A Jade Christmas

Chapter 1

Jackson suddenly gave up on the sleep that was slowly leaving his limbs, tangled around Cade. Even though he felt fully rested he didn't want to wake up, because sleeping against the warm and firm body of his love was something Jackson could do for the rest of his life. At least that's what he thought, but then he realised he didn't get to see the boy's sweet and simply beautiful face in his sleep, (his dreams couldn't compare to reality). So when Jackson admitted to himself that he was fully awake he smiled to himself and eagerly slid his eyes open to get a moment of watching Cades peaceful sleep. Only Cade was already awake. That sneaky furby. Jackson was just about to frown, but before he could do so, his eyes focused on Cade's blue and they were so perfect they just left Jackson staring, calm as ever.

This was one of those mornings when you awoke by the light outside the window, but without it really intruding on your sleep. It was the kind of light that just gently nibbled at your conscience, teasing you, because you wouldn't be able to get back to sleep once you got past that line of curiosity. It's never normal to want to abandon the soft embrace of sleep. Unless you know it'll be a wonderful day. And as soon as you're awake it has started and you don't want it to fly away. You want every moment to last a lifetime. But it was only the first of December, they had almost a month together, only the two of them. Now when Cade was laying there, looking at Jackson sleeping, waking, a smile spreading across his face before he opened his eyes, he realized this was sort of their special honeymoon. This was their time off and they had chosen to spend it at Jackson's stepfathers cabin, and they were planning to make their own perfect Christmas from scratch. They had just arrived last night, and they had been so tired they barely got into bed before they fell asleep. (Of course they had a little cuddled, they always did.)

Cade was facing the window, which explained why he had woke up first. And Jackson was a sleepyhead. He suddenly realized the brightness was odd, considering the time of the year. He reluctantly turned away from Cade's eyes and lips, and looked towards the window. Through the transparent curtains he saw white flakes slowly making their way down from the sky. Jackson quickly pulled the cover off of him and rushed up towards the window like the child he was. His eyes were big as he stared out the window. Boy, he hadn't seen snowflakes as big as these in years, and the entire ground was covered in a thick, hopeful layer.