11th chapter, sorry about the wait but there's four up for you (:
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"And I'm one of the wise men," Jack explained to his new found blonde friend as they opened the door to Roy's Rolls.
"That's nice, when are you doing that?" Sian asked happily as she put a hand on the boys back to usher him inside when it looked like he was just going to stop and talk.
"What day is it today?" Jack asked, putting his hand up as if going to count on his fingers.
"Thursday," Sophie replied softly from where she stood beside on the booths, laying her coat over the back of one of the chairs.
"No, Sophie, what day?" Jack said quickly before scrambling up onto the chair Sophie had lay her coat over the back of. Sophie watched him then shook her head.
"The 15th," Sian said softly before taking a seat opposite the young boy. She then blinked and went to stand up again. Sophie looked at her then back at her brother.
"Your play is on the 17th, Jack," Her head then turned toward Sian. "And as for you, sit, I'm buying it," Sian frowned and sank back into her chair like a small child who had been scolded. Sophie's forwardness was absolutely remarkable and Sian would never have thought she'd have confidence like this. The blonde was left speechless and merely took to chatting quietly with Jack about what he'd asked Santa for at Christmas. She realised that this would be the first year she'd spend alone at Christmas. How sad would she be? The past few years she'd been at university for all of it and now...suppose she'd be spending her twenty second alone too.
"What have you asked Santa for?" Jack asked happily, clapping his hands together. Sophie reappeared at that moment and lay Jack's sausage roll and orange juice down in front of him. She then slid a hot chocolate over to the blonde and took the coffee for herself as she took a seat on the chair beside Jack.
"I don't need anything," Sian said cheerily as she smiled at Sophie in thanks for her drink. No one would be buying her any gifts this year. She sighed. Sad really. Well, perhaps her parents would send her money in the post but...oh wait; she didn't actually have an address so that was all down the drain. No, her previous address was no longer existent as the stupid idiots below had thought...well she didn't actually know what they'd done but it had still sent the whole apartment block up in flames. She couldn't complain though because she liked the snow and the snow could be her Christmas gift. Snow on Christmas day.
Her hands came to slide around the mug and she was also hesitant to take a sip as steam coiled into the air and flowed into her nose. As she blew gently on the hot liquid her eyes moved to the little boy. "What have you asked for, Jack?" Sian asked slowly. She wondered what the stream of words and wishes would be that would flow from the boys lips but instead she was quite surprised when the boy merely raised his finger and tapped the side of his nose.
"Secret between me and Santa," He said simply before beaming and literally cramming the entire sausage roll Sophie had brought into his mouth. Sian's eyes caught his sister watching him with a gentle look. The look in her eyes was so sincere that it moved Sian once again and she thought back to the times when Sophie had looked at her in a similar way. She set her teeth slightly, angry at herself for allowing memories to resurface.
"You okay?" Sophie's voice came softly from between her lips that were cooling her coffee with long breaths.
"Yeah," Sian replied, realising her disapproval at herself and thoughts had been visible. "Burnt my tongue," She added sheepishly before blowing on her hot chocolate once more. Jack began to speak about the girl who was playing Mary in his nativity and Sian couldn't help but notice the little blush that rose to his cheeks when Sophie gave him a knowing smirk. The two then got into one of the cutest domestics Sian had ever witnessed with Sophie prying into her little brother's affection for this girl Jack had let slip was called Paige. Sian's smile was brimming. It was absolutely adorable.
"You should have been Joseph," Sophie said quickly only to have Jack pout and cross his arms.
"I wanted to be but my teacher said I'd be a better wise man," He huffed. Sian laughed and gave him a sympathetic look before returning to her hot chocolate. The trio stayed in the coffee shop for what seemed like hours and Sian had switched from hot chocolate to orange juice for her second drink; yet again however the two lacked a direct conversation and were merely left to act around Jack's stimulus' which while very enjoyable and interesting didn't help the two discuss. Finally Jack drained the last of his hot chocolate and clapped his hands together.
"I'm done," The boy drawled before hopping up off his chair and grabbing the coat he had removed. Sian looked over at the brunette who was plaiting the hair at her temple. The two met eyes for a few seconds before they smiled and rose to their feet. Just as Sian was about to walk over to the door she heard her name called and saw Sophie sliding the blonde's coat off the back of her chair.
"Oh," Sian mouthed, wondering how she could have nearly forgotten her coat. She moved closer to the brunette.
"You'd get cold," Sophie murmured as she extended the parka. As Sian slid it on, her eyes trailed over the brunettes face. The sleeves were cold and uncomfortable and the way it felt around her waist felt far too different from her jacket. She sighed as she moved her finger to the zip that didn't quite work with her fingers properly.
Her eyes met Sophie's.
Why the heck had she brought this stupid jacket?
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