Stole My Heart

Chapter 18

"Kimba, it's Christmas…" Opening my eyes, I was met with a very familiar pair of big, chocolate brown eyes staring back at me. She slowly and gently brushed her nose against mine a few times before shyly kissing my lips and then resting her head on my shoulder. 

"Merry Christmas, Chezza." I wrapped my arms around her small waist, hugging her tightly.  I could hear movement and voices downstairs and I knew I had slept later than I should of, keeping everyone waiting. 

"Can we go down to the living room now? I want to open my presents!" I laughed at Cheryl's childlike behaviour. 

"How long have you been waiting for me to wake up?" 

"A few hours." She yawned. "I woke up early, but I didn't want to wake you up. I didn't think you'd be happy." 

"You're right, I would have been." I laughed. "What have you been doing whilst you've been waiting for me to wake up?" 

"I'm not telling you, you'll think I'm a creepy perv!" 

"I won't!  Now, please tell me?" 

"Nope." 

"If you don't tell me, I'll not get up." I threatened. I knew how badly Cheryl wanted to get up and open her presents, but I also knew that she wouldn't open them unless I was there. 

"Fine, I'll tell you!" She sighed in defeat. "I was watching you sleep." She admitted quietly. 

"What?" I asked, pretending that I didn't hear her. 

"I was watching you sleep." She said a little louder. 

"Chezza I can't hear you, what did you say?" 

"I said I was watching you sleep, Kimba!" She shouted in frustration, making me giggle. "What are you laughing at?" She frowned. 

"I heard you the first time. I just wanted to hear you say it again." 

"B*tch!" She gasped, hitting me playfully. 

"But you love it." 

"I know." 

"Come on then, let's get up." 

As soon as I had said those words, Cheryl jumped out of the bed and ran towards the door. I followed her, and before she could open the door, I pushed her up against it, placing my hand on either side of her preventing her from escaping. I leaned in closer to her and without any hesitation, she  did too. Our lips touched, sending a tingling feeling throughout my whole body. Her hands wrapped around my waist pulling me closer to her. She slowly pulled away from me, chewing her bottom lip nervously as she waited for me to say something. 

"Merry Christmas, Chezza." I kissed her forehead. 

"Merry Christmas, Kimba." She replied, copying my actions. She took my hand in hers, locking our fingers together. "Let's go and open our presents." 

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When we got downstairs, we couldn't help but smile at what we saw. All of Cheryl's family had sorted the presents out into piles and were all waiting for us. Still holding my hand, Cheryl guided me over to where our presents were. I noticed my pile was bigger than hers, and I was embarrassed at how much my parents had bought me this year. 

"Merry Christmas girls!" Joan smiled as she handed us both a cup of tea before giving us both a hug and a kiss on the cheek. 

"Merry Christmas Joan, Gary, Gillian and Joe." I smiled at them, but Cheryl was having none of it, she was too impatient.