I Made This For You--Sparia
Aria bit her lip in concentration, trying to put the finishing touches on the scarf she was knitting. She’d been working on it for two months, and it was almost done. A good thing too, since it was Christmas Eve and she was planning to give it to Spencer the next day. She had something else for her girlfriend too, but after all the work she’d put into it, it would have been disappointing if she hadn’t finished the scarf in time.
She’d been somewhat of an expert knitter back in high school, but she’d mostly stopped somewhere around the time A appeared in her life. She’d become distracted by other things, and hadn’t had time to knit. But as an adult, she’d picked the hobby up again, and she’d been determined to make something pretty for her girlfriend. Since the other woman was constantly cold, a scarf was an easy choice.
“Aria, are you coming to bed?” Spencer asked, poking her head in the office they shared. Aria tried to hide what she was doing, but Spencer saw.
“Spencer! Don’t you know how to knock?” Aria snapped. Spencer raised an eyebrow, startled by her girlfriend’s harsh tone.
“I do, but I usually don’t knock on open door,” she replied coolly. Aria sighed.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t realize you were home. I thought you were still out with Hanna,” she said. Spencer sat down next to Aria.
“What are you working on?” she asked softly, looking at the pretty teal scarf Aria was knitting. Aria sighed again.
“I made this for you. It was supposed to be for tomorrow,” she explained. Spencer made a show of covering her eyes with her hand.
“I didn’t see anything!” she said seriously. Aria rolled her eyes and removed Spencer’s hand from her face.
“It’s okay. Do you like it?” she asked, holding it up for Spencer to get a better look. Spencer nodded.
“It’s beautiful. I love it. Can I wear it tomorrow?” she asked. Aria nodded.
“Of course you can,” she said. The couple was going to Aria’s parents’ house for Christmas this year. They had had a nice dinner with Spencer’s parents and Melissa the previous weekend, and they’d meet up with Hanna and Caleb and Emily and Paige for dinner tomorrow night. Ella had invited them to come over on Christmas Eve, but they couple had politely declined, deciding they wanted it to just be the two of them.
“Do you like the color?” Aria asked worriedly. Spencer nodded.
“Yeah, it’s beautiful,” she repeated, admiring the scarf.
“I can’t believe you made this. When did you have time? I haven’t even seen you working on it!” she said. Aria shrugged.
“I knit while you’re at work and sometimes after you’ve gone to sleep,” she explained. Spencer frowned.
“I thought you were working on your novel when you stayed up at night,” she accused. Another shrug from Aria.
“I do, sometimes. But sometimes I just use that as an excuse to come in here and knit. I didn’t want you to see it before it was done,” she said. Spencer winced guiltily.
“Sorry I ruined the surprise,” she said. Aria laughed and kissed her.
“It’s okay. Don’t worry about it. I was the one who left the door wide open,” she pointed out.
“Do you want to go make cookies with me? I thought I’d take them to your parents’ house tomorrow,” she suggested. Aria nodded.
“Yeah, I’ll be out in a second,” she said. Spencer nodded and left her alone again. As Aria finished up with the scarf, she felt a surge of pride. She’d made something out of nothing, and Spencer liked it. She was surprised by the sense of accomplishment she felt. She put away her needles and yarn and went to join Spencer in the kitchen. A merry Christmas, indeed.