Colette sighed breathing in the cold air of late December. Inside her family and friends talked animatedly and the usual Christmas scheme was running as usual. The men watched football in the living room while the women talked and cooked in the kitchen. She smiled at the thought. It wasn’t every year they could all be together in the Holidays, specially considering her boyfriend’s and friends’ jobs. But not this year, this year they were all together and just thinking about it brought a warm feeling to her chest. The cold air hit her face as she walked to the swings, hearing the laughter inside. She sat on the swings and smiled breathing in the cold air somehow it seemed sweeter during Christmas time. The fresh aroma of the pines outside the house traveled into her chest. Gosh, she loved Christmas. She jumped as she felt someone massaging her shoulders but then relaxed against his stomach.
    “What are you doing out here kitten?” he asked bending down and kissing her cheek. She smiled and sighed from the touch of his cold wet lips.
    “Just admiring the sky.” She said as he moved and sat in the swing beside her
    “It is beautiful, huh? But I have something even more beautiful to watch.” he said looking at Colette. She looked at him and blushed under his gaze.
    “My view has definitely improved too.” she whispered gazing into his blue eyes as he smiled down at her and their heads got closer, meeting in a soft kiss, his blond hair tickling her face. He pulled away smiling resting his forehead against hers looking straight into her eyes.
    “I love you.” He whispered his breath tickling her face.
    “I love you too.” She replied kissing him again.
    Nick’s hand traveled to her face as he deepened the kiss. Lovingly he pushed his tongue in her mouth, caressing her own tongue. They pulled their swings closer as Col’s hand caressed Nick’s warm neck. She ended the kiss with a peck on his moist lips.
    “We should go inside.” She commented getting up
    “Yeah.” Nick agreed also getting up, taking her outstretched hand. As soon as he was up he pulled her against his chest, inhaling the sweet aroma of her hair as he buried his head on her shoulder.
    “Have I told you how absolutely delicious you look tonight?” he said in mention to Colette’s long red velvet dress, with a low cut on the chest, showing her cleavage. He softly kissed her bare shoulders sending a shiver down her spine.
    “You don’t look so bad yourself honey.” She whispered in his ear, outlining his ear with her tongue, as her hand traveled down his ass, squeezing softly. He groaned into her shoulder
    “Don’t tease baby.”
    “Oh, I’m not.” She whispered removing herself from his embrace walking in the house. He groaned as he watched her hips move from side to side.

    It was finally time for the food everyone had been waiting for the whole night. After a quick prayer everyone attacked the table and filled their plates. Colette and Nick were sitting by each other on the table and as she put the food into her mouth her other hand moved discretely onto Nick’s thigh, causing him to draw in a sharp breath. She grinned mysteriously behind her fork as her hand moved higher on Nick’s thigh causing him choke on his water.
    “Are you okay Nick?” Jane asked from the other side of the table. Nick nodded distracted by Col’s hand which made it’s way to the middle of his legs, caressing knowingly his inner thigh.
    “This tastes wonderful Jane. Doesn’t it taste good sweetie?” she smiled sweetly at him as he gave her a quick glare from what she was doing to him under the table.
    “Um, yeah, it tastes delicious mom.”  He stumbled over his words as Col started rubbing her hand over his growing hard on.
    “Are you okay Nick? You seem a little flushed.” Leighanne commented
    “Um, yeah. I’m okay, in fact, no I’m not. I’ll be right back.”  He said getting up and hurrying out the room. Colette wondered if she had overdone and frowned.
    “Um, I’ll go see if everything’s okay with him.” She said throwing her napkin on the table wandering after Nick.
    She stepped up the stairs. Looking into each room she didn’t find Nick. Sighing slightly she started going down the stairs when she heard a noise coming from the bathroom in the end of the hallway. She walked up to the door and knocked softly.
    “ Nicky? You in there?”
