This is a work of fiction; all characters' names are randomly
generated, and the places in this story are complete works of fiction. If
you disagree with two men loving each other, leave now. Yes, this is a
Christmas story, so you are free to move on if you don't want to read
it. However, if you're going to read it, I hope you'll enjoy it.
Copyright © 2021, 2022
From the North
Pole to Indiana
Chapter 6,
Part 1
Mick's Care
Package
Mrs. Claus
is preparing a care package for her son.
She has been baking and making candy all day long. She realizes that it's missing
something. There is nothing for the guy
that her son likes. She goes back to
work in the kitchen. She makes three kinds
of cookies, homemade candy canes, and a snow globe. Next, she texts all the family members to
write letters to Mick. She delicately
places them into cookie tins when the cookies are done, and the letters are
written. After putting everything into a
larger box, she elf-ports it to her son's apartment.
***
Within
minutes, the boxes arrive in perfect condition.
There is a surprise in the box for Mick.
The box includes Mick's care package, Shea's care package, and a piece
of elven technology called a beacon. The
beacon helps pinpoint the location, so the elf-porting is easier and
quicker. Shea and Mick are going to like
her surprises. Since it's been a few
months since the family has seen Mick, he should enjoy the letters from his
family. The packages will have to sit
till he gets home from work.
***
Shea gets
home and sees the box sitting in the living room. He smiles when he sees "Mom and Family" on
the box. He grabs a knife and cuts
through the tape. Mick sees his box and
lifts it out. He opens his care package and
sees the envelopes and another box. Mick
sees a small box that he takes out first.
He opens the first package and finds his snow globe. He texts his mom about the globe. Ends up the globe is the beacon. He places it up on the shelf. Then, he removes the envelopes and the tins
of all six of them. He knows his mom
enough that the containers are filled with candies and cookies. He opens the first envelope.
***
The letters
are from his family, and he can't wait to read them. The first letter is from his dad. Clearly, he doesn't know what it says. He opens it up and starts reading.
"Mick,
I hope
things are okay with you. How are you
and Shea doing? Your mom says that you
and your man are doing great. I hope
it's true. I'm sorry that you can't be
completely honest with Shea. I think the
day is coming when you'll be able to tell him, and he'll be okay with it. I need to go.
Mick, I love you. Hope to see you
soon."
Mick knows
that keeping the family secret is important, but at the same time, he would
love to be open with his guy. The letter
is read and put away back into the envelope.
Nick's son wonders if his dad knows something or if he's seen something Mick
should know about. He's sure his dad won't say a peep. Instead, his sentence will hint at a
Christmas miracle of sorts.
***
Mick has to
work today, but he also has to give Shea his care package. He makes sure to text Shea, so he knows that Mick
will be stopping by later.
"I can't
wait to see you later."
Shea texts
back to his guy. The hours ticked by
really slowly today. At least it gives
Mick something to look forward to at the end of the day. Even Shea is excited to see his guy.
***
Shea doesn't
understand why Mick wants to see him. He
isn't about to turn down a visit from him.
Hopes that there will be a chance to steal a kiss while they visit. Mick is a mystery, for sure. The man intrigues him more than any other
guy. Something about him keeps Shea
coming back for more. Other guys may not
want to be with someone like Mick, but Shea is convinced that the man is his
Mister Right. Maybe, he is wrong, but
how can these be wrong? Sounds like Shea
is on the right track.
***
Mick's day
has ended, and he's about to head out for Shea's place. Mick is to call for a
ride when he gets a text from Shea.
"Going to be
out by you today, so why don't I meet you at work, and I can bring you home? Then
you can tell me whatever you need to tell me."
Shea also
hopes he'll get some hot chocolate if he is good.
"Sounds good;
I'll be inside since it's cold outside, but I'll be looking for you."
Shea doesn't
blame him for staying inside while he's waiting. It's cold outside today. It takes ten minutes for Shea to show up at
Mick's work. Mick walks out of the shop
with a smile on his face. Shea shuts the
car off, takes out the keys, and then gets out of the car and walks around to
open the door for his guy.
"Thank you,
Shea, but you didn't need to get out of the car. I could have opened the door by myself."
Shea is a
little taken aback by the comment. He
was just trying to be polite and show his polite side to Mick.
"Listen,
Mick, I was raised to open the car door for my special someone. Okay, so get
used to it, okay."
Mick smiles;
he loves the thought that he is Shea's special someone. I mean, he kind of felt like Shea thought he
was special.
