by Celine Yorke
"Oh, Jock, you are so kind. Then I can spend Christmas with my family; that sounds great." Serena's face lit up, her spirits buoyed by the thought of going to be with her family.
"I am thinking of closing down the workroom over the holidays. Why don't you take the whole month off and come back refreshed and ready to make some more of your unique creations, in the New Year?"
"A whole month's holiday! Wow, that is a wonderful Christmas present. Thank you so much!" Serena was delighted.
"Tom, Jock gave me a month's holiday. He is closing the workroom down over Christmas."
"That's great. I'm pretty sure Matias Mackrid is closed for a month over Christmas. Then we will be able to go home and spend Christmas with our families," Tom said with a big smile. They hugged and stood close together for a long time, relieved and happy to be together.
Chan slept in one of their bedrooms; he needed to catch up on some sleep after the long trip. When he got up around lunchtime, Serena and Tom made a nice meal for the three of them. They talked like old friends.
"I'm so pleased to meet you, Chan. I've heard so much about you, and I can see why Tom speaks so highly of you. If you hadn't come into help me, I would have been in the hands of those brutes and who knows how the whole thing would have unfolded," Serena said.
"Thank you, Serena, I'm happy to get to know you too. Tom told me a lot about you. I think you were the reason he trained so hard; it was to be able to get back to you one day," Chan replied.
A couple of days later, Philippe and Candela took them all down to the airport to see Chan off. Although they'd parted from him many times before, none left with dry eyes.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
"Hello, Mrs. Johnson, this is Mrs. Carlson. How are you doing?"
"Good! I'm looking forward to see Tom and Serena for Christmas," Mrs. Carlson said.
"Yeah, it will be nice to see them again. In fact, that's why I'm calling you. We would like you to come and spend Christmas Eve with us so we can all be together," Mrs. Carlson said.
"Oh, that would be lovely, thank you so much! We would love to come."
"Come around five PM so we can have a drink together before we eat."
"Yes, thank you, but we will see you at the airport when they arrive?"
"Oh yes, we'll be there, can't wait to see them."
Tom and Serena packed their bags and went on their way to the airport to catch a plane to Sweden. The airport was busy, with people traveling home to spend Christmas with family and friends all over the world. The excitement of Christmas filled the air. As the plane came closer to Sweden, they looked out of the window. "Look Serena it's snowing."
"Oh, lovely. It is going to be a white Christmas. We might be able to go skiing. That would be fantastic," Serena said.
"We could go up to my parents' summer house and do some cross country skiing in the forest," Tom suggested.
"Yeah, great idea." Serena smiled by the thought of the last time they were there, and squeezed Tom's hand. He looked at her and winked with a smile. The flight didn't take long, and before they knew it, they landed at the airport.
The snowflakes came down softly and covered the ground. The dark evening threw the Christmas trees decorating the walls in the airport into bright relief. By the time they collected their bags, their spirits were lifted. Serena's parents were delighted to see her, and Tom came home to spend Christmas with them. They had a large house and plenty of room. Their families were all at the airport to greet them, with lots of hugs all around.
"Why don't you all come with us home for a cup of coffee? We have everything prepared," Mrs. Carlson said.
"Yes, we would love to," Mrs. Johnson said. They all went back to Serena's parents' place, where the table was already set up with coffee cups and snacks. Tom and Serena got settled into her old room, where she had a nice double bed.
"Welcome back to my bedroom," Serena said, putting her arms around Tom.
"Thank you. I've missed this place so much." He took her in his arms and gave her a passionate kiss. They took a tour of the house, looking at all the familiar things she remembered and a sensation of warmth went through her body. It feels so good to be home again. I feel so safe here.
Christmas Eve arrived, and the sound of church bells echoed over the whole town. Mrs. Carlson did the cooking while the rest of the family went to church. The Christmas Eve service was always a special event.
The Carlsons' whole house was decorated with Christmas ornaments and live candles. Serena and her younger sister Pia had helped her mom, baking special biscuits and organizing it all. The house looked so inviting and cozy. The dinner table was set with their best cutlery and plates, fancy napkins and little elves spread around on the table. The guests arrived, and they all got a glass of warm, spicy wine and wished a Merry Christmas to each other. When they were all seated around the dining table Tom looked around at all their faces and saw the stars shining in their eyes.
I'm so lucky to have survived the last two years of my life so I once again could experience an evening like this with all my family. Tom had tears in his eyes.
"Welcome, everyone. We have looked forward to this evening. I'm so glad we can all be together under much happier circumstances. A lot of planning has gone into this evening, so I hope you will all enjoy yourselves." Mr. Carlson raised his glass. "Cheers, everyone!"
They all picked up their glasses to wish each other a merry Christmas. Their spirits lifted and filled the room with love and joy. Serena helped her mom serving the delicious roasted duck and pork roast with all the trimmings. They all took large helpings or second servings.
After the main meals, they had a little rest before they served the dessert. By the time they served the dessert, they were all laughing and joking about who would find the whole almond in the dessert and win the almond present.
The traditional rice pudding with strawberry topping for dessert was served. Mrs. Carlson had popped an almond in the rice pudding, like they used to do every year. Everyone took big helpings, eager to find the almond, but no one said anything. When they had emptied the big bowl of pudding, Tom laughed and held up the almond. "I got the almond."
"Oh, that's not fair, you made us all stuff ourselves," Serena said, and jokingly punched him in the side.
"Here is your present, Tom."