    She heard some shuffling inside and a few seconds later the door opened and before she had the chance to say anything a pair of arms grabbed her around the waist and the next thing she felt was the cold pile of the bathroom against her neck and a pair of warm lips on top of hers. She brought her hands to his hair while he fumbled with the lock of the door. As soon as he locked it, his tongue pushed against her lips asking permission to deepen the kiss. She willingly opened her mouth and their tongues brushed against each other eliciting moans from both of them. Nick’s hand traveled down her sides, rubbing her velvet dress up and down her body. She moved her hand to Nick’s ass pushing him even closer to her, making him groan into her mouth, the vibrations running through her tongue to the tip of her toes. They finally broke apart breathless
    “Woah.” Colette breathed. Nick laughed
    “That’s what you get for teasing me.” He said leaning his head licking her lips. She moaned as her mouth closed over his tongue engaging in another passionate embrace.
    Nick wrapped his arms around her waist and gently guided her to the bottom of the sink, never breaking the kiss, his tongue finally wining over hers, caressing the insides of her mouth. His hands smoothly made their way to the side of her breasts, caressing through the dress, causing her to mumble something into his mouth as her long nails dig into his back, through his shirt. His lips broke from hers and he moved his kisses down to her jawbone.
    “Nicky...” she whispered hoarsely “Maybe we should go back, they’ll miss us.” She said running her fingers through his hair as he continued to assault the sensitive skin on her neck with his lips and tongue. He just mumbled something and continued kissing her as his hands made their way to the knot behind her neck to untie her dress. Her eyes flew open at his actions and she quickly drew from him giving him a stern look.
    “They’re gonna miss us Nick. It’s Christmas Eve. Soon they’ll wonder you know.” She scolded as he gave her puppy dog eyes.
    “You can’t leave me hanging here! Look at what you’ve done to me!” he said pointing at the large bulge in his pants and pouting with those sexy wet lips. She smiled at his reaction to just a few kisses from her. She grinned as she walked cat like towards him. She ran her fingernail down his chest to the bulge in his pants, squeezing lightly making him moan. Licking his earlobe she proposed a deal
    “Let’s say I take care of your problem right now, and later, you can take care of mine, hmm?” she whispered getting on her knees.

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    A few minutes later they walked out of the bathroom, Nick having his cheeks faintly flushed. Before they went downstairs again Nick pulled Colette against his body, gently licking on her earlobe.
    “Later, you’ll be mine.” He whispered before heading downstairs leaving Colette with her mouth hanging. She shook her head and went down to finish her dinner. A couple of hours later everyone was spread around the living room, under the Christmas tree, to trade presents.
    “Okay! I’ll start!” Brian said getting up and picking up a small box, wrapped in green paper. “To my lovely wife and the woman of my life.” He said handing the box to Leighanne receiving a kiss in exchange. She carefully opened the box and her eyes grew wide.
    “Oh my God, Brian. This is gorgeous.” She said retrieving the silver necklace from the box. “Awe, I love you sweetie.” She gave him another kiss as he put the necklace on her. The whole room awed at them and the gift trading continued.
    Everyone had given and received their presents but Col and Nick. She had just given him his present a Comic Book and a beanie baby he had been searching for a long time. He hugged her and handed her present, a small, small box wrapped with blue ribbon.  She looked at him, as all the people in the room looked on with smiles on their faces. Shrugging it off she started undoing the ribbon. She carefully took the top off to reveal a key and frowned slightly looking at Nick.
    “A key?” she asked completely clueless. Nick nodded as he took her hand in his
    “The key, Colette. This is the key to something that I tried to keep locked for a long time, but you somehow broke all my defenses and opened the door again. This Col, is the key to my heart and...” he stopped talking as he kneeled in front of her, pulling a small blue velvet box out of his pocket “...to our future together if you say yes. Colette, will you marry me?”
    Nick looked into her wet eyes waiting an answer. Tears trailed down her face as she stared at the ring Nick had slipped into her finger. Nick gently wiped some tears with his thumb, still kneeling in front of her, a look of anticipation on his face
    “Say yes Col.”
    She looked into his eyes and knew that was the man she wanted to be with for her whole life, that was the man she wanted to scream at, she wanted to make love with, she wanted to cry for, that was the man of her life.
    “Yes.” She gasped as a huge smile appeared on Nick’s face and he raised from the floor to kiss his fiancé. A tear escaped his eye and trailed down their joint cheeks, dying on their lips. Nick gently pushed his tongue against her lips and she opened them up enough for him to slip it in.
    “Oh my Gosh! Get a room!” Brian joked making them broke apart
    “My pleasure.” Nick said pulling Colette up making everybody laugh until they saw Nick was actually leaving.
