A Lavender Yuletide

d, worried. Sensing the strain in Bay's voice, Noel forgot to pause the Yes Day movie they were watching in his room, looking up at him. "What's that?" he tried dodgin

that deep husky voice that sent pleasurable chills down Noel's spine. "Of course, I do." But he was not fazed by this reply. "I

t brightly lit up. "I would want to be your husband, baby," Bay replied heartily. "And when you become my husband, what else?" Noel w

wards his partner's. "Bayern, I have to visit my family's tree farm this Christma

ork out; time to tell them everything. They also need time to take it all

. I was happy to hear you tell me about your intent to go to Gaylord, but I never expected that y

n a year now, hasn't it?" he asked with all seriousness. "So why mustn't I see your family? Why are we hiding it from them?" With a deep sigh, Noel

boyfriend is not short. Two, where did you get such hilarious info from?" Bay chuckled. "I don't know, Bay," Noel shook his head, "but what I do know is that you might hav

ur relationship, because you are an adult now." And well, he was right, indeed. Noel was loving the austere look on Bay's temporarily

a starred as Katie Torres. He had his own plan set up already. Bay was probably too late to talk him into changing his decis

"we still have Friendsgiving after that." But Bay wanted to win this argument again, so he placed his lips on the nape of Noel's neck,

mily." This was just a trick to have Bay think he won the first round. Noe

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rbing the beauty of Seattle's skyline, with the Lumen Field and its 13-floor tower brightly li

r observation deck, and according to Noel, the food there was "ambrosial and exquisite

weeks. The couple attended a holiday special ballroom event organized by Apple Dexter, which would be the first of the three the company branch had planned to organize in the same month; the other two bein

my girlfriend, Carrie," Alex said as soon as Noel spotted the brunette and wanted to ask. "Nice to meet you," Noel smiled. "Uh, this is Bayern Fiddler, my boyfriend," Noel introduced the obvious. Bay smiled. "Merry Christmas, everyone," he gree

rom mistletoes there. You might get a kiss." Noel demonstrated this line by blowing his man a kiss. "'Cause Christmas is coming, so let's take a risk, oh. Naughty and nice, oh, naughty and nice. Naughty and nice, we're your sugar and sp

p around them. "Sure," Noel replied in the same manner. "All I want for Christmas is you, baby!" Bayern was happy to see his usually reser

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ching for the unlock case, Bay raised the lid and inputted the password Noel had told him six months earlier: 1389. Pretty damn quickly, Bay flung the door wide open and the twosome found themselves on Noel's bed, and in a flash, their clothings began to flee off their bodies. From top to the bottom, they made t

repeat," he ordered the HomeKit-enabled intercom, then strode past the bed and forthwith to his L-shaped kitchen. "Playing Christmas Tree Farm by Taylor Swift on repeat," the AI confirmed, and the jingle bells instrumentals began to ring. "What ya

.10:30pm already, babe," he said, but Noel's belly wouldn't agree with such announcement. "We can eat early in the morning," Bay suggested. "I'll wake you up, you know. Just come cuddle up wit

fed you, didn't I?" Bayern said in response. There he went, teasing again as his easygoing personality was. "I was clearly not appeased enough," Noel hurled back, but his boyfriend was already stationed behind him. "My god, you know tha

te the pasta first. "It's... perfect, babe," Bayern complimented, being careful not to lick the spoon. At least, that's what Noel thought within hi

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When are we leaving for Gaylord?" Bay asked a somnolent Noel, who was resting his head on th

ed feebly, as the music turned on vociferously. "Siri, play him some random Taylor Swift on volume 13," Bay called out again in response. "Playing Snow on the Beach, featuring Lana Del Rey

It's already past midnight." Noel looked up at Bay's humored face, which was probably that way because he thought his boyfriend struggl

reen. I've never seen someone lit from within, blurring out my periphery. My smile is like I won a contest. A

op looking at me like that, if you really want me to sleep." He won the persiflage this time. "Okay, buddy," his bo