Chapter 1
I woke to my window sill thickly covered in a layer of fluffy fresh snow. I had grown to love this weather and the time of year that came with it.
I was meeting Tom in about an hour for a coffee and stroll through the local Christmas market. This came as a great distraction as this was the first Christmas I'd spend away from my family.
I checked my outfit one last time, I wore tightly fitted jeans with a thick wool jersey tucked into the front with boots and a thick coat. My hair had always been one of my best features, it hung in long soft chocolate brown curls passed my boobs.
As I walked up to the quaint coffee shop, my face flushed from the cold, I saw Tom through the window, already waiting.
Tom and I had been going steady for the last 3-4 months, after we met through a university friend.
He was beautiful, with his dirty blond hair and blue eyes. He was around 1.75 and built strong and lean.
He was caring, gentle and just what I needed after my past.
As I walked in, the thick aromas of coffee and freshly baked pastries hit me, I sat across from Tom, not before he got up and pulled my chair out for me.
We sat chatting for a while over our coffees and innocently flirted with one another.
We left hand in hand and walked down the street towards all things Christmas'y. It was beautiful with warm fairy lights scattered everywhere, carols being sung and the soft buzz of children and laughter in the background.
I caught Tom's gaze on me, while we strolled through all the little stalls, making eye contact, he snaked his arm around my waist and brought me closer.
I looked up at him, my hands resting on his chest, he bent his neck down and kissed me. He was warm and safe, exactly what I enjoyed so much about getting to know him.
"Have you given it anymore thought?", Tom asked me, as we ended our kiss.
I had thought about it, and was so grateful and excited to join Tom and his family for Christmas.
"Yes, and I'd love to" , Tom grinned and bent down again to kiss me again.
As he walked me back to my little apartment, I felt warm and fuzzy inside. And although I missed home and my family, this was the happiest I've been in almost a year.
