Turns out that Christmas is going to be an even bigger affair than Marli thought. Jonas and Lou will be joining them as Jonas is not spending Christmas with his family and Lou's family all live in Lebanon or England. Both Austin's bodyguards are also joining them too, Jack and Max. Charlie mentioned that his wife and two kids wanted to spend Christmas in Utah so Marli invited them to stay for Christmas lunch too. Marli's family arrives from New York with a trunk full of gifts, big Christmas wreaths, and a container of cookies that Jonas and Austin devour. Between the 13 people and three animals, the Utah house is very busy and very loud. Yolandi insists that Charlie not cook but rather enjoy some time off with his family while she takes the lead in the kitchen for the week.
The first night after dinner as they are all going to bed when Austin stops suddenly and asks Marli where he is sleeping. Marli looks at him like he has two heads. "In your bed, Austin," she says. Austin raises his eyebrow, confused. "OK, then where are you sleeping?" he asks. Marli looks at him like he now has three heads. "In your bed too, Austin," she says. Austin shakes his head. "But your mother. She said, and I quote, boys and girls separate," he says. Marli rolls her eyes and clicks her tongue. "That's the rule in her house. This is not her house," Marli explains. Austin looks puzzled. "But that makes no sense," he says. Marli shrugs. "Well, I don't make the rules, Austin," she says and starts pushing Austin toward the bedroom. "Well, then who makes the rules?" he asks still confused. Marlie pushes Austin through the bedroom door. "My mother makes the rules," Marli says. Austin closes the door and crowds Marli against it. "Ahhh, now that makes sense," he says.
"It does?"
"Not at all," he laughs then kisses her. The kiss makes Marli feel drunk, the effect Austin has on her will never wear off, she is sure of it. She pushes him back and he spins them around so he is walking her backward to the bed, both giggling like teenagers into the kiss. Just as he is about to push her down onto the bed they hear a loud bark. "What the hell is this?" Austin moans. Marli spins around to find all three dogs sprawled across the bed.
"These fucking dogs, I swear!" he complains.
~
Christmas eve and Marli is so nervous that she can't stop her leg from bouncing. Austin has cottoned on that something is up with her and so his constant suspicious looks have her even more nervous. The days leading up to Christmas have gone by so fast and time for bed has been creeping up on them every night like a steam train....except for tonight. Dinner took forever to finish, the movie Austin put on said it was only 90 minutes but it felt like 5 hours. And now it's 11 pm and everyone still seems wide awake.
Marli wonders if Austin has tranquilizers in his medicine cabinet. "What is up with you?" Austin whispers in her ear. "Feels like I am experiencing an earthquake on this couch with you." Marli stops bouncing her leg up and down. "Nothing is wrong, I just get excited over Christmas," she says. Austin continues to look at her suspiciously but says nothing. When the end credits to the movie start to roll Marli jumps up and stifles a fake yawn. "Oh gosh! Must be bedtime. So late. Ok everyone to bed. Good night," Marli says pulling Austin out of the cave. No one complains but they do start getting ready to go off to their respective rooms. Thank goodness. "What is going on? Seriously, lil mama. You are acting strange," Austin says once they are in the room. "Nothing, really I am just excited about Christmas. NO! STOP!" Marli shouts. Austin freezes his movement of pulling back the bedsheets and looks at Marli. "Um....ok..." he says eyeing her suspiciously.
Marli looks around the room trying to come up with an excuse. "Were you just going to climb into bed without showering?" she asks scrunching her nose at him in disgust. Austin rolls his eyes at her. "Yes, it's been snowing, I have been chilling inside. Also, I showered this morning, so...." he says and goes back to climbing into the bed. "NO! PLEASE! That's gross Austin, go shower!" she shouts at him, stamping her foot. Austin stills his movements again and looks at Marli - confusion dancing around his face. "Are you serious? It's not like this is the first time I have done this," he says. Marli puts her hands on her hips and frowns. "I know, but with it being Christmas tomorrow you won't have time to shower in the morning. Can you just please go shower now?" she asks.
"We will have time to shower in the morning."
"Austin, please."
Austin lets go of the bedsheet and walks toward the bathroom. "Ok fine, come on then," he says. "No, I have showered already," Marli says. "No, you haven't. You showered with me this morning," Austin stops and frowns at her.
"Austin! Will you just go shower!" she moans at him. Stubborn man. "OK, OK no need to pitch a hissy fit," Austin says and heads into the bathroom. As soon as Austin is in the shower Marli places a white Envelope on the bed. The note inside says.
Meet me in the studio...
Marli bends down and grabs a box from under the bed. Then pulls her boots and a thick jacket on then slips out the side door of the bedroom. It's snowing and freezing cold, but she does not have much time to spare so she ignores the cold and takes off running down to the studio.
