I Own Nothing
AN: I wrote this story before Christmas Wish, but just now posting it. I hope that you all enjoy. This is a sequel to Happy Daddy, Dad Day that I did back in June for Father's Day. It's just set a couple of years later.
AN2: I'm sorry that this is bitter sweet, but when I was writing this I was in a sad mood thinking about my mom and aunts.
Title: Merry Christmas Daddy, Dad
Characters: Liam/Theo, Mason/Corey,
Summary: It's Christmas day for Liam and Theo along with their kids including to the two new children that they inherited from a friend that died.
Theo wasn't sure how they had managed to get breakfast finished at the table after they had finished with the gifts. Thankfully Lexi had been warm by then so it had helped with getting Gabrielle and Tara at the table. Charlie had wanted to go outside with the helicopter, which until breakfast was ready he'd let him. Getting Charlie back in the house however had been another job since he'd been having fun with his new gift. He had also decided he wanted to rebel some.
Brett had been wrapped around Charlie's leg half asleep from all the excitement of the morning. He'd been informed by his son that he'd stayed up trying to see Santa, but fell asleep. Tara and Gabrielle had found him at the top of the stairs putting him in their room til morning since he hadn't wanted to sleep in his own bed alone. Tara had gone outside and gotten Brett who hadn't wanted to go in either. For some reason when she had taken him Brett hadn't screamed like when Charlie had tried picking him up.
Liam knew that Theo had about broken when Charlie used the guilt card about his mom would have let him stay out longer. He'd been the one to finally tell Charlie to get in the house or he'd be taking the helicopter for the rest of the day. Charlie had looked at him as if he'd never had something taken away as punishment before. Liam knew that they were slack most of the time on disciplining their kids as it was, but they had been a lot more slack with Lexi and Charlie because of Beth. It was the first time he'd used his dad voice on Charlie and it had shocked him.
Charlie hadn't been happy at all and Liam knew if he was a werewolf and not human he would have growled and flashed his eyes like Tara did a lot. It was going to be harder when they did have to tell Lexi and Charlie about their mom, but he knew they had to start understanding that if you did something wrong there would be consequences. He just hadn't thought it would be so soon on Christmas day, but right after breakfast had ended Charlie had landed in the time out room.
The only thing in it was a kitchen chair they'd found and wrote Time-Out on the back of it. There was a smaller one for Brett who also got his self time out at times. They hadn't known what to do with the room even though they'd been living there for almost three years now. It had been Theo's idea for it to serve as time-out so they'd left it empty, but they were thinking about letting it serve as a bigger family room since their family had just grown by two.
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Theo was standing outside of the room now trying to think of something to say to Charlie. He knew that even at ten Charlie knew a lot more than most kids did. He hadn't wanted to send Charlie to time out, but Liam had told him it was for the best since Charlie wasn't going to stop. Liam had taken the helicopter, but he'd forgotten the remote, which was how Charlie had ended up flying it over their heads at the end of breakfast. It had crashed onto Brett's high chair causing him to scream out almost knocking it off before Theo had grabbed it. He had confiscated the remote, but when he'd gotten back Liam had already put Charlie in the time-out room.
The others were outside playing on the new swing set and Lexi had gotten the bike that they'd given her out. He'd made her promise not to over do it knowing she forgot at times. He knew how it was when he'd been her age he'd had the same problems remembering. Lexi was a lot better than he was though and promised to only ride around in the driveway since it was flat and didn't require a lot of pedaling.
"You think if we go outside that you can listen now?" Theo asked squatting down to Charlie's level when he got to the chair. "I know at ten it's hard to believe, but sometimes even us adults have to follow rules. I know that you're upset right now and I'm sorry, buddy. If I could I would make the hurt you're feeling go away. I also know for a fact that your mom wouldn't have let you get away with screaming and trying to hit someone. Brett's two and you scared him when the helicopter landed on his high chair. He didn't mean to almost knock it off, but when he gets scared he tries defending his self." Theo said hoping that it helped Charlie understand why Brett had done what he had.
