Midnight love {Nika Muhl}

Part 38

Violet Montgomery

Tonight is Christmas Eve. And as much as I am upset with my family god do I miss them. Never in my whole life have I ever not spent Christmas with my family. We always have a big Christmas Eve party at my house and all of my extended family shows up. We do an ornament exchange and my grandpa puts on a Santa costume and surprises all the kids. 

On Christmas morning we wake up early and open present get ready and go to Church then come home and have a huge Christmas brunch. Not to say that I'm not very grateful for Nikas family. They have taken me under their wing and been amazing and so welcoming for the past few days. Hana is so sweet and she's like my own little sister. Which considering I'm the youngest I am very much enjoying that.

Her mom is so sweet and makes so much good food. And of course nika and I being together like the way things were before has been so nice. I wish I could kiss her and hug her. I mean we cuddle and she kisses me on the forehead and cheeks but nothing more. I miss kissing her and touching her and being so raw with her.

But there are still some things between us that are unresolved. And until we figure those things out I don't keep my hopes high as for us getting together. Getting back together. I honestly don't know.

Today we're going to the Christmas market then nika said she had a surprise for me. Me and Hana are in her room. I'm curling her hair because she claimed that I do it much better than her. I'm already ready. Nika told me that it's indoor so I'm wearing a black skirt with black tights and my favorite white sweater with black bows tied on the sleeves. I curled my hair and tied half of it up with a black bow.

I'm almost done with her hair when nika barges into her room. "Are you to almost done?" She said dragging out the e and being all dramatic. "I'm Almost done. Patience." I said as I only have two strands left of hair. "You two have been in here for 2 hours." She said throwing herself onto Hana's bed. "Your just jealous she like me better than you." Hana said looking at nika through the mirror in front of us. "Really. You really think she likes you better than me." She said talking with her hands.

Hana nodded her head cockily. I just laughed as I heard nika sigh heavily. "She likes me enough to have sex with me." Nika whispered not very quietly. "Nika." I said loudly as Hana made a grossed out sound. "You're disgusting." Hana said whilst making a gaging noise. "Alright enough you two your hairs all done Hana." I said gently brushing my hands through her curled hair.

As I walked out of the room I noticed nika following on my trail. I walked to the guest room where I have been staying making my way over to the bed where my purse was laying. I leant over picking up the bag and began rifling through it. I felt Nikas arms drape around my waist. Instinctively my body melded to hers leaning back into her as she rested her head on my shoulder.

"Are you ready?" I asked her. As she nodded her head I spun around to fully inspect her outfit. She was wearing a pair of slightly baggy jeans along with a sweater and her Ugg boots. "You out dressed me for sure." She said spinning me around eliciting a small giggle from me.

"NIKA VIOLET COME ON LETS GO!" We both began to head for the car after hearing Hana calling for us.

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It was a short drive to the Christmas market and while we were there we all shopped around and nika helped me pick out gifts for her family as I still do not know them very well. We drank hot chocolate and watched the late December snow fall outside through the large glass windows lining the walls and ceilings.

Hana and I talked more and I can say now that I definitely feel more at home here with nika and her family than I would have felt back in Connecticut in my dorm room with my sad little Christmas tree. After hours of shopping and talking and eating way too many sweet pastries from all the local stands me and nika parted ways from her family as she told me it was time for my surprise.

We made our way down the street. As we walked the cold Croatian night air brushed my hair off my face and cascading down my back. I took in all the beautiful buildings around us. Here in Croatia everything is so old and full of story's and everything has a past. It's so historic and beautiful. All the buildings downtown are old and have amazing architecture. It's much different than Connecticut or Wyoming these places have hundreds maybe even thousands of years of history.

It wasn't long before we reached the doors to one of those old buildings. We walked inside the place obviously a historic church. Very dead this time of year as it's not tourism season. "Why did you bring me here?" I asked her slightly confused. "I know you love history and for your information this church was constructed in 1632 and still stands today." She said holding her chin up high.

I walked closer to her as she stood in the asile of all the pews. I stopped short to look up and admire the intricacies of the murals painted onto the ceiling of the church. I felt her eyes on me. "I wanted to give you this." She said before she reached into one of the many bags from the Christmas market. "Happy early Christmas." She said handing me over a journal.

Not just any journal a leather bound journal. A journal that was so perfect I could not even imagine destroying the pages with my simple thoughts. I looked to her surprised. "What's this for?" I said holding it out in-front of me not sure if I can even accept this gift. "I know you said you had been having some writes block and I don't know I just thought being here and somewhere new with something new to write in. It would give you some inspiration." She said rubbing the back of her neck awkwardly.

"Thank you nika this is amazing." I said pulling her in for a tight hug. The two of us stayed like this for a while. Neither one of us ready to part. But eventually when we did we didn't move far. Only a few inches before I felt her soft lips against mine. A sensation I had been craving for months now.

When she pulled away I wasn't sure what to say or how to say it so instead I didn't.

"We should probably get going tomorrow is Christmas after all."