He Saved Me

|S I X T E E N|CHRISTMAS IN ASPEN

     |S I X T E E N|CHRISTMAS IN ASPEN

December 23rd 

The school bell finally rings, dismissing us from school. It's Christmas break, finally. We get out of school until January 5th. Julia and Bryan have planned us all a trip to Aspen. We're renting a cabin and spending all of Christmas break there. We're leaving tonight.

Julia and I went shopping yesterday and got plenty of winter clothes. Since it doesn't get very cold in California, we don't really own anything that has long sleeves. She made me buy two pairs of snow boots and four pairs of Uggs. I told her I wouldn't need six pairs of boots, but she insisted. I got lots of long sleeve shirts and pants. I even got a huge white coat. If I get lost while snowboarding, they'll never find my body.

The boys and I head home from school to pack up all the things were bringing. We get in the car and my phone buzzes.

I pull it out and see another message from the anonymous stalker.

Paislee, I really hope you have a good Christmas break. I'm going to miss you. But I'll be watching you. I'm always watching my dear. Don't do anything we'll both regret with that pathetic boyfriend of yours. See you soon darling.

Now I know for a fact this isn't Ashton. This guy is a fucking creep. What does he mean he's always watching me? Who could this possibly be?

We get home and I go straight to my room to get my things ready. Julia told me I have to pack at least three suitcases, like every other girl, or I can't go. I have a whole suitcase with just shoes.

Around 6 o'clock we leave and get some food before we catch our plane. Our plane ride takes about 5 hours and I sleep most of the way there and text Ashton the rest of the time.

I haven't told him about the messages and the pictures I've received. I don't really think any of it to be true. It must be someone playing a joke right? I mean, it's not life threatening or anything. Just really creepy.

We finally land and take cabs to our cabin. Aspen is absolutely gorgeous. There's snow everywhere. It's nothing like the snow we got in Pennsylvania. We get to the cabins and we're all so tired we decide to go to bed and start fresh tomorrow.

I wake up and take a quick shower. I throw my hair into a high ponytail and put my makeup on.

I walk down to see everyone, but Ashton, sitting at the dining table. "Good morning." I smile.

"Good morning Paislee. Will you do me a favor and go get Ashton up?" Julia asks.

I nod and go up to his room to find him still in bed.

I jump on the bed and start kissing him all over his face. "Wake up!"

"Ugh!" He groans. In a flash, he grabs my waist and throws me over on top of him.

He kisses me hard. The intense warmth his kisses always give me goes straight to my stomach. He pulls slightly on my ponytail and the hair band comes off. His hands slid down my body making the warmth go in between my legs. I blush at the fact my body wants him so bad.

I grab his hair and pull gently while biting his bottom lip. He groans and flips me over so he's on top of me. He kisses me even hard and his hand finds my breast. He moves his kisses up and down my neck to my sensitive spot behind my ear. A small moan comes out of my mouth and he instantly pulls down my shirt and glides his tongue to my hard nipple. He bits down gently and I moan louder.

He stops and looks at me with darker hungry eyes. "W-we should stop." He stutters and kisses my forehead.

As much as I want to disagree, I nod.

"Hurry with your shower. Your parents made me come to wake you." I tell him, trying to calm my breathing.

He looks at me confused. "They told you to wake me?"

I nod.

He sighs and goes to take his shower.

I straighten my clothes and pull my hair back up.

I get back to the table and we eat our breakfast. Ashton comes down after his shower and his lips are slightly purple. I'm guessing he took a really cold shower.

He glares at me like he's mad and I try to hold in my laugh.

We all finish our breakfast and get ready to go out.

"Paislee would you mind riding with Ashton?" Julia asks me as our horse drawn sleighs arrive.

I nod and go to the sleigh that Ashton is waiting in.

"Well, who would've known?" I laugh.

He looks up at me with hard eyes. "They do."

"What?" I ask confused.

"I mean they know," He points to Julia and Bryan. "About us."

"No they don't." I laugh.

"Paislee, they made you wake me this morning and now they make you ride with me." He says.

I gasp. "They know."

"It'll be okay. We'll figure something out." He smiles and throws the blanket over our legs as our sleigh follows behind the others.

The Christmas Village we're staying near is gorgeous. There are lights everywhere. We visit a few of the Village's shops and watch a huge Christmas parade.

Once we're done with the parade and our shopping, we go back to our cabin. Julia and I start on our Christmas dinner. We make: roast, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, deviled eggs, rolls, sweet potato pie, gingerbread cookies, and pumpkin pie. It takes about 4 hours to finish cooking while the guys are out picking out a Christmas tree.

The guys get back with the tree and we all eat and decorate the tree.

Christmas Morning

"WAKE UP!" Aiden screams making me jump out of my sleep. I check the time and it's almost 6 o'clock in the morning. Wow, this kid is crazy. I get up and take a quick shower. Since Aiden keeps banging on the door for me to hurry up, I slip on some sweatpants and a tank top and throw my hair up.

We get downstairs to see everyone by the tree. We all open presents and everyone looks very happy. I got Logan and Lucas a new Xbox One game, Aiden a huge box of Lego's, and Ashton a watch. I got Ashton a more intimate gift but I figured it'd be best to give it to him when were alone. I made a big picture album of picture of us with the camera he got me. I got Julia a purse and Bryan a briefcase. I wasn't sure what they would want. They have more than enough money to buy whatever they want or need. 'Santa' brought me shoes, clothes, a purse, jewelry, and a new laptop.

"Paislee, since this is your first Christmas with us and not your parents, we got you something special." Julia smiles to me and hands me a huge present.

I open it to find a big picture of my parents, their holding me when I was a baby and smiling down at me. I try to fight the tears back, but they come pouring out. Julia and Bryan wrap me into a hug and I thank them.

As much as I want them back, my parents gave me something great. They gave me seventeen years of life with them and they loved me unconditionally. Then, they gave me the rest of my life to be loved by a huge family who will try to love me as much as they did.