The little group in Sid's apartment continued to munch on dinner. After a half plate of spaghetti and her juice box Stella couldn't eat another bite. She'd never been served such a heaping of food in her three year life. Her new friend Mac was a complete different story.
" Uncle Danny, Can I have another plate of susghetti?"
" What! your still hungry?"
" uh huh"
" But, Mackie you've already had three pieces of garlic bread and a full plate of spaghetti and string beans"
" Daddy had three plates and five pieces of garlic bread, two plates of spaghetti with string beans. He also ate Uncle Adam's string beans as well"
" I'm glad neither you or your father live with me, You'd eat me out of house and home" Danny said dishing out a little more spaghetti for his favourite nephew.
" Thank you " Mackie said with a cheeky grin before carefully carrying his precious spaghetti to the table to join his dad. The detective had taken over the kid seat Stella left in favour of sitting on Sid's lap and playing patty cake with Adam. Don's legs were stretched out across the floor while he leisurely worked on finishing up Stella's left overs. Considering Danny's complete disregard for portion control the little girl had eaten quite a bit. Finished with their food the two Flacks made sure to put their dishes in the sink before heading into the TV room to join the others.
Sid had thrown in a Charlie Brown Christmas. It was childish enough for the children to watch and old enough that his adult company would enjoy it as well. Both Adam and Danny had helped themselves to his stash of treats and were both sat in the arm chairs flanking his couch. Flack had hi-jacked the pillows from the bedrooms as well as the comforter from the kingsize bed in Sid's room. Much like Sid and his brothers had done as children Flack was laying on his tummy a child on each side totally engrossed in the movie. The M.E stretched out on his couch content to watch his family.
From time to time Stella and Mac would lose interest in the christmas movies and run off to play tag or bounce around on the yoga balls and come back to watch a little more movie. At some point between Frosty the Snowman and A Christmas Story after taking another kingsize comforter from the linen closet and the cushions from the arm chairs Adam and Danny had joined Flack on the floor while the children were colouring in Mac's race car book. It wasn't long before they munchkins returned to the TV, Stella and Donald the dog laid down on Flack's right and Mac squeezed himself between Adam and Danny and stuffed hockey player he'd taken to cuddling. Sid smirked as Stella let Don cuddle with Donald, it was no secret that his little girl's favourite uncle was the goofy detective. Stella seemed to enjoy Danny and Adam just as much but the detective was her " Donnie" Mac's favourite favourite uncle was Adam hands down. Sid was the Uncle Mac came to for stories and scrapped knees. Mac loved Sheldon and Lindsay to and Danny. Though Danny was almost a 2nd father to the boy often picking him up when Flack was at scenes. As the final credits rolled by the apartment was silent and Sid smiled at the scene before him everyone was sleeping.
Stella was was cuddling both Donald and Flack's arm, While Flack slept on his back with Danny Messer spooned to his side with his head on his chest. Danny's arm was strewn across Flack waist. Adam was a sleep on his back while Mac seemed to be all over the place with one leg propped up on Danny's hip and his head resting on Adam's chest while Adam had a secure arm on the boy.
" Guess we're having a sleep over" Sid said to himself before righting the covers on his sleeping charges and locking up. Sid grabbed the blanket from Stella's room and a cushion from the couch and joined his friends on the floor. He smiled when Stella transferred from holding downs arm to snuggling with him in her sleep. Sid was beaming on the inside and with that thought he fell asleep to.
