“We good?” Demetri grabbed my hand in his.
I squeezed. “We’re good.”
“Love you, Nat.”
I leaned over and kissed his cheek. “I love you, too.”
Alec lifted an eyebrow.
I rolled my eyes. “Fine, I’m going to go pack!”
Alec followed me outside. The minute the door closed he pushed me up against it. “I can’t wait to be alone with you.”
I giggled as he kissed my neck and squeezed me against his hard body. “Finally, all mine.”
“All yours.” I hungrily searched for his mouth as he lifted me into his arms. Wrapping my legs around his body, I hung onto his neck and went about proving to him exactly how much of me he had.
Epilogue
“Merry Christmas!” I shouted, suddenly feeling like the girl jumping out of the giant present! Only I was jumping up and down and clapping my hands. After much convincing, Demetri and Alec both agreed to dress up as Santa and hand out gifts to the family. My little cousins decided to visit. They were twelve and fourteen. Both girls. And both avid fans of AD2.
“Ho, Ho, Ho,” Demetri said very unconvincingly as he glared in my direction then tossed the girls presents. “My tummy is a rumbling like a bowl full of jelly.”
I wrote the script.
Pretty sure they both hate me right now.
“I feel warm and cozy,” Alec added, shaking his head. “But you know what will make me feel better, Santa?”
Demetri smirked, once a pervert always a pervert. “What, Santa?”
“A song.”
The adults knew what was going on, as did I. We all clapped happily while Demetri and Alec grabbed their guitars and sat on the couch.
As the music started up, my cousins narrowed their eyes.
And then as both boys began to sing, I walked over and pulled off the beards and hats.
I’ve never heard girls squeal so loud in my life.
“Baby, I see your smile, it lights the sky, it makes me high with… Love is so deep, and feelings are strong. I need to feel close so I can carry on.”
Then Alec’s voice crooned, “My Christmas star, I’ll follow you far away. Far away. I’ll be where you are, just promise me that you’ll stay. Stay.”
They harmonized together, and I have to admit I was just as starstruck as my cousins. In fact, I was ready to pull out my cell phone and swing it back and forth in the air like a concert goer.
So many things had changed since my trip with Alec. We’d bonded more than I could ever imagine. He showed me all his favorite spots and even took me into the studio so he could start recording his acoustic album. Which Demetri finally gave him the green light on, considering he was going to be in rehab.
Demetri called us every day and every day my parents begged Alec to adopt both of them so they would be a part of the family, which I found alarming considering I was dating Alec. The parents who seemed not to care less about kids now had three. And it was awesome.
They weren’t even staying at their own house during Christmas. My parents made up rooms for them, even though Alec was a little irritated that he couldn’t sleep in my bed.
But my dad gave him the look, so he backed off and promised he’d sneak in later.
If anyone would have told me that my boring life would turn into what I was currently watching — two rock stars serenading my family on Christmas — I would have laughed. But I guess that’s what makes life special. It’s unexpected. Scary as hell. But in the end, totally worth it.