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Christmas - Daniel Ricciardo

You're putting the last Christmas ornament on the tree in yours and Daniel's apartment in Monaco when the phone rings. You step back to admire your work for a second before picking up your phone from the coffee table, answering without checking the caller ID. "Hello?" you ask while sitting back on the couch your eyes on the Christmas tree, "why are you still awake?" Daniel replies making you smile, "decorating the tree, I put on the last ornament when you called" he chuckles and you sink lower on the couch. "How does it look?" you smile, "it's perfect, when you get here it will be even more perfect" he sighs and you can imagine the way he rakes his fingers through his curls, "I can't wait Y/N" you suddenly let out a yawn, "me neither" you murmur while rubbing your eyes, "go sleep beautiful" you hum and blink a few times, "I will Danny don't you worry" he chuckles which makes you smile, "see you soon" he replies and you nod before realizing he can't see you, "night night" he chuckles again and you hang up.

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A couple of nights later you sit on the couch in Daniel's Renault Christmas sweater with a mug of hot cocoa in your hands. If someone on the streets of Monaco could see you they would think you were crazy for drinking something hot while wearing a warm sweater. The Canadian roots in you make you want to channel the christmases of your childhood, when there was snow on the ground and a biting chill outside. As you flick on Home Alone you hear the lock turning in the front door, you smile and pause the movie before jumping to your feet, putting your mug down on the way to the front entrance. The door opens and you practically knock your boyfriend over when you jump onto him, he laughs and steadies himself while you bury your face into his neck.

Daniel grips your legs to keep you steady as he walks further into the apartment, bags forgotten by the door. "Merry Christmas" you murmur while pulling back slightly to smile, "Happy Christmas Y/N" he replies with a grin of his own. You press a gentle kiss to his lips before dropping your feet to the floor, taking his hand to tug him over to where you set up the Christmas tree. "Hold on" you say and run over to switch on the lights, you throw your arms towards the tree with a huge smile, "ta-da!" you exclaim watching the Aussie's smile grow. You walk back over to his side, curling a hand around his arm, "perfect right?" he looks over and presses his lips to yours, a hand going to your back to bring you closer. "Yes, everything is perfect, the tree, you in my sweater, this moment" he says when he pulls away, making you blush.

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Later you carry another mug of cocoa to the living room where Daniel is sitting. His focus is on the movie playing so you use your fingers to open up his hand, gently putting the mug in it. The Aussie looks at you smiling, "thanks darling" he says as you curl up into his side having grabbed your mug again, "anytime handsome" you reply, admiring the way the lights on the tree reflect in his dark eyes which are trained on you instead of Home Alone. "The movie is that way" you say while pointing to the TV, he chuckles making you smile, "i've watched enough TV, I haven't seen much of you though" he explains so you easily climb onto his lap resting your head on his shoulder as he wraps his arms around your body to bring you closer.

"I wish it was snowing" you murmur while relaxing into the Aussie, he laughs, "that's going to be a no for me babe" he replies making you giggle while clutching onto his sweater, having gotten used to the fact that Daniel doesn't like snow, even though you keep telling him about all of the great things caused by the cold but beautiful weather. "You're bananas" you mumble while snuggling into him, "no I think you're the one that's bananas" he replies, you smile and peer up at your boyfriend, "why are we such kids?" he laughs which makes you do the same while he moves his thumb along your bottom lip, "I don't know but I love you so much" you grin and lower your head to rest it on his shoulder again, "you're my one and only Dan, will love you forever" he squeezes you gently before the two of you fall into a silence. Your thoughts on how happy you are in Daniel's arms and his on how lucky he is to have you in his life. The thoughts somehow being understood as your arms are circles around one another days before Christmas and a time that family is more important than ever, even if it's just the two of you as one little family.