(this takes title of longest chapter now! enjoy!)

Ryan is deeply invested in working on his story when IT happens.

"I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need..."

He perks his head up and looks around. The singing and music are still happening, yet he can't tell who it is coming from.

"I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree!"

There pops another voice, and Ryan is afraid of what is about to come next. He stares at the entrance of the back as a young woman and an older man slowly slide out to the front.

Ashley and Pete.

Ryan groans, shakes his head, and closes his notebook quickly. He stands up and tries to slide out of the counter, but is stopped by another worker.

"Make my wish come true..."

"Josh, no," Ryan says and pushes right past him.

Yet, he collided with a chest. A chest he collided with way too often.

"All I want for Christmas is you!"

"Guys, no! No! We are not doing this! We have custome-!"

Before Ryan could even finish, Dallon wraps an arm around his waist and keeps him trapped against his body. Josh, Ashley, and Pete crowd Ryan and keep holding their imaginary microphones. Ryan groans and slumps against Dallon, too tired to even try and fight his coworkers.

"You guys suck," he mutters.

They all ignore him and continue to sing.

"Make my wish come true! All I want for Christmas is you!"

—

Pete: So, I am going to throw another holiday party at the shop this year!

Patrick: Under my supervision this time.

Pete: It will be way more fun than the Halloween party! There will be cookies, a cake-

Patrick: Under my supervision.

Pete: -games, dancing, karaoke!

Patrick: Under my supervision.

Pete: It is going to be a blast! We'll have so much fun!

Patrick: Under my supervision.

Pete: Under Patrick's supervision.

—

Jon adjusts the collar of his sweater nervously as he and Ryan walk to the shop. His sweater suddenly making him itch, and having him scratch any area he can.

Ryan raises an eyebrow, "Jon."

He looks over, "yes?"

"You don't need to be nervous. You've met everyone."

Jon just pffts.

"Me? Nervous? Never, ever, ever."

Ryan grins and shakes his head at the older man. He grabs Jon's hand, intertwines their fingers, and gives it a tiny squeeze. Jon smiles back at him, all the itches suddenly disappearing under Ryan's touch.

"You'll be fine, okay? If you ever feel any more nervous, just talk to Josh. He will immediately calm you down with random questions."

"Like what?"

"Probably ask about the sky being blue and the grass being green. It's Josh, he'll ask about anything."

"Good to know."

—

Ryan: I don't really know why Jon is nervous. He has basically met everyone in the shop before we started dating. This shouldn't be any different.

Jon: Okay, but what if they hate me after what happened at the Halloween party? I think Ashley wants to skin me alive and use my blood for some kind of smoothie. [shrugs] I don't know! She kinda freaks me out, man!

—

Speaking of Ashley, she's helping Pete hang up the last of the decorations for the party when a pair of dainty arms wrap around her waist. She grins and leans back against the familiar arms.

"Tay, you're supposed to help hang the fake snowflakes," she says.

Taylor looks up and grins innocently at her girlfriend, "I know, but you're so cute when you try reaching for high things."

"Oh, f**k off you tree!"

Taylor giggles and steps back from Ashley. She holds her hand out for the shorter girl to take. Ashley-reluctantly-takes the hand and steps down. Taylor pulls her to her chest and holds her tightly.

"Merry Christmas!"

"It's technically not Christmas."

"I know, but I won't see you on actual Christmas! I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas before you go see your family!"

Ashley smiles and her cheeks turn bright red.

—

Ashley: God, she's so f**king cute.

—

Ashley steps back from Taylor as her phone rings. She picks up her phone and answers it.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's Josh! We're on our way with the wine!"

Ashley smiles, "great. Pete's been bitching about not having any alcohol yet."

Josh giggles, "he's an alcoholic in the making, Ash."

Ashley bums in agreement. She heads over to the counter as Josh speaks up again.

"Hey, I need your advice."

"What is up my bro?"

She pulls out a stool and starts to slide on.

