potus } { of proposals and stolen moments

[arbalete]

Derek: [so Derek had invited Allison to join him for the annual Christmas Dinner at the White House. The day before, he had told his parents what he was planning on doing. He didn't want his mother to find out from the press just in case Klaus' intricate plans fell through. They had worked for over a day making the room ready for the moment, and as Derek sat next to her at dinner in his Marine blues, he had a happy, nervous energy about him]

Allison: [eyes him curiously because she notices that energy] You okay?

Derek: [looks at her, smiling] Of course. I have you here. I'm just happy to be back.

Allison: You just seem a little ... antsy.

Derek: I may have had a red bull before this to stay awake.

Allison: ... Okay.

Derek: I'm fine, I promise. [squeezing her hand under the table]

Allison: I will take your word for it.

Derek: So how did you manage to convince your family to let you escape for the day?

Allison: We do Christmas Eve, not Christmas Day.

Derek: Ah. My mom is the opposite.

Allison: [she nods] Which works out in our favor.

Derek: If only all the holidays worked out this easy.

Allison: If only.

Derek: Does your family require you for New Years at all?

Allison: Not really, no.

Derek: Ooo, maybe we can skip town for the weekend then.

Allison: That sounds like fun.

Derek: Have you ever been skiing? We could go to some little resort in the Poconos.

Allison: I have. I love to ski.

Derek: I'll see if I can find a room somewhere then.

Allison: Good.

Derek: [grins, and dinner is wrapping up] Want to sneak out of here?

Allison: I would love to.

Derek: [and he will get up and then help her from her seat, giving her his arm to lead her out of the room]

Allison: [and she will take it and let him lead the way]

Derek: [and he will walk her towards one of the main rooms decorated with large trees, the floor polished to reflect the trees and the twinkle lights from the ceiling that are mixing with the dimmed lights above and a roaring fireplace on the opposite wall. He nods at a secret service guard who gives Derek a slight nod, planning to keep anyone from entering the room once they are inside. The shades have been drawn on the normally open room, and Derek can see where the small bag with a box is hanging like an ornament from a tree.] I love this room. It's almost like a winter wonderland.

Allison: It is. But it's a little dark in here, don't you think?

Derek: No, I think it’s actually romantic. [he reached into his pocket and pressed a button on a tiny remote, and the trees turned their lights on, giving a bit more light and some glow. Another button, and some light, romantic Christmas music started to play softly]

Allison: [her eyes narrow for a moment as she watches him] What are you up to?

Derek: What, I can't want a romantic moment with you? [he grinned and held out a hand to her] Come dance with me.

Allison: I didn't say that. [she takes his hand and lets him pull her in] I just think it's weird to have that kind of moment in the middle of you family Christmas dinner.

Derek: We were almost at the end. [and he will start to dance with her, swaying slowly] They won't miss us.

Allison: I'll take your word for it. [but she falls in step with him easily, staying close]

Derek: Did you enjoy it though?

Allison: I did. Your family is way easier to deal with than mine.

Derek: [laughs] That's for sure.

Allison: I love my dad, but everyone else can be ... very intense.

Derek: You have your moments too, when you're doing your job.

Allison: Yes, but that's work time. My grandfather is like that all the time.

Derek: Well, good thing you take after your father.

Allison: Definitely.

Derek: [and he will keep her close, just dancing with her in the moment, wanting to remember this]

Allison: [sighs as she leans into him, letting her head rest against his shoulder]

Derek: [and he is going to hum along with the music]

Allison: [and that makes her smile, brushing her thumb against the back of his hand]

Derek: [and when the song is done, he will lean down to kiss her]

Allison: [kisses him back, her free hand moving to the back of his neck]

Derek: [he will stand back up after a moment] You know how much I love you, right?

Allison: [her eyebrows raise curiously] Yes?

Derek: I'm so happy that I get to start the new year living with you.

Allison: Me too. I'm glad I can finally have you all to myself.

Derek: Same here. And speaking of that, I still have a Christmas present to give you.

Allison: Oh really? I thought we gave all of them but the naked ones.

Derek: I was saving the best for last.

Allison: [smirks as she leans in] Again, I thought that was the naked one.

Derek: [laughs] We will still have the naked one. Come here. [and he will lead her towards the tree, pulling the little pouch off it]

Allison: [look, your girlfriend enjoys their active sex life, don't judge her. but she will follow his lead, looking curiously at the pouch]

Derek: The best present you've given to me over the years is your love. As I'm getting to the end of my military time, I've been thinking about the future, and I don't see a future for me without you in it. [he will smile and open the pouch, reaching in for the ring before lowering himself to his knee] Allison Argent, would you do me the honor of sharing this future with me as my wife?

Allison: [she has definitely not been expecting this and she's surprised. She knew it would come eventually but she thought it would be after they had been living together for a while. Still, it doesn't change the answer and a smile breaks out across her face as she nods] Yes.

Derek: [and he will grin, sliding the ring onto her finger] I was hoping you'd say that.

Allison: [she laughs as she leans in to kiss him] Did you think I wouldn't?

Derek: There was a zero-point-seven percent possibility. [kisses her back, knowing there is a camera taking pictures for them later]

Allison: [doesn't really need the pictures but cool, good to know. she winds her arms around his neck to keep him close]

Derek: [and he will hold her close, kissing her until he has to breathe, and then pressing his forehead to hers] I love you so much.

Allison: I love you too. And I will be very happy to marry you.

