A Merry Smacked Christmas

Five-year-old Christy marie woke up really early. She was so excited, it was Christmas morning, and she couldn't wait too see what Santa Claus brought her. She got up out of bed and quietly made her way downstairs. Once she was downstairs, she headed into the living room and turned on the light. "Oh wow!" She exclaimed, as she looked around at all the packages. She stood there for a few minutes; just looking around then rushed over to the tree and began searching for presents with her name on them. She had just finished unwrapping her last present, when she heard a noise behind her. She slowly stood up, turned around and saw her parents standing there staring at her. "Merry Christmas?" She said, smiling.

Mac and Stella looked at each other, then back at Christy. "Merry Christmas!" They said, smiling back as they walked over to her. "Your-your not mad at me?" Christy asked giving her mother a hug.

"No, we're not mad at you. " Stella replied, giving her daughter a big hug, then gently kissed the top of her head. Christy smiled up at her, then walked over to her dad and hugged him. Mac hugged her back, then asked. "What'd Santa bring you?"

"He brought me 3 Barbie's, a house for them, and some books."

" Well, you have one more gift in the garage."

Christy looked up at her dad, her eyes wide. "Really?"

Mac nodded. "Let's go see what it is."

"Okay." With that, they all three headed for the garage. When they got there, Christy looked around and after a few moments saw a shiny red tricycle "A bike!" She exclaimed, rushing over to it.

"Merry Christmas, sweetheart."

Merry Christmas, Daddy!" Christy said, giving him a hug. Then she walked over to her mom and hugged her. "Merry Christmas, Mommy!"

"Merry Christmas, honey." Stella said, hugging her back. They stood there for a while just hugging, then headed back inside. When they got back to the living room, Mac walked over to the tree and picked up a small package. "Merry Christmas, sweetheart." He said, handing it to Stella.

Stella unwrapped it and found a small box; she opened the box and saw a beautiful necklace with a heart. "I love it, thank you." She said, tearfully. "Your welcome, let's put it on, okay?"

Stella nodded and held her hair up so Mac could get it on. "There."

Stella slowly turned around and gave him a kiss. "It's beautiful, Mac. I love it and you."

"I love you, too." Mac said, kissing her back.

"Eww!"

They both turned and smiled at Christy. Christy looked over at the tree and saw one present still sitting there. "There's one gift left."

"Yep and it's for daddy." Stella said as she walked over to the tree and picked up the package. "Merry Christmas." Mac took the package from her and unwrapped it. "A watch, thank you." He said with a smile as he took his old one off and put on the new one. Then he wrapped his arms tight around her and gave her a kiss.