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“Yeah, J.C.! They’re super nummy! ‘Sides, Syd might eat all of ‘em if you’re don’t hurry up.”

“I doubt it; Syd eating them all, I mean.” Cue an eyebrow raise. “Ooooo, made-from-scratch biscuits. Always the best kind!” J.C. clapped his hands together and stood up, looking to Audrey. “Shall we?”

“I just asked you!” Audrey giggled and took his hand, leading him downstairs. “Thanks for checking on us, Kat,” she chirped as they made their way past her.

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“Not very.” she answered, taking a bite of her cookie, “Maybe abooooooout….halfway into the kiss? If you want, I can leave again, so you two can get back to it.”

J.C. smiled and blew a bit of air out of his nose. “It’s alright, munchkin. Just give us a bit more warning next time, alright? Knock or something.” 

“ ‘Kaaaaaay. You guys wanna get some of those bikkies? They’re nuuuuuuuummmyyyyyyyy~”

"In her defense, I left the door open,” she gave J.C. an apologetic smile. “Didn’t really think ahead on that one.” Audrey stood and turned back to Kat. “I’m glad you like them~ Mom and I made them from scratch! I think we’ll mosey on down and get some ourselves. Whatcha think?” she asked, turning to J.C.

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Short and sweet, always a good way to start. Reading her body language, he pulled away when she did.

“Don’t worry, s-so have I.” he admitted, sheepishly.

Cue a young sounding “Aaaaaaw~!” coming from the doorway.

Audrey bolted upright at the sound of Kat’s cooing. They weren’t doing anything wrong, of course, but it was still a private moment. It was a bit startling to be ‘caught.’ “H-how long have you been standing there, sweetie?” Audrey smiled a bit sheepishly, face pink.

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J.C. gave her a sort of  “Austin Powers” kind of smirk before chuckling a taaaad bit deviously.

“Well, if you insist~”

Slowly and gently, the young man brought his lips to hers; a state of pure bliss coming over him and a serene expression on his face.

While it was tempting to lock lips forever, Audrey thought it best to start slow. They did just now establish their relationship, after all. After a few seconds, she pulled away, content. “Is it bad I’d been wanting to do that for ages?” she chuckled sheepishly.

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Heeheeheeheeheeheehee, “couple”~ He had to admit, it had a nice ring to it.

He chuckled as well, “Oh, you know how it goes. We’ll be here, ready to spill our guts out over something, kiss, or embrace each other in a sort of bear hug, and then someone will end up showing up. …Oooooor there’s a combination of a small crash, an ‘I didn’t do it!’, and a ‘I’m telling!’, and some resulting general kerfuffle.”

He smirked a bit, “Buuuuut, seeing as it’s the holidays and Syd and Kat really try hard to be good around this time of year, I’m shooting more towards the former.”

“I don’t know about you, but I’d rather keep my guts on the inside,” she joked. “And we did have a bear hug earlier, so, how aboouuuut~?” Audrey proceeded to bring her finger under his chin and bring his face a tad closer to hers. “Hm~?”

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If this were a movie, a stadium full of people would’ve cheered, fireworks would’ve exploded, and the chorus to Händel’s Messiah would’ve been playing in the background.

J.C. couldn’t tell whether his heart was beating at an exponentially increasing speed or whether it had stopped altogether. His normally goofy smile had morphed more into a genuine, sentimental one. Walking over, and putting one of his hands on Audrey’s, his hazels met her greens and he gave her a nod.

“I’d like that very much.”

Feeling giddy and needing to release some tension,  Audrey couldn’t help but giggle. “Then it’s settled,” she chirped as she rested her head on his shoulder. “We are officially a couple~” She’d been worried about how this conversation would go and it was a relief to get it out of the way. Letting out a content sigh, she allowed herself to enjoy this moment with her now boyfriend. It was nice to finally be with him, in both the dating sense and the physical sense. Even without them really doing anything, she was happy. Just being in the same room with him was enough. A light chuckle left her lips. “I wonder how long it’ll take the others to wonder what we’re doing.”

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‘Something other than…’

Oh.

Oh.

OOOOOOOH!

Lord, if his heart wasn’t pounding before, it sure as heck was now.

“Iiiiiiiiiiii’m not against it.” he replied, a genuinely sweet smile sprawled across his face. “What did you have in mind?”

“You’re really making me spell it out, aren’t you?” she chuckled nervously. “I’m interested in you romantically and, unless I’ve been reading you wrong these past months, I think you are too. I was thinking, you know, boyfriend/girlfriend?” Audrey gave him a sheepish smile, showing those prominent front teeth of hers. “If that’s okay with you.”

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The young man’s cheeks went a further shade of pink, letting out a somewhat goofy-sounding giggle. Whether that was from thinking that Audrey was as cute as a kitten in a little hat or that was just the feeling he got whenever she was around was uncertain.

Probably both, in all honesty.

“Weeeeeeeeeell, I meaaaaan….that’s kiiiind of self explanatory. I do love you, of course. Hmm, maybe I don’t need those treats, ‘cos you’re already sweet enough. And pretty smart. Aaaand beautiful…” 

“Oh gosh,” she rested her red cheek in her hand, giggling bashfully. “I love you too. You’re so sweet I could get a toothache. I know we’ve only spent so much time together in person, but, what do you think about... you know, being something other than friends?” She exhaled through her nose in a slight laugh. “Could be a nice Christmas present.”