    “Nick, where are you going?” his mom asked as he put on the coat on Colette who had the same question on her mind
    “I’m taking my fiancé to our new home.” He said with a big smile on his face. Colette gasped
    “You bought us a new house?”
    “Well, not yet, we need to know if you like it. But yeah, I’m taking you to what I think will be our love nest.” He said lamely causing Col and everyone else in the room to laugh as a blush crept up his cheeks
    “You’re so sweet, you know that?” she said rubbing her nose with his, giving him a soft kiss. He smiled pulling apart and turning to the people watching them
    “If you will excuse us, I’ll take my soon to be wife to our love nest.” He said with a giggle “See you all tomorrow at lunch.” He said closing the door as the people inside chuckled at the happy couple.

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    After about half an hour of a drive they got to a huge mansion. Colette gasped at the sight.
    “Is this, our house?” she asked staring at the building
    “Yup. It’s all ours baby.” Nick said getting out of the car and opening the door for her. She got out still in awe. Nick’s hand on the small of her back made her look at him
    “Come on baby. I got a surprise.” He said kissing her softly, interlacing his finger with hers as they walked to the door.
    Nick opened the door and Colette could see shadows moving from the other room, as a delicious smell traveled. She looked at Nick and he smiled down at her.
    “Come on.” He said guiding her into the, well, what would be their living room.
    Colette gasped at the sight. There were candles spread all around, their shadows moving on the walls, outside just started pouring, making it all more romantic, for they could see the drops hitting against the big window in the living room. In the middle of the room there was a picnic cloth with a cooler and a bottle of champagne.
    Nick came behind Col and wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her tanned shoulder.
    “Like it?” he whispered in her ear.
    “Love it.” She whispered back turning around in his arms.
    As their heads slowly dipped closer, Col, pulled back a little, looking at her lover’s face. She loved him so much it ached. She moved her head and gently connected her lips to his. He sighed into her mouth as her fingers gently caressed his hair. His tongue pushed into her mouth, gaining access easily. He caressed the insides of her mouth, tickling the soft tissue, as his hands gripped at her waist pulling her as close as close would let. They pulled apart and he smiled down at her
    “I love you.”
    “I love me too.” She replied getting a sarcastic hurt look from Nick. “Oh, alright. I guess I love you too.” She said kissing his pouting lips. He kissed her back and pulled her over the cloth on the floor. He sat on one side as she sat in front of him. Pouring the champagne into the glasses.
    “This is beautiful Nick. Thank you.” She said softly taking a sip of her drink, while looking around at the vanilla candles, her favorites, burning around the room
    “Anything for you baby.” He said putting his glass down and walking to the end of the room, where a small stereo laid. Colette giggled
    “You thought of everything didn’t you?”
    “Don’t I always?”
    “Um, no?”
    Nick laughed as he made his way to her. He stood in front of her offering her his hand.
    “May I have this dance, Milady?”
    “Why yes, kind gentleman.” She replied taking his hand.
    They made their way to the middle of the room as soft music began playing. Colette immediately recognized the song as she quickly looked at Nick, her eyes misty with tears.
    “That’s.. that’s...”
    “Our wedding song.” Nick finished her sentence, gently lying a kiss on her forehead as a tear escaped her eyes.
    “You remembered.”
    “I never forgot... I will love you more than that, I won’t say the word then take then back, don’t give loneliness a chance, baby listen to me when I say, I will love more than that.” He sang sweetly into her ear.
She raised her head from his shoulder and kissed him with a force she didn’t know she had. He was taken aback at first but soon responded her kisses with the same passion. Her arms gripped his neck close to her body as his hands rubbed her sides. They broke apart breathless.
    “Wow.” Nick breathed. Colette looked at him and nodded, her breath slightly raged
    “Wow is right.” She said pulling at his shirt, kissing him again.
    Nick guided her to the cloth where she laid down, pulling him with her, never breaking their liplock. Nick supported his weight in one elbow as his lips worked down to her neck. He gently pulled back and stared down at the woman in front of him. The beautiful woman whom he was sure he did not deserve, but would try to love as much as he could for the rest of his life. His fingers traced the lines on her face, as he bit on his lip.
