A Christmas Eve to Remember...

[berwaldsverige]

The morning started out as all their mornings had on Vacation, a lazy cuddle and snuggle under warm covers before getting up to a family breakfast. After breakfast Berwald and Tino would go outside to clear the drive of overnight snow and then a lazy day playing board games or watching Christmas Movies in the family room. Baking cookies with Tiina

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[berwaldsverige]

Just because he didn't do it often, didn't mean he was incapable of holding a tune. Quite the contrary, Berwald had what was commonly referred to as Relative Pitch a form of Absolute or Perfect Pitch. He just never trotted the skill out often. Because he was normally shy and he'd rather have splinters shoved under his fingernails than SING in front of an audience. No. He had the skill, it was mathematical to him, he did not however possess the wherewithal to haul his giant ass up on a stage. Nope. He'd leave the theatrics and performances to Tino and Feliks. But he was also not on a stage currently, in a room with people he loved and who loved him, he was feeling festive and in the spirit so for really the first time, he sang in front of other people and not alone and solitary in a car or shower.

He was rather GOOD at it too, he had a deep register like Eino and Where Eino sang the Baritone, Berwald added the Bass beneath him as the family made merry around the fireplace and Christmas Tree.

Tiina playing the upright piano up against the wall to accompany them all in the merry making.

[tino_suomi]

Tiina's piano wasn't fabulous, she could though still play with both hands, chords with her left, main notes with her right, but it was no Beethoven. Every once in a while she would plunk on the wrong chord and everyone's singing would falter as they laughed and it would only become more hysterical laughter the more times it took Tiina to get back on track... with her own laughing it made it harder. Finally she broke the laughs by plunking out Jingle Bells like Schroeder from Peanuts. It had Tino and Eeva howling with laughter, but got them back on track for a big booming rendition of Sleigh Ride.

[berwaldsverige]

This was what Christmas was all about. Family, laughter, happiness with each other and really good food. Berwald hadn't had a Christmas like this... EVER. His Father had always worked and it had just been he and his mother when he was little. After her death, Christmas had always been an empty house with the television. No tree, no presents, just another day of work from the home office for Bergren whole Berwald ate a microwave dinner. After thirteen, it was a deserted school in a lonely quiet dorm room. He had usually read a series of books or work on his hobbies during Christmas vacation. It had been just another lonesome day in a string of lonely days.

Not anymore. He had not just Tino, he had a whole family now, and it was wonderful.

He squeezed Tino's hand as the emotion all it all washed over him and his eyes grew misty.

"God Jul." Berwald said softly kissing Tino's temple.

[tino_suomi]

"Hyvää joulua." He added, kissing Berwald over the eyes, noticing the misting, so that no one could see it but him. "Are you having a good time?" Tino asked as he rubbed his thumb against Berwald's knuckles.

He pretty much knew the answer. Berwald looked 8 shades of touched and loved and choked up. He wanted Berwald to be happy, and it looks like he was getting the wish. "Took you long enough to come home." He whispered, kissing the Swede's cheat.

[berwaldsverige]

"I'm having the best Christmas of my life Askling and I'm glad to finally have a home to belong to." He added overwhelmed with happiness. It was a Christmas Eve he was never going to forget for the rest of his life. It was one of those surreal moments that is burned indelibly into the brain for all time. You'd remember everything right down the the smell of the pine and cedar logs burning in the fireplace.

[tino_suomi]

It was going to be bed time soon. Aunt Salli was already nodding off in Mummi's rocking chair. "Mummi." Eeva shocked her awake. "Why don't you head up to the guest room to bed? Tino told me that they have an extra bed up there now, but it's a twin. I'm going to park it in the big bed, but only because the twin will be easier on your back." She smiled as she helped her sleepy grandmother up and towards the stairs.

Looking at the clock Tiina and Eino agreed and said their goodnights, plastering everyone with kisses and hugs. Mummi threw herself into her rocking chair as she had to wait for her pill to kick in. "Good night Peikko, Tino. Sleep well. We'll sauna tomorrow. Congratulations to you both. You've reach another level as being a formal member of the family." She smiled to the giant.

[berwaldsverige]

Berwald kissed and Hugged everyone goodnight and headed upstairs to spend the first night as an engaged man with his betrothed. It was going to be a while yet before they actually slept... he was going to pick up where he had left off earlier...