I cannot stop thinking about our conversation yesterday!
Imagine telling Marcus you wanted a quiet New Years in with sweatpants and take-out Chinese. That man would get so into it! He would order matching sweats for you and him and definitely Missy (who would roll her eyes but still wear them). And then the three of you would pass out on the couch before the ball drops and probably wake up around 1 am. He’d be all snuggly and pull you closer and give you a lazy kiss and mumble “Happy new year, baby,” before passing right back out.
Cat! You menace (affectionate)!!! Truthfully, I couldn’t stop thinking about it either. 😩 How dare you put this beautiful message in my inbox and making me yearn!
He would be so relieved that you wanted to have a stay in celebration instead of going out.
He just wants to cuddle on the couch. Maybe find some time to spend some alone time with you, muffled by the loud fireworks that would sound off during the night after the ball drops.
Not that you would even get that far. Nope, that was too high of an expectation for your collective old person status.
Missy would definitely grumble about it while you’re all huddled on the couch, but you know the minute you offer up matching grey sweatpants—an ulterior motive—as you sneak a look at Marcus, brow arched and the corner of your mouth ticking up, leaving her no choice but to give her opinion.
“That’s not festive! Give me the laptop. You’ve lost your privilege.”
His glasses slide down the bridge of his nose while he gazes down at you with a matching smile, mouthing nice try, his hand traveling down to your lower back—not moving any further but filled with anticipation.
You try to keep your laugh from surfacing when you hear “grey sweat-” whispered under her breath at your apparent crime and the click clacking of the keyboard while she finds a suitable option.
Something with a lot more color or if judging by her cheeky smile accentuated by the blue light of the computer screen—sequins.
Too many crab rangoons later, Marcus’s favorite probably, and a couple of glasses of champagne shared between you—sparkling white grape juice for Missy so she doesn’t feel left out. You’re all trying to stay awake spread out on the couch.
The faint voice of the anchorman announces the countdown but it’s fruitless. All three of you are asleep by the time the ball drops, cuddled close due to the chill in the now January air even from inside the house.
Marcus can’t help it; he just needs to be closer even in his slumber so he tightens his hold around your waist and you’re awakened by the breath of his soft snores delicately hitting your face. He wakes up from your amused huff when his glasses are all askew on his face since he forgot to take them off.
You would be just aware enough to pull off his glasses and blindly plop them on the side table next to the couch. Unaware that you completely missed your aim and they landed on the floor instead after a mini search party the next morning.
Oof, please. The beautiful rasp of that man when he would mumble “Happy new year, baby.”
The gentle scratch of it from being still on the edge of sleep and his look of admiration for you illuminated by the TV still playing in front of him.
He’s definitely a snuggler when he’s sleepy and if you’re not at risk of your lungs being squeezed out it’s not close enough for him.
Oh, but maybe he’d try to give you another lazy kiss before passing out. More of a press of lips as they slide to the corner of your mouth when he nuzzles your cheek.
Allowing himself to finally drift back into a deep sleep with the promise of soft breaths echoing in the quiet living room from the two loves of his life.