Hope you enjoy the chapter. Sorry for the lack of smut in the past couple chapters. i plan to make up for it in the next few. Let me know what you think of the intimate family christmas. Thank you to everyone who reviewed the chapter.
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Christmas Eve came and Haley was excited to see her family. For most of the day she sat by the window waiting for cars to park in front of the house. Nathan had on the couch with Jimmy watching basketball and watching Haley at the same time.
"You do realize that watching for them isn't going to make them come any faster don't you." Jimmy asked glancing at his daughter. "I cant help it. I'm so excited to introduce everyone to Nathan." she said. Haley went back to her perch on the window seat and peeked through the curtain. She jumped up when the first car parked in the driveway.
"Yay Quinn." she said running to the front door. She had the front door opened before Quinn was even out of the car.
"Quinnie" Haley called running over to hug her favorite sister.
"Hales." Quinn said hugging her back.
"There's someone I would like you to meet." she said pulling Quinn towards the house leaving Quinn's husband David to deal with the suitcases. Haley pulled Quinn into the living room and walked over to Nathan pulling him up by the hand to stand beside her.
"Quinn this is Nathan my fiancé, Nathan this is Quinn my sister." she said introducing the two.
"Fiancé? Wow Hales when did this happen?" Quinn asked shaking Nathan's hand quickly.
"The other night. Nathan this is David, Quinn's husband." she said introducing the two guys. Nathan moved back to the couch to watch the game and David joined him, Quinn pulled Haley back over to the window.
"So how did it happen? How did you two meet. Never mind, just tell me everything." Quinn said realizing she had never heard about Nathan.
"Do you want the family friendly version or the true version?" Haley asked.
"Duh the true version. I bet you told mom and dad the family version." she said. Haley nodded.
"Well we met at the bar a few days after Dave dumped me. Ryan convinced me to go out and possibly have a one night stand with a random guy. A one night stand turned into being friends with benefits turned into dating for a couple weeks turned into this." she said.
"Wow. So how did he propose?" she asked eagerly.
"The other night at Tric I was doing my yearly karaoke song, and after I finished singing, he asked me." she said holding out her hand and showing Quinn the diamond.
"wow. That is an amazing ring." Quinn told her hugging her sister. Haley went back to watching out the window. Not everyone was arriving today, most of the family was arriving the next day for Christmas Day. She peeked out the window again and saw her oldest brother and his family climbing out of their car.
"Matt." she shrieked and ran out the front door. Nathan smiled at her enthusiasm. She ran out the front door and leaped into Matt's arm. "Matty how's it going?" she asked.
"Pretty great sis. How's New York treating you?" he asked.
"Amazing. Hi Nichole. Hi Nathaniel and Abby." she said greeting the rest of the family.
"Amazing. You mean you don't want to come live in Charlotte with me and my family. Stop saving the fashion world with that magazine of yours?" he asked putting her back on the ground.
"I think not. There's someone I want to introduce you to." she said pulling him into the house. Like she did with Quinn she pulled Nathan over to him and introduced the two. They shook hands and then introduced him to Matt's wife Nicole and their kids Nathaniel and Abby.
"Hi Nathaniel. I'm Nathan." he said to the boy. "You're name is almost the same as mine." he marvelled.
"It is." he said. Haley smiled at him and he leaned in to kiss her softly.
"So Matty I need to tell you something. Nathan and I even though you just met him a minute ago, are engaged." she said gauging his response. "Engaged? Wow that's great Hales. You're boy has amazing taste in jewellery." he noted looking at the sizable diamond on Haley's finger.
"That's what Ryan said." Haley laughed.
"Yeah. Where is he anyways?" Matt asked noticing for the first time he wasn't here. "He's coming. He had a late night last night, with a group of girls he met at a bar." she explained.
"Ah, sounds like Ryan." he said before joining the rest of the guys watching the game.
Haley and Quinn has on the window seat just enjoying each other's company. Quinn could see Haley stare at Nathan and she could see the love and adoration of her face.
"Hales you're practically drooling." Quinn said elbowing her sister.
"Hey, I cant help it if I cant take my eyes off of him." she said smiling. Jimmy and Lydia walked into the living room a couple minutes later.
"Okay, we have a problem. We're going to have too many people and not enough beds, so I think I'm going to regret what I'm about to say. Nathan you can move in with Haley, but no funny business. You two arent married yet and I don't want grandkids." he said looking between the two. Haley was ecstatic but Nathan looked serious. He looked like he was fully accepting the rules Jimmy amended. She loved how he was taking impressing her parents so seriously.