Charlie tried not looking at Theo, but the mention of his mom knowing she would have been upset with him caused him to look up. He'd seen the look in Theo's eyes earlier when he'd tried guilting him before Liam had made him come in. It was why he hadn't just gone in and had acted out even more when Liam made him. He knew that Theo was keeping something from him and Lexi. He hadn't meant to scare Brett though, that had been an accident. He'd just been upset his self about the helicopter almost getting broke that he'd about hit him. The only thing that had kept him from actually doing it was Gabrielle getting between him growling at him.
He'd seen the hurt Theo'd had when he'd said he hated him wishing he was dying instead of his mom. He hadn't meant it once the words were out even if he wished his mom wasn't dying; or was already gone. He'd felt like something was wrong since Theo had picked them up even if he'd known they were going to be here for Christmas. He was human sure, but he knew when things were wrong. He loved Theo and Liam for all they had done for Lexi and him since his mom had started getting worse. He'd accidentally slipped one day and called Theo daddy. He'd apologized to his mom for it because she was their mom and dad rolled into one wonderful package. She'd told him it was okay if he wanted to think of Theo and Liam like dads to him. She'd told Lexi the same thing and he knew his sister already did.
He'd just wanted to let the anger he was feeling out on someone else because his mom wasn't going to be around much longer. Lexi had wrote a letter to Santa asking for their mom a new heart. He'd wrote one asking for Lexi to be okay if he couldn't have his mom anymore he had to have his sister. He'd gotten lost in the helicopter and had felt guilty for not thinking about his mom. Spending the last fifteen minutes in the room he knew somewhere inside that his mom wasn't going to walk in the door again and hug Lexi and him telling them that she loved them to the outer reaches of the solar system and back. They were her moon and stars which would never burn out.
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"Mom's gone isn't she? It's why even when I tried hitting Brett you still didn't want to put me in here. You just kept asking me to behave. Mom wouldn't have let me get away with ever hitting Lexi and I know it was wrong, but you kept looking sad when I mentioned mom." Charlie said. "I was trying to get you to just say something, but you wouldn't no matter how bad I was being."
"She wanted you and Lexi to have today without knowing. I'm sorry I didn't tell you when I picked you up. I just couldn't ruin your Christmas even when you were acting out." Theo said knowing he couldn't play it off when Charlie out right called him on it.
"I'm sorry I was being horrible. I just wanted my mom so much and I didn't get to tell her that I forgave her for not wanting to keep living." Charlie said trying not to cry. "I never meant to say I hated you or wanted you to be dead. I don't want you to be dead, you took care of my mom and us. You stayed up with her when she had bad nights. You took care of Lexi and me when we were sick. I was so horrible to you I don't know how you'd even want me." He choked out.
He knew he had to be there for Lexi, but he didn't want to be without his mom. She was always supposed to be there even if he'd known since he was five because his dad had told him one day she would die so he'd better grow up and stop crying because he'd skinned his knee up that had been so bad he'd needed stitches. He hadn't known what it meant until he'd asked his mom who'd been furious at his dad. He'd been begging her to not go for weeks asking for it for Christmas. He hadn't wanted any gifts just their family together with her alive. He hadn't understood why she couldn't cheat death since they knew about the supernatural. Liam had even offered to make her like he was, but his mom kept saying no.
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Theo stood up lifting Charlie out of the chair hugging him. "She never once thought you hated her. She fought since she was born against fate even more when she decided she was going to have Lexi and you. I don't understand the reason she said no either, but she just knew that it was time to go. I believe in Liam because I never have been able to believe in other things. Your mom did though, she believed in all of things Liam does. He might be able to explain it better than I can. The best I know is that we get dealt a set of cards they're either good ones or horrible ones. You can make the horrible cards into good ones and the good ones can turn into horrible cards."
