𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐄𝐕𝐄 was always meant to be a day long celebration in Lillians eyes, which is why the blonde willingly woke up at seven thirty to get started on her planning. If she wasn't in university with the intentions of becoming a sports journalist, she would have been there trying to become an event planner.

"Lilly?" Ethan called out as he saw someone hidden by a pile of boxes that they were carrying,

"Hi E!" Lillian smiled as she spun around to look at him,

"Let me help you with that," the boy offered as he quickly took the top two letting his girlfriend finally see what was in front of her,

"Thanks," the girl mumbled as she placed a peck on his lips,

"You know you could have asked for some help," the brunette reminded her as he knew that she probably hadn't stopped moving since she woke up,

"Were you planning on waking up at seven with me?" The blonde shot back as she watched his eyes go wide,

"You could have asked for help setting up," the hockey player corrected his previous statement,

"And why would I do that?" The soccer player teased as she sent him a smile,

"Because I don't want you over working yourself," Ethan had watched her overwhelm herself one too many times when she planned these events,

She really did follow the whole go big or go home mindset.

"I'll be fine," Lillian shook her head,

"You could keep me some company though if you want," she added as she thought that it was cute that he wanted to be around her,

"Really?" The boys eyes lit up at the offer as Lillian never let anyone into the kitchen when she was busy,

"But if you distract me I'll kick you out," the girl warned as she sent him a glare,

"Deal," the brunette nodded as he kissed her forehead before they made their way into the house.

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The duo were in the kitchen as Lillian was decorating cupcakes,

"Why not just make a cake?" Ethan asked as he cocked his head,

"Because this way I can assure that each person's dessert says happy new year," Lillian began as she didn't look up from her icing bag,

"And also for the people who don't like chocolate ca-" she continued to ramble on before she was cut off when she was hit with a lob of icing,

"You've got two seconds Edwards to tell me what that was for?" The Brit looked up as she crossed her arms not acknowledging the icing that was sliding down her cheek,

"Sorry?" The brunette shrugged as he watched the girl put the icing bag down and grabbed the icing spoon,

"There," the blonde smiled as she flung a larger amount of icing at him,

"I only used a little bit!" The hockey player argued as he couldn't help but stick his tongue out to taste the sweet goodness,

"Cry about it!" The soccer player stuck her tongue out as she watched the boy get up,

"If you love me you won't do this over my cakes," she added as she motioned to the cupcakes that were in front of her,

"Move then," Ethan spoke in a duh tone as he motioned to the back yard,

"What happens out here stays out here?" He added as he cocked his head,

"Of course," Lillian nodded as she opened the door,

"Are they really doing this?" Francesca asked as she saw the duo from the window,

"They were always a little bit childish," Tara nodded as she let out a laugh watching their children proceed to have a food fight with icing.

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After what seemed like the longest shower the couple had taken (without having sex in there) they could both confidently say that they were free of any icing that was on their body.

"E!" Lillian groaned as she dried her hair,

"What?" Ethan asked as he cocked his head pretending to be innocent,

His towel loosely hang around his waist causing the steamy room to feel hotter than it actually was.

"You look cute," he added as he moved over to where the girl was sat before he kissed her,

"I don't have time for this," the blonde mumbled as she shook her head,

"Not even five minutes," the brunette proposed as he moved his lips to her neck,

"You need at least ten," the soccer player shot back as she let out a scoff,

"You wanna bet?" The hockey player smirked as the girl turned around to face him,

"Of course," Lillian nodded as she smiled,

"But not right now," she added as she shook her head,

"Lilly!" Ethan threw his head back as he let out a groan,

"We would not be in this position if you did not decide to fling icing at me," the blonde reminded him,

"So that's boner, your problem." She added as she looked at the bulge that was in the boys towel,

"I don't think that, that this how this works," the brunette furrowed his eyebrows as he cocked his head,

"Is now," the hockey player smiled as she lightly tapped the boys face,

"Bye Ethan!" She added as she walked out of the bathroom letting the door shut with a slam.

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It was later that night when Ethan and Lillian snuck away to the roof as they decided that they wanted some alone time,

"You know what I've realised," Lillian began as she traced random figures onto the boys hand,

"What?" Ethan asked as he cocked his head,

"We've never been together for New Year's Eve," the blonde pointed out as this was only their second new years together,

Beforehand they used to just stand together and watch the fireworks.

"Yeah cause your parents like taking you to Mexico," the brunette poked at her side causing the girl to scoff,

"I asked if you wanted to come with!" The soccer player reminded him that she did ask during the previous year if he wanted to join her family trip to Mexico,

"What is your point in this though?" The hockey player asked as he cocked his head twirling her hair in his fingers,

"You've never been my new years kiss," Lillian explained as she looked back up at him,

"And you think that's going to change this year," Ethan teased as he placed his hand on the girls jaw,

"Where are you going?" He added as he watched the girl get up and let out a scoff,

"I'm sure that there has to be a hot person in this city that wants to kiss me," the girl pointed out in a duh tone as she sent him a smirk,

"Baby you've got less than a minute," the brunette whined as he motioned to her to come back and sit with him,

"Fine but only because I am not missing this opportunity," the blonde over exaggerated as she heard the sound of people downstairs beginning the countdown.

"I can live with that," the hockey player smiled as the girl straddled his lap,

When the people downstairs finally reached the end of their countdown Lillian pulled Ethan into a kiss as the boy wrapped his hands around her waist,

"Happy New Years baby," Ethan smiled as he let go of the girls lips,

"Happy New Years Ethan," Lillian moved off of him as she rested her head on his shoulder allowing them both to watch the rest of the fireworks show.

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝟒𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 !

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝟒𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 can confirm, 2022 was only here for the shits and giggles

𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐚 HE MADE THE SPAM
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝟒𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 he made the spam 😊
𝐝𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞𝟐𝟓 when we meeting him?
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝟒𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 soon
𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 he's a cool guy
𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝟐𝟒 ETHAN MET HIM
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝟒𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 he's not THAT cool

𝐥𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬_𝟎𝟔 I miss you Lil
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝟒𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 I'll see you soon dude
𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 he's gonna be the first one getting a hug now
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝟒𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 you got a problem with that?
𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 yeah
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝟒𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 cry

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AN: And just like that we are done with the winter break portion of the book, meaning that next chapter we are back in Michigan!

This chapter wasn't meant to be a filler chapter but it eventually turned out to be that way, so I'm blaming everything on that.