Leyla woke up on Christmas morning with a particularly bad mood.She literally had no reason to celebrate Christmas this year.
Her parents had travelled the week before and wouldn't return till the new year ,and there was no maximus to cheer her up.
"Ugh!"Leyla groaned,slumping back on the bed.
A ring on the door stopped her from falling back into Dreamland.
"Who is it?" Tara said yawningly.She was still in her pyjamas with her hair all over the place.
"I have a package for miss Leyla" A man replied.
"Oh" Tara opened the door.
"Are you miss Leyla?"
"Yes" Tara said,eying the man.He looked weird as his beard covered half his face and his hair covered the other.
"I have a package for you" The man said.
"Okay,give it here" Tara held out her hands.
The man didn't give the package to her;instead,he rushed into the house.
"Touch me and I'll scream,you rapist" Tara said.
"Chill" The man said.He seemed to be wearing a mask as he removed his face.
"Maximus!" Tara exclaimed in disbelief.
"Merry Christmas babe" Maxim said, stretching out his hands for a hug.
"I missed you so much" Tara said, running into his arms."But you haven't been gone a full month"
"What kind of boyfriend will I be if I let my love spend Christmas alone?"
"I missed you so much" Leyla said,hugging him tighter.
Leyla told him everything that happened in his absence ,and afterwards, they had reunion sex.
Elsewhere,Daniel didn't know whether it was okay to call Tara.
He wanted to wish her a merry Christmas,but he didn't know if what happened had changed things between them.
He held his phone and was still thinking when a ring interrupted his thought.
"Hey hey" Tara's voice came through as he answered the call.
"Hey" Daniel replied
"Aren't you gonna say merry Christmas?!"
"Oh sorry,Merry Christmas"Daniel said.
"Same" Tara said before going silent."Just as I thought" Tara spoke
"What?"
"You were acting so bold yesterday,but now you've been reduced to a wimp" Tara replied
"H-How?"
"What do you call a guy that doesn't wish a girl merry Christmas"
"I don't know"
"A wimp" Tara said
"But I said it"
"It doesn't count because I told you to" Tara replied."What are you doing today?"
"Nothing,I'll sleep for a bit then eat breakfast and watch anime"
"Nope,not on my watch"
"Huh?"
"Why don't you come over?"
"Why would I do that?"
"Because you're lonely and you don't have anything to do.Also,if you decline,i'll come drag you to my house'
Daniel knew she would do it ,so he agreed.
He could've sworn he heard Tara's mother squeal before he ended the call.
"Well,there goes my perfectly planned Christmas" Daniel groaned ,but deep inside,he was somehow excited that she invited him over.
His face bore a small smile as he entered the bathroom.
Julian woke on Christmas day naked next to Cassandra.
He already knew what went down the previous night and didn't know whether to blame Cassandra or himself for what happened.
He wasn't against the sex; rather,the kiss that everybody witnessed.
Julian was sure the entire school had posted it on their Instagram stories.
Cassandra turned in her sleep to face him."Good morning,love"
"Morning" Julian replied.
"What's wrong?" Cassandra sat up, noticing the frown on his face.
"Cassandra,do you like me?" Julian asked
Cassandra stilled for a moment.She didn't expect Julian to ask her that question.
"Of course" She said, regaining her composure and cupping his cheeks."I love you"
Julian didn't know how to respond to Cassandra's statement.
"You don't need to say anything.I just need you to know that all of me is for you" Cassandra lightly kissed his lips before entering the bathroom.
Julian grabbed his clothes and left her house.He needed time to think.
"Why did I kiss her? I was fully aware it was Cassandra,so why did I do it? Was it to get back at Tara or was it because I was mad?" Julian asked himself these questions.He was confident he didn't have any feelings for Cassandra except lust ,but was that slowly turning into something else?
Daniel grabbed a coat before leaving the house as it was still cold out.
"Mum,Dad,I'm gradually coming out of my comfort zone" Daniel whispered as he looked to the sky before making his way to Tara's house.
"Welcome,welcome!" Joyce said,opening the door as soon as Daniel knocked on it.
"Thank you for having me" Daniel replied as he entered the warm and lively house.
Multiple coloured balls hung from the lit Christmas tree.Christmas decorations were also all around the house.
"Merry Christmas" Joyce said,hugging him.
"Same" Daniel said surprisedly.He felt a motherly vibe as she hugged him.
"It's almost time for Christmas breakfast.Tara's upstairs in case you're looking for her" Joyce winked before going into the kitchen.
Daniel went upstairs and found different rooms.How was he supposed to know?
He guessed Tara's room door would have been slammed numerous times from all the teenage tantrums ,so he went from door to door checking which one had cracks or scratches around the knob.
He finally found one and knocked on it.
"It's Daniel"
"Just a sec" Tara replied, arranging her things before opening the door."Hey" She said,leaving the door open for him to come in.
"Are you sure it's okay for me to come in?"
"Yes" Tara said,sighing heavily."That's why I left it open"
"Okay" Daniel said as he entered the room.
Weird things had been happening to him throughout the week.
First,he kissed Tara ;then,he held her hand ,and now,he was in her room.
"Don't just stand there,come sit" Tara said,patting her bed
"Uhm,I don't think that's legal for people that aren't married"
Tara stared at him then laughed for a few minutes."You're hopeless" She said,wiping a tear from her eye.
She rose and dragged him to the bed.
"Sit" She commanded
"Yes" Daniel sat
"If you keep saying things like that,then everyone will know that you're a Virgin"
"Well,so are you" Daniel muttered
"Yeah,but we can change that" Tara smirked as she attempted to pull off her shirt.
"Oh please!" Daniel said,quickly averting his eyes.
Tara laughed and ruffled his hair.