Enchantment
By: RozaHathaway17
For: Christmas/New Year's Contest by LFMH-A VA Lovers Group
Penname: RozaHathaway17
Word Count: 1,021
Rating: T
Progress: In progress
World: AH
Beta: ItaSaku1
Summary: Rose and Dimitri were high school sweethearts who got married. They have a ten month old son named Ivan. This is their first Christmas as a family.
Dimitri flips on the country station as soon as we're on the road and I roll my eyes. I change the station to Christmas music and he smiles over at me. Ivan giggles and kicks his legs in his car seat, clapping excitedly. I grin back at my beautiful son. He gives me a gummy smile and claps some more. I laugh and turn back around. Dimitri takes my hand and kisses it. We drive in silence until pulling up in front of my parents' house in about twenty minutes. Dimitri and I get out of the car and I get Ivan out of his seat. Dimitri grabs the bag of presents from the trunk and we walk into the house.
"Merry Christmas!" Baba exclaims, squeezing Ivan and me. I laugh.
"Merry Christmas, Baba," I tell him. Dimitri greets my father as well and Baba takes Ivan from me, leading us into the living room. Everyone is sitting where ever there's room and it's clear we were the last to arrive. Dimitri's entire family is in the room as well as all of our friends and their families, who all happen to be friends with my parents. There are choruses of Merry Christmas's and a lot of hugging.
"Okay," my mother says, standing in the front of the room with my father, "Our gift exchange is going to take a while, considering how many of us there are so let's do that and by the time we're done, dinner should be about ready." There are murmurs of agreement from around the room. My mom is right that it will take a long time. There are thirty-four people here. My parents, Dimitri, Ivan and myself, of course, are present. Then Dimitri's whole family, Yeva, Olena, Karolina, Sonya, Viktoria, Paul, and Zoya are gathered around the room. Lissa, Christian, Andre, and their parents sit on the large sofa together. Christian's Aunt Tasha stands in front of them. Mason, Mia, Eddie, Jill and all of their parents are scattered around the room. Adrian and Sydney came as well.
"Let's do this in alphabetical order this year," I suggest. Everyone agrees and we sit in a large circle on the ground.
"Adrian's first!" I exclaim, happily, passing the present from Dimitri and I to him. We go through every person and it takes nearly four hours. With everyone talking and laughing around the room, it feels like the perfect holiday. My mom jumps up to check on dinner and I follow her. Olena, Lissa and Rhea come as well.
"Rose, Lissa, set the table please," my mom asks. We do as we're told and set the table together. There are little name tags next to each place setting to help keep everything organized since we have such a large group of people.
"Dinner's ready!" Olena calls and everyone makes their way into the dining room. I sit down in my chair which is across from my mother and next to my father, who is at the head of the table. Dimitri sits beside me, placing Ivan in his highchair. Lissa is by him, then Christian by her. After him comes Andre, Rhea, Eric, Mason's parents, Mason and Mia, Mia's parents, Jill's parents, Jill and Eddie, Eddie's parents, Dimitri's family and finally Adrian and Sydney. We are all crowded around one oblong table. We talk and eat for hours. Ivan starts crying when I'm almost done with my food. He throws his bottle off his highchair so I lift him out and cradle him against me. I coo at him softly and he hiccups. Dimitri moves the highchair out of the way and moves closer to us. He puts one arm around me and rubs Ivan's back with his free hand.
"What a cute family you three make?" Viktoria teases us. I grin and Dimitri gives her a playful glare.
"I hate to eat and run but I think he wants to go to sleep in his own crib," I say, standing up. Baba stands as well as my mother. We say goodbye to everyone and thank yous are exchanged for the presents. My parents and Olena see us out and I strap a sleepy Ivan into his car seat. Dimitri drives us home and carries both Ivan and me inside, seeing how tired I am. He sets me in our bed then takes Ivan to his room to change him and put him to bed.
"Roza, it's only eight o' clock," he tells me, "Why don't we watch a movie?" I smile and nod, holding my arms up to him. He lifts me and carries me into the living room, setting me gently on the couch. He had grabbed the baby monitor on the way out so we can make sure Ivan's okay. He kisses my forehead and walks over to the TV to set up the movie.
"What would you like to watch?" Dimitri asks.
"A cheesy romantic Christmas movie," I state, grinning. He pops a DVD into the player and grabs the remote. He hands me the remote and leaves the room. He comes back moments later with two mugs of hot chocolate. He sits on the couch and holds his arm out to me. I snuggle into his side with my mug of hot chocolate. I press play on the remote and smile as I see the credits for The Family Stone pop up on the screen.
"I love you, so much, milaya," Dimitri whispers in my ear. I feel my cheeks heat up slightly.
"I love you too, Dimitri. More than anything," I tell him quietly. We cuddle on the couch through the whole movie until I fall asleep against his chest. I am half asleep when I feel myself being lifted and carried to bed. I feel Dimitri lay me down, take my clothes off and slip me under the blankets. He leaves the room for a few moments then comes back and climbs into bed, holding me close. He kisses my forehead softly and settles in to sleep. I snuggle closer and fall back into a deep dreamless sleep.
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