Once inside she quickly changes into the outfit from the box immediately glad she had kept the heat on in the sound booth when she had slipped into the studio undetected this afternoon to set up. She quickly double-checks everything is good to go, turns off all the lights, and holds up the portable monitor to watch the security cameras. Not even 30 seconds later she watches Austin come out the side door of the bedroom in a heavy coat, boots, and clutching her note, he disappears out of sight and then pops up in the next camera that's pointing over the studio door, he reaches up and pulls down the note and small torch Marli had attached to the door. The note says
Come inside, lock the door, don't turn on the lights. Make your way to the soundboard.
She sees Austin reach for the door handle and then turns the monitor off and pushes it to the side. It's pitchback. She can hear the door swing open and then close and the click of it being locked. Then the soft light from the small torch bounces along with Austin's steps. Once at the soundboard she can see the torchlight flashing over it, stopping when he sees the next note. It says.
Locate the two taped buttons, press them together. Look straight ahead. Don't move.
There is some more flashing of the torchlight over the soundboard. Then it's gone and she is plunged back into darkness. She hears the distinctive click she is waiting for and suddenly a soft golden light bathing her and the pole behind her. She can't see into the room the soundboard is in, it's still pitch black, but Austin can see her in all her glory. She has a pair of brown midcalf cowboy boots on, white lace panties and a candy cane striped red and white corset with white fluff softly brushing the tops of her breasts. She also has Austin's white Stetson on, the one he only uses for the most special occasions. She lets her head slowly rise as the music starts. Keeping her eyes on the black window separating her and Austin she grabs the pole and walks slowly around it then hooks herself midway onto the pole with her calves and pushes her hips out and then drops them low. As the song starts to pick up she starts to move and thrust her body to the defined beats. Swinging around the pole in elegant yet seductive movements. She loosens her grip allowing her body to tumble down the pole dropping so low that her hair brushes the ground when she twists backward to look into the black window again while she is upside down. Austin's Stetson drops off her head and lands delicately on the floor below her.
She then thrusts up again, keeping her movements sharp and seductive with a hint of sweetness. When the song meets its middle she slowly slides off the pole and bends down to pick up Austin's Stetson. Looking at the black window again she bites her bottom lip and flicks her head, a silent gesture for Austin to join her in the sound booth. Within seconds the door is flung open and a panting, wide-eyed Austin is standing at the door looking like he is about ready to devour her.
Marli walks over to him. She places the Stetson on his head then takes his hands and leads him backwards to a chair that's just offset near the pole and pushes him onto it. She turns around and bends down touching her toes. She smiles when she feels Austin grab her hips and lets out a choked whine whispering, "lil mama." He found it then. She had the designer sew little red crystals on her white panties across her left ass check that said 'lil mama'. She stands up slowly giving Austin ample time to inspect her little hidden surprise then spins around and straddles him. She giggles at the wild look in his eyes when they lock eyes. She grinds down and his head rolls back with the movement. She takes the opportunity to latch herself to his neck, slowly kissing and working her way up to his ear. Judging by the way his fingers are digging into her hips she guesses he is on the edge of losing control. When she gets to his ear she whispers.
"I didn't know..."
She grinds down again.
"what to get..."
Another grind.
"The man who has everything."
Austin grips her hips and pulls them tight against his so she can't grind into him anymore.
He stands up, lays her down on one of the plush rugs, and slots himself between her thighs, sucking on her neck.
"This...you get him fucking this!!"
He sits upon his haunches between her legs and starts to fiddle with the corset, the deep frown that forms on his face while he tries to work out how the fuck to unloop the string has her giggling. His eyes flick up to her face and he taps the corset. "Off, I need this to come off," he says. She giggles again and lifts her left arm revealing a hidden side zip. Austin's eyes light up and he wastes no time in unzipping and flinging the corset across the room. He hovers over Marli and starts kissing her while sliding his hands up and down her sides, over and under her thighs just touching, feeling, memorizing then stilling at her lace panties. She hears material ripping and her pretty white lace panties are dropped near her head. He seems to have a fetish for ripping up the lace he claims to love so much. She wants to pout, they cost her a small fortune, but then she can feel Austin pushing into her, thrusting hard enough to make her back arch. Her mind goes blank, Austin-Austin-Austin is all that exists now. With each calculated thrust he is pushing her closer to the edge, she can feel her orgasm start to form at the back of her thighs, making her nerves tingle and her thighs shake. It feels like warm liquid under her skin snaking towards where Austin is driving into her. Her stomach tightens and she lets out a soft whimper. Austin knows her body now and her telltale signs. "Yes, for me," he breathes out, and then Marli is falling, all she can do is hold on to Austin while he helps her ride out her orgasm. He follows after two more powerful thrusts.
