16 year old Carly opened her tired eyes to see Michael looking back at her with a look on his face that meant one thing… finishing the De Santa's Christmas shopping.
"We got into a brawl on Black Friday, is it just gonna be you, me and Blake or will the rest of our dysfunctional family join us?" Carly responded, Michael knowing that she hadn't seen Christmas the same way since she was 8 and Amanda smacked her across the face in a rage.
"Just us… come on, up, kiddo. We'll head out later." Michael replied, helping Carly stand up.
Carly tied her long light brown, violet and silverish purple hair into a messy high bun and headed to the bathroom to shave and shower… after that, she got ready for the day and headed downstairs, buffing her emerald green painted nails for a few seconds. She normally had them painted grey but decided to go with a holiday like color.
A knock at the door caught her attention… Carly formed her still bare lips together in a line for a few seconds before going to answer it, seeing a man she guessed to be in his 70s.
"Who in the world are you?" Carly asked, recognising the man's green eyes as similar to Blake's but the grey hair threw the teen completely off… she had no memory of meeting any of Macey's family.
"Well, I'm looking for my granddaughters…" The man explained, abruptly dropping his coat onto Carly's shoulder… and Carly shoving it back at him, making him stumble. "Whoa now, what was that for?!" He asked.
"I am not a maid so don't you dare treat me like one! Take your coat and go back on to wherever you're from!" Carly responded angrily, the man recognising her bluish violet eyes.
"Caroline Jadelynn, I demand more respect from you since you're familiar with my grandbabies, Blakesleigh and Ginger." William demanded, pushing the young teen out of his way while entering the home. "And please get me a rum and cola while you're at it."
"Hell no." Carly growled before jumping onto William and locking him in the Black Widow, William screaming as his arm was bent back.
"Grandfather William!" Blake shouted as she ran towards him and Carly, pulling the teen off him. "Get off him! You don't remember him, Carly? That's my grandfather!"
"Well in the span of two minutes, he's treated me like a house guest, shoved me aside and demanded alcohol!" Carly responded.
"Well, where is your father, so he can give you spanking?" William questioned Carly. "I simply demand more respect than your lying father, Michael Townley." He said before seeing Blake after so long. "Who the hell are you, ya blue haired Smurf?"
"That's Blake, you senile old fuck!" Carly replied through gritted teeth.
"Blakesleigh Victoria Rose? Well the last time I saw her, she was short like you Caroline, had long black hair and now has tattoos. What happened?" William questioned.
"We grew up, that's what! Now out with you!" Carly retorted, proceeding to drag William out but Blake stopped her.
"Wait, we can't throw him out. He's my grandfather and he hasn't seen us in a long time. Just let him see Daddy, and he can go." Blake suggested.
"Dad's already headed out." Carly muttered.
"Well, I'll simply wait on your failure father, while I'm here…" William said, before sitting down. "Blakesleigh, here's two hundred dollars, please arrange for the car to pick me up here. Caroline, I would like a glass of Grey Goose Vodka or a dry martini and two olives."
"She's not a damn bartender." All three heard, seeing Johnny.
"Who is this? Did you hire some biker clown on such short notice?" William questioned the girls.
"He's a friend of mine." Carly said, managing to keep Johnny from attacking William.
"And you mistreated a friend of mine back in Liberty City, so did your son." Johnny responded.
"How dare you talk about my son Christopher like that?! Even though he relapsed from his drinking problem five times, doesn't mean a low life biker like you should speak about me and my family like that. Maybe I should recommend giving you a personality while you're at it or get me a bottle of gin, since I ran out in the car." William retorted.
Carly poured a glass of gin, sipped it and threw it in William's face, William screaming.
"You buzzed now, old man?!" Carly responded, Blake getting her to sit down.
"Blakesleigh, please fetch me a paper towel…" William requested. "And I just have had with young Caroline here…" He stood up and grabbed Carly by her arm, yanking her up to her feet as Blake tried to keep Johnny calm. "Hope you ready for punishment, young child, trust me I did it so many times to Marcelline and she still doesn't listen to her father."
Carly kicked him between his legs, her and Johnny leaving him there as Michael stopped the Tailgater.
"Macey's batshit crazy father is in there." Carly said as Michael got out and headed up the driveway, immediately going into the house and returning with William.
"And don't ever put your hands on my daughters again!" Michael shouted, slamming the door after Carly and Johnny walked back in.
"And I thought the grandparents on Dad's side of the family were crazy…" Carly muttered, Blake seeing that Carly's left arm was bruising.
"Hey, if you could have remember him or Grandmother Victoria, none of that should have ever happened." Blake said, while gently touching Carly's arm to look at it.
"When was the last time we saw her?" Carly asked.
"We were five years old, William had taken her away from Ludendorff so she wouldn't live with us anymore." Blake explained.
Carly nodded before she and Johnny headed out… it was December but frighteningly chilly in the city. But it didn't seem to stop a brick red Infernus from stopping at the crosswalk in the Downtown area and the window rolled down, Christopher seeing Carly.
"Hey, short stack… been so long." Christopher slurred as Carly could smell the whiskey on his breath.
"Get the hell away from her!" Johnny said, putting Carly behind him and Christopher recognising him.
"Hey, Johnny boy… so you like them young virgins instead of crackhead Butler, huh?" Christopher questioned, taking a swig of his whiskey bottle.
Carly yanked it and threw it across the street before Johnny yanked Christopher out and rendered him out cold.
"He needs to get his life together." Johnny muttered before he and Carly left.
Carly shook her head… it was definitely another Christmas break in Los Santos.