𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓜𝓻𝓼. 𝓘𝓷𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓜𝓮𝓽 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽...

Chapter 63

Carina's POV

Before we got to the boys' home, we picked up other guests we invited to the party and soon enough, their home was full of people who already mingling and exchanging gifts and love. I felt so much better now that I was with people who loved me so much, I can't believe I didn't see it sooner. My parents were pushed out of my mind as soon as I saw Remington and the others find me in the park where I was feeling guilty and lonely and wishing I wasn't here. But when Remington kissed me, every bad thought I had faded away like sparks in a fire and all I could focus on was how much I loved this boy with all my heart and how I hoped I would never leave his side as long as he loved me. The way he looked at me made me believe he wouldn't leave mine either.

When we got to their home, the boys showed me the gifts that I sent them and thank me in such gratitude, it made me feel embarrassed that they would be this cute when receiving presents that made them happy. I wonder if they would be like this when their fans in the future give them gifts. I hugged each of them and then Remington asked me to put the necklace on him. I smiled and put the chain around him and then locked the hooks. I held up the little padlock that had his initial on it, and it was just as beautiful as I believed it would be. Rem placed two gentle fingers under my chin and made me look into his eyes, his intense stare and devilish smirk making me blush. He slowly leaned in and kissed my lips which gradually turned more passionate and then he pulled me closer to him.

I felt a sudden surge of intense love toward him, and leaned in more into his lips and ended up pushing him up against the wall. He held me close to him with his arms around me as I held his face in my hands and then gripped his arms. I had to pull away for air and then rested my head on his chest and I could hear his heartbeat. He laughed a little, making his body shake, and he said under his breath, "Wow, Carina, I thought I was the good kisser. I guess I was wrong." I felt my face heat up when he said that, and then I looked up at him, he smiled at me and then kissed my forehead sweetly. He led me into the living room and we sat alongside with our friends as they laughed and talked, and he never let my hand go, keeping his promise to never let me feel lonely again, and I rested my head on his shoulder.

Delilah's boyfriend, Michael, was at the party and got to meet everybody else. Nina was happy to meet him as well, but Emerson's reaction was the funniest. "Whoa, Del", he said after meeting Michael, "I like him a lot. He really is the dreamboat you said he was." Del looked embarrassed after he said that and everyone burst out in laughter. Magnolia and Georgina came to the party and then they got together with Delilah and started singing a few Christmas songs live in the room, and some of the guests started dancing along to them. Halfway into the show, Rem led me toward the center of the crowd and started dancing with me. I smiled so big as he spun me around and even picked me up a few times as well tapped our feet to the rhythm. Then they started singing one of my favorite holiday song "Wish You A Very Merry Christmas" which was a little slower, and caused Rem to pull me closer and then we were dancing slowly cheek-to-cheek.

The way Delilah was singing her heart out made my heart ache, and I never felt so happy in my life. Remington's embrace around me was so warm and secure, I could stay like this forever. He was stroking my red hair, and inhaled my scent, making me slightly stiff. I ended up caressing his back and it was strange but the warmth of his body close to mine made me feel sleepy. I started closing my eyes and held his shoulders for support. I stayed like that until the song ended and then Rem shook me lightly, causing me to open my eyes again. "Hey, I think you fell asleep. Are you okay?", he asked me as I rubbed my eyes. "Yeah, sorry. You're just so warm and cuddly, I couldn't help but feel peaceful in your arms", I answered with a slight shade of pink on my face. He smiled at me and said before kissing me softly, "God, you're so fucking cute. I love you so much." I said back to him in between our kiss, "I love you more".

He pulled away and quirked a brow at me after that statement. "Is that so?" he questioned with a smirk. "It's a fact", I simply said with a sly smile on my face. "Prove it", he dared. He was probably expecting something different, but I removed a bracelet from my wrist, and placed it on his. "This was a bracelet that I made when I was a teenager and promised to give to the one who held my heart. I decided after my first heartbreak, it would never happen and just wore it as an accessory." I looked into his eyes and concluded, "But when you came into my life and stole my heart, I realized I was waiting to give it to you." His expression turned desperate and longing for me, and then he took my face and kissed me like it was the last time he ever would.

When he pulled away, he carried me and spun me around and said when he stopped, "I really love that you got me what I asked for", he said holding his necklace, "But you were all I really wanted for Christmas." I beamed brightly at his statement and replied while resting my forehead on his, "Likewise." The rest of the night, everyone exchanged gifts, and I ended up getting some even when I didn't expect any. I got books, secret records of my favorite bands, new shoes, and Remington gave me a special necklace with a black rose chain, reminding me of when we started to protest our love toward each other. We ate cookies and drank hot cocoa, and while Emerson and Nina were talking under the staircase, Austin held a mistletoe above them and they blushed before pressing their lips together. We all cheered and applauded, and they smiled as they kept kissing like we weren't in the room. Honest to God, it was probably the best Christmas I've ever had in my life.

AWWW!!! Wasn't that so wholesome and emotional at the same time? This was such an important part of the story to me for a lot of reasons. Obviously, one of them is that Christmas is one of my favorite holidays and so on. I hope you all like this chapter and are excited for more content to come soon. Thank you again and I love you all so much!!! 😘😘😘💕💕💕