Surfer Girl // A.I (completed)

sixty-one

< Christmas Day >

{ Tatum }

"Merry Christmas" I heard whispered, slowly waking me up. I yawned and rolled over to face Ashton who was grinning,

"Merry Christmas bub" I smiled, pressing my lips to his.

His arms wrapped around me, cuddling me to his chest. We were laying in his childhood bed, soaking each other up for a few peaceful moments before we go downstairs to begin Christmas.

I nuzzled in as our legs tangled together. Ashton gave me a squeeze and kissed my head repeatedly.

Our lazy morning cuddle ended when Harry pounded on the door, yelling at us to get up,

"We're coming Harry" Ashton laughed. We heard a sigh of relief before Harry went back downstairs.

Ashton climbed out of bed first, standing and stretching his arms up, making his stomach muscles tense,

"Quite staring" Ashton dropped his arms with a laugh, "We gotta get up love"

I groaned but got out of bed as Ashton slipped a shirt on. He pecked my lips quickly, then we headed downstairs.

I took a seat on the couch while Ashton disappeared to get coffee for us. Lauren was sitting over in the recliner while Harry impatiently sat on the floor. Anne was still in the kitchen.

Ashton came back, handing me a cup and sitting next to me, throwing his arm over my shoulder. Anne took a seat as well and Harry began passing presents out.

Harry dug right into his. He had gotten everything he wanted, even the PlayStation Ashton and I got him.

Lauren and Anne went next, followed by Ashton and I. Ashton and I only got presents from Anne. We decided not to get each other anything and to put that money towards a new house.

****

After we ate breakfast, everyone went off to get ready to go over to Ashton's grandparents. I've met them but I haven't met Ashton's aunts, uncles, and cousins yet. I was a little nervous about that.

Ashton came in the bathroom right after I got dressed, wrapping his arms around my waist and kissing the side of my neck,

"You almost ready?" He asked,

"Yeah" I nodded, moving him away from me so I could brush my hair,

"My grandparents are so excited to see you" he laughed, sitting on the closed toilet seat lid,

"I'm excited to see them too. They're the cutest" Ashton chuckled and nodded.

****

As soon as we walked into Bruce and Diane's, Ashton was attacked by his little cousins,

"Is that your girlfriend?" One little boy loudly whispered, making me laugh,

"She's my fiancé," Ashton told him,

"What's a fiancé?" The little girl asked,

"Means I'm going to marry her" Ashton smiled, kneeling down to properly hug them,

"Tatum, this is Allie and Kyle"

"It's nice to meet you all" I knelt down, as the little girl, Allie, hugged me. Ashton and I stood back up and he placed his hand on my back,

"I'm going to go introduce Tatum to everyone else," he told Allie and Kyle,

"Well hurry up because I gotta tell you what Santa brought me" Kyle sassed, making me stifle a laugh, and Ashton and I walked off.

We entered the kitchen where all the adults were. I was a little nervous now but relaxed once I saw Bruce and Diane,

"Tatum!" Bruce grinned, he and Diane getting up and hugging me,

"Let me see the ring!" Diane squealed, taking my hand and looking at my engagement ring, "It's gorgeous"

"I know" I smiled, glancing at Ashton.

Ashton took my hand and led to his aunt and uncle,

"Mary, Pat, this is my fiancé, Tatum"

"It's so nice to meet you, honey. We've heard so many great things" Mary hugged me,

"Welcome to the family" Pat smiled.

Everyone went out back while Bruce started the grill and he and Pat worked on dinner. Ashton was out in the yard with his cousins and Harry while I sat with Diane, Lauren, Anne, and Mary.

I kept watching Ashton. He was so good with his cousins. He was a giant kid himself, running around with a nerf gun and shooting at Harry,

"You really wanna marry him?" Lauren asked, making everyone laugh,

"He may be crazy, but yeah, I wanna marry him" I grinned,

"Have you all talked about when you want to get married?" Mary asked,

"Kinda. We want to wait for our friends to get married first. Definitely won't be this coming year" I laughed.

I honestly didn't know what we were doing about a wedding. Ashton and I have talked about but I don't know if he wants his family to know yet. We talked about eloping. We want it low-key, plus I wouldn't have any family there. If Ashton wants a wedding, then we will have one, but I honestly don't care what we do.

Ashton ran up onto the deck and practically sat next to me, tossing an arm around my shoulder,

"What are we talking about?" He whispered in my ear,

"Our wedding" I whispered back, getting wide eyes back, "I didn't tell them we were thinking about eloping"

Ashton nodded and kissed the side of my head,

"I just want to marry you as soon as possible. I knew I was going to marry you on our first date" he smiled, making me grin,

"We may be married by next Christmas" he winked, then turned back to his family, making me grin