Derek: And I will do everything in my power to make sure you always feel that way.

Allison: Good. [she stays close] Are there any other surprises on the agenda?

Derek: Not to be done at the White House at least.

Allison: And how much longer do we need to stick around?

Derek: We can go. My mom already knows about what we were doing. [smiles]

Allison: Good. Then let's go.

Derek: [and he will take her arm and lead her to where the car was waiting. He would leave it for the person Klaus helped him hire to wrap everything up in the room]

Allison: [yes, sounds like a good plan, and off they will go back to her apartment for those naked times she mentioned]

Derek: [all the naked times. SO MUCH NAKED TIMES]

Allison: [until they are too tired to continue to have naked times]

Derek: [and there is snuggle times because they are engaged now and he is home to stay]

Allison: [and she will curl into him and trace shapes on his chest] Telling my family is going to be fun.

Derek: Well, you may be surprised. At least with your father.

Allison: [picks her head up and gives him a curious look]

Derek: [gives her a smile] I talked to him back before I left for North Carolina to get his permission to marry you.

Allison: [and then a smile stretches across her face] Really?

Derek: I knew how much it would mean to you. And he didn't make it easy, but he did give it.

Allison: At least there's that. But honestly he probably would have been the easiest anyway.

Derek: Yeah, I know. I'm already dreading the next meal I'm invited to.

Allison: I'll be sure to break it to them elsewhere.

Derek: Your grandfather is still going to try and smother me with his eyes.

Allison: Among with a few other fun ways to injure.

Derek: I'd rather not be injured.

Allison: Only in his mind.

Derek: Thank God. [leans in to kiss her neck] You're the only one I want to potentially injure me

Allison: [she wrinkles her nose a bit] That's spousal abuse.

Derek: Or BDSM.

Allison: [her head tips to the side] I didn't take you as the Fifty Shades of Gray type.

Derek: Well, it is all about trust. And I trust you completely. Plus we could totally make a better movie.

Allison: That I don't doubt. But are you actually into that stuff?

Derek: Not all of it.

Allison: Is there anything you want to try?

Derek: I wouldn't mind being blindfolded and letting you have control over everything.

Allison: Really.

Derek: Too weird?

Allison: No, not at all. I just didn't think you'd give up control like that.

Derek: That's how much I trust you.

Allison: That is good to know.

Derek: So what about you?

Allison: What things do I want to try?

Derek: [nods]

Allison: [she gives a small shrug] I've never really thought about it.

Derek: Well, when you do, you can let me know. [slides closer, his hands shifting to her ribs] And I won't judge you. [and he will tickle her]

Allison: [she laughs as she tries to squirm away from him] Judgement is not what I am worried about. What we have is really good. I haven't needed ... more.

Derek: Well, you know maybe ten, fifteen years down the line we might need to spice things up.

Allison: And you were away for four years. There's a lot we haven't really explored.

Derek: Now we have the time.

Allison: We do. So we'll figure it out, one ... moment at a time.

Derek: Are we do for another moment?

Allison: Hmmmm. [she smiles as she leans in to kiss him] Maybe.

Derek: [kisses her back, rolling them over so that she was on top of him]

Allison: [and she goes easily, moving so that she can settle comfortably before she pulls back a bit] Do you want to try your thing tonight?

Derek: No, we don't have to. Save it for another night

Allison: Okay. [and back to kissing as she goes as her hands slide over his sides to get a feel for him]

Derek: [and he will arch into her hands as they kiss]

Allison: [and that makes her smile a bit, before she moves her hand to grip his shoulder tightly, pulling him up into a sitting position so that he's pressed against her, making it easier for both of them to touch]

Derek: [and since they have been naked for hours it's not like there is anything in the way of their hands as they explore intimately]

Allison: [nope, and she will take full advantage of that, as her hand slips between them to wrap around him]

Derek: [and he will groan deeply from the back of his throat, his hips lifting to press into her hand]

Allison: [she hums into the kiss at that, letting her hand slide over him slowly, working up to a steady rhythm]

Derek: [and his hand will slide off her hip, sliding between her legs to start stroking her as well]

Allison: [and that gets some soft moans from her, and once they're both good and ready, she'll push up and let herself slide down onto him]

Derek: [and he doesn't want to go fast, so he will hold onto her hips, guiding her down onto him]

Allison: [and she'll let him set the pace, giving them both a chance to adjust before she starts to slowly move her hips in slow circles]

Derek: [groans again] I love it when you do that.

Allison: [laughs a bit as she keeps it up] Good.

Derek: You just tighten around me so good. Makes me want to do this. [and he will thrust up hard into her]

Allison: [she moans in return, gripping his shoulders tightly so that she stays seated on him] And I love it when you do that.

Derek: [and he will do it again]

Allison: [and that will get him more happy noises as she tries to meet his motions with her own hips]

Derek: [and that slow build will speed up to a frantic pace]

Allison: [and she will ride him for all she's worth, doing her best to keep up with his pace as she feels herself start to climb]

Derek: [and his fingers will go to tease her along as she rides]

Allison: [and soon between their motions and the strokes of his fingers, she'll tumble over the edge, slumping into his shoulder as her body relaxes]

Derek: [and as she tightens around him, he joins her and releases, and then sinks into the bed with a satisfied sigh]

Allison: [moves with him to settle comfortably, letting her head rest against his chest as they both come down] That was a good moment.

Derek: Mmmhmm. [his arms will circle her, keeping her close]