2019-12-25 - Christmas Day With The Geeks

Apparently there was sleeping in for Christmas and that resulted in Ruby being up and out of bed before him. Though Raul is awoken by the scent of bacon and other fixings for breakfast. "Sweets, breakfast is ready." is the voice he hears. If he opens his eyes, Ruby is standing there holding the little breakfast in bed stand and there's food! She's dressed in a green velvet nighty and her favorite red silk robe tied loosely at the waist. She looks ridiculously good for not wearing makeup yet.

Raul often sleeps in nothing but boxers and lo and behold some Ruby motivation and some extra hours at the shop for the holiday rush and he's cut some pounds. There's a few subtle lines of muscle definition in his arms, in his chest his gut still a dad bod his calves showing some strengthening as he is roused by Ruby's voice. Her blinks blearily and sits up to Ruby dolled up without being dolled up, those dark eyes roaming her more than the food, the palm of his hand pressed against one eye to wipe the sleep away.

"Babe?" he mumbles groggily not processing the whole breakfast in bed but he beckons her all the same sitting up with his back against the pillows (the extra pillows that she keeps in the bed he almost sleeps on his own arm some nights). "Is there coffee?" he wonders hopefully.

Ruby OBVIOUSLY loved him no matter if he had a few extra pounds or not. The redhead gives a soft smile and waits for him to get all settled before she settles the tray across his lap, "Good morning, handsome." she leans in to kiss his cheek. "And yes, there's coffee. I figured you needed the extra sleep given the shops been running us both ragged." she muses. She moves to crawl into bed next to him, letting him enjoy breakfast for the moment. There's eggs, toast, bacon and potatoes. There's condiments on the side.

Raul looks as the food but then Ruby is getting into bed and she feels an arm looping around her waist in a heavy and possessive manner, his hand grabbing at her ass in that thoughtless manner men do. They just want a piece of it, even if it's to squeeze. He leans in the scruf of his stubble bristling against her skin like sandpaper as he rubs his cheek against her own outright teasing her with the rough surface before kissing her lips with all the sleepy morning breath a man can muster. It's familiar, it's comfortable, some might not find it sexy but he's rather confident that he isn't getting rebuffed.

"You know the best thing about being engaged to a cosplayer? They make everyday clothes look like a snapshot." he teases in her ear before reaching with his free hand not occupied with manhandling her feminine curves to pick up the cup of coffee and hold it at chest level. He's grinning, half-lidded eyes, coffee... King in his castle all warm and cozy with his Queen.

Ruby kisses him, not minding the normal morning routine, "You're such a caveman." she grins at him as she snuggles into his side. Then she looks to him when he asks her that question and there's a soft chuckle, "I thought it was the sexy costumes and creativity?" she winks at him. "Speaking of engagements..." she starts off. "Mom asked when the wedding date is...again." she chuckles. "I told her to give us time. The business is just picking up and we'll need time to talk on things." she smiles to that.

"Your mum is going to switch to where are her grandchildren the moment we set a date." Raul observesly conversationally before finally taking the first sip of coffee as his attention turns onto the food and he puts the coffee to the side so she can steal from it while grabbing a fork to begin munching on some eggs. He's a direct man he eats and eats, he gropes and gropes, he has a beautiful woman with him he takes it for what it is. "Creativity is a perk, but you don't have to be actively creative when I sneak to the door between my area and yours at the shop to look at you, that's just naturally pleasant."

"Well I mean, she's one of those old fashion women even if she did have me out of wed lock." Ruby muses as she looks to him. "We could always just run off and get married. Have a big reception in the Spring or something." she states. "We'll have a good bit of luck on our side really." she grins. She does take a sip of his coffee while he eats, not minding sharing. She'd already had her breakfast. Then there's a soft blush at his words, "Awww. You're such a sweet heart." she murmurs to him. "I figured we'd do presents after you had eaten. There's no rush." she states.

"I hope you enjoy my presents this year." Raul comments with a grin at Ruby and that look in his eyes like he always gets when he's gifting stuff. Sheer worry! Sex, flirting, chores, you name it he's always got a confident swagger of we'll muddle through but gift giving is always a thing for him. He works in a comic and gaming store you think it'd be easy but -every- year it's a secret mission as he tries to find the perfect things (always plural). "You know if you keep suggesting we elope we might just have a new years marriage." he threatens with a turn to kiss her cheek leaving bacon crumbs.

Ruby wiggles a little in her spot, "Presents are always great." she tells him. She wasn't hard to please. It was probably one of the great things about her. Then there's a look to him, "I mean...do you want to have a huge wedding and be stuck in a tux for hours and hours? We could do something small and possibly somewhere warmer and just come back and have a reception." she smiles. "What do /you/ want?" she giggles as he leaves bacon crumbs on her cheek. She wipes them off but there's a set of ears that are peeking over the edge of the bed. Uh oh. It's Stormageddon.

