«Christmas in the mountains with Il Volo». Piero Barone [English]
Author: Natalia_Phelps.
Editor: Natalia_Phelps, Olga Lobova.
Fandom: Il volo.
Soundtracks:
Il Volo – I'll Be Home For Christmas.
I think that spending holidays with your lover is the most wonderful time. This time is especially valuable if you waited it almost for six months.
Piero confidently drove a car on the long and narrow road that laid deep into the snow-covered forest. He held my hand and sang Christmas song of Il Volo’s repertoire. Thunder (Piero presented this Husky puppy on my Angel’s Day in this year) peaceably slept on my knees. I gently stroked him index and ring fingers of my right hand and was enjoyed the scenery.
A week before Christmas was a lot of snow. Seems like if Piero and I decided to walked on the forest, it was a bad idea.
“We have almost arrived.” Piero smiled. He put my hand on the stand between seats and rubbed fingers and back of the hand. “Listen, are you sure that you are not frozen? Your hands are so cold.”
“Piero,” I looked at him, “I repeat for the umpteenth time – I am not frozen.” I pointed forefinger to the temperature sensor. “Look, twenty five degrees…”
“What about legs?” He extended his right hand under the glove box, without being distracted from driving.
“I feel warm.” I wearily sighed.
We have travelled a great distance from Bologna to Tenno. Fatigue, pleasant Christmas songs, warm air in salon of the car, lover’s touch… All of these things brings me comfort. I fell asleep in one hour after start of our trip, but I woke up soon. Thunder bit my hands. He demanded to bring him for a walk.
“We have arrived.” Piero said and parked the car near the big wooden house. It seated on a little ledge of the mountain.
“I do not believe we will spend the whole week here. Jesus.”
“Just double.” He shut off the engine, pulled the key from the ignition and got out from the car. “And yeah, you may call me just Piero.”
When I opened the door, Thunder jumped from my hands in little snowdrift. He jumped out from it and ran around the car. This unruly puppy got out of Piero way with loud barking.
“Did you mean all three?” I got out of the car smiling.
“Hey!” Piero turned on the alarm and walked to house. “What a prankster!” He picked up Thunder.
Piero hugged me when I come to them.
“You were four and a half months in the concert tour,” I desperately tried to suppress a laughter, “He missed to you…”
“And you?” Piero interrupted me.
“I missed too.” One kiss. “I missed so much.” Another kiss. “More than anyone else.”
***
We disassembled things and products for our holiday dinner. I have wanted to try mulled wine and Piero decided to made it for me. He said that did not need help and sent me in bathroom. I took a hot shower and inspected apartments.
My man very meticulously choose a house.
We were in a relationship just two years and Piero wanted that our first joint Christmas was perfect. He took the responsibility for holiday table and house rent. I insisted for choose of the place for our recreation. He did not mind.
I put a jacket, took a few pillows and plaid, and went to the outdoor terrace.
One step. Another step. I saw tree tops were covered snow and snowflakes glistened under the barely warm sunshine. The frozen lake behind the trees was seen far away. The beauty of nature has fascinated me!
I threw pillows on the bench and sat down on them. I closed eyes and took a deep breath of the cool mountain air. Bliss!
There was a cotton of the door’s direction. Piero brought two white cups from which went clouds of steam.
“He is frolicking at the house.” Piero nodded in the direction of the door partition. “I think he is getting ready for Olympic Games.”
“Yep.” He is running around the kitchen table. All ingredients for mulled wine are ready, but now,” he pulled the one of cups to me, “coffee with soy milk and one sugar for my Snow Queen.”
“Piero!” I rebelled. “Do not call me so! I requested you.” His smile was an answer. He sat down next to me. I covered his legs with the plaid, thanked him for the treat and took the cup of coffee. A sip. “That is perfect! You will spoil me. A little more and I will go in dramatics.”
Piero drank a little coffee, leaned back in the bench and drew me to him.
“I know you and you will not to do this.”
“Why?” I lightly slapped to his side.
“Because this is not in your character.”
“Ha! What if,” I gesticulated a lot while talking but stopped. I held the cup of hot coffee in my hands and it was dangerous. “What if, theoretically, it will happen?”
Piero kept silent and looked into the distance for a little time. He took a sip of drink.
“So...” Piero thought. “Then… I will have to punish you.”
“Hmm.” I was distract by the smooth surface of coffee in which reflected sky and small part of the roof. When I pursed lips I felt the bitter aftertaste of coffee with the hint of coconut. “This is very interesting. And how will you do it?” I looked up and our eyes met.
“At first, I will bind you.”
“Ye-ah,” His sly smile did not leave me indifferent.
“At second, I will tie your eyes.”
“I will shower you with kisses” He lifted edges of my jacket and pullover. I crawled when felt his frozen fingertips on my bare skin. “Your lips, your neck, your chest…” I saw on his lips like a charmed. “And when you will go made…” I closed eyes and shaky breath when he approached to my lips. The weightless touch of his lips to mine…
Suddenly there was a loud bang something glass to tiles. We turned toward the window. Thunder broke glasses for mulled wine.
“Did you leave glasses near the fireplace?”
I did not hide indignation, because such incidents happened before.
“Seems like Thunder destroyed the Triumphal hall.” Piero smiled and drew attention to me again. “A hero.”
“He has someone whose example he want to follow.” I squinted. “And you have the nerve to talking about children. I will go mad!”
“I will promise be better.”
Piero touching my chin and kiss me.