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 TITLE: Alex and Melody - A Love Story
PART: 5 of 10 -- Christmas Eve.
AUTHOR: Big Al
KEYWORDS: MF rom nosex
SUMMARY: A romantic Christmas Eve date.  No sex until the 8th chapter.

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   Melody's face glowed as she looked out the window of her house. 
Christmas Eve, and it was snowing!  Alex was coming to pick her up for a
Christmas date - well, they had gone out nearly every evening in the week
and a half since their first kiss, and she supposed they were ALL Christmas
dates - but the snow was falling pretty heavily, and she wondered anxiously
if he'd be able to make it.

   "He'll be here," her mama laughed, knowing her daughter's moods.  "But
you better be bundled up when he does arrive."

   The teenage girl grinned.  "I think he'll like my Christmas coat." Her
cell phone rang, and she picked it up.  Seeing it was from her boyfriend -
her boyfriend!  How wonderful that sounded!  - she answered it.  "Hey
Alex!"

   "Hey gorgeous," he said warmly.  She glowed inside as he called her
that. "I'm going to be about 45 minutes late because of the snow, okay?"

   "Aw," she pouted.  A hint of mischief spiced her voice.  "You better
hurry it up then, or I'll get tired of waiting for you and go out with
Brian instead."

   She could almost see his brow crinkling.  Curious amusement tinged his
reply.  "Who's Brian?"

   "Well, if you're not here soon, sweetie, you'll find out," Melody teased
him.  His rich laughter was like music to her ears.

   "Consider me duly warned, then," he said.  "See you soon, Melody."

   "Bye!" she chirped.  She was grinning as she hung up.  Alex always made
her smile, even more so now that they were together.  She felt good from
head to toe.  She turned to see her mama smiling at her.

   "He's good for you," Jeanne said.  "I'm so glad you found him."

   "Aw, don't get all mushy, Mama," Melody teased.  She went over and
hugged her.  "It's mine and Alex's job to do that!"

   Her phone beeped as she got a text message.  Melody wondered if it might
be from Hannah, then groaned as she realized it was another text from one
of the girls at school.  She had no idea how so many students at Pioneer
High had gotten her number, but ever since the dance, they'd been texting
her, prying for juicy details about her relationship with "Mr.  Croft".

   The number one question was "how big iz his cck?" which frankly amused
Melody.  She texted back, when she bothered to text back at all, ridiculous
numbers, like "1 inch" and "two ft".  Honestly, she didn't actually know.
They hadn't fooled around; he was too much of a gentleman for that, though
she often fantasized about doing such things.  Mama had told her the facts
of life several years ago of course, and when Melody had started dating her
teacher, she'd had another talk with her.

   "Only give yourself to whom you choose, when you're ready.  Not before.
You never have to," Jeanne had said, among many other things.  Melody
didn't know Alex's opinion on the Macker though, other than his rather
dashingly chivalric ways in general.

   This latest text, however, was the rather more tame question, "Is he a
gd kissr?" She had no problem answering that one; yes, yes he was! 
Although she'd never kissed anyone else to measure him by, his kisses left
her quivering from head to toe, her heart melted into a puddle of goo, and
her head high in the clouds.

   Soon enough, Mama called, "Alex's here, hon!" and Melody bounded into
the front room, bustling to put on her coat as the doorbell rang.

   "Alex!" She leapt into his arms as soon as she opened the door, and he
caught her, spinning her around in his hold as she pressed adoring kisses
to his face.  He laughed, and their lips met, kissing deeply and
sensuously. "Mmmm," the girl sighed happily, as they pulled apart slightly,
touching foreheads.  "I missed you."

   "Me too, kitten." They just grinned at each other, and he let her down.
She twirled around, showing off her Christmas coat.

   "Look at me, Alex!" She was wearing what could be referred to as a 'Mrs.
Claus' coat.  It was a long red coat in the form of a dress, with furry
white trim on the neck, wrists, and hem.

   "You're absolutely gorgeous, Melody," he praised her, and she could tell
by the crinkling of his eyes that he meant it, as he always did.  "You look
like Christmas." Jeanne was smiling deeply at the two of them, happy for
her daughter, and Alex nodded to her.  "I'll bring her back at a decent
hour, Jeanne.  Is there a certain time you want her back by?"

   She waved him off.  "Stay out as late as you like.  Christmas Eve comes
but once a year."

   "Thanks, Mama!" Melody said, and grabbed Alex's hand.

   "I've got a surprise for you, Melody," he told her.

   "Tell me!" she demanded cutely.

   "Even better," her boyfriend winked, leading her out the door.  "I'll
show you."

   Melody looked expectantly up at him then followed his nod to the street,
and squealed ecstatically.  A honest-to-goodness sleigh, drawn by a single
horse, waited there on the snow-covered road, looking like something out of
a classic country Christmas in the midst of the gently falling snow. 
"Alex!" she said.  "I can't believe this!  This is amazing!  I've never
ridden in one before!"

   "Neither have I, before tonight," he chuckled.  "I wanted to share my
first time with you.  Something special just for the two of us.  Now you
know why I was late - couldn't forgo the chance to do this when it started
snowing." Melody gleefully agreed and tugged his hand eagerly as they
strode down the sidewalk to the curb, and Alex helped her up into the back
of the sleigh.  "Your chariot awaits, my lady," he said gallantly.  She
giggled, remembering the first time she'd ever gotten in his car, and
daintily lifted up the hem of her coat and dress.

   "Hi!" she said brightly to the short little man dressed up as an elf on
the lower front of the sleigh, who held the reins.

   "Merry Christmas," the little man said warmly.  "Don't worry, I'll leave
you two alone and just give y'all a nice relaxing ride for as long as you
like."

   "Aw, thanks!" Alex got up into the sleigh with her, and together they
drew a blanket around behind them, and another one over their laps.  Mel
snuggled into her teacher's side as he put his arm around her and held her
close.  She slipped her hot hand into his free one, and he rubbed circles
on the back of her hand with his thumb as she sighed happily.

   The sleigh set off, and the couple got lost in each other, cuddling
close together in the snowfall, a romantic Christmas Eve out of dreamland.
"Merry Christmas, Alex," she whispered, upturning her adorable face for a
kiss.

   "Merry Christmas, Melody," he answered and bent his head to oblige her.

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