Mrs. Carlson came in with the almond present. He ripped off the paper just like a kid and found a large marzipan pig. "WOW, thank you, I can't wait to eat it," Tom said.
They all helped to clear the table. Then it was time they all went into the other room, where the big decorated Christmas tree with the lit candles waited for them. Everyone had left their presents under the tree. Tom's dad had brought his little harmonica. He began to play Christmas songs, and everyone sang along before it was time to open the presents. And then the big moment came.
Serena's dad came in dressed as Father Christmas. "HO HO HO HO," he said as he rang his bell. They all laughed and clapped and became like children, anxious to get their presents. He started to share all the presents out. The next hour went smoothly, each person expressing their gratitude for the presents they had received.
The next morning, Serena turned around and looked at Tom. Oh gosh, he is so handsome. She cupped his face and kissed him gently on the lips.
He opened his eyes and pulled her in close. "We should break the bed in, hon, it's been so long since we last made love here," he whispered. Lying this close together stirred their passion for each other.
"But we have to go for lunch at your parents' place," Serena mumbled between their kisses.
"We could just have a quickie," he whispered, and started to pull her little nightdress over her head. Seeing her bare breasts turn him on. He cupped one breast in each hand and circled his thumbs around her nipples. Then he started to plant little kisses all over her body, she giggled and messed his hair up. She reached out and let her hand glide over his muscular chest; her touch stirred him. He put his mouth to her nipples an
d sucked one after the other.
"Oh, I'm ready for you," Serena moaned as she spread her legs. Tom got up on his knees, cupped her buttocks, and lifted her up. He entered her wet passage and thrust in and out, looking hungrily at her raised breasts and hard nipples.
She moaned; an electric current went through her body as she reached an orgasm.
"Ahahah! Ooh, oh, oh!"
Her body slackened, but slowly relaxed. Tom came and collapsed on top of her.
The whole family was together again at the Johnsons' for lunch on Christmas day. They had set up a beautiful decorated table and served the traditional smorgasbord, with the most delicious food you could imagine. Mr. Johnson went around with a bottle of Danish aquavit, filling everybody's small glasses up. They all cheered and wished each other a merry Christmas. Soon they were all in high spirits, and laughed and joked. Everyone were having a good time and happy to be able to celebrate Christmas together.
Tom and Serena drove up north towards the summer house, where they planned to spend the last week of their holidays. The countryside was covered in snow and looked like a postcard. Snow covered the ground around the summer house. It looked pretty, but was very cold inside.
"Oh, it's cold in here," Serena said.
"Yes, it's freezing. Dad said there was a pile of wood in the shed. I think the first thing we should do is to get the fire going," Tom suggested. They both went out to fetch some wood and soon got the fire going. Then they got all their luggage in from the car and got settled in. Serena made a hot pot of tea, and they settled down in front of the fire, relaxing after the long drive.
The next morning, they got dressed up in their warm ski clothes to protect them against the cold up there in northern Sweden. They each took a bag packed with food and a bottle of water. Tom placed his bow and arrow over his shoulder and his big knife in the bag in case they ran into trouble. They planned to be away all day; they wanted to go deeper into the forest and climb some of the mountains to try out the slopes. They started out on their cross-country skiing trip, gliding through the calm and peaceful forest, only interrupted by the sound of the pace their skis moved. They were heading for the track that led them up toward the mountain. The track went uphill. It was hard work, but when they finally got to the top, they discovered that every bit of effort had been worth it. It was so peaceful up there; not a sound to be heard. The view over the slopes was breathtaking.
"Let's ski over to the tree stumps and rest." Tom said.
"Oh yes, I could do with a bit of a break. I'm sure it must be cold up here, but I feel quite hot from the trip up here," Serena said, her breath steaming. They had a drink and some food to build up their energy for the downhill trip.
"Okay, let's go. Are you ready?" Tom said, getting up.
"Oh yes, I'm ready. I'll race you down there." Off she went down the slope. Tom came speeding after her down the snow-clad mountain. Their faces beamed from the chill of the wind, their bodies glowing from the rush of the adrenaline, leaving them breathless. Tom soon caught up to her, and with a swift turn, he went past her. They got to the base of the slope and stopped to catch their breath.
"WOW, that was fantastic," Serena said.
"Yes, exhilarating. We must try that another time, but not today. We better head back to the house and get the fire going. I think we are in for a cold night," Tom said as he glided down towards the home trail.
The trip went a lot faster going home, as the track sloped slightly downhill all the way. They both got busy carrying all the wood inside, and soon, the blazing hot flames from the fire warmed them. Their faces were red, hot and glowing from the wind. Tired from their day, they cuddled up on the couch in front of the fire, with a hot bowl of soup each.
"We should celebrate being alone, don't you think?" Tom said as he nuzzled her hair.
"Oh, and how do you think we should celebrate?" Serena innocently said.
"Let me show you what we can do," he whispered.
"Do you think you could show me in the bedroom?" Serena purred.
"I'm sure I can." He took her in his arms and carried her into bed.
Serena and Tom were out cross-country skiing again the next day, exploring a new track through the forest. When they came to a hilly cliff area adjoined to a cave, they decided to stop and rest on some fallen tree trunks.
Serena pulled out some sandwiches and gave Tom one. He looked at her with a smile, and said, "You look so cute in your beanie." She looked up and was about to say something, but stopped, her eyes wide, staring at something.
Tom turned around and see three big wolves watching them. He grabbed his bow and arrow and are about to shoot. One of the wolves shifted shape, replaced by a large man. "You are in werewolf country. It's not safe for you here."
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