What if Jack and Tess were to rewrite The Twelve Days of Christmas to fit them? Below is a short scene of them doing that while laying in bed by a fire on a snow day. (Intimacy hinted at but not described).
Following the scene is the updated Jack and Tess version of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Jack leaned back against the headboard, one arm tucked behind his head, the other around Tess, holding her close, as they both watched the fire dance in the fireplace. In the background, The Twelve Days of Christmas played softly.
“You know, if we were doing the Twelve Days of Christmas our way… it’d go a little differently.”
Tess smiled, snuggling against him. “Oh? Enlighten me.”
He tipped his head toward her. “Together we gave each other twelve perfect memories.”
She kissed his jaw. “Some of them entirely inappropriate for public retelling.”
Jack laughed. “Eleven ways to say I’m yours.”
“How many of those did we just do?” She waggled her brows at him.
“Ten moments of quiet…just you and me.”
“Nine reasons I love you.” She held his gaze. “Though I could list more. I was being conservative.”
He kissed her slowly. “Eight lingering kisses. Like that one. And that one.”
She sighed against his mouth. “Seven reasons to stay in bed. Starting with the snow and ending with you.”
Jack’s eyes darkened. “Six teasing glances. You’ve been using those all day.”
“On purpose,” she admitted. “And don’t forget—” She reached for the nightstand and held up a wrapper. “Five pieces of chocolate…”
He kissed her again. “Delicious. Four nights alone.”
“Three new pieces of lingerie,” she said. “Even though we abandoned them.”
“Two strong arms,” he finished, rolling her under him. “that refuse to let you go. And a snowed-in night by the fire.”
Tess looped her arms around him. “Best version I’ve ever heard.”
The Twelve Days of Christmas: The Jack & Tess Version
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
A snowed-in night by the fire.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Four nights alone,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Five pieces of chocolate…
Four nights alone,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Six teasing glances,
Five pieces of chocolate…
Four nights alone,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Seven reasons to stay in bed,
Six teasing glances,
Five pieces of chocolate…
Four nights alone,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the eight day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Eight lingering kisses,
Seven reasons to stay in bed,
Six teasing glances,
Five pieces of chocolate…
Four nights alone,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Nine reasons I love you,
Eight lingering kisses,
Seven reasons to stay in bed,
Six teasing glances,
Five pieces of chocolate…
Four nights alone,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Ten moments of quiet,
Nine reasons I love you,
Eight lingering kisses,
Seven reasons to stay in bed,
Six teasing glances,
Five pieces of chocolate…
Four nights alone,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Eleven ways to say I’m yours,
Ten moments of quiet,
Nine reasons I love you,
Eight lingering kisses,
Seven reasons to stay in bed,
Six teasing glances,
Five pieces of chocolate…
Four nights alone,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Twelve perfect memories,
Eleven ways to say I’m yours,
Ten moments of quiet,
Nine reasons I love you,
Eight lingering kisses,
Seven reasons to stay in bed,
Six teasing glances,
Five pieces of chocolate…
Four nights alone,
Three new pieces of lingerie,
Two strong arms,
And a snowed-in night by the fire.
