forum one on one romance? (closed)

Started November 22, 2019 by @Hybrid-Is-tired

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"Shoot!" She squeaked getting off his lap. "I really thought I had more time- but it's Christmas Eve!" She panicked. "I love you- but I have to go out and finish my last little things before tomorrow."

"Of course I understand." Then a gift idea hit me "Oh shoot! Me too!"

"So I'll see you in a bit then? Since we both have things to go get?" She asked looking at him with a soft look.

"Yeah of course" he said shooting up and giving her cheek a kiss, going after his keys

"Love you, drive safe." She smiled following behind him. "Don't get into any fights, and stay safe." She said taking his arm and pulling him over to her. She kissed his cheek and booped his nose.

"Alright I won't cutie" and with that he made his way to Barnes and Noble to pick up something that was more a symbol than a gift really

Joanna went off, not only to find something for Tempest, but to get her oldest brother something as well. "This shouldn't be hard- right?" She asked herself.

(Time skip until both of them are finished and have come back to the apartments?)

(Yeah sure) He crept up the stairs with a small bag in hand, trying to be undetected so Tempest could wrap the gift.

Joanna sat in her apartment, surrounded by gifts, wrapping paper, and bows galore. She was getting a little stressed at the amount of things she had to do before tomorrow. "I just have to wrap Tempest's thing before I call him." She mumbled cutting the paper.

He shut his door behind himself and got out a small box he had saved for recycling. He wrapped it in Snoopy Christmas paper after I put the trinket and card into the box.

She smiled at her wrapping job, a small box wrapped in silver paper with red dots. She stood up, and carried it over to the small table top tree, placing it under the branches. "There, now for the others." She sighed looking at the clock. "It's getting late though…" She mumbled pulling her phone out calling Tempest.

"How you doin'?" Tempest responded as he picked up, imitating Joey's voice from Friends

"Oh my gosh." She laughed rubbing her face. "I'm assuming that means you're OK." Pacing around the room, she held her phone with her shoulder. "Are you back yet?"

He let out a yawn "Yeah I'm back drinking some cider. Christ you sound stressed."

"Extremely." She muttered picking up the few she had already wrapped. Placing them aside she sighed and looked back at what was left. "I still have a ton to do before I can even think about sleep."

"A lot of friend's gifts you had to wrap?" He asked as he he looked at his replica Charlie Brown Tree that had wrapped presents under it that he had brought out of his room

"Friends, family, and I'm going to drop it all off tomorrow." She groaned sitting back on the floor. She cut more paper, and started wrapping another gift. "There's no way it's all going to be done."

"Hey I can help. I'll be right over love." and the line cut off

"Tempest you-" The phone buzzed and she rubbed her face. "Sweet and helpful Tempest." She chuckled taping the last side of the box she had wrapped.

There soon was a knocking about thirty seconds later.

Joanna pushed herself off the floor, and went to open the door. "Hey," She said as she opened the door.

He held out a cup of cider to her as he stepped in "You need this right now. Let's get this done babe. Tempest didn't let on how tired I was because she needed his help and so he was going to wrap the heck out of these gifts with her.

She blinked out of surprise and took the cup from him. A smile, simple and sweet, broke onto her lips. "Tempest, you don't have to. I was just ranting." She reached up and pet his cheek. "But knowing you, you won't leave until this is all done. Right?"

"That's right I won't!" He smiled and shifted to his canine like form so he could cut tape and paper with his nails and in general be more quick with wrapping. He looked to her so she could tell him what to wrap first

“There’s that over there.” She pointed to a decently large Amazon box. “Can you wrap that with whatever paper?” She asked tucking hair behind her ear.

He took some snowflake themed paper and wrapped it quite quickly using the process he had used countless times. Soon it was nearly wrapped and taped in the correct spots. He then did onther she told him and soon made a process out of it, like a machine

After an hour or so, Joanna was laying on the floor with a light smile. "It's done!" She exclaimed, with a laugh. It was late, and she was overly tired, it was slowly slipping through her normal persona.

Tempest's eyes were drooping along with his ears and he flopped onto his back and then stuck a spare now on Jo's forehead and giggled tiredly

Joanna giggled too, turning her head to him. "T-thanks." She hummed, still giggling, mostly from the sleep deprivation.

He stood and picked her up gently, carrying her to her room and putting her under her sheets, taking the bow off her head and muttering "I opened the best present early." Kissed her softly and turned to leave "Get some sleep love."