*December 1983*
(Y/N) and Karen (with Andy's help) build gingerbread houses!
(Y/N)'s POV:
Today I invited Karen over to make gingerbread houses. It used to be a tradition with my family and siblings and I want to restart the tradition in the past.
Andy also wanted to join us after he got back from an interview.
"Did you buy us each houses to build?" Karen asked curiously.
"Yes KC!" I replied giving Karen a house kit to open.
"Oooh cool!" Karen said sipping some apple cider.
"Andy might crash our girls day after he gets out of his interview," I told Karen.
"Haha that's ok (Y/N)!" Karen replied.
"Worse case scenario if they don't stay with frosting, I sometimes use hot glue to make it stick together," I told Karen as I pulled out the glue gun.
"That's a neat idea (Y/N). I never would thought of using glue," Karen said organizing the sprinkles and gingerbread house pieces.
"I learned to use glue when I first moved to Cali and my first Christmas here, the frosting kept melting," I said laughing.
"California surely does have its hot spells," Karen said hyperfocused on her house.
"I sometimes miss the colder winters," I replied to Karen.
"I remember the Christmases in Connecticut when I was younger and I thought how horrible it was freezing on Christmas Day. I would trade everything to have a snowy Christmas again," Karen told me.
"That's why me and Andy loved going to the cabin last year. Waking up to snow on Christmas was a joy," I told Karen as I put my house together.
"I have to do that one day or maybe buy a house in Connecticut or Colorado to have a winter vacation like that," Karen replied as she started putting the gingerbread roof on her house.
"It was one of the best decisions me and Andy ever made," I told her as I put more frosting on the roof.
"What was the best decision?" Andy said from behind me, making me nearly jump out of my skin.
"Haha the cabin," I replied to him.
"Well hello to you to darling," Andy said coming over to the table, kissing the top of my head.
"You scared the daylights out of me," I told him.
"Me too don't worry (Y/N)," Karen said laughing.
"Ello Karen," Andy said.
"Top of the morning to you Andy," Karen said in an accent.
"Haha Karen's funny darling," Andy said nudging me.
"Yes she is," I said smiling.
"The houses are looking good," Andy said dipping his finger in the frosting.
"Nooooo love," I said swatting his hands.
"Ooopsies," Andy said innocently.
"You guys are something else," Karen pipped in laughing.
"We try," I told her giggling.
"Best couple ever if I do say so myself," Andy said confidently.
"I vote yes!" Karen said as she put more frosting on her roof.
Andy high-fived me.
"I'm going to go get something to drink and snack on," Andy told me as he gave me a kiss.
"Otay love," I told him as he walked to the kitchen.
"You guys are literally so cute," Karen gushed.
"Aw haha KC! Ya know I never believed you when the night me and Andy had our first date that you were right about singing at our wedding," I told her as I put some gumdrops around the house as bushes.
"I just felt it in my heart. Two young loves, crossing each others paths, destined to be," Karen said dramatic.
"Just like Romeo and Juliet?" I said laughing.
"Yes like Romeo and Juliet. Except, there's no poison and you both are living happily after," Karen replied smiling.
"What about poison?" Andy said coming back in to sit at the table.
He grabbed a bowl full of peanut butter pretzels and a Diet Coke.
"Oh Karen said we were destined to be together like Romeo and Juliet," I said.
"But you guys don't have poison like they did in Shakespeare," Karen replied.
"Ohhhhh haha that's true though. We were destined to be together. You literally falling for me that day in May," Andy replied kissing my cheek.
"Again ya'll are so cute!" Karen replied gushing again.
"When's it's meant to be, the stars seem to glisten," I started singing.
"That's beautiful darling. That could be a new song of yours," Andy replied.
At first, I was like yeah it could be. But, i've heard those words before.
"Meant to be, all the clouds depart," I sang quietly.
"Keep going darling it's beautiful," Andy encouraged.
"Yeah where do you get the notion of great lyrics?" Karen said outloud.
"That's destiny calling, and if you listen you'll find your heart?" I sang confused.
"Woah darling that's a catchy tune," Andy told me as he threw some sprinkles on the roof of my gingerbread house.
Then it hit me! I was singing a song from Teen Beach Movie from the future.
Maybe the song was a sign from the universe saying this was meant to be that this is my destiny.
"I'm sure if you came up with a chorus, the song would be hit," Karen told me.
"Maybe. If it's meant to be, it will be," I said shifting my focus back to the gingerbread houses.
We continued decorating our gingerbread houses as I pondered this destination.