    “You’re so beautiful, so, so special. I love you. So much it hurts, it hurts when we’re apart, because I can’t feel you outside my heart, it hurts when we’re around other people because I can’t have you all for myself. If I could I’d make one world where only the two of us would live. But that would be unfair to all those people, who would be missing out in one of God’s most perfect creations.” He said gazing into her eyes, which by now were full of tears. She raised her hand to his face, wiping away one solitary tear.
    “I love you baby. I love you twice as much as my heart could handle. You turn me into mush with one kiss, you make me burn with one word, you hold me close when I think the world has abandoned me, I love you, because you make me happy. And I’m right here with you, because you are the only one who complete me. I can’t live without you, and I don’t want to ever have to try.” She finished kissing one of the softest and most significant kisses of their lives.
    Nick moved his hand down her arms, playing with her fingers. Moving his hand up her arm again, to the back of her neck he undid the knot that kept her dress together as he hands untucked his shirt from his pants. He broke their embrace to pull his shirt over his head and soon got back to her awaiting lips, his hands pushing the cloth of her dress down. He kissed along her jawbone, to her ear, where he gently snaked his teeth on her sensitive skin.
    “Now, I keep my promise. I’ll ‘help’ you with your little... problem.” He whispered as his kisses trailed down her neck.
    His hands pushed her dress down her body, massaging her skin as he went. He kneed in front of her body and stared, licking his lips sexually. She blushed under his gaze, her juices running freely. His hands moved up the smoothness of her legs. Parting them he caressed her inner tights as he moved in between her legs, his hair tickling her as his breath on her center turned her on to no end.
    “Nicky...” she whispered running her hands through his hair.
It was all the encouragement he needed as his tongue snaked out and knowingly parted her lips, causing her to sigh and drop her hands to her sides. Nick teased her licking her hole and nibbling on her clit, making her gasp and her hips moved in instinct. He blew on her clit as his finger worked its way into her. Then another, as he started pumping in and out of her. She was on the verge of cumming and incredibly so was he. He was amazed at what her moans and pants could do to him. He slowly stopped his actions redrawing his finger from Colette, who in turn let out a whimper, almost a whine. He smiled as he moved up her body, stopping to mauler her breasts with kisses. He took one nipple in between his teeth as he pinched the other in between his index finger and thumb. She gasped as her hips trusted up into his hard on, making him growl and move up to her face, devouring her lips. He forcefully pushed his tongue into her mouth, letting her taste herself together with the sweet scent of his mouth, as her tongue won over his her hand worked on his pants pushing them down to his ankles leaving it for him to kick them off.
She turned them around so she was on top. Sitting back on his legs she hooked her finger through his boxers pushing them down as his member sprung out, standing proud for her eyes. She leaned down licking off the precum, but he stopped her pulling her up his body.
    “No more teasing baby.” He breathed huskily as he turned them over, his hard on pressing against her lower tummy.
    “Baby, tell me you have a condom.” She whispered digging her long nails into his back.
    “I have a condom.” He mumbled as he kissed her neck, drawing little circles with his tongue, making her hug him closer.
    “That’s good. Go get it.” She ordered slightly out of breath
    “But I don’t want to.” He whined looking up at her with puppy dog eyes. She rolled her eyes at him, tracing down his chest with her finger nail.
    “Well, the longer you postpone it, the longer it is until you get...what you want” she said wrapping her hand over his manhood, squeezing it gently making him half moan half growl
    “You know, you have a very good way of convincing people.” He whispered kissing her one more time before getting up and reaching for his wallet. He pulled the condom out and unrolled it on him, going back to Col, positioning himself  in between her legs.
    “I love you.” He kissed her forehead softly as he pushed inside of her.
    They both moaned as Nick thrusted harder and faster into her and she raised her hips meeting his every thrust. It wasn’t long as her velvet walls pushed against Nick making him cum right after her, cries of love and passion leaving their mouths. Nick laid panting on her chest, as she caressed his neck. He looked out the window looking at the starry sky. He turned to kiss her chest and looked out the window again. Looking at the brightest star in the sky her turned to his love.
    “That’s you Col, the brightest star of my sky. You’re my shining star.” He said kissing her softly laying his head on her shoulder again, drifting peacefully asleep. She wrapped her arms around him as a tear trailed down her cheek. How could one man be so perfect...
    “I love you Nick Carter. Forever.”