#tristan evans blurbs

Brad: I couldn’t believe it was that time of year again. The cold weather and Christmas was right around the corner. I was sitting down at the kitchen table trying to plan everything. I loved having a list and everything planned, it just made everything so much easier.  We just a few weeks away from Christmas and I just had so much to do. Brad was good at knowing when I was stressed and when I needed a break. “Babe,” he said as he came downstairs. “What babe?” I finally turned away from my computer. “Let’s go out to get something to eat” he said. “Sure” I agreed. I got up from my chair and stretched as it had been a while since I stood up. I made my way upstairs and got ready for dinner. We just went to one of our favorite spots that we normally go too. “I have a surprise for you,” he said. “What you mean? I thought we were just getting dinner” I looked at him. “Well I guess you don’t know me that well” he smirked. “Brad,” I said. “Just trust me,” he said. He paid for dinner and came back to the table grabbing my hand. I followed him out of the restaurant but we didn’t go straight to the car. We walked down to where the town just opened up this skating ring. It was for the season but I didn’t know how to skate. “Brad, I can’t skate,” I said. “Just trust me” he kissed me softly. “I don’t want to fall” I took a deep breath in. “I got you” he smiled as he walked to get the skates. We both sat down on the bench and put our skates on. He stood up grabbing my hands pulling me up to him. We walked to the ring, he went onto the ice first. I stepped on the ice and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I held onto him though I wouldn’t allow him to let go of me. “You got it, babe,” he said as he held my hands. “Brad don’t you dare let me go,” I said. “You are doing amazing,” he said. He gently let my hand go and I was skating alone. He still had his arms out just to be sure I didn’t fall. “I can’t believe I’m doing it,” I said as I looked up. “You are baby” he smiled. “Whoa, you let me go,” I said. “And you aren’t falling, I got you if you do,” he said. “Ok” I took a deep breath and started to focus on what I was doing. He intertwined our fingers together as we skated around. We soon took a break so we could rest, I rested my head against his shoulder. “Enjoying yourself?” he asked. “Of course,” I said as I played with his fingers. The night sky started to set in and the lights lit up the ring, it was beautiful. We made a few more rounds the ice before deciding to go home. I made up hot cocoa and we snuggled up by the fire. It was the perfect ending to the day.

Tristan: Living the fast pace of life was sometimes insane. I never could believe how fast time was going. It was just the new year and yet here we are again looking Christmas in its face. I always did my shopping as quickly as I could but Tristan loved waiting until the last minute. I couldn’t even try to explain his mindset but as long as it got done. I sat down in the den with the fireplace going. I started to wrap the presents that I had gotten, just to get it out of the way. “Babe?” he leaned against the door frame. “Yes,” I leaned back so my back was against the wall. “What are you doing?” he questioned. “Wrapping the presents that I have” I said. “We normally wait until Christmas eve,” he said. “No that’s you and then I have to help because you waited to the last minute” I looked up at him. “True” he smiled slightly. “But I love every second” I got up from the floor. “I know you do” he smirked as he pulled me to him. “What are you doing?” I asked. “I was wondering if you wanted to go do something tonight,” he said. “We should go ice skating,” I said. “Uh you know I can’t skate,” he said. “Well first time for everything” I said. “Babe” he pouted slightly. “No we are going, Ill teach you,” I said. “I’ll fall on my ass” he looked at me. “Please” I played with his shirt. “Only for you” he leaned down and peeked my lips. “Thank you” I leaned up and kissed him softly. “So do I need a pillow?” he chuckled slightly. “No, well maybe” I smiled. “which one are we going to?” he questioned. “Let’s go to the one downtown, the one with all the Christmas stuff up,” I said. “And then we could go to that restaurant you love so much,” he said. “Sounds like a plan,” I said. We both went upstairs so we could get ready, I watched him in the mirror. I knew he was only doing this because of me which made me love him that much more. He came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me. Resting his head against my shoulder, his hands resting against my stomach. “Ready?” he whispered. “Yeah I am, just gotta grab my coat,” I said. “Alright babe” he kissed my cheek softly. I pulled myself free from his arms. I grabbed my jacket and phone before heading downstairs. I slipped on my shoes as he made his way downstairs. We got into the car and we were on our way downtown, it was a little drive since we didn’t live in the city. We got to the skating ring and I went to get our skates, I could tell that he was nervous. I made my way back to where he was sitting. I sat down next to him and placed his skates next to him. I leaned in and kissed him softly, placing my hand against his cheek. We both put our skates on and walked to the ring. I got onto the ice before and reached my hands for him. He stepped onto the ice and took my hands, trying to keep his balance. He held onto the wall and my hand until he slowly started to get the hang of it. “There you go,” I said. “I can’t believe I’m actually doing this” he smiled. He let go of the wall and we skated around the ring. He started to show off, I just knew this would land him in trouble. He tried to skate backward and ended up falling on his ass, somehow I got tangled up in him and fell onto the ice. “Are you ok?” he asked. “Yeah I’m fine” I smiled slightly before I started to laugh. He looked at me for a few seconds before he started to laugh. We pulled ourselves off the ice and went to sit down. We returned the skates and made our way to the restaurant. Even though he might have not wanted to go he seemed to have a blast.