Raul doesn't immediately spot Stormageddon the cockblocker extraordinaire... or breakfast stealer, it is unclear because the cat is like a ninja when it comes time to assign blame for the things that go wrong in the household. The man picks up the coffee that Ruby puts down and takes a long drink with a relieved sigh as the heat soaks into his bones. "We can get a marriage certificate if it's just for us, but if we wanted to do it for our friends and family I'd want a big wedding. I know your mum would be sending us cutting christmas cards until we have kids if we eloped. But I'd do it if you wanted too." ah the paradox of understanding couples and no one knows what to do... Luckily Raul can cook so there's never a what do you want to eat conversation.

And suddenly, Stormageddon is there to try to steal a piece of bacon, but Ruby manages to catch the large beast, "You've had breakfast already you chunk." she muses as she picks up the cat. He goes limp in defeat in her arms.

"Do we want to do it for friends and family? I know my mom will definitely send those Christmas cards. She might add newspaper clippings to it as well." she chuckles. "And I'm sure your mom would like to see her son get married." she admits. "I mean, I don't have to worry about a dress since I've been making mine. Unless I go nuts on pastry or get pregnant." she admits.

"Why not both?" Raul teases as he distinctly moves his plate away from Stormageddon and Ruby as if neither can be trusted now she might give in to the cute cat or the cat might fly out of her arms. He picks up one of the pieces to munch on it while watching Ruby's reaction to the offer. "And I think we should plan for it next year around Christmas. It can be our present to our families and it's far enough out no one has to panic." he finishes crunching on the bacon and licks his fingers before admitting, "Greasy."

"Well if I get pregnant then pastry is definitely going to be a huge thing." Ruby muses to that as she looks to him. Ruby does release the large cat but he wanders down her legs and then off the bed. Foiled from sweet bacon stealing! "How about close to the Winter Solstice next year? Or I guess could do Christmas Eve." she states. "Though that's on a Thursday, Christmas is on a Friday." she ponders.

"The solstice works for me, if it's on Christmas Eve or Christmas than we'll always feel like we can't have an anniversary without fucking with those plans." Raul points out as he gives her tush a squeeze and leans over to steal a kiss from those not quite ruby red, but lush lips. "I love you, even if this is the longest engagement ever. Half the fun is putting it off." the kiss is slow but not long and ends with a little chuckle. "Breakfast was good, gifts?"

"I'll have to pick your brain about save the date cards then. Because my mom will be like 'SEND THEM TO ALL THE PEOPLE!'." Ruby chuckles to that. "And you're right. It's why I don't want to get married on Halloween. I'd be torn between passing out candy or taking you out." she winks at him. The kiss is returned with a warm little sigh of happiness. "You are my favorite procrastinator." she points out. It's probably why she was fine with it! "Yes, presents! You'll have to leave the bed though. Wompwompwomp." she giggles.

Raul picks up the breakfast try after wiggling his arm free from Ruby's curvy figure. Setting it off to the side he gives her some nudges and gently pushes until she gets inexorably closer to the edge of the bed and risks falling off or just standing up. "Womp womp, I thought the presents would be -in- bed. You brought me breakfast in bed afterall." he points out teasingly waiting for her to rise before just bouncing onces, twice, to the edge of the bed his feet slapping onto the floor as he stretches and moves to get up after her.

Ruby gives a giggle as Raul nudges her to the edge of the bed, "I can't spoil you completely, come on." she teases him as she gets out of the bed. She rearranges her robe and then heads for the door. "Maybe next year you'll get presents in bed. Or your birthday." she grins over her shoulder as she leads the way downstairs. The tree and things are all brightly lit up and there's presents underneath. She's been watching A Christmas Story apparently as the pink bunny rabbit outfit scene is on.

Raul follows after Ruby pausing only long enough to grab his own robe and a pair of sweat pants. She's halfway to the tree by the time he's out of the bedroom and tousling his own hair until they're into the living room and the christmas tree is in sight. She's always been the one to go marvel at the decorations but the boyfriend secures to more cups of coffee and comes in with them and a big grin. "Okay well you gave me breakfast in bed, so you can open your gifts first." he explains with a nod to three presents all tucked in a line with a post-it note 'Do not Guess' , "Also hopefully spoiling won't take to birthdays or christmas. I might have to marry you sooner to get the honeymoon than." he jokes given they've never been a holiday only couple for such spoiling.

Ruby liked decorating is what it came down to. For Hallow and for Christmas the house was always decorated and she was happy to do it. When Raul comes in with coffee there's a warm smile, "Thank you my love." she tells him as she accepts the coffee. She then settles down in the floor on the plush carpet and starts to reach for his presents, "Alright, sounds like a deal." she grins at him. "Now I'm intrigued by this honeymoon talk." she admits. She reaches for the present that says 'Do Not Guess' on it.

