Chapter 20:

*Mercy Grace's POV*

Daddy offers to have the feast at our cave which everyone, exact for the Mayor and his assistant, accepted. So it's scheduled for late afternoon/early evening. So everyone can enjoy presents before getting ready for the feast.

Kyle Ray wants to spend some time with me before the feast. At this time, I want to get some sleep because I only got a few hours of sleep last night.

Mommy proposes for me to rest at Kyle Ray's place, but Daddy didn't like the idea one bit. She somehow convinced him by offering to help cooking the feast.

I lay down on his couch by the fireplace to warm up. Kyle Ray helps me with my boots and place a nice, warm blanket over my body.

"Rest, my love," he smiles, tucking me in. "When you awaken, we will spend some Christmas together before the feast."

"Okay Kyle Ray, I love you," I smiled back sleepily.

"I love you so much Mercy Grace."

Our lips meet into a kiss.

A couple hours later, smells of hot chocolate awakens me and my body. My body stretches as I made some moans.

"Did I wake you?" Kyle Ray asked appearing next to me on the couch with two mugs of hot chocolate.

"Oh, no you didn't," I sit up with a smile.

"Hot chocolate?" he offers one of them to me.

"Yes, please," I smiled, accepting it.

I take a nice sip of the delicious warm liquid and my insides warm up.

"Are you hungry? I have some grilled chicken sandwiches with everything you like on them."

"I would like that very much."

Once I finish my drink, he takes the cup and return to the kitchen. A blushing smile covers my face as I have my hand on my cheek. Kyle Ray is treating me as if I'm like his girlfriend or maybe…..his wife. I actually like it a lot.

The sandwich really fille dme up since I haven't eaten anything since the Whobilation last night.

"Would you like to shower?" he asked me. "Your mother brought over supplies and clothes for today for you."

"She did?"

"Yea," he smiles, nodding his head. "You can use the guest shower if it makes you comfortable."

"I'll be okay with that."

Kyle Ray shows me where the shower is and I enter in with the door locked behind me. Inside has Christmas decorations for a bathroom. Simple, but beautiful.

The shower's large in white on white tiles. The title aren't my cup of tear, but the size of the shower is.

Warm almost hot water turns as my clothing ets removed. My normal routine goes by the supplies Mommy brought us. At some point, I could have sworn I heard the door being gently open and a few seconds later the door gently closes. Properly Kyle Ray wants to place something here without me knowing. A blush appears on my pale face when I thought of about that.

Soon I finish up to get dressed. My mouth tasted like mint as I put on my outfit for today and the feast. It's a green long dress that shows off my body and into a sweetheart neckline with a black lace overlay on my arms and the top part of the dress with black beading of snow flakes on my bust and stomach area. I tie a black sash around my waist while black tights on my legs and my heeled boots.

My hair has always been down ever since I reunited with Daddy, but now that we reunited with everyone, maybe something long forgotten might be nice to have again.

Soon later, the mirror shows me my reflection. I'm a grown up version of my eight year old self. My hair is in two braided loops like before as my face has simple makeup similar to Mommy's makeup. The jewelry actually goes well with the outfit.

I take a deep breath before heading out to show Kyle Ray. When I arrived to the living room he's on the couch reading a book, waiting for me. I blush at the sight to this attire.

He's wearing black slacks with a black collared dress shirt under a red tie and red suit jacket. Black old fashioned dress shoes are on his feet as his long hair is pulled into a low ponytail.

"Kyle Ray?" I asked, getting his attention.

His black as night eyes look up and immediately went wide at my appearance.

"Mercy Grace?" he asked surprised of what I look now.

I blush more, nodding my head. I suddenly feel shy like I did when we first met. My head turns away due to shyness and his lack of response.

"You're beautiful, my love," he says to me softly to my ear.

My head turns back to see him looking down to me by our height difference with a smile on his face. The blush darkens a little more as I smiled back shyly.

"Thank you, you're handsome," I whisper softly.

"There's something I want to show you at the forest," he says suddenly as his smile grows a little more.

"What is it?" I asked curiously.

Kyle Ray simply smiles more, gently taking my hand. He leads me outside and towards the forest just outside of the town. Before we went any further, my love turns to me with something in his hands.

"Do you trust me?" he asked, holding a black blindfold.