~
"I have so many questions," Austin says as Marli giggles into his coat. She might be a little drunk on him. They have locked up the studio and are making their way back to the bedroom through the thick snow. "I am not giving you any answers," Marli says and nearly slips in the snow, but Austin's grip on her is firm and he rights her immediately. "Where did you pack that pole? I have been with you the whole time. You did not bring it on the plane. I definitely would have noticed that," Austin says while looking at Marli with mock suspicion, Marli makes a motion of zipping her lips. "And the outfit? Fuck! That outfit..." he says under his breath. Marli giggles again, she is definitely drunk on him. He intoxicates all her senses. They make it back to the room and Marli strips and then practically hurles herself into the warm bed, it's freezing outside. Austin slides in and cuddles up behind her, kissing her neck.
"Best bestest best Christmas gift ever."
"You sound like a teenage boy."
"Thank you."
"Absolutely not a compliment."
~
Marli wakes up to being flipped, rolled, and placed under Austin. When she finally gets her bearings she looks up to find Austin staring at her, bracketing her head with his elbows, his hips snug between her thighs. "Merry Christmas lil mama," his voice is a low rumble, still sleepy soft. She smiles at him, she will never get tired of being woken up by Austin. He dips his head and starts tracing the freckles on her chest with his tongue. "Thank you for my gift last night," he mumbles. He then looks up at Marli. Fuck, she is so in love with him. "Come here," she whispers. He leans up and kisses her, slides his tongue along her bottom lip, and when she opens her mouth he immediately deeps the kiss breaking it after a few moments. He reaches for something on the nightstand. "I got you this," he says and places a white velvet Chanel box softly between Marli's breasts. She looks at him pointedly and he gives a little nod, "go on open it" his nod says silently. She reaches for the box and opens it. Freezes. Austin looks at her for a beat then sits up between her legs. The box contains a Chanel watch, a very expensive-looking Chanel watch that Austin carefully removes from the box and places on Marli's wrist. "Beautiful," he says. Austin twists her wrist slightly so she can see the watch's face. It is stunning. Magnificent really. "Chanel's iconic J12 X-RAY. This is one of only 12 made in their Swiss workshop. It's made from sapphire crystal and set with 58 baguette-cut diamonds. I thought this piece was timeless...like you," he explains.
The watch is light on Marli's arm, the more she inspects it the more beautiful it looks. "Austin, this is beautiful. But I can't accept this. It's too expensive," she sys. She has seen this watch before, it fetches close on $700,000. Austin throws the box on the bed and lays back down over Marli capturing her lips in his. "You can and you will accept it, lil mama. There will be no discussion about it. It's a gift," he says. Marli kisses him again. "Thank you Austin, it's beautiful," she says and gives him another kiss. "I do feel terrible now. All I got you was that silly little show last night," Marli says. Austin's eyes go wide. "Are you kidding me? Do you know what you do to me, lil mama? Last night was..." Austin shakes his head and trails off. "Well if you liked it that much it does not need to be a one-time thing. That pole is portable," Marli says. Austin looks at her with a fire in his eyes. "Well then, I say it's a good time to be alive," he says bending his head down and kissing Marli again then he starts grinding down. Things are heating up pretty fast but then they are disturbed by a loud knock on the door and Marli's mother's muffled voice asking if they are decent can be heard. Judging by how heavy Austin's penis feels against her inner thigh she can without a doubt say that they most definitely are not decent.
"For fucks sake," Austin says as he drops his head to Marli's chest. His head snaps up quickly though when the bedroom door handle starts to rattle. "Yolandi, Do not. Do. Not. Come in here!" Austin warns. The handle stops rattling. "We will be out in 5 minutes, ma," Marli says. They can hear her mother's muffled, "ok," and then she is shuffling away. Austin turns back to Marli and tries to kiss her, but she turns her head and bats him away. "No, no time for that. Come on, up, up," she says. Austin shakes his head, "but..." Marli pushes him off her and climbs out of bed. "We have no time, come on. We need to shower and then it's a day full of Christmas shit," she says. Austin rolls his eyes and groans but follows Marli into the shower. "Your mother is a pain in my ass, you know that?" he asks. Marli laughs and starts to pull Austin into the shower with her, but he stops her with a smirk on his face, "just a second," he says as he walks out of the bathroom and then brings his phone back in with him. He puts it on the speaker dock and suddenly a Christmas song is blasting through the speakers he starts singing along and dancing toward Marli who is in the shower, she tries to hide her grin, but she can't because Austin is an idiot and he is naked and he is smiling and he is happy and it's Christmas. As soon as he gets close enough Marli wraps her arms around his neck and pulls him into the shower with her. She tries to kiss him but he has wrapped his arms around her waist and is now making them both dance around under the hot stream of water while he continues to sing along to the cheezy Christmas song.
Marli loves every second of it.
~
The sales for tickets to Austin's tour open at 5 pm on Christmas day. It's pandemonium, the site crashes three times under the sheer volume of people trying to secure a ticket. Even Marli's parents buy tickets to his New York show. When Austin says that he has free passes for them already, they wave him off saying that family supports family, and buying a ticket is their small gesture of supporting Austin. Austin's face softens at that and he draws Marli's mom in for a hug.
By the time they hit New Years' eve, it is announced that his tour is sold out across the world.