"I think Santa would want a burger and beer instead" Ronan said from his spot on the couch. Blue had dragged him out for last-minute Christmas eve shopping, and he was in need of rest.
"Santa is trying to stop drinking, so milk and cookies will be good" Adam lifted Aislin so she could reach the cookies on the top shelf. She giggled and grabbed the box so Adam could set her down.
"are Auntie Blue and Uncle Gansey going to be here for Christmas" she asked as she ate some of the cookies and set the rest on a plate.
"They'll be here" Adam smiled.
"And Timothy and his moms, will they be here" she started to run around the tree they had set up for the season.
It had been a few years since they had met the Allaway's. They had grown into close friends since then.
"They're coming too" Ronan smiled and caught her before she could knock anything off the tree, "but you're going to have to go to bed soon if you want Santa to bring you presents"
Aislin giggled and ran to her room to sleep.
The Lynch boys waited a few hours before filling her stocking and eating the cookies.
"I don't think Gansey and Blue have met the Allaway's yet" Adam moved Ronan's feet so he could sit on the couch.
"No, not till tomorrow" Ronan shuffled back to give Adam more room, "but I'm sure they'll like each other "
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In the morning Adam made breakfast while Aislin opened her stocking. She showed off everything to Ronan with a huge smile.
The Ganseys were the first to arrive. They came in with Gansey's arms filling with wrapped boxes of gifts.
"Did you buy Whales for a gift" Ronan asked.
"No, it's just a few gifts" Blue laughed.
"The size suggest Whales" Adam joked, "but that would be a better gift for Gansey"
"Blue didn't know what to get the Allaways so she panicked" Gansey explained.
"Sure" Richard IV muttered, "Mom was the one who panicked"
Richard IV went with Aislin to play until the Allaways got there.
The Allaways arrived a few hours later.
Aislin and Richard IV came to greet them.
"you have nice eyes" Timothy said as he went to play with Aislin and Richard IV.
The six parents talked for hours, at some point they got on the topic of Gansey's obsession with welsh kings. He launched into his tail of finding Glendower before blue could stop him.
Adam quickly butted in, "I think the turkeys done" and went to the kitchen, dragging Ronan along to help.
Dinner was quick to follow. The kids laughed and told jokes as their parents talked. Eventually the conversation turned to kids guessing what gifts they got and how many of the Gansey's gifts were for each of them.
When they had all finished they crowded into the livingroom to open gifts.
The kids all had their toys out if the packaging before the adults had their first one open. It turned out that Gansey had gotten each person two gifts as he hadn't known what to get them. They were running around and playing while the older ones picked up all the wrapping paper.
Eventually the kids calmed down and were given hot chocolate, they sat in front of the TV to watch Christmas classics. They fell asleep with empty cups tipped over and the credits to home alone playing in the background.