"I think I'm going to try and propose to Tyler tonight."

Ashley slips off the stool and face plants the floor.

—

Josh: I think it's time. I-I mean, Tyler and I have been together for two years now. [small smiles] I can't imagine marrying anyone else but him. [bites lip] There is one problem. He's been acting really weird tonight.

Tyler: [nervously pacing behind Josh, mumbling to himself, trips over the cat] OH F**K!

Josh: ...Oh God, maybe tonight is a good night.

—

Dallon holds the shop door open for Brendon and Breezy. He wraps an arm around Brendon's shoulders after closing the door.

"You look really nice tonight," he whispers.

Brendon smiles and his cheeks heats up, "good to know you don't mind the ugly Christmas sweater."

Dallon shrugs, "you make it look good."

Breezy rolls her and playfully gags at them. Dallon sticks his tongue out and kicks at her shin. In return, she kicks back at his shin.

"Stop being gross, and come interact with your coworkers," she says.

Breezy slips over to where Taylor and Ashley are. Dallon smiles at her and looks down at Brendon. Brendon is staying close by his side and biting his thumbnail as looks around. Dallon is pretty sure that he's never seen Brendon so quiet or nervous in the time that's he known him.

"You know nobody is mad at you, right?" Dallon whispers.

Brendon nods, "that's what you keep telling me. Yet, I still feel pretty crappy for the scene I caused."

"Well, don't be. If anything, it was kinda Pete's fault. That's why he was put under Patrick's supervision this time."

"Is Patrick his babysitter?"

"Someone needs to be."

Brendon giggles and shakes his head. Dallon grins back at him.

—

Dallon: Things with Brendon are going pretty good! We have been taking it steady, nothing too big yet. [small smile]

Brendon: [grinning] Yeah, it is going great! We have been going a nice pace and all. Yet, I have a plan to kiss Dallon under a mistletoe tonight. [pulls out a mistletoe from his pocket] I stole this from Walmart. Let's start having some Christmas miracles.

—

"Josh! Finally you're here!"

Josh grins and bounces on his toes when he walks into the shop. His grin grown bigger and his eyes widen in wonder when he sees the decorations.

"Pete, the shop looks amazing!" Josh exclaims.

He bounces to each corner of the shop to take a look at the decorations. Tyler smiles as his boyfriend hops around the shop like a giddy six year old. He turns behind him to the two guests that he and Josh brought.

"Jenna, you can put the wine down over on the counter," he says.

Jenna nods, "sounds good."

She turns to the girl next to her and kisses her cheek, "I'll be right back."

The girl smiles and nods at Jenna. She scoots closer to Tyler when Jenna walks off. Tyler looks down at her and gives a small smile.

"Since Josh is a bit wound up already, want me to introduce you everyone instead?" Tyler asks.

She nods, "that would be great."

He grabs her hand and leads her over to Pete and Patrick. The couple were fussing over their miniature Christmas tree, making sure it was decent looking and not horror show.

(Thank God for Patrick's supervision, because Pete would have destroyed the tree.)

Tyler clears his throat and the couple turn to look at them. Patrick grins brightly while Pete takes a step back in fear. Patrick didn't know Tyler as well as Pete did, so of course he isn't scared of the younger man.

"Hi Tyler! It's so great to see you again! Who's your friend?" Patrick asks.

Tyler just nods at him, "this is Jenna's girlfriend, Debby."

—

Debby: Uh, hi! My name is Debby. I'm twenty, and I uh... [bites lip, looks at Jenna] Isn't this whole camera situation weird to you?

Jenna: What's weird is that they wanted to make a documentary featuring Pete in the first place. [shrugs]

—

"Well, it's nice to meet you Debby! I hope you enjoy the party!" Patrick says.

Debby smiles, "thank you for letting me come."

Patrick turns back to Pete and slaps his hand as he grabs another ornament. He glares at his boyfriend.

"I already told you, don't try decorating the tree with your weird ornaments!"