The first gift 'Do Not Guess' is wrapped in crimson paper reminiscent of blood... or christmas. As Ruby opens the packaging it reveals a pair of panties, not the sexy kind, but very nice... Maybe. They have artful coloring on them and they really pop, eye-catching things. As she lifts them up Raul just takes a big drink from his coffee perhaps to hide his reaction or wait for her reaction so he can appropriately... tailor his own, it's a risky gift!

Ruby gives a bit of a look over the wrapping and starts to carefully undo the job that Raul had done. Though the appearance of panties intrigues her. Though those expressive eyebrows of hers tick up at the design and there's a look to the man, "Well these are fun looking." she grins at him. "Someone asked if we had these in the store and I had to go google them. There are some odd designs for them out there." she chuckles.

"The real perk is I can tell when I shouldn't be handsy." Raul informs Ruby with that big toothy grin showing on his stubbled face before he walks a bit closer crouching down near her and planting his happy ass on the ground by the treet, his legs stretching out and toes wiggling in her direction. "I thought a holiday one and an old schools transformers would be your speed, I don't think they had a Black Widow or Winter Soldier one that I've seen."

"I mean...because I complain about your handsiness ALL the time." Ruby chuckles as she folds the panties and puts them back in the box. She slides him one of his presents as he speaks and there's a smile, "I really like them. I managed to knock one of my Krampus' off and break him so I need to find a replacement." she states. Then she picks up her next gift to see if it makes any noise.

The shake shake shake of the box reveals something heavy, something square. the backaging is jet blade with a little golden star in the middle. It's definitely a book or something of that nature. "You just can't resist trying to guess." Raul chides as he watches her begin to open it to reveal the most nerdy gift of all a new tabletop RPG book!

Ruby gives a little look to him over the book but the way her eyes squint it's clear that she's smiling, "Oh come on, you always try to take the fun out of it." she pouts as she finally lays the package in her lap. Those nimble fingers of hers work to open it and there's a bit of an 'oooo' as it's opened, "This looks really neat." she smiles brightly as she looks it over. "Now I just need to find more people to play it." she winks at him.

"I thought you'd appreciate something a bit more sneaky and scheme-y than the other tabletops. I bet you could find some people around town who are into that kind of secret heist thing." Raul explains with a grin as he briefly reaches out and hides the third present behind himself while declaring, "Now where is -my- present?"

Ruby gives a chuckle, "I mean, it could be the knives as well." she winks at him. There's a look after the third present, but she lets him hide it in lieu of giving him a few of his presents. "Alright, don't laugh." she tells him as she settles a wrapped box into his lap.

When he opens it he'd find a photo album with a few pages that are already filled up. When he opens it he'd find photos of his lovely other half in varying states of dress and all dolled up.

Raul opens up the package seeing there there is a photo album in there. "Scrap booking for the year, it's going to be a bunch of pictures of you looking perfect and me looking -kind- of like my cosplay." he remarks while brushing the wrapping aside and settling the album in his lap to begin flipping it open. Then it's surprising, those eyebrows shoot up as he flips through the photos seeming to like the one of her in the green lingerie in a soft focused garden setting. It might be odd to see a man undressing you with his eyes looking at your pinups at not you but he definitely gives them some 'scholarly' attention before going, "I definitely need to go to the gym if I'm adding anything to this album."

Ruby watches him and she sips her coffee as he looks through the photos, "Ooo. Boudoir photos of you sounds amazing." she grins to that. "Just a moment. I'll be right back with your other present." she tells him as she gets to her feet and heads off to where the studio/sewing room is. There's the sound of rummaging and moving. A few minutes later she is coming back out with a large wrapped box and she scoots it over to him.

"This took most of the year to make." she tells him.

"I'll have to find a photographer that I'll never see again." Raul quips to the boudoir pictures remark but then Ruby is off and back again with something from the room of threads that he decidedly avoids because he is not crafty. Upon watching her scoot the box all the way over he gives it a little nudge and looks up at her. "Is this what I'm wearing in the boudoir pictures?" he teases before lifting the whole shebang up into his lap and begins opening it with big rips of paper and a pop as the box opens.

What Raul would see first is a bit of an icon looking helmet that probably gives the rest of the surprise away. A Mandalorian helmet that has been crafted sits on the top of other things. "So...I know that we generally do our own Cosplays and you don't like a lot of them. I wanted to make you something and I figured since Star Wars is a big thing that we both love that you'd like this." she explains as she kneels by the box. The colors are in his favorite shades. Blues and Greens. The helmet and armor have been expertly weathered and it looks movie ready. "Hmm, it might look good in some photo shoot where I'm dressed up." she teases him.