"I can get used
to it. You really, really think I'm
special?"
Mick has
never been in a relationship and doesn't know that maybe the feelings shouldn't
be happening this quick. Shea just gave
him a hug.
"How about
you get into the car so we can head out?"
Mick listens
to Shea and gets into the car. Shea
closes the passenger door and then walks around to open the driver's door. He gets into the car door and smiles at this
man. He puts the keys into the
ignition, starts the car, and heads for Mick's.
***
When they
arrive at Mick's, Shea again gets out of the car and opens the door for
Mick. This time, he smiles at his man
and gets out of the vehicle.
"Thanks for
opening the door, but let's get inside.
I have a surprise for you."
The Mick's
guy has no clue what is going on. Mick
leads him into the apartment building and into the apartment. Shea sits down, and Mick walks over to the
care package box and lifts Shea's box out of it. Handing the package to his man, Mick takes
his seat next to him. Shea is a little
confused about the box.
"What is
this?"
Mick hopes
that this won't be weird.
"My mom sent
me a care package, and inside it was a box for you too."
Shea is in
shock that Mick's mom has included him.
"Go ahead
and open it."
Mick just
wants to see Shea's eyes when he opens his package. Shea is excited, but he's also kind of
weirded out over it. Using his muscles,
he opens it up. His eyes grow huge as he
looks into the box.
"What is
this? This is all for me?"
Shea is
going nuts as he looks at the tins in the box.
"It's your
care package."
Shea looks
through the box. He picks up a random
tin and sets it on his lap. He opens one
of the tins. It's the peanut butter
snickerdoodles. He picks up one of the
cookies and takes a bite of it. His face
says it all.
"WOW, you're mom made these?"
Shea manages
to say between bites. Mick is glad that his man approves of the cookies
"Yeah, she
made all the cookies and the other surprise too."
Shea has
never tasted a cookie like that before.
"I can taste
the love that went into making these cookies, dude. It's as if Mrs. Claus herself made these
cookies. Thank you, dude."
Shea has no
idea how right he is. Shea loves the
care package but realizes he thanked the wrong person. He needs to rectify the issue.
"How do I
thank your mom?"
Mick's heart
drops a little. Since his mom became
Mrs. Claus, few outsiders have heard her voice.
How does he handle this, then? He'll just have to call his mom and hope
she can wing it.
***
Mick grabs
his phone and calls his mom with Shea by his side.
"Hi Mick,
how is my son doing?"
Before his
mom can accidentally lets the cat out of the bag, he
quickly responds.
"Mom, Shea
is here and wants to talk to you. Are you somewhere that you can talk without
being disturbed?"
She is glad
that Shea is at her son's apartment. She
is sitting in the living room of her humble abode.
"I will move
to the bedroom, where I know I won't be disturbed. Give me a minute."
They can
hear her footsteps as she walks to the master bedroom. It will be hours before Nicholas will be
ready for bed, so she will have some peace and quiet. She enters the bedroom and closes the door
before sitting on the bed.
"Okay, I'm
in the bedroom. How are the two of you?"
Mick looks
at Shea, and Shea looks at Mick.
"We're good,
Mom!"
Mick looks
at Shea.
"Mrs. Owens,
I wanted to thank you for the care package.
You didn't have to send that to me, but those peanut butter snickerdoodles
were to die for. I've never tasted
anything like them before. Thank you!"
Shea is
smiling, Mick is smiling, and Mrs. Claus is smiling too. Mrs. Claus is glad to have heard from her
son's potential boyfriend. Shea thinks
it's important to give gratitude.
"You're
welcome! I hope you the rest of the
cookies."
It's amazing
to hear the conversation between two strangers.
"I can
honestly say that if the cookies taste as good as the one
I tasted, I will love them. I may have
to spend more time in the gym to eliminate the calories."
Mick's mom
heard the front door. She knows that the
call is about to be interrupted.
"Shea,
thanks for having Mick call me. It meant
the world to me to hear from you. I have
to go, though. I love you guys. Good night!"
"Good
night!"
Mick picks
up the phone and ends the call.
"Thank you,
Shea!"
Mick says as
he leans in for a kiss. The guys kiss,
and this time, it sparks something that makes Mick blush.
"Mick, are
you okay?"
"Um...yeah,
I'm good!"
Mick says as
he looks at his man.
"I'm glad
you're okay."
This time, Shea
steals a kiss and maybe slips a little tongue.
They don't head into the bedroom but continue the session on the couch.
***
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