(Ophelia's Point of View)
I woke up to Nate shaking me. I turn to look at him. He downgraded since we went to bed, he was just in boxers now. "What is it?" He smiles and I think he's crazy for a moment. I got up and so did he. He picked me up and spun me around in joy. Once he set me down, he kissed my forehead and said, "It's Day 7, it's been a full week now. Since you came into my life full time."
I smiled and laughed at him. I looked up into Nate's stunning bluish-greyish eyes, he looked so happy and he was completely in the moment with me. His hands were on my hips, his thumbs rubbing ever so softly. I couldn't look away, and finally I knew. I was ready. I said ever so softly. "Nate, I think I'm ready." His eyes widened and his pupils dilated. "Angel, are you sure?" I smiled and nodded. He gave me the widest smile I've ever seen on him and his eyes watered a little bit. He brought a hand up from my hip to my cheek. "Esther. Are you absolutely sure?" I nodded. He leaned down and closed the little room we had between us. He ever so softly pressed his lips to mine. As I felt the contact, I closed my eyes fully being in the moment. I put my hands on both sides of his face and I kissed him back. A few beautiful moments later, he pulled away. I moved my hands from his face, to his arms. He looked into my eyes again and said, "You're so amazing Esther. I love you so much. I'm so fortunate to have been your first kiss. Would I be able to kiss you more often now?" I nodded and he grinned.
"Now, what would you like to eat?" I laughed and I said, "Something with noodles. Do you have ramen?" He narrowed his eyes at me and said, "Fuck no your not having that. I'm Italian for god sakes. I'll make you something far better than that plastic one dollar noodle nonsense." I laughed and smiled. He tried to go downstairs with me but I stopped him. "What?" I said softly, "Nate, you don't have clothes on." He shrugged and tried to go again, but I stopped him again. "Nathaniel, at least put on some pants please." He sighed, kissed me softly, then put on a shirt and some shorts. Once we got downstairs. He cleared the kitchen, put me on the counter and began preparing to cook.
A while later we sat down in the dining room and we ate what Nate made. It was so good and I actually ate everything. He smiled at me. I looked at him and noticed his utensils were down. "Nate, are you finished eating?" He nodded and asked me why I asked. I switched our bowls slowly while keeping eye contact with him, and finished his bowl. He stifled a laugh and said, "I'm glad you got your appetite back, Angel." I grinned. "What did you want to do today?" I wanna go out and do something."
He smiled and said, "Well, I really want to pick out a Christmas tree with you and decorate it, It's already December 20th." My eyes widened. "Oh my gosh and I have to get you a present, but I have no idea what to get you and I have less than five days!" Nate quieted me. "This year, no physical presents. We can do that next year. This year I want us to do something for each other." I smiled and nodded. We both got up and got dressed. I put on an extra layer and boots. We got in the truck and drove. Nate held my hand the entire time he drove.
A half hour later we stopped and went into a very large greenhouse. We went in and I gasped. "Have you never seen so many Christmas trees before?" I shook my head no, and I said, "I've never seen a Christmas tree before." He kissed my forehead and said, "Well take it in, Christmas is my favorite holiday, I always celebrate." An employee comes up to us. "Hello, how can I help y'all today?" Nate told him that we were looking for a six to seven foot tree.
As we were walking, the employee asks if we were a couple and Nate says that we are and that it's our first Christmas together. The employee smiles and says he'll take a picture for us to remember our first Christmas together. We get to the section and one really stood out to me. Nate looks at me and asks me, "Which one do you like?" I smiled and told him which one. We did a full circle around the tree and Nate liked it too.
The employee had us stand in front of the tree and Nate handed the nice man his phone. We took a picture of us standing next to each other, smiling and Nate's arm around me. Nate asked to take one more picture and the nice man agreed. Nate pulls me in and kisses me. We heard the picture taken and we parted. We got the tree wrapped and put it on top of the truck. Once we got home, Nate and a guard unloaded the tree and put it in the living room.
Soon all the decorations were down from the attic. We began putting ornaments on, I did the bottom to the middle and Nate did the top to middle. It was an hour until we were about done. I picked up the Angel for the top. It was the last thing in the box for a tree. I gave it to Nate and kissed him. He smiled, climbed the latter, put the Angel on top, got down, then picked up the switch. He took my hand and together we pushed it. The tree lit up with all the lights and I gasped. "It's beautiful." Nate kissed my cheek.
Just then a guard came in with picture frames in hand. "Sir, they just came in." He handed them to Nate and left. Nate showed me and it was the pictures we took at the greenhouse. He placed the first picture on the mantle in the living room. "I want this picture in our room."
Hours later when we got ready for bed, Nate placed our picture on the mantle by the tv. As we settled down for the night, I looked into his eyes and I told him, "Today was amazing, Thank You."