Raul picks up the mandalorian helmet with a whistle before turning it around to see how the back looks... Movie ready! and then sets it off to the side to check out the chestplate lifting up the bulk of the outfit. "Is it foam or did you go off and get some resin molds or is it metal." it's obvious he doesn't want to pick at it to find out as he looks up at Ruby with a boyish grin on his stubbled face.

"Everything is metal, but it's light. I figured weathering it would be easier than eva foam or resin." Ruby admits. "It's all strapped securely and can be size adjusted. There's a place on the back where the half cape can be attached or it can be worn without." she explains as she points out things in the large box. "You can always wear it and stay really still in the shop and see if you can scare anyone." she grins brightly.

"You're just suggesting that so you can oogle me in my army and then Stormageddon will come sit on me to test my resolve." Raul points out with a chuckle as he tucks everything back in the box and slides it off to the side only to get grabby hands with Ruby and drag her into his lap. Wearins weat pants and his robe half open, shirtless beneath he's a disheveled bit of musky boyfriend that envelopes her with a kiss and a hug. "Your last gift then?"

Ruby brings her hand to her chest as he figures out her plan, "I'm shocked that you would think that I just want you to sit around and be oogled." she giggles a little. Then she settles in his lap as she drug into it. She gives him a warm smile as she hugs him. Snuggling into him, "That sounds like a plan. Mom has stuff for us, but we can do that later at dinner obviously." she states.

Raul has Ruby in his lap, weight pressed against her back as he nuzzles into her neck biting and kissing from time to time until she mentions presents and dinner. "Well if you're willing to wait, it is a holiday and we all know that's the only time..." he trails off suggestively even as the pair tip over to the right and thunk into the carpet. From there well there's wrestling, it's christmas afterall. Ruby probably lets Raul win given she's a good bit more brawly than the middle-aged dad bod of a man, but he still has the weight advantage on her as he rolls her about like a bear, grabbing and pressing down from time to time, kisses are stole. Clothes is dragged off by 'accident' and soon enough there's a stunning redhead pinned alongside the christmas tree, wrists held above her head, bare naked and pleasant lines with a tan skinned man between her thighs, leaning down to steal a kiss, his breathy voice saying "Merry Christmas Ruby."

Ruby was more than willing and eager to be ravished by the Christmas tree and it wasn't like she was going to tell him no. She could, but they'd been busy and had less than ample time for lazy days and trysts. After their lovemaking she is laying beside him with a smile on her lips, "We should see what time we need to be at my moms house." she whispers to him as she looks over to him. "Unless you want to use a sick card and get out of seeing your future mother in law." she winks at him.

"Did she already send the gifts and it's just for dinner." Raul wonders as his hand strokes down the sweat sheened curve of Ruby's back to give her a possessive swat on the ass. "Because yes... if she has our presents, then we should go... No one wants to have late presents." he confirms for his finacee, no hurry to get up it would seem.

Ruby gives him an amused look, "No, she wanted us to open them there. Mom might have dated a Russian for a bit and knows how to inflict the highest of tortures." she giggles at that. Yes, Ruby was half Russian, she didn't talk about her real father a lot though. "So we will have to get up at some point and drag ourselves over there to get mommed at a lot." she murmurs to him as she smiles at him.

"Mommed... Well I guess, but I won't be able to look her in the eyes after having her daughter in front of the christmas tree. It wouldn't take a master torture to get it out of me." Raul quips back at her as if baiting Ruby to actually go with him to her mom's he seems happy to add some danger to the visit, His hand giving another smack as he rooooolls over and over again until he's using the sofa to help himself up with a stomp and a thud as he gets to his feet. He even scratches at the small bear gut he's got going. "You went to that auciton right? Do you have any events you want to run in this 2020 year? Besides spot the Mandalorian contests."

"Well, we didn't bang in front of my moms tree, so I doubt that she's going to be probing you for answers." Ruby teases him as she starts to sit up. She watches him for the moment and there's an impish twinkle to her eyes. "I didn't go to the auction, no." she shakes her head to that. "I think something for the Spring would be nice, maybe do some contests at the store for best game or something. Haven't been thinking on it too much really." she tells him as she gets up.

"I was thinking maybe I could help you with some of the stuff you were doing. Outside the shop?" Raul offers while openly watching Ruby get up before tossing her a pillow to cover up, not that she's ever been shy. He gets his own robe off the floor and throws it on with a loose tie around the waist. "Or if you knew anyone in town you thought I should meet?"

Ruby gives a look to the pillow and then swats him with it gently, "If you want to help with stuff outside the shop you can. I think I'm going to start doing some tournaments this year if I can qualify." she admits. "If you are alright with that?" she asks him. "And I think you should meet the people at the paper if you haven't followed up with that." she points out.