Written: Christmas of 2021

It was the 20th of December, and you had just gotten a big snowfall. You embraced it with excitement, baking cookies, decorating the house a little more, and turning on some Christmas lights.

However, there was one thing you hadn't gotten to do yet, and you were practically begging your boyfriend, Dallon, for it.

"Please, Dal, let's go sledding!"

He wasn't big on the whole 'sledding' thing, mostly because he was a major klutz and constantly hurting himself. But you really didn't want to do it alone, and since it was your first Christmas together, you wanted more than anything to spend time with him.

Dallon sighed. "You know I'm not very good at it.."

"I know, but come on.." you did a pouty face. "I do it every year.."

He averted his eyes away from you, rendering your puppy-dog eyes ineffective.

You didn't have to fake being disappointed, you were honestly sad that he didn't want to come with you.

"Fine...I'll do it on my own.." you mumbled.

"Y/N, Wait.."

You made your way to the front door, ignoring Dallon as you grabbed your sled, dragging it outside with you.

You dragged it all the way to the park, then up your favorite hill, the largest one in town. You had sledded down this hill every year since you were a child, and it brought back a lot of memories.

You smiled the slightest bit, setting down your sled and looking around.

Maybe Dallon would come next year. You weren't going to worry yourself about it, you were going to try and have fun, even if you were on your own.

You sat on the sled, grabbing onto the edges and digging your boots into the snow to steady yourself.

You prepared yourself to hop onto the sled, but stopped when you heard a crunching noise behind you.

"Wait!"

You turned around to see Dallon running up the hill, all bundled up.

"Dal?" You Asked as he approached you.

"Hey." He smiled. "I was hoping you wouldn't have started yet.."

You furrowed your eyebrows a bit. "You...want to sled with me?"

He nodded excitedly.

"What made you change your mind?"

He bit his lip. "I mean...this is our first winter together.." he mumbled. "I want to spend it doing things with you."

You smiled a little. "Aw, Dal, that's sweet."

A slight blush crept up on his cheeks. "I love you, Y/N."

"I Love you, Dallon." You smiled. "Let's try out this sled, now."

"You first."

"No, you first." You smirked at him.

"No, I insist," he said. "You first."

"You can go."

"Ladies first."

"Age before beauty."

He gasped, pretending to be offended, Before you both burst into laughter.

"You...You Said.." he laughed. "'Age before Beauty..'"

You giggled a little. "You know I don't mean it...but it was funny."

"But really," he wiped the tears from his eyes, still chuckling a little. "Who's going first?"

You shrugged. "I guess I'll go."

"I'll push you!" He exclaimed.

"Okay.." you chuckled a bit, sitting down on the sled as he held onto it.

You braced yourself, before looking back at him.

"Ready?" He asked.

You nodded determinedly, looking back in front of you, at the large hill you were just about to sled down.

"One, Two," Dallon counted down as you gripped onto the edges of your sled tightly. "Three!"

He pushed the sled, sending you down the hill at what seemed like a lightning fast speed.

"Yeah!" You cheered, throwing one of your arms up in the air.

You could hear Dallon cheering at the top of the hill as you stopped the sled at the end, standing up.

Dallon ran over to you, smiling widely. "That was awesome!" He exclaimed.

"Well, it's your turn now, Weekes." You smirked at him.

There was a look of fear in his eyes for a moment, but he smiled.

"Okay.." he chuckled nervously. "My turn.."

"Come on, you'll be fine." You reassured your boyfriend as you held the sled he was sitting on, preparing yourself to push it down the large hill.

"But this is a pretty big hill.." he whined. "Shouldn't we start out small?"

"Dal, this is the only hill I've ever sledded on, and I haven't gotten injured once." You stated. "If you get injured, you'd be the biggest klutz I've ever seen."

"But I am the biggest klutz you've ever seen.." he mumbled. "I broke my ankle while swinging, remember?"

"Whatever." You muttered. "One,"

"Wait, I'm not ready!"

"Two,"

He squinted his eyes. "It's now or never, I guess.."

"That's the spirit!" You Exclaimed. "Three!"

You pushed the sled, sending your boyfriend down the hill. He opened his eyes, and began laughing. "Y/N, I'm doing it!"

"Yeah!" You laughed.

"Hey, Look, no hands!"

"Wait, Dal-

Dallon lifted both of his arms up in the air, which made the sled turn, before he went rolling, crashing into a tree.

Your eyes widened. "Dallon!"

"Ow.."

An hour later, You sighed, looking at your boyfriend's hand, which was now in a cast.

"I'm sorry, Dal.." you mumbled. "I shouldn't have forced you to do something you didn't want to do."

"What are you talking about?" He asked, looking up at you. "That was awesome!"

"You broke your hand!" You sighed. "It's my fault.."

"Hey, That was the most fun I've had in forever." He laughed a little. "So what if I broke my hand? I've broken plenty of bones before."

"You don't hate me?" You mumbled, looking at him.

He smiled, shaking his head. "In fact, I can't wait to do it again." He chuckled. "But maybe next time, with both of us on the sled."

"Good idea." You laughed. "That way If one of us decides to do no hands, the other can steer."