Mushy Under The Miseltoe by

Kat Walker-Reed looked around the newly decorated Wings which was filled with people celebrating Christmas and Mickey Horton�s fifteenth birthday. She saw her stepmother and dad dancing across the room while talking to her uncle and aunt.

�Hey Kat.� She looked up and saw her cousin, Will Reed walking towards her.

�Hey Will. What�s up? Where�s Juliet?� Kat smiled knowingly when Will blushed a deep red. After meeting Juliet Scofield the first day of classes at Salem U. almost five years ago he and she had been inseparable despite interference from Jack Kiriakis, their stepcousin who was also smitten with the dark-haired beauty.

�Juliet�s with her family. I�ll see her later though.�

�So we�re in the same boat?�

�And what boat would that be?�

�We�re dateless.�

�You look to gorgeous to be dateless Katrina Elisabeth.�

�Thanks Will. You look pretty dashing yourself.�

�Thank Kat.�

�But we have to face facts. It�s Christmas, it�s a party, and we have no one to get mushy under the mistletoe with.�

�But we have each other.� Will pointed out to his cousin.

�Oh my God.�

�What?�

�I do believe my little sister�s gonna get her Christmas wish.�

�What do you mean?�

�Over there under the door by the bar where Hope hung one of the sprigs of mistletoe.�

�Yeah?�

�Erica has trapped Jimmy.� Will finally caught sight of his little brother and Kat�s little sister playing tonsil hockey in the doorway.

�Oh wow.�

�Tell me about it. Where�d she learn how to do that?�

Kat and Will continued to study their younger siblings for a few minutes and just as Kat was about to casually walk over and interrupt they pulled apart and Erica smiled, said something, presumably �Merry Christmas�, to Jimmy and then walked to where Lyssa, Stephanie, and Faith were converging. Looking back at Jimmy, Kat and Will saw the beginnings of a smile on his face.

�Well Jimmy just got a hell of a Christmas present from your little sister.� Will commented.

�I am really gonna have to ask where she learned that.�

�Didn�t you tell me she�s been spending a lot of time at Kay Kelly�s house?�

�Yeah but Kay and Tommy don�t do that, do they?�

�Not Kay and Tommy. Someone who looks an awful lot like Kay and a certain brother of yours.�

�No wonder she wants to go over there so much lately.� Kat laughed. �You know back when Erica and I had that little talk I didn�t think she�d take dropping hints so literally.�

�Well she dropped an anvil on my dear little brother.�

�Speaking of little brothers I�m gonna go have a little chat with mine.� Kat said spotting Eli by the buffet table.

�See ya later Kat and Merry Christmas.� Kat smiled and hugged Will before leaving him at the bar and walking across the room. However on the way over to him she lost sight of him and when she got to the buffet table he as no where to be seen. Deciding to wait till tomorrow she picked up a plate and decided to eat dinner before the food got cold.

�Hey Kat.� Kat looked up at the familiar voice and saw Roman Kelly a few feet away also collecting food.

�Hi Roman. What�s up?�

�Not much. Do you wanna dance?�

Now normally Kat loved to dance but Roman Kelly had been after her for two years and what had started as sweet was fast becoming psychotic and overly annoying so she didn�t want to do anything to encourage him. �I don�t think so Roman.�

�Why not? Are you here with someone?�

�As a matter of fact, cousin of mine, she is here with someone. She�s here with me.� Shawn Douglas Brady interrupted as walked up and pressed a kiss to Kat�s temple. �I�ve been looking all over for you. I�m sorry I�m late.�

�It�s okay. I had Will to keep me entertained since Juliet�s at home.�

�I�ll have to thank him.�

�Shawn D I didn�t know you two knew each other.� Roman said.

�We met at my welcome home party. She spilled a drink on me.�

�Oh. I guess I�ll see you two later.� Roman walked away.

�I owe you my life.� Kat said.

�Well it was no problem really. I know how relentless Roman can be.�

�Relentless? Yeah I guess that�s a good word for him.� Kat laughed. �Thanks again and Merry Christmas Brady.� Kat smiled as she walked away.

�We�ve got to stop meeting like this.� Shawn Douglas teased.

�Sorry I guess I wasn�t paying attention yet again.� Kat apologized.

�Oh wow! Freeze you two.� A voice called out and Kat saw Erica approaching.

�Why Erica?�

�Look up.� Kat did so and she started to giggle.

�What�s so funny?� Shawn Douglas asked.

�Well Brady, you and I are trapped.�

�What do you mean?�

�We�re under one of the many sprigs of mistletoe your mother hung and judging from the look on Erica�s face she�s not letting us get away till we kiss each other.�

�You better believe I�m not.� Erica said with a determined look on her face as she folded her arms across her chest.

�Well then we better kiss.� Shawn Douglas said with a smirk.

�It is a tradition.� Kat conceded. �Okay kiss me.�

�On the lips, Shawn D.� Erica said.

�Okay Erica.� Shawn Douglas tipped Kat�s face up by the chin and planted one square on her lips.

The moment Shawn D�s lips touched hers Kat saw stars. The kiss went on for about three minutes when Shawn Douglas pulled away.

�Merry Christmas Kat.� He said before walking away.

�Kat? Are you okay?�

�Yeah Erica I�m fine.� Kat said softly before walking to the bar.

�Soda please Ernie.�

�You got it.� The bartender got Kat her drink and she sipped it while sitting on a stool.

�Hey Kat.� Will said as he came up next to her and motioned for a soda as well.

�Sober tonight Will?�

�Well with our family history I don�t want to take any chances, ya know?�

�Right.� Kat smiled.

�What�s that for?�

�What?�

�That grin.�

�Oh nothing.�

�Nothing? Right. Spill it Katrina.�

�Well let�s just say I got mushy under the mistletoe.� Kat smiled before turning and walking away with a smile. Things were definitely looking up for her. She thought about her birthday wish a few months ago. This could definitely be an omen of good things to come.

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