Eternally Yours--Chapter 14-Christmas Day
Marlena woke up and found herself alone in her bedroom. She sat up and suddenly the previous nights events replayed in her mind. She could feel her eyes filling up with tears again when she suddenly heard the sound of jingling bells coming from downstairs. She slipped into her robe and crept down the stairs.
"Are we ready for mommy yet?" Belle asked tugging on John's leg as he put the finishing touches on the Christmas tree.
"Just a minute sweetheart." John smiled kneeling down beside her. "We want to have everything finished before mommy comes downstairs."
"Too late." Brady shouted pointing at Marlena as she tried creeping back up the stairs. "She's awake."
"Mommy get back down here." Belle giggled chasing Marlena up the stairs.
"You got me." Marlena laughed raising her hands in the air giving up.
"Good. You're my prisoner now." Belle said taking Marlena's hand and leading her down the stairs.
"Your prisoner?" Marlena asked as Belle led her over to the Christmas tree.
"That's right." Belle grinned stopping next to John. "Now I turn you over to daddy."
"So I'm your prisoner now John." Marlena said as a grin slowly crept onto her face.
"It looks that way." he said pulling her in for a hug. "Merry Christmas Doc."
"It's Christmas already?" she asked realizing that she had forgotten to wrap the presents for the kids.
"Duh." Belle said pointing under the tree at the mound of Christmas presents around the tree.
"How did they..." Marlena began in shock to see all of the presents there.
"Santa Claus came here last night Doc." John smiled and winked at her as he turned to Belle and Brady. "What do you say you two start unwrapping your gifts?"
"Yeah." Both children cheered rushing over to the tree to retrieve their packages.
"Your amazing you know that." Marlena smiled kissing him softly.
"Well, I try." he grinned glancing at the children happily opening their gifts. "Last night while you were sleeping, I remembered that the gifts needed to be wrapped."
"How did you know where to find them?" she asked confused since John hadn't been staying at the penthouse.
"I guessed." he admitted to her. "After I finished wrapping the gifts, then I had Carrie bring these two back over early in the morning while they were still sleeping so that they would be surprised when they woke up here."
"This is the most wonderful Christmas John." Marlena smiled as her eyes filled up with tears of happiness.
"I promise you many more like this one." he said taking her hand and kissing it. "I'm not going to ever let go of you again. You won't ever have any nights like the one you had last night and that's a fact."
"Mom, Dad. Come on over here." Belle and Brady urged them. "You have to open your presents too!!"
"Presents?" Marlena asked eyeing John.
"That's right. You didn't think that Santa Claus would forget you. Did you Doc?" John smiled moving closer to whisper in her eyes. "Of course you will have to wait until later to get some of your gifts from Santa."
"I can't wait." she smiled leading him over by the children.
"Look daddy!! You and mommy are under the mistletoe." Brady shouted pointing above John and Marlena.
"That means you have to kiss her." Belle giggled.
"We can't disappoint our children Doc." John smiled taking her in his arms.
"Your right Mr. Black." Marlena grinned as he moved in pressing his lips to hers.
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