Mistletoe || Jenny Lind
Pairing: Jenny Lind x f!reader
Summary: The Christmas season brings you closer to the woman you work for
Warnings: none
It's December
Everyone in the mansion, including you, is putting Christmas decorations around
You walk around to see how everything is coming up and as you reach the entrance hall you spot Madam Jenny's carriage in the distance
You quickly exit the mansion, happy to see her again after almost six months
The carriage stops and you open the door
"Welcome back Madam Jenny"
You hold out your hand to help her get out of the carriage and feel a shiver run down your spine as she grabs it
"Did you have a pleasant journey?" you ask
"Yes I did"
You follow her into the mansion and help her take off her coat
"Would you like some tea?"
Madam Jenny nods and takes off her gloves
"Yes dear, tea sounds very nice"
You nod, go to the kitchen and make the tea just how she likes it
You enter her room and place the tray on the bedside table
"Thank you dear" she grabs the cup and brings it to her lips to take a sip
You look away and busy yourself with grabbing Madam Jenny's dresses from her luggage and putting them in a basket to wash them later
"How was America?" you ask
"Beautiful, New York is a sight to see"
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You open the curtains in your room and gasp when you see that it's snowing
You get ready for the day and then go to the kitchen to see if breakfast is ready
"Good morning" you greet the kitchen staff
The person in charge of making the Lady Of The House's breakfast smiles at you and gives you the tray
"Here you go"
"Thank you very much"
You grab the tray and make your way towards Madam Jenny's room, you quietly open the door and walk towards the bed
You hear movements and as you turn your head you are greeted by the sight of the woman you work for sitting up and stretching her arms to wake up
"Good morning Madam Jenny" you say
"Good morning"
You go open the curtains to let the sun in and smile as the light illuminates the room
"It's snowi-"
The words die in your throat as you turn around, the sight of Madam Jenny's face being illuminated by the sunlight making your heart skip a beat
"You okay?"
You snap out of your daydream and smile
"Yes Madam" you say "you should eat your breakfast before it gets cold"
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You can't help yourself
You go outside, it's a slow day anyway, and start playing in the snow
"What do you think you're doing?"
You freeze as you hear Madam Jenny's voice and slowly turn around, opening your mouth to apologize for being outside instead of working
"You're going to catch a cold" she says
You feel your heart skip a beat as she places one of her coats on your shoulders and buttons it
"There you go, much better"
Her scent envelopes you and you inhale it
"Now, let's build a snowman"
You watch a little dumbfounded as the woman you work for kneels down and starts gathering snow
"Y-you want to build a snowman?" you ask
"I haven't done that since I was a kid"
You kneel down too and together you and her build a snowman, you place two branches as the arms and two pebbles as the eyes
"It needs a nose"
You go inside and make your way to the kitchen. You grab a carrot, go back outside and put the orange vegetable on the snowman
"Perfect" the redhead says
As you admire your 'creation' you suddenly feel something cold hit your shoulder and you turn around to see Madam Jenny grinning with a snowball in her hand
"Snowball fight" she throws it at you and it hits you in the chest
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You collapse on the snow covered ground on your back, your breathing heavy after the intense snowball fight
"Don't tell me I wore you out"
"You did" you chuckle
The redhead offers you her hand and you take it. As you stand up your foot slips and you fall back down, taking her with you
You gasp as she lands on top of you, her body pressed against yours and her warm breath hitting your face make your heart feel like it's beating out of your chest
"S-sorry"
You look at each other for a few seconds without saying a word
"We should go back inside" Madam Jenny says before getting off of you and standing up
You stand up too and follow her back inside the mansion, shaking off the snow from your coat
"I haven't had fun like that in years"
"S-same" you say, your cheeks red from the cold and from the sudden closeness to her a few seconds ago
You take off her coat that she gave you so you wouldn't get cold, her perfume still lingering on you, and hand it back to her
"T-thanks"
Her fingertips brush against yours and your heart skips a beat
"I-i'll get back to cleaning" you say
You walk away and try to ignore the rapid beating of your heart as you think about her on top of you
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You enter Madam Jenny's room and look at her
"You requested for me ma'am?"
"Yes" she walks towards you "I have... a bit of an odd request"
You tilt your head to the side a bit confused, wondering what the request is
"There's a gala next week and I would like for you to accompany me as my plus one"
Your breath hitches and you look at her wide eyed
"Y-you want me to be your plus one at a gala?"
She nods and your heart skips a beat
"W-why me?" you ask "W-why not one of your many suitors? I-i've never been to one of those fancy galas"
"Because I'd rather go with someone that doesn't know a damn thing about these events than go with someone that will go there with me only to try to be part of the glamorous life for a night"
The redhead stops in front of you and her perfume envelopes you
"Plus... it could be an occasion to get to know each other better" she continues
You feel your heart skips a beat as you hear her say that she wants to get to know you
"I-i don't think I have anything appropriate to wear" you say
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it"
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You stand in front of the mirror, the sight of yourself wearing a fancy gown a bit strange, and take a deep breath
"I can do this" you tell yourself "it's just a gala... full of high society people that will probably look down on me as soon as I walk in"
You take another deep breath and walk through the mansion towards the entrance hall where the butler opens the door for you
The night air hits your face and the first thing that catches your attention is Madam Jenny waiting for you by the carriage
You walk down the front steps and approach her
"The dress looks good on you"
"T-thank you ma'am" you say
You both get in the carriage and soon it starts moving
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You walk through the many corridors of the huge mansion, feeling out of place, and end up in a room full of paintings
You start looking at them and don't realize how much time has passed until you hear the door open
"There you are"
You turn your head and see Madam Jenny
"I've been looking for you everywhere" she stops next to you
"S-sorry, I lost track of time"
"Come on, let's go back. They're about to serve dessert"
You smile at the mention of cake and nod
As you and her walk through the door to exit the room something catches your eye and you stop in your tracks
"What?"
The redhead looks up too and notices the mistletoe hanging over your heads
"Oh..."
Your mind starts recalling the articles talking about the mistletoe, how it's tradition to kiss under it, and you feel your cheeks heating up
"W-we're going to be late for the cake"
You don't make it far before you feel Madam Jenny grab your hand
She pulls you back towards her and you gasp as your body presses against hers, your breath hitches as she cups your cheek
"Can I?"
Your heart skips a beat at her words, thinking you heard her wrong
"W-what?"
"Can I kiss you?" she asks
You can't believe it
The woman you work for, whom you've had a crush on for months now, wants to kiss you
You look at her and nod and she smiles
You both lean in and when your lips touch hers you feel butterflies in your stomach
Sadly the kiss doesn't last long and when you pull away you lock eyes with her
"Wanna skip dessert and go home?" she asks, rubbing your cheek with her thumb
"S-sounds good"
Madam Jenny smiles and grabs your hand, intertwining your fingers with hers
You walk through the corridors until you reach the huge front door, she helps you put on your coat and then you both get out of the mansion
You get in the carriage and it soon starts moving
Without thinking you gently lay your head on the redhead's shoulder and close your eyes