"Cards, like real ones or fate ones that mommy always talked about?" Charlie asked looking at Theo confused.
"Fate cards, if there was a real deck I'd gladly put your mom in the good ones so she was here right now." Theo said knowing that Liam was right about his analogy of life by using cards.
"Oh, which ones do you have?" Charlie asked leaning his head against Theo's chest wanting to curl up against his mom even if he couldn't anymore.
"I started out with good, then had horrible ones for a really long time; but in the last twelve years give or take I've had really great cards. The pain you're feeling right now, it won't always be so horrible hole in your chest kind of pain. However, it will be there like a distant ache. I feel my own from losing my sister every day, but it's not gut wrenching like it used to be." Theo said.
He thought about what Tara and he used to do on Christmas day. Opening presents after trying to see if Santa was real. Tara had always given him Christmas even when his parents had flat out told him at Tara and Gabrielle's age that Santa wasn't real. Tara told him that Santa was real and had made sure he hadn't stopped believing. He hadn't had the heart to tell her he'd already realized that it was all a lie.
He didn't tell Charlie that and he never wanted his kids to not believe. If he did then Charlie might realize that Santa wasn't. He couldn't take that away from Charlie. He still went twice a year with Liam to church since Liam still went with his parents at time. He let his kids make up their own mind not telling them what they should or shouldn't believe in. He had Liam to believe in so he couldn't put down anyone else for wanting to believe how they did. He hadn't even let the words I'm an Atheist cross his lips in years because if he believed in Liam then it meant something; Liam's mom had told him that the day they'd gotten married.
"I like your version with cards," Charlie said breaking the silence in the room. "Can we go outside now? I'd like to ride my bike around for a while, maybe slide. Mommy couldn't keep it a secret about the swing set you know. She said she wanted to see our smiles when we found out. I guess she already knew she wouldn't be here today." Charlie added once he was standing on his own feet.
"She knew, but she didn't feel any pain. It was my gift to her besides promising that you two would be here. If you want two dads and three siblings along with a bunch of cousins, Uncles, Aunts and grandparents that are going to want to spoil you just as much as we do?" Theo asked.
"I just have one request for living here," Charlie said, "Please don't let Lexi die if she gets like mom was. I know Liam can save her or Scott; I don't want to lose her too." He requested.
"We already talked to Lexi, your mom too before she died. She's not going to die as long as we can help it. She just doesn't want it right now and the doctor hasn't said anything about dying. There are a lot more things these days and if she wants the bite Liam already agreed." Theo explained hoping it would let Charlie worry less about his sister. He'd been scared he was going to get an ulcer as much as he'd worried about his mom.
"Okay, but we don't tell Lexi til tomorrow, she's younger and needs today." Charlie said hoping the look that he was giving Theo wasn't angry, but got his point across.
"It's a deal." Theo said. "Just so you know, I don't hate you, buddy. I knew you were hurting already. I know how feels to be angry about something and there's no way to fix it. I wouldn't give Lexi and you up for anything besides your mom having recovered." He said.
"Thanks, daddy." Charlie said back hugging Theo feeling a little better.
"Come on, we're going outside to have fun. You need to be a kid too," Theo said before he started towards Charlie causing him to yell out and take off running. "The tickle monster is coming for you," he called out watching Charlie run out the back door. Theo stopped at the fridge getting an arm full of water and Brett's juice cup before following Charlie out the door.
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Brett was running as fast as his little legs would go trying to get away from his sisters and cousins when the rest of their family had shown up. Brett let out a howl hoping that his dads would save him; maybe even Lexi and Charlie. He had decided to ditch his clothes again along with his diaper, which Tara had started chasing him trying to get him to put back on. He didn't want to be in clothes and had taken off hoping that they would give up trying.
"Daddy, Brett took his clothes off again," Gabrielle yelled when they passed by the back door that was near the kitchen.
