I woke up before Eric, all according to plan. He was holding tightly onto me, so it was a strain to get up without waking him up. When I was finally able to escape his arms, my wrist was caught in his grasp. A shock ran through me and my eyes widened. All I could think was ‘there goes my plan for a Christmas Eve surprise’ – but it was not so. I looked back and realized he was still sound asleep despite grabbing me. I looked around and a light bulb went on over my head as my eyes fell upon the giant teddy bear. I stretched my free arm and struggled to reach it and, once I finally caught it, I slowly pushed the plushie onto Eric’s arms and he hugged it, allowing me to escape. I took one final look at him and could not help it but take a picture with my phone. Eric looks so adorable while sle
