Vikings, imagine you and ...

Imagine the unexpected Christmas present from Marco

Actor fic
Words: 1650

  You were nervous looking to the three dresses on your bed. Christmas eve never meant so much to you as it did now and you were a little scared of how it all would go. When you looked through the mirror hanging on the closet you noticed Marco standing in the doorway, watching you. You turned around, smiling quickly.
'Are you nervous?' He asked you with a relaxed smile.
'Yes a little. It's the first time I'm gonna meet your parents and brothers. What if they don't like me?' He started laughing on those last words, grabbing you around your waist to pull you against him.
'What would they not like about you? You are sweet, gorgeous, friendly,' he felt silence as your cheeks turned a little red. 'and you make me happy.' He shrugged, looking you into your eyes. You breathed in, nodding softly before looking back to the bed and your dresses. 'Wear what you feel comfortable in.' He said, kissing your temple before letting you go to make himself further ready.

You choose your favorite dress, your hair loose because you felt less naked in some way? If that made even sense. Your hands felt almost sweaty when Marco parked his car before a big house. The Christmas lights sparkled at the roof and through the window you could see a major Christmas tree standing.
'They will like you.' Marco said, squeezing your knee. He leaned over and you closed your eyes on his soft kiss, smiling insecure when he pulled back. 'Come on.' He stepped out of the car, walking around it to help you out. It would be a white Christmas, on these heels it wasn't easy to walk over to the door that almost immediately flew open. You knew Marco and his family were always together on Christmas evening, you kind on feeling like an intruder in their family night. The woman that stood in the doorway smiled widely to the both of you.
'Marco.' She greeted her son with a kiss on his cheek.
'Mom, this is Y/n.' He introduced you. The woman turned to you with a loving smile.
'Y/n, we heard so much already of you, come in dear. You can call me Else.' She said with an inviting arm wave.
'Thanks for having me.' You said softly.
'We are all eager to get to know the girl who stole Marco's heart.' She winked. You threw Marco a fast look and he folded his hand around yours, leading you after his mother to a big warm living room where the other members of his family were.
'There he is!' One of his brothers said loudly, already a bottle of beer in his hand. The other whistled between his teeth, sending you a big smile.
'Son.' His father greeted him with a firm shoulder pet before turning to you. 'This has to be Y/n.' He guessed with an inviting smile. You looked aside to Marco before nodding and biting your lip a little.
'Thank you for having me.'
'Pleasure is all ours.' His father immediately reacted, greeting you with a kiss on your cheek. 'Finn and this are my two others sons Ken and Nick.' His father introduced the family.
'She is way prettier than you described her Marco.' His eldest brother winked taunting before greeting you in the same way as their father did, with a kiss. You felt your cheek turn lightly red on all the attention, luckily Marco never lost your hand in the progress. His mother walked in with a plate of filled glasses and gestured everybody to take a seat. Marco his brothers pulled him loose from you talking secretly against one another while laughing.
'Y/n, we woman need to stick together in this group of men.' His mother winked while offering you a glass of champagne.
'Thank you.' You smiled, taking it over. She came to sit aside you and in a way you felt completely reassured by this.
'You are totally not in the film business right?' She asked. You rested the glass on your knee while shaking your head.
'No, I'm still studying.'
'Isn't it lonely? I know with Vikings Marco isn't much around.' She guessed. You looked aside to Marco who was still talking with his brothers.
'I have books to keep me company.' You winked while shaking your head. You both felt silent when Marco sunk down on the other side of you, taking over the glass his mother was offering him.
'Y/n, we are dying to ask you,' one of his brothers asked. You looked aside to Marco who rolled his eyes, already knowing. 'is Marco a good boy?' Ken asked serious. You started laughing on the question, looking aside to Marco who laid his hand on your knee, stroking your skin softly. You looked at him a little longer before nodding and turning your eyes back to Ken.
'He is, very good behaving.' You nodded again.
'No secrets we have to know about him?' Nick asked. This was funny, here you were thinking they would interrogate you.
'No, nothing major, or,' you looked aside to Marco who was watching you. 'nothing I know about at least.' You followed with slightly squeezed eyes. Marco chuckled and shook his head.
'No secrets.' He promised. His mother was glancing at the both of you, with that wide admiring smile on your lips that you felt your cheek turning red all over again.
'A toast,' his father began, holding out his glass. You stretched your arm to and listened to his father. 'on a amazing evening, amazing days with love and joy. May all your wishes come true. What an amazing family I have.' He said, giving you a nod like you now were part of it. 'Skol.'
'Skol.' Everybody repeated with a chuckle. You nipped from the glass. Marco laid his arm on the back of the couch and you sat back, leaning a little against his chest, his fingertips resting on your bare shoulder. You looked aside to him and he smiled, bringing his head closer for a short peck on your lips before the both of you turned back to the subjects of the conversation.