Liam groaned giving Theo a look who only laughed because they both knew that Brett was just like Theo in hating clothes. Although since they'd had kids Theo didn't run around as much naked unless the kids were staying elsewhere. Brett had spotted it one or two times when Theo hadn't known they were back yet. It was how they found Brett half the time now, which they were trying to break him of besides using the flower pot at the front door to pee in. He had stopped using the corner in his bedroom to poop in at least.
"You are so getting it mister," Liam said looking at Theo before he went outside after their son. Brett might not care now, but when he was older he might be a little embarrassed even if his dad never was.
"Sure I will," Theo called back before pulling the turkey out of the oven.
He'd put it in right after breakfast that morning so it was almost done. He had full faith in Liam that he could wrangle Brett before they had to eat in about ten minutes. If not he'd use the same trick that he knew the girls were using to get Brett to use the toilet at least for his number two dos as Brett called them. He knew he should tell Liam, but it was funny watching Liam check for poop.
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Theo was putting the sausage balls in the oven to reheat quick since the oven was still hot when he heard a howl outside. He knew that it was Brett without a doubt and that he had more than likely ran right into the rose bush again. Liam had been putting off cutting it since it was part of the one his dad had given his mom before he'd died. However, he was seriously going to have to replant the thing else where after today if it was where Brett had landed. He also knew that Liam was going to be unable to remove the thorns because he hated seeing their kids hurt or bleeding. He did too, but he was the doctor between them so he had to keep his cool.
"I'm guessing that was the rose bush again," Corey said cringing at the sound coming from outside.
"Take them back out in a couple of minutes and tell everybody else to get to the table outside, please." Theo said before heading out the door before Corey answered him, but he knew that he would do it.
Corey shook his head before taking the tray of forks and spoon outside to set the tables that they had set up earlier to eat outside at. He was just glad that it was a nice sunny day even if he had wished for snow for once. Mason had gotten him and the kids tickets to go to Colorado the following weekend for a whole week though so he would get to have his snow for Christmas even if it was a little late.
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By the time that everyone sat down to eat fifteen minutes later Brett had stopped crying and howling. However, he had been upset with both his dads even if they hadn't caused him to run into the rose bush. He had done it because he'd tried getting away from the cat who had been trying to stop him too, but he'd tripped and gone right into the bush letting out the howl.
He had kicked and screamed biting both his dads when they'd tried helping him. He hadn't wanted them near him even if he wanted the pain to stop. He had tried getting away, but then his Aunt Lydia had fussed at his dads taken him from his daddy. It wan't that he'd wanted to leave their arms since they took the pain away, but he hadn't wanted anyone taking the nasty thorns out to make it hurt more. They always hurt more coming out than going in even if his daddies tried to comfort him.
Lydia was still holding Brett in her arms now that they were eating. She smiled at him glad that he'd stopped crying. She'd known that Liam and Theo had been trying to make the pain stop by taking out the thorns, but Brett had been too upset to care they were trying to help. She'd started singing to him like she did to Melody and her five month old son, Aiden. It had worked like a charm giving Theo the chance to get the thorns out and Liam had taken the pain.
Stiles was holding onto their son right now while she made sure that Brett was okay since he had refused to go back to his dads. It had been funny when Theo had told Liam the bush was being moved to the far corner of the back yard and Liam had only nodded without arguing like he usually did. Theo usually gave Liam and their kids anything they wanted, but Brett kept ending up in the bush. He wouldn't toss it knowing that it was sentimental to Liam, but it was being moved. He couldn't watch Brett be in pain a fourth time because of the hideous thing.
Brett hadn't even put up a fight when she'd taken him inside putting clothes back on him. Theo and Liam had both tried, but he'd clung to her so she'd just told them to help Corey and Mason finish the table. She could handle her nephew who obviously wanted to stay with her. Brett was almost asleep now barely holding onto his juice cup leaning against her chest.
