This story takes
place after the Christmas show that they just
showed on TV Land last year. Blair and Tootie
tried to trick Jo into accepting a plane ticket
to Florida to see her Mom. Jo turned it down and
Blair gave up her Christmas plans to spend the
holiday with her friend in Peakskill…
A Special Christmas
By Ri
I sat sipping
eggnog with a stupid smile on my face watching
Blair help Mrs. G. get our dinner on the table.
She was explaining why she chose us over her
snobby friends on the slopes or going to the
city. She kept glancing at me with a sweet
sheepish smile on her face, which only made my
own get even bigger.
I
leaned back and asked, “Mrs. G. Do you want me
to start a fire?”
Mrs.
G. had brought our burgers and all the trimmings
out and was just sitting down at the table with
Blair. “No Jo, It’s nice and toasty in here
right now we can start the fire after dinner.
Why don’t you just relax for a while.” She went
into the kitchen to get our drinks with a very
pleased expression on her face.
“She’s floating on a cloud, thanks to you
Blair.”
Blair
blushed and shrugged.
“If
you say so. I’m glad I’m here. I think I made
the right choice.”
I
smiled at her and said quietly, “Thank you.”
“I
just wanted you to have a nice Christmas. You
are my friend and you wouldn’t accept my other
gift. So I hoped you accepted my company
instead. I…I want…I…”
I
shook my head at that and asked quietly, “Why?”
“Why
what?”
“Why
give up all that stuff you were looking forward
to for me?”
“You
are my friend.”
I
looked into my empty mug and cleared my throat,
“I know. You’re my friend too…I know I can be a
well…a …you know a ….”
“Pain
in the back end?”
I
laughed and replied laughing, “You mean ass,
don’t ya?”
Blair
laughed too and nodded.
“Thanks Blair,” My eyes seared into Blair’s and
we came to a quiet understanding.
Blair
cleared her throat and said, “It was my
pleasure.”
*** ***
*** ***
We were lying in our own
beds in our own room and yet I felt really
different. I felt my heart flutter and my mind
race as I heard Blair putter about in the
bathroom. I was not exactly ready to go to sleep
in fact I felt like I was about to shoot into
orbit.
Blair
came in the room and got into her bed. The
flutter became a pounding and my ears roared in
reaction to her being in the same room with me.
“Jo?”
Asked a quiet voice in the dark.
“Yeah?”
“Could we talk a little?”
“Sure, We’ve been talking all night.”
Blair
turned on her lamp and looked over at me. “I
know….Um, Could I come over there, please?” Her
voice squeaked at the end of that sentence.
My
heart was now doing the mambo, “Sure, If you
want to.” I replied as I scooted over to leave
her room on the edge to sit down. She looked so
beautiful in her little pink nighty her hair all
down and floaty. She really looked like she was
floating toward me instead of walking. She sat
down on the edge of my bed and looked me
straight in the eyes as she said, “Jo I came
back because I had to.”
“What
do you mean you had to?” I could hear my heart
beat in my head and I know my voice sounded
strange.
Her
face was coming closer and closer to mine. “I
just couldn’t leave you so sad and alone. I also
couldn’t leave with you mad at me…I needed to be
with you. I love you Jo.” She whispered with her
lips were next to mine. Then her impossibly soft
lips met mine in the sweetest kiss I have ever
received. My arms went around her automatically
like they belonged there and I brought her even
closer to me. I returned the kiss with all the
love I have had building up inside me for years.
I wanted to enjoy this Christmas present because
I feared it would never be repeated. When we
parted I said quietly to her, “ I love you too
Blair. Since when…um…Did you…when did you start
feeling this way toward me?” I asked finally
very unsure of what she would say in reply.
She
pulled back slightly so our eyes met again. She
caressed my cheek and said, “For a very long
time. I just…well its hard to be an heiress. I
can’t just do what I want. I have a
responsibility to my family…I have been very
scared. I always knew we were friends… more then
that…well I’m a coward…”
I
nodded and pulled back so I could see her face
more clearly. I ran my fingers through her hair
and confessed very quietly, “Me too. I come from
the other side of the tracks and I’m the great
hope. I have a responsibility to my family too.
I have…well sort of…kind of experiment a tiny
bit with girls. Just kissing and nuzzling but
all I could see when I was with them was your
face. I couldn’t…Oh Blair I’ve been in love with
you for such a long time…but…I…” I began to cry
and withdraw from her. She pulled me back and
held on tight.
“What?” She asked me quietly.
I
looked into her compassionate eyes and said, “I
was scared if I even hinted at anything I would
loose your friendship.”
“I
know, me too. I’ve felt this way for a long
time. I couldn’t commit to any of the men I was
with because all I could think of was you Jo.
What are we going to do?”
“Love
each other,” I said as I brought her sweet lips
to my own.
*** ***
*** ***
I
woke up with the feeling of soft skin against
mine. I woke up to see blonde hair all over my
chest and I smiled. It was sweet to think that
we were each other’s first love. It was a
remarkable thing. Now we just had to think what
would happen after today.
I
kissed Blair’s cheek and watched her eyes
flutter open. She smiled and purred like a
beautiful kitten. Her arms tightened around me
and she whispered, “Good Morning.” Into my red
ear as she gently nibbled my ear lobe.
I
groaned and replied in a throaty voice, “Good
morning.”
We
pulled back and looked deeply into each other’s
eyes and she said, “You have the most beautiful,
compelling eyes I have ever seen.”
“Are
they?” I asked surprised.
“Mmm,” She moaned rubbing her cheek against
mine.
I
smiled and said, “Blair, we have some decisions
to make here.”
Blair
groaned and nodded, “Can’t they wait until after
Christmas?”
“No,
Tootie and Nat will be back. I need to know if
were going to be a couple.”
Blair
bit her lip and said, “I don’t know…I want to be
so bad but…”
“Your
scared?”
Blair
nodded.
I
nodded and smiled slightly, “You know your not
alone in that, I am too.”
“You
are? Jo, You’ve never been scared of anything
that I know of…”
“Yes
you do. You’re the only one that has ever heard
me confess to anything. Remember when we were
doing our senior finals in High School I
confessed how scared I was about college. You’re
the only one I would have admitted that to.”
Blair
kissed me again and I returned it willingly. We
enjoyed each other for a few minutes and then
Blair pulled back and said, “I want you in my
life Jo. If I end up saying no will you stop
being my friend?”
“No,
I am your friend for life. I will be devastated
but I will not stop being your friend.”
I
couldn’t stop myself. I pulled away from her and
burst into tears. I knew that my tears affected
Blair. She held me close and tried to comfort
me. She finally whispered quietly. “Jo don’t
cry. Please. I do choose you. I love you. I want
to be with you always. We will work this out.”
I
hugged her tightly in my arms and whispered
back, “I love you too.”
***
**** **** ***
Blair
and I were sitting at the foot of our tree
opening our presents we kept sneaking peaks at
each other. It was kind of silly since there was
really no reason that we couldn’t openly look at
each other but it seemed to be part of our
relationship.
I
quietly handed her a present that I had gotten
her years ago but never had the guts to give her
before. She looked at me and I saw she was
surprised since I had already given her several
presents. I smiled and nodded my head
encouraging her to open the gift. She opened the
small box and her eyes widened in shock.
“Jo?”
“Just
put it on your regular ring finger on your right
hand so I know that you like it.”
Blair
shook her head and put it on her engagement
finger on her left hand. She smiled and said,
“No this is where it belongs. Merry Christmas my
Jo.”
I
smiled and said, “Merry Christmas, Sweetheart.”
The End
Happy Holidays
