Maybe the fact that this whole thing was forbidden was what made it all the more appealing, but she was pretty sure that what she felt wasn't just a passing thing. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, as they say, and they definitely got their fill in that department. If this was wrong, she didn't want to be right.
Startled at the sound of his voice, she jumped a bit, disturbing the rhythm of her swing. Her legs stopped her swinging altogether, and she looked up at him. "I had the door locked, and I think you're the only crazy person who'd try and climb up the side of the building to get up here in this cold." She finally let a smile spread across her face in greeting before getting up to pass by him, pausing long enough to give him a proper greeting. Her hand went to his side and she pressed her lips to his. Before walking off, she looked at him and smiled. "Merry Christmas, Ty."
She grabbed a plate from the kitchen and went back to the balcony to get their steaks with the tongs. She closed the balcony door behind her and locked it. "It's all ready now." She set the steaks on the already made table, and instead of sitting across from him, she sat at in the chair at the head of the table, compared to the side, where he was meant to sit.