Three Times The Hummel Verse

Traditions

It was that time of year again, and Shannon loved it! It was time to get out the tree and the garland and the decorations.

She awoke bright and early, like she did every other morning, on the first day of December. Her excitement was obvious to anyone that would've seen her. It was her first Christmas in her new house with Carson, and she was particularly excited to not have to decorate a tiny dorm room this year.

She decided to lay in bed for a bit, not wanting to wake Carson up. She wanted him in a good mood today, so he would be excited as well.

***

Meanwhile, Carson was awake too. The minute Shannon woke up, he knew. Shannon tended to fidget while she slept, which Carson found rather adorable, and when she woke up she became completely still.

Carson smiled, knowing she was trying not to wake him. Her care for him was just one of the many reasons that he loved her so much.

He knew she loved December for many reasons. The cold, Christmas, snow, and the New Year. She was overjoyed when everyone decided to have Christmas at their new house. Only twenty four more days.

Deciding he had tortured his girlfriend enough, he smiled. "So you ready or what?"

Shannon jumped beside him, and then laughed. "How long have you been awake?"

"As long as you have. How long would you have waited?" Carson countered back, smiling the entire time.

Shannon huffed beside him. "For about another twenty minutes. Then I was going to wake you up with a blow job."

Carson turned to face her. "Wait, really?"

An evil grin grew on her face. "Yep. Guess it's not happening now." Before Carson could say anything in return, Shannon threw back the covers and left the room in the direction of the kitchen.

Carson stared at the doorway for a few seconds, and when he couldn't take it anymore he burst out laughing.

He loved her so much.

***

Once they had eaten a quick breakfast, Shannon and Carson headed down into the basement where they stored their decorations, along with other odds and ends. They had decided to stay in their pajamas too. Shannon wore some plaid leggings and a red tank top, accompanied with one of her boyfriend's blue hoodies. Carson wore checkered holiday pants and a long sleeve green shirt.

Box by box, they carried the decorations up to the living room.

"How many are there!" Carson huffed as he carried what he assumed to be the hundredth box.

Behind him on the stairs, Shannon laughed. "Only a few more baby."

Once all of the boxes were officially accounted for and moved upstairs, the real fun began.

***

The first box that got opened was one of Shannon's. Her smiled glowed when she saw what was inside.

"Ready to officially get into the holiday spirit?" She questioned mischievously.

Excited, yet unsure, Carson nodded. Shannon smiled even more as she got up and went to the CD player.

Carson, expecting soft Christmas music, was surprised when Muppet's holiday jammers began to fill the whole house. He too began to smile.

"What is this?" He asked playfully.

Shannon blushes slightly, but her smile was unmoving. "It's my family's tradition to play this when we decorate the house. One year, my mom didn't play it and I remember that day not being very spirited. Ever since, I personally make sure that it gets played first."

Carson grinned as she talked about her childhood. Even if she had mentioned a not so joyful time, she still smiled as she retold it.

"Well I think it is absolutely adorable and hilarious. This is a tradition that we are keeping for many years to come." Carson said while heartedly. Shannon smiled warmly in return. As she walked back towards the box, she sang along with Miss Piggy.

***

As the day went on, the house began to look more and more festive. After the Muppet's CD ended, they played a Josh Groben one.

As Carson wrapped tinsel around the bannister, he thought back to last year. It had been their first Christmas together, and it was a tad awkward to say the least even if they had been together for seven months.

Carson wanted this year to be different, more comfortable. He looked across the room and smiled as he saw Shannon lining some snow globes up on the coffee table.

"So what are we going to do about a tree?" Shannon asked when she caught her boyfriend's eyes.

"What do you mean?" Carson asked confused.

"Are we getting a real one, or a fake one?" When she saw his face, she tried to further explain. "I've never had a real tree."

Surprise took over his features. "Why not?"

"My family has always just used the same fake tree. My parents got married a couple days after Christmas, and they've used the tree from their wedding every year since."

"Oh." Was all Carson could come up with.

After a few moments of awkward silence, Shannon filled it again. "What does your family do?"

"We buy a real one every year. We used to have to drag Chris and Kurt with us. Me and my dad would chop it down and get it into the truck." Carson laughed as he thought back to some of his fondest memories. "Kurt complained the whole time he was out in the cold, but it was obvious he was having fun too."

Shannon stood up from the floor and went to stand next to Carson on the stairs. "Then that's what we are going to do. I want to take part in as many traditions of yours as you take part in mine."

Carson couldn't come up with anything to say, so instead, he leaned forward and kissed her softly. "Merry Christmas Shane."

Her eyes twinkled as they looked into his. "Merry Christmas Carson."

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