Pete whines, "but it's the penis ornament, Pat!"

"No."

Tyler and Debby slowly back away as the couple continue to bicker. Debby slips off to find Jenna and stick by her for the rest of the night. Tyler sighs and sits at the counter. He bounces his knee and bites his nail. His hand slowly slips to his jean pocket.

"Ty!"

His jumps away from his pocket as Josh bounces back over to him. He grins at his boyfriend, reaches out, and wraps his arms around his waist. Josh's wraps his arms around his neck and rests his forehead on top of Tyler's head.

"Are you okay?" Josh whispers.

Tyler bites his lip and nods, "I'm okay, J. I'm okay."

—

Josh: [frowns] He's not okay. [bites nail] How am I going to propose now?

—

Ashley pulls Josh to a corner where no one could hear them. She's bouncing on her toes and grinning brightly at her coworker.

"Let me see the ring! Let me see!" She whispers.

Josh bites his lip and crosses his arms, "I-I didn't bring it."

"What?! Why?!"

"Because Tyler is acting strange!"

Ashley raises her eyebrow, "stranger than he usually is?"

Josh nods. He turns Ashley around and points to where Tyler is sitting. The camera pans over to Tyler bouncing his feet and holding a bottle of beer in his mouth. He tips his head back and downs the whole bottle, not stopping for air once. Ashley's eyes widen at that.

"Wow," she says.

Josh nods, "exactly. Usually he drinks his beer quicker than that! That took him fifteen seconds! It usually only takes him ten!"

"How is that even possible?"

"What if he's going to breakup with me?!"

Ashley shakes her head quickly and grabs Josh's shoulders. She forces him to look straight into her eyes.

"He is NOT going to breakup with you! You're the only person he looks at with so much love and devotion! When he sees anyone else, it's like he's transporting them to the underworld with his eyes!"

Josh frowns, "Tyler is sweeter than that."

"He's really not. He's evil."

—

Ashley: I freaking have marks on my arms from the electroshock therapy he did on Ryan and I... At least I got an "A" on my algebra final.

—

"Josh, just propose. You don't need the ring! Just confess your love and your intentions, then give him the ring at home," Ashley says.

Josh bites his lip. He rips his eyes away from Ashley and looks back at his boyfriend. He looks at his best friend. He looks at his favorite person. He looks at his everything. He looks at the man he wants to spend the rest of his life with.

Josh smiles and nods.

"Okay."

—

Josh: F**k it! I'm asking Tyler Robert Joseph to marry me! [grins]

—

Ryan walks right up to Dallon and taps his shoulder. The taller man turns around, looks down, and grins.

"Ryan Ross," he says.

Ryan smiles, "merry Christmas, Dallon."

Dallon wraps an arm around Ryan's shoulders and gives him a tight side hug. He pats his arm and keeps him close to his chest.

(All platonically, of course.)

Dallon hands Ryan a glass of water, which he gladly accepts. He takes a sip and looks over at Jon and Z mingling with Pete and Patrick.

"At least Jon isn't so nervous anymore."

Dallon hums and follows Ryan's gaze to said man. He looks back at Ryan and smirks at the lovey look on his face.

"Aww, you're so whipped Ry!" He says.

Ryan glares, "Dallon, shut up."

"Ryan is whipped!"

"Dallon, I will stab you with a spoon."

"W!"

"Dallon, stop!"

"H!"

"Dallon, you f**kin-!"

"MISTLETOE!"

Ryan and Dallon immediately shut up. They look over at Jenna pointing above their heads. Hesitantly, they look above their heads and simultaneously groan at what's on the ceiling.

A mistletoe.

Brendon's mistletoe.

—

Brendon: ARE YOU F**KING KIDDING ME?!

Ryan: Yeah, the last time I kissed Dallon that cause way too much unnecessary drama. No thank you.

Dallon: [shrugs] Eh, I don't care. Not going to mean anything, right?

—

"Let's just get this over with, Ry," Dallon says.

