One Night Stands

"I am so sorry"

It was Kennedy, he had just called me to tell me that he wasn't going to be home in time for Christmas tomorrow. What was I suppose to say back? Get mad at him for touring and doing what he loves? No, I couldn't.

"It's fine" I answered sadly "Don't worry about it"

"are you sure?"

"Yeah Kennedy, I'll see you when you can get home and we'll have our own Christmas together then"

"I love you"

"I love you too"

I closed my cell phone and set it on the coffee table next to the couch as I sat down and sighed. This was suppose to be our first Christmas together, just the two of us since we had moved into together and now Kennedy wasn't even going to be here. I laid down on the couch and looked at the tree I had had to decorate by myself because Kennedy had been touring, along with the rest of the decorations around the house.

Whatever happened to Christmas suppose to be a day to spend with the one you love the most? Instead I was spending it alone my only company the presents under the now lonely looking tree from friends and family of Kennedy's and mine. I wasn't even excited about them anymore, I could have gotten everything i asked for and so much more but without Kennedy here it was worthless.

I laid down on the couch and turned on the Tv to see the cartoon version of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas playing. Even that didn't seem to put a smile on my face, it just reminded me even more of Kennedy.

"Are you going to be home in time for Christmas?" I asked worriedly as Kennedy stood outside the tour bus, his arms wrapped around me tightly.

"Of course I will, we are just playing a few quick shows and then I'll be back" he smiled and kissed me softly.

"Promise?"

"Not even the Grinch could steal me away"

I sighed and laid down on the couch, hoping I would just fall asleep and not have to deal with a Christmas alone without Kennedy.

I sat up quickly as I heard something upstairs. No one was in the house apart from me. I was about to lay back down figuring i had just imagined it when I heard it again, it sounded like footstep, really heavy ones. I got up slowly from the couch with the intent of finding out what was causing the noise.

I had only gotten halfway up the stairs when the same sound starting coming from the kitchen. What the hell was going on? Couldn't whatever it was just leave me alone to drown in self pity?

I quickly turned and headed back downstairs towards the kitchen. I noticed the fridge was left open and a half drank glass of milk was sitting on the counter. I walked over slowly and grabbed the gallon of milk and set it back in the fridge before closing it quietly. Who was in the house?

I heard the noise once more upstairs and quickly ran back into the hallway and up the stairs. I had just reached Kennedy's and mine bedroom when the noise once more came from down stairs. I stopped in my tracks and didn't move, waiting for the noise again. After a few minutes it can again, feet stomping, coming from the kitchen again.

My eyes got wide, as I ran back down the stairs and took off towards the kitchen, the rest of the glass of milk was gone now, next to it a plate that had been filled with cookies was empty. Was freaken Santa Clause in my house or something? What was going on?

I sat down in a chair at the table and picked up one of the remaining cookies and sighed, maybe I was just losing my mind.

"Ho, Ho, Ho"

The cookie fell from my hand as I heard the voice coming from the living room. My eyes got wide and I quickly stood up, taking off in the direction of the living room. My jaw dropped in shock as I saw a man standing there dressed like, well Santa Clause.

"Merry Christmas Tori" 'Santa' said smiling at me.

I looked at him oddly "Santa?"

"Ho, ho, ho. what is it Tori?"

"You soundly oddly like the singer of a band I happen to know" I answered dully.

'Santa' smiled even more at me "Do you know why I am here Tori?" he asked.

"To annoy me like you have for the past five years that I have known you?"

Santa waved his finger at me in a disapproving manner "I am here to give you your Christmas present"

"And what might that be Santa?"

"Bring him out boys" Santa called.

My eyes got wide as three elves who looked very much like Garrett, Pat and Jared carried in a tied and wrapped up something.

The Maine boys had brought me a dead body?

"Open it" Pat grinned as they set whatever it was on the floor.

I walked forward smiling slightly and removed the poorly wrapped thing to find a tied and gaged Kennedy looking at me with a bow on his head. I couldn't help but laugh at little as I removed the gag from his mouth.

"Hey Tori" he smiled.

"Am I the coolest Santa or what?"

I looked back at Santa to see him remove his beard and hat and had John smiling at me.

"Yeah" I smiled "but get out of my house"

"Hey!" Pat pouted.

"Yeah leave" Kennedy smiled "I want to spend Christmas alone with my girlfriend. Thanks for the ride Santa I'll be sure to leave you some extra cookies next year"

"Psh" John scoffed "I had to get in the fridge and steal my own milk and cookies" he looked at his elves "Common guys lets go, I can tell when we are not wanted. They can just have coal next year"

I couldn't help but laugh as John stormed out followed by a pouting Garret, Jared and Pat.

"Merry Christmas Tori" Kennedy smiled as I removed the last of the rope.

"Merry Christmas" I smiled back and kissed him, wrapping my arms around his neck.

Merry Christmas