Living It Up

I Win

"Laura, is there a perfectly fine explanation for why there is mistletoe strung up all around our bedroom." Taylor looks around with a confused look on her face.

"Yes my love, there is a perfectly fine explanation." I say without making eye contact.

"Well is there a good one for why there is artifical snow sprayed across the entirety of our brand new wood flooring." I watch her feet as she kicks around the little wonderland that I have created.

"Yep, there is a good one for that as well."

"Do you care to share?" I look up to see her with her hand on her hip and her brows raised. I can't help but smile.

"Nope, not at this time. I am almost finished though and then I will show you rather than tell you." I wink in Taylor's direction and send her a playful smirk.

I watch as she huffs and walks out of our bedroom as I continue to work my magic.

A half an hour later I walk into the living room to see her stretched out on the sofa reading one of her favorite books of poetry.

"E.E. Cummings huh?" I ask.

I lean over and place a gentle kiss on her forehead. She lays her book down on her chest and smiles as she looks up at me.

"Are you finished making a mess?"

"I resent that remark. I was creating a wonderland."

"A wonderland?"

"I don't believe I stuttered." She sends me a playful glare.

Her eyes follow mine as I make my way around the sofa and reach my hand out for hers.

"Would you like to come and enjoy it with me?" I wink and her face lights up with the biggest and most beautiful smile.

She wastes no time at all tossing her book on the table and then holding her hands out to lace with mine. I pull her up and within seconds, her body is pressed against me.

She untangles our fingers and moves her arms down to circle my waist, bringing us closer together. It is amazing to me how perfectly we meld together. My hands move up to cup her cheeks and softly I caress her silky skin with the pads of my thumbs.

She smiles.

"What are you doing?"

"Loving you." I simply say as I lean in to finally capture her lips in mine. She smiles into the kiss as I sneakily swipe my tongue across her lower lip.

Instead of granting me entrance she pulls away with a raised brow.

"I thought you already loved me." I smile even bigger than before.

"Tay, I love you more than I have ever loved anyone else in this world...this is me about to show you just how much."

I am not usually one for the sappy stuff, but yeah, I really love this girl and of course I have showed her countless times. There is just something about tonight and the way that I am feeling that makes me want to show her even more.

I kiss her lips softly and drop my hand down for her to grab on to.

She does and I lead her into our bedroom.

"Laura, what exactly was your muse for this setting."

"Well, you are not one for the cold, but you love the snow. So I made you a..."

"Wonderland." She says quielty looking around at our snow covered floors, the mistletoed ceiling and the beautiful array of twinkling blue Christmas lights that I used to illuminate our room.