She gave him a smile telling him to close his eyes if he was tired knowing that Brett hated naps. She also knew that he was tired like she knew with her own kids and he would fight sleep until he got upset again. She'd seen Theo and Liam just lay down with him at times until he gave in. She figured this was just as good and wasn't wrong when Brett's cup slipped from his mouth as he snuggled closer to her.
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The rest of the dinner was spent with their friends/families talking about what they'd done for the morning and what they'd gotten for Christmas. Liam was happy having their families there and was glad when his parents had shown up at the last minute. They'd both been on duty for the day, but had taken lunch to come eat with them. Even if they'd only been able to stay the hour it had been nice. Theo had told him that Charlie knew about his mom, but no one had said anything to Lexi on their request yet.
Liam wished that Bridget, Theo and his kids mom could have been there like she usually was. However, she'd gotten snowed in where she'd been with her husband. They had decided to just wait until she got back until the kids opened the gifts from her that she'd sent since she couldn't be there. He'd been glad that the girls and Brett hadn't been too upset like he'd thought they were going to be. They'd finally told the kids that Bridget was their mom, which had gone over better than they thought.
Brett still wasn't sure half of the time since even though they told him what mom was he didn't comprehend it yet. For a week he'd gone around calling Theo and him both mommy at different times. He sometimes was calling Lydia and Malia mommy as well. It had been cute and funny when he'd done it to the other males in the pack as well declaring Scott and Stiles mommy had everyone laughing that week when they had come over. Stiles had gone with it saying okay I'm mommy. Scott hadn't known what to say, but he'd let Brett pretend he was mommy.
"The food okay?" Theo asked noticing that Liam hadn't eaten much.
"Yeah, it's wonderful as always, I was just thinking about everything." Liam replied giving Theo a smile.
He couldn't be happier right now if he tried even knowing they were going have to tell Lexi about her mom later. They had managed another holiday without anything supernatural getting in the way. There wasn't a ton really besides the pack problem a while back. He refused to think that the beacon had been turned off though. Just because there weren't many things around now didn't mean it wouldn't pick up.
"You know thinking is how we ended up right here now." Theo said leaning in kissing Liam. "You had a plan, needed my help and a decade give or take later we got five kids and two cats. Two great jobs and everything we could want or need right here."
"Yeah, I had a plan, it didn't go as planned though, but life never does. You make it work though and we have. I couldn't ask for anything more." Liam said back returning Theo's kiss with his own.
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The plan had been to use Theo to get Stiles back somehow from the Wild Hunt. It had gone differently than he'd thought, but he still got Stiles back. He'd also fell in love with Theo along the way. They were happy even if there had been a lot of bumps, bruises and some loses. Theo deepened the kiss slipping his tongue into Liam's mouth forgetting where they were at. Even after this long he could never get enough of Liam needing him with him every day.
The moment was cut short when something hit Theo and Liam dead center where they were kissing. Liam pulled back shocked looking around the table finding that everyone had stopped talking and eating; except for Stiles. He was acting too innocent for Liam's liking and since he noticed that Stiles wasn't holding Aiden anymore either. He picked up the roll that he knew hadn't been on his plate aiming for Stiles. However, Stiles caught it giving Liam a smirk biting into it.
"That's not fair you hit us." Liam growled, but there was no heat behind it; he was pouting.
"I guess we did get a little carried away," Theo said feeling his face heating up. He leaned in against Liam's ear promising him later that night they'd have their fun.
"None of that, there are kids present," Stiles said seeing Liam smiling after Theo moved back.
"You're one of them too," Liam retorted before he started eating again.
"You might have grown in height and gotten to be an alpha, but you're always going to be the baby to us." Stiles said ignoring Liam's reply that Alec was technically younger and Nolan too.
Lydia ended the discussion between them both by kissing Stiles, which distracted him long enough to forget a reply he could have come up with. Even now Stiles didn't argue with Lydia because to him she had the final say in everything.