Ryan shakes his head, "no, thanks buddy."

He pushes Dallon away from him quickly and walks back to where Jon is standing. He wraps his arms around the other man, leans over, and kisses him softly. Jon happily (and, in a way, possessively) kisses back.

Dallon pouts and turns to everyone else, "alright, someone has to kiss me!"

Everyone groans and back away from Dallon, making him pout more.

"Oh, come on! I'm not that unattractive! One smooch everyone! Doesn't even have to be on the lips!"

Everyone continues to back away and giggling at the poor, unwanted employee.

Dallon laughs, "come on! Somebody kiss me already! Just kiss m-!"

Dallon is cut off by someone grabbing his hips, spinning him around, and crashing their lips against his. Dallon closes his eyes, cups their face, and kisses back. The crowd cheers loudly as their kiss continues and grow more passionate.

Finally, Dallon pulls back from the other person. His eyes flutter open and he smiles down at his lip locking partner.

"You're a pretty good kisser, Brendon."

—

Brendon: Okay, so it didn't go as planned. [grins] Yet, it was still perfect.

—

Inside, the party is still going hard.

Outside, snow is gently hitting the ground and Tyler Joseph is sitting on the sidewalk. It's quiet and peaceful, the snow giving off a calming aura.

Yet, it doesn't help Tyler calm down at all. Instead, he rubs his face in frustration and groans loudly.

"God, Tyler man up already!" He mumbles.

He digs in his pocket and pulls out a velvet, blue box. The camera zooms in as he opens the box and reveals what is inside.

A silver band with a simple diamond.

An engagement ring.

Tyler scoffs at the ring and closes the box back up. He tightens his grip on it and sighs.

"I'm such a chicken. I'm never going to have the guts to propose," he mumbles.

"Propose?"

Tyler's eyes widen.

Josh.

He scrambles up, dusts the snow off his jeans, and turns around. Incoherent noises are slipping out his mouth and his hands are flying everywhere.

"I-I uh... I don't know what you're talking about!"

Yet, Josh just grins at him.

"You're going to propose."

Tyler shakes his head, "no I wasn't!"

Josh points to the ring box, "what's that then?"

"My purity ring!"

"Tyler, we've had sex. You've literally stuck your c**k in my a*s."

"I can reclaim my purity! My body!"

Josh giggles as his boyfriend continues to freak out. He walks over to Tyler and grabs his face to shut him up. The camera crew have noticed that whenever Josh even just grazes his hand against Tyler's, the man seems to calm down immediately. The same way Josh blushes brightly at a simple touch from Tyler.

Tyler bites his lip. He looks anywhere but Josh's eyes.

"Okay, maybe they thought of proposing tonight has crossed my mind," he mumbles.

Josh grins, "maybe I had that same thought as well."

Tyler finally locks his eyes with Josh's.

"Tyler, aren't you supposed to get down on one knee?"

Without another word, Tyler steps back and slides down on one knee. He holds up the ring box, and opens it up. The diamond ring glitters under the street lights. He reaches out, grabs Josh's hand, and gently strokes the back of his hand

"Joshua William Dun-,"

"So proper, Tyler Robert Joseph."

"-I have been in love with you since you spilled you chocolate shake on my shirt."

"That was an accident!"

"An accident that led me to the only person I actually give a d**n about."

Josh's cheeks burn red at the statement.

Tyler continues, "I don't really like people. Honestly, I hate them."

Josh nods at that. A knowing smile on his face.

"Yet, I can't seem to hate you."

Josh's eyes water up. His smile getting shaky as a sob threatens to break out.

"Joshua William Dun, will you marry me?"

"F**k yes, Tyler Robert Joseph."

—

Josh: [holds his hand up, wearing the engagement ring, smiles brightly] I'm getting married.

Tyler: [smiles fondly at Josh, not paying attention to anything else] I'm getting married.

—

(wow, now i wish it was Christmas. so, there's that chapter! hope you enjoyed! do you guys have a favorite chapter so far?)