Christmas Eve went on and eventually everyone decided it was time to turn in for the night. Haley was looking forward to Christmas Day, it had always been her favorite holiday of the year. That night she curled up next to Nathan and laid her head on his chest, sleeping soundly for the first time since they got there. The next morning Haley awoke to Nathan talking on his cell phone.
"Oh thank God. I cant believe I forgot them all there. They'll be here before supper. Oh, thanks Cindy. So much." he said ending the call.
"What's up?" she asked.
"I forgot the gifts in my office in New York. Cindy is having them rush delivered here as of last night, they'll be here in a couple hours." he explained.
"You forgot the Christmas presents when you knew we were coming for Christmas?" she asked giggling.
"Shut up. You're the one who rushed me. And I didn't have time to get to the office to pick them up." he argued back. "Well you didn't ask either." she said laughing.
"You would have bit my head off." he said.
"you're probably right." she said getting out of bed.
"I know I am." he said leaning in to kiss her.
"So we're really going to do this? This whole sleeping in the same bed but not sleeping together thing my dad set up." she asked.
"Yup. You'll be fine without sex for a couple more days." he said kissing her once more.
"You're killing me." she said walking out of the room and down the stairs. Nathan followed behind her. Nathan went into the living room where everyone was watching yet another basketball game and Haley went into the kitchen where the women were assembled. Since Matt arrived the other night, Vivian and Taylor had arrived. They were just waiting on Grandma Beatrice. It was tradition that the girls made dinner while the guys enjoyed the basketball game, and everyone was in the kitchen planning out the dishes. Haley could smell the turkey in the turkey cooker simmering away. It smelt delicious.
"Okay, Hales you're on the pasta salad, pumpkin pie, apple pie and cheesecake cookies. Quinn, your on the punch non alcoholic, the mashed potatoes and stuffing. Vivian your on the lettuce salad, chocolate chip cookies and creamed corn. Taylor your on ham, cranberries, and munchies. I am on turkey, angels food cake and german chocolate cake. Nicole, you potato salad and entertain the kids. Grandma Beatrice does her famous whipped cream jello salad, and the yams covered in marshmallow, along with her scalloped corn." Lydia said. Everyone broke off and started doing their own things. Haley took over the stove so she could boil her pasta , she intended on going to buy the pies since there wasn't room in the kitchen for her to make them. Once her pasta was boiled she put it in the fridge to deal with when she got back and went into the living room.
"Hey baby, we need to run to the store. I need ingredients for my other cookies and I need pumpkin and apple pie." she said.
"Oh. We can also go pick up the gifts to while we're gone." he said "Good idea baby." she said pulling him to the front door. Jimmy watched his daughter pull her fiancé out the front door
"It's pretty intense in that kitchen huh?" he asked as they drove to the local supermarket.
"Oh yeah. But its always that way. It's tradition." she said smiling at him.
"Tradition, Must be nice." he said smiling at her.
"It is. I cant wait for you to meet Grandma Beatrice." she enthused. They pulled up at the supermarket and went inside to do their shopping. It was the only store in Tree Hill that was open on Christmas Day and if was packed. They threaded their way through people after people. They had to dodge people flying down the aisles, and wait for people blocking the aisles to move.
"Will you move please?" she asked a lady who had the entire aisle blocked with her cart while she talked with a friend. The lady ignored Haley, and she could feel her anger rise.
"I said move." she said pushing the cart out of the way.
"Jeez its Christmas, you don't need to be so rude." the lady said as Haley pushed past her.
"I'm from New York, this is how we act." she said walking away. Nathan squeezed her hand obviously on the verge of laughter.
"I didn't think going a few days without sex would turn you into such a bitch." he said laughing.
"You have this amazing ability to make everything about you don't you baby." she said smiling at him.
"You were so mean to her." he said still laughing. "She should've moved the first time I asked, then my mean New York roots wouldn't have come out." she argued smiling the entire time. When they finally finished up at the supermarket, they drove back to Haley's house. They parked the car in the driveway and walked inside. Nathan returned to his spot on the couch and Haley returned to the kitchen.
"How was the store?" Lydia asked.
"Let's just say my New York-ness came out in that visit." Haley said.
"I see. That bad huh." she said.
"Oh yeah. She found an empty spot on the counter and started mixing her cookies. When she had them in the oven, she waited around for the ten minutes they needed to cook before pulling them out and cooling them. When she finished she went to the living room where Nathan was. Seeing all the available chairs taken she went and sat on the floor by Nathan's feet. He reached his hand down and started massaging her shoulders. She sighed contentedly until an unforgettable voice filled the room.
"I'm here." Grandma Beatrice called armed with all her food dishes.
"Grandma." Haley squealed.
