Chance Encounters

Decorations

After the wonderful dinner, you parted ways with the Padalecki's when they stopped in front of a nice looking house. Waving as they pulled away, you turned your attention away from them, staring up at house which was so much bigger than you had imagined. 

"This is your place?" You asked him, and he nodded.

"I wanted a place down here. A place close to my family, and Jared too. This place came up for sale, and it was too good to pass up." He explained before ushering you into the nicely furnished house. It was even decorated for Christmas, and you glanced back at Jensen in surprise. "I knew I would be coming down here for Christmas, hoped you would to. So I had Gen come over, she knew where I kept my decorations."

"Gen's a good friend." You answered, staring at the large tree in the corning of the living room. It was up, but there were no ornaments on it as of yet. A couple of boxes sat off to the side. After sitting your bags down near the stairs, Jensen came to stand next to you. 

"I see she waited for the tree decorations." He said, looking at the boxes. "Feel like decorating a tree?"

"Sure." You answered, realizing you hadn't actually decorated a tree for a long time. "It will be nice."

Promising to be back quick, Jensen took your bags upstairs while you walked around the room. A fireplace was on the far wall, picture frames covering it's mantle. Pictures of Jensen with an older couple who had to be his family, along with two people closer to his age. Pictures of him with Jared, and with Jared's boys. 

"We need to get a picture of us up there." His voice sounded from behind you, and you turned to see him standing there with two glasses of whiskey in his hand. "I was going for egg nog, but all I had was the nog." He joked, handing one over to you. Moving to the side, he grabbed a remote, pressing a button and soon classic christmas music started playing throughout the room. With one more push he had the fireplace beside you lighting up, creating a relaxing yet classical christmas scene. "Let's do this." He announced, sitting his whiskey down before opening up the first box.

Soon the two of you were laughing as you hang ornaments on the tree. "This is so much fun." You exclaimed, placing a beautiful green and gold ball on one side.

"Haven't you done this before?" He asked you as he worked on the other side. 

Your smile turning into a frown, you shook your head. "Not really. Maybe when I was really young, but there was never money, then there was never enough time."

He came around the tree, pulling you into a hug. "I'm sorry to here that. But don't worry, you're down here now, with me and my family. We'll make sure you have a Christmas to remember."

Pressing your lips to his cheek, you pulled back. "Thank you for that. You don't know how much I truly appreciate it."

Stepping back, he squeezed your hand before going back to work on the tree. Grabbing some tinsel, you spread it around the tree, when you heard his deep voice start singing along to the Christmas song on the radio. Smiling, you hummed softly, not wanting to miss out on his wonderful voice. 

"There. Now all it needs is an Angel." He announced, and you stepped back to see how wonderful the tree looked. Handing you the Angel, you squealed when he hoisted you up. Holding you up high, he held you close enough to the tree that you placed the Angel on top. As he slowly lowered you to the ground, his hands stayed wrapped around you, holding you tight to him. Both of you stayed that way, staring at the tree, an overwhelming sense of belonging hitting you suddenly. 

You didn't realize you were crying until Jensen reached up, wiping away the tear that slipped down your cheek. "What's wrong?" He asked softly, as you smiled through your tears.

"Nothings wrong. And that's why I'm crying." You told him, confusing him. "It's just, I never really had anything like this, a sense of belonging, and it's a little overwhelming. Good, but overwhelming."

Pressing a kiss to your forehead, he rubbed your back. "I'm glad I was able to do this for you then." 

Grabbing your hand, he pulled you out of the living room, and up the stairs. Heading straight for the door in the back of the hall, he pushed it open, revealing a generous master suite. A large, king sized bed stood in the center, with balcony doors on one side, and a large wooden dresser with a TV on the other. Double doors led into a luxurious bathroom. It was masculine, but not overpowering. 

Your bag was off to the side, and you unzipped it, pulling out your sleep outfit of shorts and an oversized t-shirt. "You're welcome to hang everything in the closet."Jensen told you as he made his way into the bathroom.

Deciding to leave unpacking for the morning, you quickly slipped into your pajamas as Jensen came back out. Slipping into the bathroom, you quickly brushed your teeth, trying not to gawk at the huge bathtub and shower, along with the walk in closet double the size of your small room. 

Making your way back into the room, you were surprised to see Jensen standing out on the balcony, the doors still opened, letting the cooler night air seep into the room. Walking up behind him, you wrapped your arms around him, pressing your cheek to his back. "Hey." He whispered, taking a deep breath.

"What are you doing out here?" You asked him, worried that something was wrong.

"I just needed some air. It feels so good to be back here, especially with you by my side, and it got a bit overwhelming at first. I can't wait to show you off to my parents tomorrow."

He turned then, guiding you into the bedroom. Slipping under the covers, he pulled you tight to him, kissing you gently before shutting off the light.