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Because halfway through dinner, his scar started to burn and he immediately got<br />
hard. For Spike.<br />
So Xander sat there. Trying to enjoy his linguini and being very uncomfortable. He<br />
did his best not to look at Angel so that Buffy didn’t get the wrong idea and racked<br />
his brain for a topic of conversation that would lighten everyone’s mood.<br />
“So, uh, Oz…Dingoes playing the Bronze again anytime soon?”<br />
“Three weeks.”<br />
“Ah…" Big help, Oz, thanks.<br />
It wasn’t until they were gathered in the living room and opening presents that the<br />
tension finally broke. Christmas will do that. Xander played Santa and passed out<br />
the gifts, mostly because it kept him moving and hid the fact that he was getting<br />
increasingly twitchy.<br />
Willow was giddy as she tore the wrapping off her gifts, although she continued to<br />
remind everyone that she was Jewish and that these here “holiday” presents, not<br />
Christmas presents. Her Jewishness didn’t prevent her from taking advantage of the<br />
mistletoe that hung at the entrance to the hallway. She and Oz shared a small chaste<br />
kiss when they passed each other going to and from the bathroom. It was incredibly<br />
sweet and romantic and Xander had to adjust himself in his pants because any form<br />
of touching was going to drive him nuts.<br />
Which was why Xander found himself dragging Cordy into his bedroom when she<br />
insisted on running her hand along his thigh at one point during the gift frenzy. He<br />
had her on the bed, grinding his dick into her hip and kissing her frantically before<br />
she could gather her senses, do the appropriate thing, and push him off.<br />
She stood up, smoothed her dress out and pointed at him accusingly. “Major party<br />
faux-pas, Xander.”<br />
“How so?”<br />
“One, you are a host, you have guests, and you should be doing host-like things.