RPOV

My name is Ricardo Carlos Manoso and for the past 4 months I have been the happiest man in the world. I have my babe! the best birthday gift I have ever received. And now I have an idea to show her how much she means to me, times 12. A flash of inspiration hit me like a bold out of the blue. Twelve days of babe-worthy gifts to celebrate the Christmas season. Starting on December 14th, tomorrow, I will be pampering my wonderful babe with 12 glorious days of festive decadence.

Day 1 - December 14th -

So here I am at the mall, bad-ass ex Army Ranger at the freaking mall, but my babe is worth it. I believe I'll find what I am looking for at the specialty store here. Hell, with the right amount of money you can find anything you could ever want or need, all you have to do is try. I walk into the themed store and glance around. I see a sign for "special" seasonal decorations an head for it. I spot what i am looking for almost immediately. I take my purchase to the front and pay for my first round of goodies. Now to head home to give my babe her first of 12 gifts.

I arrive back at Haywood at 17:15 and she's not in her office, so I head up to 7. I enter our apartment in silence to the subtle sound of the shower running. I laugh to myself. she probably ended up covered in garbage or some other mysterious substance while chasing down her latest skip. I make my way to the bedroom just as the shower shuts off. I sit back and relax with my back against the headboard of the bed and wait for her to enter.

SPOV

I walk out of the bathroom and stop in my tracks. Carlos is leaning back on the bed with a mysterious half-smile on his gorgeous face. I feel the heat pool where I thought I was clean previously. Well I was a minute ago at least.

"What are you doing home so early. I thought you had a skip to pick up with Tank." I ask.

"Come here babe." He replies smoothly.

"No."

"Scared?"

"Of course." I giggle.

He chuckles slightly. "Come here, I have something for you."

He pulls a medium sized box blue wrapped gift from beside him with a silver bow attached. He crooks his finger in a come-hither motion.

"You have to come to it babe."

So I walk over and sit by him on the bed and reach for my gift. I begin to tear the paper off as I look into his beautiful brown eyes. I lift the lid off of the black box. My grin is immediate. I look over at my "Batman" and see his full 1,000 watt smile in return. Inside the box is a matching set of "Batman" and "Wonder Woman" ornaments.

"Thanks Batman, I love them almost as much as I love you!"

"You're welcome babe. Now lose the towel!" He says as his eyes turn deep chocolate brown.

I immediately feel a tug and the cold air of room hits my heated body. Carlos moves his lips toward mine and all I can think is 'Oh Boy!'