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Ivy sighed as she ended her phone call. She had just spoken with her father. As usual, he had no plan to celebrate Christmas. He had been like that since Ivy's mother passed away when she was six. And now with her brother Danny in Iraq and her on the road, he didn't have anyone to celebrate with. Ivy sat down on the hotel room bed next to Ted.
"Everything alright?" Ted asked.
"My dad is once again not doing anything for Christmas," Ivy said.
"You never really explained that whole ordeal to me," Ted said. "What's your dad's problem with Christmas?" Ivy sighed. Talking about her family was always a touchy subject for her.
"Christmas was my mom's favorite holiday," Ivy said. "She always started planning for Christmas as soon as Thanksgiving was over. We'd all go out and buy a tree and decorate it together. My mom always went overboard with shopping for presents. For me, there was no Santa Claus. It was always 'what did mommy get me?'." Ivy felt her eyes begin to water and she took a deep breath. "She died in early December when I was six. When Christmas rolled around, my dad was too depressed to celebrate it. After that my dad just couldn't do anything for Christmas. It reminded him too much of my mom." A few tears rolled down from her eyes. Ted reached over and wiped his thumb across her cheek, wiping away the tears.
"What if you came to my house for Christmas?" Ted asked. Ivy looked up at him.
"I could never intrude on your family's Christmas," Ivy said.
"It's not really intruding if my parents already told me to invite you," Ted said. A smile spread across Ivy's face. "I mean I think it would be appropriate if my family met the girl I've been dating for almost a year." Ivy smiled and kissed Ted. She wrapped her arms around him and cuddled up next to him.
"You're the best," Ivy said. Ted smiled.
"I try," He said before kissing Ivy on the forehead.
Ivy tugged at the hem of her dress as she walked towards the Dibiase household with Ted. Since it was so nice out, Ivy was wearing a light green dress with white polka dots that had spaghetti straps, and her favorite black converse.
"Ivy you look fine," Ted reassured her as they got to the doorway. He opened the doorway and walked in followed by Ivy. "Hello?"
"Hey bro!" Ted's younger brother, Brett, walked into the main hallway. Ted gave his brother a hug.
"Hey Brett," Ted said. He looked over at Ivy who smiled at Brett. "This is my girlfriend Ivy." Ivy stuck out her hand and Brett shook it up.
"Nice to finally meet you," Brett said. "From what my brother's told me and from what some of the people at FCW have said, I've been looking forward to meeting you."
"They still talk about me?" Ivy asked. "I didn't think I made that much of an impact at FCW."
"Well April absolutely adores you," Brett said. "She was upset that you weren't a pro on her season of NXT."
"Oh I know!" Ivy said. "I was hoping I could be a part of that."
"Speaking of NXT," Ted said, looking at his brother. "When are you going to be a rookie?"
"I don't know," Brett said. "I don't think the WWE can handle both of us in the main roster."
"Hey we'd make a kickass tag team," Ted said, nudging his brother's arm.
"I wouldn't tag with you ever," Brett said. Ted raised an eyebrow before grabbing his younger brother in headlock. Ivy stood watching, trying very hard not to laugh as the two brothers struggled against each other.
"Boys!" A voice shouted. Ted immediately let go of Brett. A woman with brown hair pulled back into a bun walked into the room. She was a bit shorter than Ivy and Ivy immediately could tell she was Ted's mother. "Always fighting. It's like a disease in this house." Ivy bit back a laugh and Mrs. Dibiase noticed her. "Oh hello there. You must be Ivy. I'm Amy Dibiase." She extended her hand and Ivy shook it.
"Nice to meet you Mrs. Dibiase," Ivy said.
"Oh please honey, call me Amy," Amy said with a smile. "Here, let me take your things upstairs." Ivy nodded and handed her bag and coat to her. She smiled before heading up the stairs.
"So is Mike here?" Ted asked.
"Yeah," Brett said, rubbing his beck. "He's talking to Dad in the kitchen." Ted nodded. "Bro, you've gotten better at headlocks. That actually hurt my neck." Ted smirked and led Ivy into the living room.
"I'm going to go find my Dad," Ted said to Ivy. Ivy nodded and Ted and Brett exited the room. Ivy looked around the room. There were a few pictures around the room. Ivy walked over to a group of picture frames. She smiled as she found a picture of a young Ted with his dad, Cody's dad, and a young Cody.
"That picture's from the 1990 Survivor Series," Ivy turned around to see Ted Sr. walking into the room.
"Was that when Ted punched Cody?" Ivy asked. Ted Sr. chuckled at her comment.
"Ted told you that?" He asked.
"Actually Cody," Ivy said. "I'm Ivy by the way. It's nice to meet you."
"A pleasure to meet you as well," Ted Sr. said. "My son has told me quite a bit about you."
"Nothing bad I hope," Ivy said. Ted Sr. shook his head and walked towards her.
"My son really cares about you," Ted Sr. said. "And I am so pleased to see how happy he is." Ivy smiled. Ted walked back into the living room with Brett and another guy, who Ivy assumed was his older brother Mike. Since Ted and Mike were half-brothers, they didn't look as much alike as Ted and Brett did. Ted walked over to his girlfriend and put his arm around her shoulders.
"Ted you gonna introduce me to this lovely lady?" Mike asked.
"Ivy this is my older brother Mike," Ted said.
"Nice to meet you," Ivy said, smiling at Mike. He nodded to her as Amy walked back into the room.
"Well now that we're all here," She said. "Shall we sit down for dinner?" Everyone nodded and they headed into the dining room. Ted pulled out Ivy's seat for her before sitting down next to her.
"So Ivy," Ted Sr. began, as he served himself some salad. "How's the Divas division lately?"
"It's pretty good," Ivy said. "I've kind of been on the back burner when it comes to the Divas. I think it's just because I'm too extreme for the rest of them." Ted snorted and Ivy punched him in the shoulder.
"Yeah you tell him," Brett said smirking. Ivy heard a sound under the table and Brett hissed in pain.
"Boys," Amy warned. Then she smiled warmly at Ivy. "So Ivy tell me about your family."
"Uh well I have an older brother named Danny," Ivy said. "He's currently overseas."
"So he's in the army?" Amy asked and Ivy nodded.
"Yeah Danny wanted to follow in my Dad's footsteps," Ivy said.
"And what about your parents?" Amy asked.
"Well my dad was in the army but now he just works West Point teaching classes," Ivy said.
"And your mother?" Amy asked. Ivy pushed some of her hair back and sighed internally.
"My mom passed away when I was little," Ivy said. Ted reached over and put his hand over Ivy's. She gave him a small smile.
"I'm sorry to hear that," Amy said.
"It's alright," Ivy said. "It's just around this time I always miss her."
"Ivy's family hasn't celebrated Christmas since she was five," Ted said.
"Seriously?" Mike asked.
"Yeah," Ivy said. "It bothered my Dad too much because Christmas was mom's favorite holiday."
"Well then I'm glad we invited you to join us," Amy said, smiling at Ivy. Ivy smiled back as everyone began to eat.
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