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For @alaidiem. Merry Christmas! I've been watching a lot of Hallmark movies lately and they clearly took over my brain. It's warm, it's cozy, it's Christmas. With a dash of sex. I suggest a nice warm cup of hot chocolate under a soft blanket while you read for maximum Christmas comfort.The Christmas movie mentioned a little past halfway in the story about the ghost and the inn is a real movie called 'The Spirit of Christmas.' The title of this fic comes from the song 'Merry Christmas Baby,' which has been covered many times. I was listening to the Otis Redding version, but there's several great versions available.

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I Love You, Baby, Rest of My Life

“Where are the gumdrops? My little man needs gumdrop buttons.”

Derek looked up from where he’d been checking the ham in the oven and mumbled, “Not the gumdrop buttons.”

Stiles froze. “Did… did you just quote Shrek? You’ve seen Shrek?” After four years of dating him and even longer knowing Derek, there was still a lot Stiles was learning about Derek’s life from the years when his family was alive.

“Stiles, we’ve been over this. I was once a child and I enjoyed things created for children.”

“Were you just as scowly then?” Stiles teased and pulled his mouth down into a frown and furrowed his eyebrows.