"What can I say? I'm a true romantic at heart." And to prove his point, Marcus scooped her up into arms and walked back to the Abraxan's.

"So I received a letter from my brother Joshua, the other day telling me that if I don't invite you over for Christmas that he will personally hit me over the head with my guitar." Marcus, placed Ili gently onto the ground but did not let go of her. "Seems you've made quite the impression, usually Joshua doesn't have anything to say about my choices..."he trailed off and looked embarrassed for a moment. Not really a good idea to talk about past girlfriends.

"Um...so would you like to come over to my family's house for Christmas?" He pulled her closer to him, "I make an awesome eggnog" he murmured against her hair, hoping that was going to convince her.