Melanie has a smorgasbord of appetizers ready for us to eat, along with desserts. She decided on not making a huge meal and to enjoy everything she could this year, instead of being cooped up in the kitchen.
Once we eat our fill of food, we head towards the living room. Colton sits on the floor handing out presents to each one of us. Melanie keeps Colton’s from her put back until tomorrow morning, tonight though, it’s for us. I have a feeling I know what Kori will want to do tomorrow.
Colton rips open his presents from us, he received baseball tickets to his favorite team, a jersey for the same team, and Air pods he’s been begging for.
Melanie received a spa day from us and a pair of boots she had been eyeing all season.
When Colton hands me a present from Kori, I give her the side eye. She asked me non-stop what she could give me, and I told her nothing.
“What did you do?” I grumble.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” her smile says it all. I open it and my mouth drops open, it’s a brand-new iPad. One that has service and I can take with me on job sites. She once saw how much paperwork I was having to keep track of and mentioned how much easier going paperless would help. I guffawed, not wanting to spend money on myself, but the little sneak went and did something like this for me.
“Beautiful, I love it,” I make my way to her and kiss her gently.
“It’s your turn now,” I reply as I drop to my knees in front of her and our family. Melanie and Colton adopted Kori before I was even in the picture.
“Kori, make me the happiest man and marry me,” I say. I look up into her eyes, seeing them glistening, she jumps up and down clapping her hands screaming, “Yes, yes, yes!”
I stand up and put my arms around her, we kiss long and hard. Only breaking apart when Colton starts wolf whistling.
“You haven’t even looked at the ring, Kori,” I murmur into her ear.
“I don’t care about the ring, Nate, I just care about you. I love you so much,” she breathes out in a rush.
“Love you, Kori, so fucking much,” I respond.
“Um. Aunt Kori, I think you have one more present to open up,” Colton states.
“What? I have enough, I couldn’t need or want for anything else that’s not already here in this room.”
Colton hands her the box, she takes it and looks at me. Looking none too happy. But I think she’s in for quite the surprise.
“Next year, we’re putting a cap on what we get each other,” she grumbles.
When she opens the box and see’s the papers with her and I listed on the deed, she’s statue still and at a loss for words. I really hope I didn’t screw this up.
“Baby, are you okay?” I question, coming to sit beside her on the couch instead of standing.
“You’ve made every dream of ours come true thus far, I can’t believe it. You’re amazing, you know that? I can never thank you enough for making our dream become a reality,” she drops the papers back in the box and turns into my body. She’s crying her eyes out, and all I can do is hold her and thank fuck that even though she’s crying, they’re tears of happiness.
29
Kori
It’s Christmas morning and I wake up with Nate wrapped around my body, his palm is cupping my breast and it makes me moan.
“Merry Christmas,” he whispers huskily into my ear.
“Merry Christmas, Nate,” I moan, as he lifts my legs and guides himself inside me from behind.
My head drops back on his shoulder as he thrusts into me in a lazy motion. I yearn for more, but I also know like this with the way he’s building me up, it’s going to be more powerful than if it was hard and fast.
He keeps a hold of my breasts from behind, he finds my nipples, and plucks at them. They’re so sensitive when he does this. I swear if he were only playing with them, I’d orgasm.
One of his hands skates down my stomach until he’s at the top of my mound, he teases me. Nate is touching everywhere but where I need him to reach the edge that will have me falling over.
“Please,” I grunt as I rock my hips back into his thrusts.
“Not yet, Kori. I’m taking my time with my fiancée,” he groans.
“I love the sound of that,” somehow managing a coherent thought. He pinches my clit and that’s when I come harder than I ever have before.
Nate grunts and then he’s coming inside me, I can’t wait for the day our lovemaking creates a child. Nate and I decided not to waste any time, if it happens, it happens. I’m hoping it happens sooner, rather than later though.