"Yes, but what is this about?" I asked, really confused of the blindfold.

"You'll see," he simply smiles.

When we arrived to the forest, Kyle Ray wraps the blindfold around my eyes and under the loops in my hair. I am getting a little nervous about this, but I trust him completely.

He holds me by the arms next to me as I am being lead by him into the forest. My boots make footprints in the snow.

"Where are we going?" I asked, showing him how uncomfortable I am.

"You'll see," I can feel the smirk on his face.

"Haha, very funny," I sarcastically said with a smirk as well.

Soon later, Kyle Ray positions me to stand in place and takes off the blindfold. My eyes open to see something on a tree that I haven't seen since I was six years old.

"Oh my gosh," I mumbled to myself, seeing a familiar sight.

"Do you remember this?" he asked me with a smile.

"Yes."

*Flashback*

Mommy, Kyle Ray, and I were playing in the forest on a nice Winter day. He and I are playing hide and seek with a twist. One must make a part of a snowwho when they are found.

"Don't go too far and be safe!" Mommy calls out with a smile.

"Okay, Mommy!" I called back, smiling.

Kyle Ray and I are laughing, having a good time. Soon later, a snowwho is fully made with my green scarf and his black hat.

"What should we name him?" I asked, placing black coals as his buttons, mouth, and eyes.

"What name do you like for him?" Kyle Ray asked, placing his branches on him like arms.

"Umm, how about Klaus with a K?" I suggested blushing a little.

"I like that name," he smiles.

I smiled back to the eight year old boy.

"Hey I have an idea," Kyle Ray says, getting something from his pocket.

He pulls out a pair of black scissors.

"Why do you have scissors?" I asked confused.

No answer was spoken, but shown. He takes my by the hand to a nearby tree. I watch to see him carve it not he bark of the trunk with the letters 'KR' with a plus sign and than 'MG'. A blush covers my pale cheeks when he carves a heart around it.

"A little something for us," he smiles to me.

*Reality*

"You always knew we were meant to be," I smiled softly, having my hand on the engraving.

"Because you are the only one for me, Mercy Grace Whovier-Grinch."

I turn around to ask him why he said my full name, but get shocked of what i see in front of me. He's on one knee and holding an open box of a beautiful silver ring with a snowflake.

"Will you marry me?" he smiles.

"Yes," I smiled back, feeling tears of happiness, for the first time ever, running down my face.

He smiles back happily as well, sliding the most gorgeous ring in all of Whoville on my finger.

"Oh my gosh, Kyle Ray!" I smiled big to him as he stood up on his feet.

"I love you so much, future Mrs. Whoheart," he says the perfect title for me.

He will often tell me how much he really wants to legally change his name to his mother's maiden name. Especially since he's now almost eighteen.

"I love you so much, Mr. Whoheart," I smiled back, pressing the side of my head on his chest with my hands on him and my eyes closed.

Kyle Ray holds me tight, wrapping me with all of his love. I feel so safe and protected.

*No One's POV*

At a distance, Martha and the Grinch watches their precious little girl getting engaged to the Who she loves.

"She's like you, Martha," the Grinch says to Martha.

"They're taking a leap of faith like we did when we were twenty years old," Martha smiles to him, holding his arm with her hands. On her ring finger shows the unique ring he made for her. A golden ring with two emeralds, one on each side of a large red ruby. "Kyle Ray is perfect for our little girl. He's nothing like his uncle."

"Yes, she's in good hands," he smiles. "I love you Martha," he kisses the top of her head.

"I love you too, Grinch," she smiles, leaning to give him a kiss on his lips.

"So they brought back the toys and the food for the feast. And he-he, himself, the Grinch, carved the roast beast."

"Yea," he smiles, craving it.

Everyone cheers in the beautiful decorated Christmas cave. Cindy Lou offers Max some of the toast beast while I offer my new finance his share with a smile.

"There's nothin' like the holidays," Daddy comments. "Who wants the gizzard?" he calls out.

"I do!"

"Too late! That'll be mine."

Kyle Ray and I kiss each other with my hand showing the readers my ring.

"Where are you, Christmas? I think I've found you. This time I'll make you stay. All will be singing. Bells will be ringing. Now and forever. Christmas Day."

The end…..or maybe a squeal?