Twice Upon a Gamer ≫ Toby Turner

Chapter Eighteen - Christmas Morning and a Little Surprise

(a/n: this chapter will be brief, just a warning! its more of a tie to the sequel then a chapter. anyways, enjoy (-; )

Recap from Chapter Seventeen:

Toby kisses my cheek and rests his head against mine, chuckling.

Gryphon runs away and Toby laces his fingers with mine.

"Toby?" I whisper.

"Yeah?"

Here goes nothing.

"I think I love you."

Victoria's P.O.V.

≫ One year later ≫

"Come on you two!" I hear a voice say from inside the apartment.

I blink the sleep from my eyes and sit up, stretching my arms.

I turn to the sleeping figure at my side and shake their shoulder frantically.

"Eh, five- no- thirty more minutes," they groan, tossing onto their side.

"Toby, come on, your mother is calling for us," I whisper into his ear gently, shaking his shoulder even still.

"I don't feel like it," he bites back as he obliges and throws the cover away from his body, running a hand through his messy bed hair.

I giggle and step out of bed in order to pull on some fluffy pajama pants along with one of his shirts I wore to bed. All Toby puts on is some pajama pants.

I walk out of the bedroom and a smile stretches on my face as I see Toby's parents sitting on the couch with cheery grins. Toby steps out behind me and yawns.

"Merry Christmas!" Jackie (Toby's mother) squeals happily as she gathers up torn wrapping paper from around the room.

I laugh gleefully and squeeze the warm hand of Toby in mine. He looks down at me and smiles.

"Merry Christmas," he whispers to me.

"Merry Christmas," I faintly whisper back, leaning up and kissing his lips very quickly.

He mouths the words 'I love you' and I mouth them back, grinning. He hugs my shoulder and I sigh in bliss.

Life is so perfect.

"Toby, you first," Jackie bubbly says as she hands him a medium sized box, and he immediately rips it open as enthusiastically as a child.

His hopes are dashed as it's only but a sweater, yet he doesn't know the secret behind it. He holds it up and a red envelope slips from inside. Jackie and I giggle as he tears it open. Inside of it is a card with a fifty dollar gift-card from his father.

Nearly ten gifts later, the last gift lies underneath the tree. It's not very big, but it has a tag with my name on it and I can only guess that it's from Toby.

He leans down and smiles before handing it to me. I examine how neatly it's wrapped and I'd be shocked to find out that Toby actually wrapped it. I pull a tear in the paper and velvet registers to me, causing me to tear the rest of the wrapping paper off.

My heart stops as I notice it's a velvet covered box. I slowly open it and nearly scream when it shows a ring held in the box.

Toby kneels in front of me and takes my hands, smiling.

"Victoria, I realize it's only been a bit over one year that we've been together but- I can't wait any longer. I can't imagine loving you anymore than I already do and I can't imagine life without you. You're not like any other woman I've ever met and I knew it nearly the moment you walked into my apartment that day. You were so beautiful while you slept and I sat there just- I know this sounds weird, but- I couldn't help but watch you sleep and I nearly went insane. I hope you feel the same I do and I want to be with you forever," he breathes, looking down at our hands and closing his eyes for the longest moment. I blink, tears falling from my eyes.

"Victoria, will- will you do me the honor and be my wife?"

I scream and tackle him in a hug, my tears falling without hesitation.

"Yes! Yes, yes! A million times yes," I sob into his shoulder before pulling away and crashing my lips onto his. I tear my hands into his hair and I can hear his mother squeal and a click of a camera sounds.

"I love you so much, Vic."

"I love you, Toby."