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He nodded in response to her question. “Yeah; figured they could do more unpacking later. Get some of the basics or immediate necessities out first, then work on the rest of it later.”

At the mention of Syd…well, being Syd, he chuckled and shook his head. “Of course. Treats, eh? I could use a couple myself…of course, I’ve…ah, got one hangin’ out with me already, but ah…” His cheeks turned a light shade of pink at his little comment. “You want to get some? Th-the treats, I mean.”

Audrey giggled, going pink as well. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, revealing her ears also turned pink when she blushed. “In a little bit. I was hoping to talk to you a little while we have a moment alone. Your sister said something interesting earlier.” She exhaled through her nose in a slight laugh, moving her gaze to the floor. “She said she loved me just as much as you do, if not more. What do you think she meant by that?” Her eyes rose to meet his, her expression a mix of coy and bashful. She had initially intended to have this conversation later, but, seeing as they’d only have so much time alone and with Syd’s comment giving her a little boost of confidence in the situation, she figured they could talk now.

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The little redhead let out a small “HURK!” of surprise  (despite not being choked by her shirt) as she was reeled back in. “But…! But…! But…! The faster I get down there, then…the more cookies I can have!”

“You have to save some for other people, ya know.” Kat piped up. “ ‘Sides, if you hog all of ‘em and don’t listen to Audrey, that’ll be evidence for gettin’ you on the naughty list.”

Despite wanting to yell in frustration, Syd took a deep breath in and slowly, but somewhat painfully, released it. “Ooooookaaaaaaaaaaaay.” 

This time, Kat took the lead as they made their way towards the stairs, saying something about pretending to walk down them as if she were royalty.

Meanwhile, J.C. had gotten a moment to himself, as Charlotte and Roger had made their way to be with Mr. and Mrs. Davis. Upon hearing a knock, his head perked up. Seeing it was Audrey, he gave her a smile. “Hey, what’s up?”

Audrey looked from side to side, then back to J.C. Seemed he was alone, or rather, they were alone. She returned his smile, mouth closed, but wide enough to be seen in her eyes. “I was just checking to see if you all knew about the treats downstairs,” she strolled over and sat down near him, enjoying the brief alone time they had in the moment. “Had to stop Syd from sprinting down the stairs when I told her,” she giggled. “I’m guessing your parents are talking to my parents?”

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Syd practically melted into Audrey at the mention of going all out with sweets. “Listen. Auds. If I haven’t told you already, I love you. As much as J.C. loves you, if not more.”

“You’re just sayin’ that cuz’a the sweets.” Kat scoffed lightly.

“Nuh-uh! The sweets are an added bonus! She’s like a sister t’ me!”

Kat rolled her eyes and smirked slightly, “Let’s go an’ make ours!”

Syd popped up immediately and started to take off, yelling “RACE YA!”.

Audrey tittered, wrapping one arm around Syd. “I love you too, kiddo.” She might have questioned what Syd meant by J.C. loving her, but figured that was more a question for J.C. himself. “Up-bup-bup-bup-bup!” Audrey grabbed Syd by the back of the shirt and reeled her back. “No racing down the stairs. It won’t be a very fun Christmas if you’re stuck in a cast. Besides, we still have to make the cocoa.” Letting Syd go, she continued. “Cookies are ready though. So, if you can carefully make your way downstairs, you’re both welcome to have some.” With that, Audrey left to check the room J.C. and his parents were staying in, knocking on the door, regardless of whether or not it was closed.

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As if they were dogs themselves, Syd and Kat’s faces and ears perked up excitedly. Cookies and hot cocoa? Always a great combo. Especially if they could add aaaaaaall sorts of sweet stuff to the cocoa- whipped cream, caramel or butterscotch drizzle, mini marshmallows, a peppermint stick if they were feeling reeeeeally fancy…the kids’ teeth were already rotting with cavities at the thought of it.

“She didn’t!” Kat piped up, “What kinda bikkies?”

“Who cares what kind? Bikkies are bikkies!” Syd said excitedly, dropping one of the dog’s toys. She briefly stopped when a thought occured to her.

 “…They’re not oatmeal raisin, are they?”

Audrey couldn’t help but giggle. Seeing them so excited just made her giddy. “Nooo no. I did my research before you got here, so I knew not to make those,” she chirped. “We have two kinds; granted, one is oatmeal, but not with raisins. It has cranberries, walnuts, and white choocoolaaate~” She chuckled once more. “We also have iced gingerbread. We also also have lots of extras for the hot cocoa that you can choose from; butterscotch, caramel, marshmallows, whipped cream, chocolate chips, peppermint, all kinds of good stuff! We make it from scratch too! When we make sweets, we go all out!”

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Ooooo, cookies~ Never something that the man passed up. He gave the mother a smile and a nod. “Will do~”

The dogs didn’t have to do much to get Syd excited, either. The girl placed her own toy on the bed and grabbed both dog’s toys, and started to hype them up. When she felt they were riled up enough, she threw her arms back, then tossed their toys, yelling “GO LONG!”

The dogs bounded for their toys, quickly bringing them back and squeaking them eagerly. Given the energy of both Syd and the dogs, they could easily go all night with the games of fetch and tug-of-war. Thankfully, for those who didn’t want to hear squeaking all night, after several rounds, Audrey interrupted as she brought the rest of their luggage upstairs. “Hey, you two~” she grinned at the two girls. “Did Mom tell you we have cookies downstairs? We’re gonna make hot coco too, once we know how much to make~”

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