Dandelion Lover

Despite the worries I had at the beginning, half a year has passed in a flash and the Christmas Holidays were just around the corner. The snow-covered roads were barren at this early hour and there were barely any people around. The steaming coffee was tempting me with its aroma along with the warmth of my bed I was waiting for confirmation on a deal I was preparing to close after New Year's Eve when the doorbell rang.

As I dragged my tired body to the door to open it, crisp knocking sounds reverberated in the apartment.

"I'm coming, just wait a bit," I shouted back at the impatient visitor before the knocking stopped completely.

When I opened the door, a wisp of cold air passed by my skin, chilling me to the bones. A loud noise was heard and the small luggage fell to my feet and before I could figure out what was happening, a short figure rushed into the apartment escaping the cold by latching on to me.

The cold skin touching my own made me tremble from the shock but my arms reached out to embrace the trembling figure in front of me.

"Is it cold outside?"

The figure just nodded and pulled itself closer to my warm body. I pulled down her hoodie and her rich brown hair fell around her shoulders as her eyes raised to look at me.

"I'm back!" Her cheeks and nose were red from the biting cold air, as her eyes teared up from the unrelentless wind attacking her.

"Welcome back Kitty!"

"I've finally arrived." She sighted tired from the long trip.

"You're earlier than what we planned," I mentioned and used my hands to warm her icy skin.

"Am I interrupting something?" She jokingly asked with a mischievous grin.

"Just finishing up some work so I can be all yours in the following days."

"Still cheesy as ever, you need to work on these lines."

"I'm only saying the truth." I defended myself and without letting her continue and lowered myself to her lips.

"I missed you!" she whispered as her eyes locked with mine before surrendering to my kiss.

"I missed you too!" I was thrilled that she came to stay with me for a couple of days while celebrating Christmas and it was worth cramming in all that extra work time just for this short time.

"I just wished you would have told me so I could come to pick you up," I complained while pulling her closer to me.

"Sorry, I just wanted to surprise you."

"You certainly surprised me, I thought it was the police hammering at the door."

"I was just cold..." she pouted and looked at me like a spoiled child, with her clear beautiful eyes.

"Next time just call me, I don't want you to catch a cold." I gave up trying to tease her, she overpowered me with her cuteness time and time again.

"I promise!" she solemnly declared and hugged me closer trying to gather all the heat from my body.

"Let's go, I'll make you some coffee."

"And food?"

"And food," I replied and chuckled at her spoiled ways.

Despite the way she acted with me, her demeanor when interacting with others changed over the last half a year, but only with me, she would purely be herself. There was no need for misunderstandings or secrets, we allowed each other to feel at home whenever we were together, no matter where.

"What would you like to eat?"

"Omlet please, I didn't get to eat any breakfast this morning," she complained and took a seat at the dining table facing the kitchen.

"You should eat more, you've already lost some weight, now I need to fatten you up."

"That's because nothing can compare with your meals." She cheekily responded before placing her hands underneath her chin following my moves.

When I brought her a cup of steaming hot coffee I bent down to place a kiss on her forehead.

"I'm so happy you're here," I whispered and I could hear her soft giggle even when I turned my back.

"Glad to be here," she replied with a husky voice.

"I'll be done with breakfast in a bit, drink your coffee to warm up."

"Mmm, thank you, it's really good. Have you learned a new method on how to brew it?"

"No, the sweetness you taste is just my love and some honey," I replied and I could almost sense when she rolled her eyes at my answer.

It didn't take long for the omelet to be ready and placed in front of Kate, and it took even less time for her to eat it all up.

"Are you feeling better now?" I asked seeing as she was still quite cold to the touch.

"Mmm, better, it's still a bit cold."

"I'll turn up the heater then, you must have caught a cold." I wanted to nag at her to take more care of herself but I knew that she also put in extra effort just so she can free up some time and come visit. Just as I turned around, the chair moved and a thin pair of arms grabbed my waist from behind me.

"I got a better idea." I could already tell what she was hinting at.

"You're right, you could also take a bath, that should warm you up right away," I answered jokingly as I turned to her only to be met by her starstruck gaze.

"You always have the best ideas." She said and before I could figure out what was happening she pulled me to the bathroom.

Her quick hands opened the faucet to let the hot water fill the bathtub while I stared at her questioning her thought process. Did I just misunderstand her before and she was too cold to wait, was my mind that dirty that I could misread her tone just to suit myself?

But I never got to ponder much on any of these questions as the bathroom door closed and steam started to rise in the room. I then felt her hands reaching for me while her slightly cold lips crashed into mine.

Her small frame approached me even more while her hands moved hurriedly around my shirt, popping the buttons as they passed them. Feeling the urgency I could no longer wait, and I took her into my arms spoiling her even more with my kisses and helping her and myself undress.

Whether the heat was coming from the bathwater or it was just an illusion of our fiery passion, we would never know. Our bodies became hotter with each touch, each kiss, each embrace, our bodies' heat entangled and mixed while all of our clothes dropped to the ground.

"The bath is ready." She clumsily mumbled while trying to get away from my kisses.

"Forget the bath, I have other, better ways to warm ourselves. Get back here!" It was quite a rude awakening when she ignored my declaration, nevertheless, her hand never left mine while she guided me to the bathtub.

Soon we were both relaxing in the steaming hot water, which was ironically cooling us down from our previous play.

"While I'm here I still need to visit my grandma but I'll be all yours on Christmas Eve." She explained while enjoying the support my own body was offering here in the bathtub.

"Want me to come with you?"

"There's no need, besides I want to spend some time with her alone."

"I understand, maybe next time."

"I'm sure she will enjoy having you visit more."

"Not so sure about that..." I chuckled remembering her grandmother's stubborn discussions with me.

"She likes you, she's just headstrong. It's part of her personality." She assured me.

"I know, and I can tell you have some of her traits as well." I teased while tightening my grip on her.

"Might be, but it's too late now to change your mind." She replied jokingly.

"I'm not even considering it, I like your stubborn streaks as much as everything else."

"Good answer." She laughed and prepared to exit the now lukewarm water.

"Now that we're all warmed up and clean, let's go visit Vivian if you're done with work."

"Anything you want Kitty." My indulgence remained unmasked in the tone of my voice which made her smile happily at my obvious pampering.