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Once lunch had been over most of their family had left since they had to visit other family members. It left Liam and Theo along with their kids who they were watching play. Brett had woken up from his nap in a very cranky mood since he wasn't in Lydia's arms. Lydia had told Liam and Theo she didn't mind staying a little longer.
Stiles and her had plans to have desert with their parents so they had told her to go ahead. Brett would be okay, but that was defiantly not what he was. Besides Tara he wouldn't let anyone near him and only she was aloud because she'd bribed him to stop screaming with cookies. It was also how Liam found out his son had been being bribed to go to the bathroom now. There were other things that Brett was being bribed to do as well. He had only gotten innocent looks from the rest of the kids and Theo when he'd asked who all knew.
Lexi and Gabrielle were playing in one of the club houses that was part of the new swing set. Charlie was playing basketball with the new ball that Stiles had given him for Christmas. Tara and Brett were riding in the driveway on their bicycle and tricycle away from the basketball goal so they wouldn't get hit. Brett thankfully hadn't tossed his clothes like he'd threatened earlier. Tara had told him if he kept them on then he could ride his tricycle with her. Liam hadn't thought it was a good idea to keep bribing Brett, but Theo had only asked him if he wanted surprised poop piles again.
Liam and Theo got up after a little not wanting to fall asleep since they were both getting sleepy. They started playing basketball with Charlie since he was all alone. It didn't take long before the others were over at the basketball goal as well. Instead of playing horse they shot out different Christmas words from Santa to Coal, which no one had gotten in their stockings.
Liam and Theo took turns holding Brett letting him shot the ball as well. He finally had given in to letting his dads hold him again. Tara hadn't had to bribe him either Theo had only asked if his munchkin wanted to play ball. Brett had nodded holding his arms out for Theo to pick him up. Liam and Theo had made a Brett sandwich hugging and kissing him for a couple of minutes causing their son to laugh and squeal.
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Each of them won a round with Tara winning two and Charlie winning three. They didn't have much to do wanting to stay outside and enjoying the day. The last round of basketball they played on teams the guys and against girls with Brett being the ref since he hadn't wanted to play again. It had been funny cause he'd kept calling fouls when they weren't ones. They finished the game before deciding to chase after Brett who decided that none of them won even though the last basket had been made by the girls for three points.
Gabrielle grabbed her brother before he could get too far away. Brett squealed out getting lots of kisses and tickles from his family laughing. After the tickle fest they all went in the house to cool off since it had gotten hot out. The kids got to help in making more Christmas cookies since they had gotten eaten up the day before.
They decorated them up making a mess, but not caring about it. There were snow people to reindeer cookies even some sandwich cookies got made. It was fun and the kids loved it since they had made several batches through out December. They had also made a ton to pass out to their family members and the hospital where their dad worked at. While the cookies were cooling after they got cooked they watched movies. It didn't take long before they all fell asleep cuddled up on the floor.
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It was dark out when Liam and Theo woke up again finding only Brett still in the living room with them. They took a moment before hearing the other four upstairs. Theo took Brett to his room since he was fast asleep. Once he tucked him in he went with Liam to Charlie and Lexi's room finding them along with Tara and Gabrielle drawing something on a poster board.
"No peeking," Charlie said when he saw them come in the room.
Tara and Lexi quickly flipped the board over so the words couldn't be seen. Gabrielle got up from her spot getting her dads to turn around. She made sure they weren't looking while the other three finished what they were doing. It didn't take long and once they were done Gabrielle quickly signed her name to the board.
"You can turn around now." Tara said adding that it was from Brett too even though he was asleep.