"Haley bop." she said putting her stuff on the counter before hugging Haley.
"How are you grandma?" she asked hugging her grandma.
"Im perfect. Now who is that?" she asked pointing at Nathan. "That is Nathan. My fiancé." she said smiling and holding out her finger. Grandma Beatrice walked over and hugged Nathan.
"I'm Beatrice. You can call me Grandma." she said hugging him again.
"I'm Nathan." he said. She smiled at him before moving back to Haley.
"I approve. He's in love with you, and he's insanely good looking, and when I hugged him I felt the trace of a very nice body. If you give up on him, tell him to give me a call." she said winking.
"Grandma." Haley said shocked. Beatrice just winked before walking to the kitchen. Haley returned to where Nathan was sitting, this time she opted she sit on his lap. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. "Just so you know, my Grandma was making the moves on you." she said as she nestled her head in Nathan's chest.
"Ah, see I told you I was irresistible." he told her kissing the top of her head.
After a couple hours everyone was assembled around the table eating the delicious dinner. Everyone was talking animatedly, and the kids were telling everyone what everyone left in their stockings that morning.
"When are we opening presents?" Nathaniel asked.
"Soon. Just let everyone finish eating." Nicole said. Nathaniel sat back in his seat and waited patiently, while Abby was squirming in her seat beside him. When everyone finished they all helped do the dishes and then moved into the living room. Lydia brought all the women a glass of wine and the men a beer before setting on the couch with Jimmy. It was unspoken that the older people got the chairs, so Nathan sunk down to the floor. Haley nestled herself in between his legs and made herself comfortable in the cradle of his body.
"Alright Nathaniel and Abby get up there and start handing out presents." Lydia instructed. Nathaniel and Abby started grabbing presents.
"For Matt oops Dad from Haley." the first gift said. Abby ran and gave the gift to her dad. He opened it and was happy to see seasons tickets for the Charlotte Bobcats.
"Thanks Hales, this is great." he said to his sister. "To Matt oops again Dad, from Nathan." he said. Abby ran back to her dad. He opened it to find a signed Michael Jordan jersey.
"Holy crap where did you get that?" he asked in awe at the gift.
" I know this guy in New York named Lenny. He collects and sells all legitimate NBA souvenirs, if they're not signed he goes and tracks down the player and asks him to sign it." Nathan explained.
"Wow, that's insane, a hand signed basketball jersey by the best of all time." he said in awe. Jimmy got his from Nathan next, and he opened to find a Shaquille Oneal signed jersey."Wow thanks Nathan. It's amazing." he said in amazement. Lydia got hers next and opened it to find a long blue box with the Tiffany's label on it. She opened it to find a simple locket.
"Wow, this is beautiful thanks Nathan." she said fingering the necklace. "Haley's goes with it." he explained. Quinn opened hers to find an all expense paid trip to New York complete with spending spree.
"Ooh yay. I've never been to New York. You two better be planning on hanging with me." she said.
"I'll be working most of the time but we booked it around Haley's days off." he explained. Quinn opened Haley's next and found a brand new camera.
"Ah, Haley you are the best. I'll get to take lots of pictures of New York while I'm there." she said. Nathan got his from Haley and opened it. He found a brand new Rolex watch.
"Look underneath the band." she said. He flipped the watch over to find it engraved. "Always and Forever. Love Haley." etched into the steel.
"Thanks baby." he said kissing her forehead. Haley opened hers from Nathan, considering the weird shape of the gift she had no idea what it was. She opened it to find a similar Tiffany's box that Lydia and Beatrice's lockets came in and a thin wrapped rectangle. She opened the box first and found an exquisite diamond necklace that matched her earrings. She could hear Ryan sigh a lovestruck sigh from beside her. She opened the other part and almost cried when she seen the professionally framed collage of pictures in front of her.
"Nathan its beautiful." she said glancing at all the pictures people had taken of them in the past few weeks. The final picture was of when he was on bended knee proposing to her at Tric the other night. The rest of the collage was filled with pictures of them standing together, kissing holding hands at the various work functions. But the picture of the proposal in the center, with the love that was etched on both their faces was the one that she loved the most.
"When did you do this?" she asked.
"I sent the pictures away yesterday, Cindy did it yesterday afternoon and sent it last night. I had someone take a picture who was standing close to us." he explained. The engraving on the frame was beautiful. "I cant wait to spend so many moments like this with you for the rest of out lives. You're it for me. Always and forever. Love Nathan." the words made her tear up, and she turned around to kiss him. Everyone enjoyed their gifts. Everyone sat up talking until it was time for bed. No one wanted the night to end, knowing everyone would go back to the normal lives the next day.
