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“Wonderful!” she exclaimed with a big smile, then added: “This house is very beautiful, but it needed this warmth and the sound of laughter that has been here since Miss Delfina arrived. Now the house has the glow of happiness,” she commented, with a certain shyness.
“You’re right,” Hermes said immediately. “Delfina has managed to transform this house into a home,” he added, looking at me with tenderness.
I listened to him say those words and my heart raced. “A home,” he had said, and I wished with all my heart to have a home with him, to always have him by my side, to share my life with him. Hermes approached and I stretched out the glass of lemonade to him. He took it, but instead of bringing it to his lips, and not caring that Felicia was there (who smiled broadly), he leaned toward me and placed a sweet kiss on my lips.
“I’ll leave you two alone because I’m preparing dinner,” Felicia said, and quickly withdrew, leaving us alone.
“What Felicia said is very true. This house might be beautiful, but it was cold and soulless. Now it has the warmth of a home. I never had any rush or much interest in coming here, but since you’ve been living with me, I only think about the moment we’ll reunite and come to our home so I can forget about everything else and just enjoy your company.”
I hugged him around the waist, pressing myself against him, and put my nose to his neck to breathe in his delicious scent, a mixture of his cologne and himself. I felt the warmth of his lips against mine and opened my mouth to receive him. Hermes only needed that encouragement to take complete possession of it. When we separated, I was smiling like a fool and Hermes was looking at me with fervor.
“I can already imagine what’s going through that little head of yours, but we need to finish the Christmas tree,” I stated, unable to stop smiling.
“What’s going through this little head is that I want to f…”
“Hermes!” I scolded him, not letting him finish the sentence.
“I knew you were going to interrupt me,” he said, laughing. “Alright, fine, you win. Let’s continue with this task, but prepare yourself for tonight because this head,” he said, pointing to it, “is plotting many things.”
“I can already imagine the things that perverted head of yours is plotting,” I assured him, pulling him toward the tree.
The Christmas tree turned out fantastic, and the time we spent decorating it was incredible. My heart raced when I saw it finished and lit up. The living room was transformed, acquiring the festive air and charm of Christmas. Hermes put his arm around my shoulders and we stood in silence observing it.
“We did a great job,” I affirmed.
“I never imagined I would like having a Christmas tree in our home so much. Mom and Baco will be very surprised when they see it.”
“Our home.” It sounded so wonderful. I didn’t want to get my hopes up, but with all those lovely things he was saying to me, it was impossible not to imagine a future with him. His voice pulled me from my thoughts.
“What were you thinking about?” he asked.
Hermes already knew me well enough to realize that I had drifted from reality, pondering something. Of course, I wasn’t going to tell him what had distracted me.
“About Christmas presents. I still need to get one for your mom. What do you think I should buy her?”
“You bought presents?” he asked, surprised.
I looked at him strangely. It hadn’t occurred to me that they might not exchange gifts at Christmas. I had always bought presents for the people who accompanied me on that day, whether it was my brother or Serafina and her family.
“Of course. Don’t you usually give each other gifts at Christmas?”
“No,” he said, and I noticed he looked a bit embarrassed. “But I think it’s a lovely idea. Thank you.”
“Don’t feel obligated. If you want, I don’t have to give them because...”
“My love, I think it’s a fantastic idea. Even though we didn’t do it, I know it’s one of the Christmas traditions. When we were children, Baco and I used to receive some gifts, but over the years we drifted further and further away from all that, andI know I was largely to blame. I want to start doing it again. Tomorrow morning I’ll take care of buying gifts for everyone.”
“Really, you’re okay with it?”
“Yes, very much so. What would you like to receive?” he asked, wrapping his arms around my waist.
“Nothing special, I already have everything I want,” I affirmed, looking into his eyes with adoration.
“Me too.”
He took possession of my mouth and lifted me up to carry me to our bedroom. I rested my head on his shoulder, breathing in his scent and kissing his neck. When we entered, he closed the door with his foot and placed me on the bed, then quickly began removing all my clothes. His lips and hands were all over my body, and I was completely surrendered to him. We were both burning with need. Hermes only moved away for a few seconds to strip off his clothes, and as soon as he was naked, he covered my body with his, kissing me passionately.
“I love you so much,” he said in a deep, husky voice, as his mouth began an imaginary path down my body.
