It's not the first time Simon has been invited to spend the holidays with your family. He's been best friends with Johnny, your brother, for a long time, and having him around now and then is something you've grown used to. It'd be a lie if he said he hasn't developed a thing for you over time.

"I know you're there," Simon murmured, his honey eyes following your silhouette in the dim moonlight as you joined him in the backyard.