeaked and she wiggled around in his arms, laughing. "Hunter!" She giggled and she lightly smacked his back. As they got closer to the door, she wiggled around more. "You have to stop in the doorway and you have to put me down" She said, looking up at the small bit of misletoe that she had hung earlier in the day.
Hunter furrowed his brow and stopped in front of the doorway, thinking there was a trap or something. "What is it?" Hunter asked quietly, eyeing the doorway to their bedroom.
"Just do it!" she said, smacking his back again. Hunter scoffed and pinched her butt.
"Fine." He said with a smile as she struggled in his arms. He carefully set her down in the doorway and looked at her. "What's wrong?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Mistletoe" Arabella said simply and she grabbed him by the collar, pulling him down to her and she kissed him tightly. She could feel that he was confused and he had no idea what was going on but she didn't care. She thought it was adorable. Arabella smiled against his lips and she slipped her arms around his neck, tugging him closer. Everything was going to be perfect and wonderful and exciting. Christmas was coming up soon and they were starting their lives together.
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"I'm really starting to like mistletoe." Hunter said as he placed a small kiss on her forehead. She leaned up and kissed him again and Hunter kissed back, loving the feeling of her fingers on his bare chest. He finally pulled away and took a deep breath, soaking in her flawless face. "So, this is your last chance. We can roll around in the sack tonight, if you give me a better hint. This is your last chance. Christmas is tomorrow." He laughed a little at the pained look on her face. It was pushing a week for her and Hunter thought it was funny how on edge she was when he talked about it. "Your last chance." He said with a smile as he kissed her on the lips teasingly.
Arabella pouted up at him, letting out a little huff. She didn't want to give him too many hints because she wanted it to be a huge surprise the next morning. However, she was getting desperate. After a moment, Arabella groaned and tilted her head back. "This isn't fair" She muttered and looked up at him with big eyes. "Well...there is more than one" She hinted, giving him a wink.
Hunter smiled and glanced up at the mistletoe. "How about this? Let's go to bed right now. Then we can wake up, do gifts, and then I have nothing to hold over your head to stop you from jumping my bones. Everything is out in the open." He slid his arms around her middle and kissed her a few times on the lips with brief playful kisses. "You're really going to like your gift too. Gifts, I should say." He said with a laugh before kissing her forehead.
"You are so, so mean to me" Arabella said in a mock serious voice and she folded her arms across her chest. Arabella pulled herself out of his arms and she walked towards their bed, flopping down on her side. She looked over at him and raised an eyebrow as he walked towards the bed. "Just so you know, you are going to adore your gifts" She told him with a nod and gave him a little smile.
Harry smiled and walked toward the bed, kneeling at first and then falling on top of her, draping his body over her middle. He felt her groan under the weight, but he started laughing and the motion of his laughter made her laugh and in a few moments, Hunter had his head on her stomach and he was laughing along with her. He sat up a little and they calmed down, catching their breath. Hunter sighed happily and turned to his side, putting his ear against her stomach and listening to the sound of her heart beat and her breathing. He looked up at her and smiled. It always made him smile. He closed his eyes a moment. He could probably fall asleep right there, her fingers playing with his hair, her steady breathing and heartbeat that seemed to beat a little faster when he looked at her. It was perfect and he didn't want anything else.
Arabella closed her eyes, slowly running her fingers through Hunter's hair. She was tired and she was pretty excited for the next day. Not only was it their first Christmas together but it was Hunter's first Christmas. Arabella wanted everything to go perfectly and she was going to try her hardest to make it that way. This was a pretty good start, though. "Good night, Hunter" Arabella breathed and she took a deep breath. "Merry Christmas" She whispered before drifting off to sleep.