All four of the kids in the room held a part of the sign up that had Merry Christmas Daddy and Dad written on it. The bottom part of the poster had We Love You written on it. The rest of the poster was covered in Christmas designs and anything that was holiday like. There were multiple Santa Clauses and Christmas Trees as well. Each one of the kids had spent some time with the poster and not just Christmas day. They had been working on the poster every day of the month adding to it along the way. It was how some of it was from Brett too. They had helped him with the drawing, but they knew what he had colored in.
"We didn't have anything to actually give you for Christmas from us without getting help buying it. So we worked on this all month long and we have cards too, but this was the biggest job." Gabrielle said hoping that her dads would love it.
"Just having all of you would have been enough, but this is amazing." Liam said before going over to the kids with Theo following him.
"It's beautiful and I know I love it just like I love you all." Theo added before he pulled them into a hug, Liam included.
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They were all one big family now and even if Beth was gone she wouldn't really be with the two children she had left behind. A part of her would always be in her kids along with the rest of the ones that had loved her. Lexi and Charlie hugged Liam and Theo extra tight glad that they had people that wanted them.
"Charlie told me about mommy," Lexi said when they pulled from the hug. "Thank you for waiting to tell me. I defiantly wouldn't have had a good Christmas if I'd known she wasn't coming home. I'm not happy with Santa right now and I don't understand why she had to go, but I know I have a home with you all." She said doing her best not to cry again.
"We would rather of you two got to spend today with your mom and her be alive. It's okay to be sad, we all are, but she would have wanted you to keep going too." Liam said wiping Lexi's tears away. "I lost my dad when I was four and I was really sad. My mom said that I didn't want to open none of my gifts or anything. My best friend Mason came over with his parents and he told me that my dad wouldn't want me to have a miserable Christmas. He hadn't planned on dying and that it just happened."
"Uncle Mason was wise even then." Charlie said with a smile.
"Yeah, he dragged me downstairs and started handing me gifts saying I had to open them or Santa would think I was mad at him too. He might not visit either of us the next year so I started opening everything up." Liam said. "Your mom wanted you both to have a wonderful Christmas and I think you both did."
Lexi and Charlie nodded their agreement a smile forming on Lexi's face thinking about the day. They had been listening to Liam that they hadn't noticed that Theo had left the room along with Tara and Gabrielle. The twin girls came running back in the room holding a box each with Theo behind them. Lexi's box was wrapped in puppy dog paper that had Santa hats on where Charlie's was in bunny in Santa hat paper.
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"You get one more gift this is from all of us, but we get give to you." Gabrielle said.
"We really hope that you like it and it doesn't make you too sad." Tara added handing over the boxes.
"It's from Brett too, but he's in dream land at the moment." Theo replied watching as both Lexi and Charlie ripped into the present.
Charlie got his open first, but he waited until Lexi finished before they both opened up the boxes finding a photo album inside of the box along with a framed picture. Lexi picked hers up running her hand over the photo that they'd taken with their mom back in November. They had all gone to the zoo because Beth had wanted to do something with them. She'd been having a really good day so they had gone.
The picture that Charlie pulled out was the same in the frame. Their mom had her arms around both of them smiling as if nothing was wrong. He took a moment before opening the photo album up finding pictures from the entire year in it. The thing was over flowing with pictures from the Christmas before until the week before Christmas now.
"Daddy, Dad we broke them." Gabrielle said feeling mixed emotions coming from the two she thought of as her brother and sister too.
"We're not broken, you made us happy with this." Lexi said not wanting them to cry. "Thank you so much for this." She added before getting up and hugging the girls. Charlie did the same before they hugged Liam and Theo as well.
"It's better than the stuff that Santa brought us." Charlie added as they all got in on the hug.
"Merry Christmas to all of us," Tara and Gabrielle said together.
"Merry Christmas to mommy too." Charlie added knowing his mom was watching over them.
"Merry Christmas," The others said back.
~THE END~
EN: Thanks for the reviews and kudos in advanced. Sorry was sad again, just started writing and this came out. I hope the ending was okay because I re-wrote it four times.