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“Uh huh.” I leaned down to kiss her.
I would have feasted on her against the SUV if the gust of cold hadn’t hit us and reminded me that we were about to get a foot of snow.
“Get your ass in the car,” I said, and spanked her.
“Yes, sir,” she purred, walking to the passenger side.
Boogie walked out of the compound with a few bags, and he jumped into the car looking like he was ready to crawl out of his skin because he was anxious. I caught the door before he slammed it shut, kissed him hard in an effort to ease the chaos in him.
I got into the driver's seat, pulled up the directions on my phone and was relieved it was only a shorter drive. Ally played Christmas music and opened a bag that had a bunch of Christmas snacks, including sugar cookies she and the triplets had made. They looked awful with more sugary decorations on them than there needed to be, but they didn’t taste half bad.
Ally sang along to most of the songs while Boogie grimaced at most of them until a few songs that sounded like dark Christmas versions came on. He finally looked like he wasn’t constipated. Itmight have been the half pound of sugar he and Ally had eaten but he had started to relax when I turned onto the driveway.
Boogie dove forward covering Ally’s eyes. “What the fuck, Boogie?”
I chuckled as she slapped his hand.
“Patience, Little One,” he growled. “I want you to get the full effect.”
The cabin came into view and even though I had only seen pictures, I was surprised at how good it looked. I didn’t expect anything from Boogie, but a part of me was worried we might get scammed since he had literally bought it within a day of him beginning the hunt for a house. The lights were on, and it looked like the triplets had turned on the fireplace. I parked in front of the door, and hopped out as Boogie gave Ally instructions not to open her eyes.
He got out to help her. “Alright, Little One, open your eyes.”
She blinked a few times, focusing on the cabin in front of us.
“It’s ours,” Boogie said, when she stared at the Cabin. “I thought that since?—”
“You bought me a cabin?” she interrupted him.
“He bought us a house,” I said, as Boogie got tongue tied.
A small blush fell over his face, and I wanted to take a picture to remember this day.
“It’s right in the middle of us,” he said softly. “I thought this might be?—”
Ally launched herself at him and kissed him, effectively cutting off his words. He groaned as she ran her hands into his hair, deepening the kiss. My chest grew tight as I watched them together and the wind blew just right to swirl the snow around them; this moment began to feel a little magical.
Boogie grabbed me, and yanked me close, as Ally kissed me too. His cold nose brushed my cheek as I deepened the kiss, andBoogie kissed my jaw. Despite the cold, I felt warm all over as we all kissed together.
“I can’t believe you bought us a house,” Ally said against our lips.
“I don’t like being away from you, I can handle it for a day maybe two but going a whole week,” Boogie sighed. “I fucking hate.”
“It doesn’t feel right when you're not with us,” I said, nipping at her nose.
“This is an hour and a half from us and this will be easier for us to come and go from to see each other at least a few times a week,” Boogie said, holding Ally closer as she shivered. “I refuse to be apart from you for more than a few days.”
“I don’t like it either,” she whispered. “I fucking hate it.”
“From this point on, we won't ever go so long without seeing each other, even if I have to drag each of you here myself,” I said as I kissed Ally and then Boogie. “Come on, we need to get inside, it’s fucking freezing.”
Boogie opened the door as I grabbed our bags and wished we could have holed up here for longer than the day. It made me hate our responsibilities and as much as I was loathed to admit it, this was changing my position on running Halloween Town.
The cabin was warm as I walked in, and Boogie went out for the rest of the stuff. Ally walked around the living room which was already furnished. When Boogie said he had found a house, I almost thought he had killed someone and stolen their house, but when papers came for us to sign, I was shocked. Well, I had to sign since technically Boogie was a ghost, still non-existent in the eyes of the government.
Boogie of course teased me about my legal name and for once I was able to finally tease him back. At that moment, we were just Liam Jensen and Juan Delgado. I almost wished we had known each other outside of this dark world.
Ally toured the house as we emptied the car. The cabin had four bedrooms and three bathrooms with a game room and a two-car garage out in the back. It was a hell of a lot nicer than the trailer or her compound.