It was the most amazing evening, way after midnight when you got home and in bed. You hardly remembered Marco getting in bed beside you, it was until you didn't felt his warmth again that you woke up, groaning a little on the loss of it.
'I'm gonna get us breakfast.' He whispered into your ear.
'Do we need breakfast?' You yawned.
'Put the Christmas sweater on.' He followed. That forced your eyes open and turning around to look at him. He had a red Christmas sweater on and you started laughing at it. 'What, don't I look cute?' He asked with a warm smile.
'You look always cute but yes,' you felt silence as he pushed his head closer and kissed you tenderly. You softly moaned, wrapping your arm around his neck.
'I'm gonna get breakfast.' He whispered against your lips. You kissed him quickly before releasing him.
'Come back quickly.'
'Put the sweater on.' He pointed to the bathroom before he left with that joyful smile. You squeezed your eyes together a little, finding him to be to cheerful. You let it go, dragged yourself out of the bed into the shower and into that Christmas sweater. It was a cozy one. Given you weren't going out until tonight you decide to stay in a sweatpants and that sweater. Your hair in a messy bunny you were preparing coffee. An hour it took him before you heard the door open.
'Where did you get your breakfast? In China?' You shouted. He didn't answer and you looked up only to see him standing there, with a big puppy in his arms. 'What are you doing with a puppy in your arms?' You asked while slowly walking over to him. The puppy wore the same Christmas sweater as you and Marco did, a fluffy blond golden retriever puppy.
'Surprise.' He said. The puppy started fighting as you came closer and Marco handed it over to you.
'Marco.' You whispered as the puppy started licking your face, you laughed, petting it over his head.
'I thought, given I'm so much away for filming you at least should have something to keep you company in the meantime.' He explained. Your eyes started watering as you looked back to up.
'You bought me a puppy?' You asked still in shock. The little one in your arms started protesting and you put him down on the ground, he immediately started sniffing around.
'To soon for kids so,' he winked and you shook your head, not knowing what to say. You cupped his face and brought your head closer.
'I love you, you know that right? If you do things like this again I won't be able to wait for a house and kids.' You smiled, completely in love. He brought his hands together on your back and hugged you tight.
'Merry Christmas Y/n.' He smiled before kissing you. You enjoyed it until you heard the puppy stumbling around and you looked away from Marco to the golden retriever running around.
'I'm totally gonna name him Hvitserk.'
'For real?' Marco asked.
'Hvitsy, isn't that super cute?' You asked, crouching down. The golden retriever ran over to you and you chuckled, petting him already completely in love. 'I have nothing for the little guy.'
'I bought everything, it's in the car.'
'Did you bought breakfast?' You asked, looking up with a smile. He chuckled, nodding before crouching down aside you to pet the puppy to.
'He is so adorable.' Marco noticed.
'Not so adorable as you. Thank you Marco, you are amazing.' You breathed out. He kissed your head and went to get everything for the puppy. He bought you a puppy, best Christmas present ever.