If I Can't Be With You (A Rydellington Love Story)

Chapter 13: Holidays part 1

Ellington POV

"Rydel.... Rydel... RYDEL!" I yell making her jump out of the piano bench and she looked at me with confusion. I simply smile.

"Where have you been? You didn't come home and I was worried!" She says getting tears in her eyes.

"I slept on Riker's couch... I might've gotten drunk last night.." I say sighing. She turns and walks to the bedroom furiously. "I didn't mean for it to happen." I say following her.

"Oh yeah you sure didn't mean to "accidentally" drink too much! You could've called me! You could've gotten a ride here! You've could've stopped!" Rydel yells at me slamming the door in my face. I turn and walk to Rosie's room.

"Hey little princess." I say picking her up from her crib and she giggles. I put her down carefully and she walks to Rydel and I's bedroom. I quickly pick her up and go downstairs. "Mommy is in a grouchy mood so don't be like mommy and be grumpy." I say into her ear. Suddenly I realized something. A week before Christmas.
I turn cartoons on for Rosie and then go to the attic and get a huge box then go back downstairs. Quietly I set up a Christmas tree and gets ornaments.

I find a ornament that has me and Rydel when we first met: in dance class which she was fifteen and I was sixteen. Rydel looks so beautiful. Which, she always did.
"Woe." I hear her voice and I jump up. She smiles softly and sees the ornament in my hand. "What's that?" She asks walking over and I quickly throw it back in the box. She looks at me with thoughtful eyes. "Okay then. I like the tree."

"Thanks. You haven't even seem the lights on the tree yet." I smirk. She rolls hey eyes and plugs the tree in. Green and pink lights appear on the tree.

"Hey green and pink.... Wait. Ellington!" She laughs suddenly realizing what I did: Rydellington colors. "Genius." She says quietly and smiles.

"I am really really really sorry I mean it. I promise I won't leave you like that again okay?" I say looking in her eyes. I meant every word just then. "I love you."

"Okay. I love you too." She smiles and hugs me tightly. You have no idea how tight she hugs me. Like I didn't even know girls could hug that tight.

~three days later~
"WHAT SHOULD I GET HER?" I freak out at Rocky. Rocky thinks. After five minutes he sighs.

"Shes my sister and I don't know even what to get her either." He says. I pace back and forth thinking. "Get her a charm bracelet." He says.

"Great idea! See? You're a love expert. You were with me when I got her her wedding ring." I say smiling and we were off on a adventure.