The next morning, Amy rolled over and snuggled back up to Mark and Mark felt her snuggle up to his chest and he smiled and didn't open his eyes but reached up and he could feel her hair tickling his chest. "Rise and shine love, we got a lot to do today." Mark sighed "ok, I'm up but first" Mark wrapped his arms around Amy's waist and rolled them so he was on top of her.
Amy giggled and kissed him "later Mark, I want to shower and get a move on we have shopping to do today." Mark sighed and gave him "fine, but later you just wait." Amy just smiled at him and kissed his nose and got out of his grip and got up out of the bed and put her robe and slippers on and headed into the bathroom. Mark rolled over and Chica saw that Mark was up and she walked over to him and licked his face.
"Ok, ok girl let me get dressed and I'll take you out and feed you." Chica ran out of the room and down to the kitchen where Tyler and Ethan were already up and Tyler was making breakfast for everybody. "Morning Mark" both Ethan and Tyler said. "Morning guys."
Mark let Chica out into the backyard it was cold so he watched her from the glass door and waited till she was done and let her back in after filling up her bowl with her food and fresh water. Chica headed over to her bowl and began to eat while Tyler set the table and laid out breakfast for everybody.
Amy came downstairs and sat at the table and then Kathryn came last and joined everybody. After everybody ate Mark checked his mail and did some updates on twitter and showed some pictures of the cabin and all to his followers. After breakfast and all Mark called ubers for everybody and Mark, Tyler and Ethan were shopping for the girls and Amy and Kathryn went shopping for the boys and other family and friends.
So they all deiced to meet up around 1 for lunch. Mark, Tyler and Ethan were in their uber and telling the boys he was finally going to do it. "Guys I have the perfect idea how to purpose to Amy, there is a jewelry shop here in town and I'm going to get her a ring and pop the question in front of the Christmas tree on Christmas eve. I want to put it on the star and give it to her and she will go to put it up but see the ring and I'll get on my knee and pop the question."
Tyler and Ethan were smiling ear to ear "Mark that is an amazing plan" said Ethan as he smiled at him and patted him on the back. "I can't wait to see it all happen, I'm so happy for you Mark" said Tyler as he patted Mark's knee. They made it to the jewelry store and the uber driver waited for them while the boys went inside.
Mark already picked out the ring online so it was just a simple pick up and then head back out to the shopping area to pick up gifts and just some walking around. The girls were at the shopping area in another area of town and picking out random gifts for Mark and the boys and then family and friends. After the shopping was done it was nearing one and the girls met up with the boys at the local restaurant.
After lunch they had to get a new uber driver because the one that was taking them it was time for that one to head home so they got a new uber driver and headed back to the cabin. Mark hid the gifts in the closet and the ring in his suitcase. Amy wouldn't go in there she knew not to. The other's hid their gifts they were already pre-wrapped so once they got the tree up tomorrow night they could all put their gifts under it.
Mark ended up making homemade chicken and dumplings for dinner and after that everybody got comfy on the couch. They were watching Christmas movies and had Jingle all the way on. Amy was cuddled up on Mark's chest, slowly falling asleep to the soft beat of Mark's heartbeat. Kathryn had both boys laying their heads on her shoulders and Chica was lying by Mark's feet, zonked out to the world.
Mark looked at the time it was getting late and mostly everybody was asleep, he looked down and saw Amy's head bobbing up and down with each breath he took and she was dead to the world and all. Mark gently shook her shoulder "Amy, babe come on lets go to bed." Amy groaned in her sleep and didn't wake up and just mumbled at him "to sleepy and comfy to move." Mark snickered "ok fine" he picked her up bridle style and brought he into their bedroom. Mark gently laid her down under the covers and got himself into the bed and Amy moved in her sleep and claimed her spot back on Mark's chest and fell back asleep.
Mark smiled and kissed the top of her head and fell asleep.