My nerves start up again as she takes the tape off the top of the box and digs through the foam peanuts inside. She reaches in and pulls out her gift, gasping when the peanuts fall away.

“Oh my god, Andrew.”

It’s the vintage white ceramic Christmas tree her grandma had when she was young. Well, I think it’s like it. It’s exactly how she described to me that day we were out shopping. I had to really search for one and, in the end, had to pay an obscene amount of money to have it shipped over from Europe fast enough to arrive before her birthday. Judging by the look on her face, it’s a replica of the original, which makes all the money and trouble worth it.

Tears fill her eyes, but she’s beaming as she turns the tree in her hands.

“The lights to put in the holes are in a container in the box.” I nod toward the open box.

She sets the tree to her side and lunges for me, wrapping her arms around my neck and kissing me repeatedly all over my face.

I chuckle. “I take it you like it?”

She pulls back and places both hands on my cheeks. “It’s the best gift I’ve ever received. I swear. Thank you, Andrew. I can’t believe you hunted this down for me.”

I tuck a piece of hair behind her ear. “I could tell how many good memories you associated with that tree, and I wanted you to have it.”

She leans in and kisses me with fervor, pouring all her excitement and gratitude into the meeting of our mouths. “I brought something for you too.”

I frown. “It’s not my birthday.”

“Well, it’s not a present per se… more like a gift for the both of us. I brought it just in case, and after last night, I was going to save it for tonight, but I think the time is right.”

“Should I be scared?”

She laughs. “No. What you need to be is naked and sitting on the edge of the bed.”

I raise an eyebrow. “Excuse me?”

She stands and carefully walks around the ceramic tree. “You heard me. Now go.”

Kenzie quickly goes over to her suitcase and grabs something out of it before disappearing into the bathroom. Puzzled, I do what she says, feeling like an idiot while I sit naked on the edge of the bed with my dick hanging between my legs.

A few minutes later, the bathroom door opens, and Kenzie stands there looking like temptation personified. My cock hardens when my eyes soak her in.

“I thought you might approve of this elf costume more than you did the one I wore on our first date.”