Last chapter for this year in this story! God it feels like just last week it was 2006 oh how the time fly's by. Well Enjoy~

Honolulu, November 2008

"How is it that I got stuck making all the food this year," Melody asked looking at all the people that were in the apartment, All the guys were watching football while all the girls were gossiping in a corner near them. Melody glared at all of them pulling out the pumpkin cheesecake out of the oven.

"Because none of us can cook," Sam reminded her. They can cook well enough it was just they didn't want to take a chance of smoking out the aparment like they had the year before when they tried to help and most of Krissy's food ended up burnt or undercooked.

"Do you need any help, Hun," Stone turned to look at her noticing she was sweating from the heat of the oven. He put his beer down on the coffee table and wrapped his arms around her. He may have been a bad cook, but he had gotten better once Melody started helping. The only problem he was separating Alex and Mike for a reason.

"Whipped," Alex coughed from the couch watching his brother. Mike used a pillow and smacked him in the head. Alex glared at him before grabbing a pillow of his own. All of their arguments ended up with pillow fight somehow and they had to keep getting new ones once they busted from being waked one too many times.

"It's not being whipped if you love someone and want to help Mike pointed our before getting a face full of pillow. Stone had been sitting between them so they wouldn't have another pillow fight. Sometimes it was like he was the only adult around.

"I think you need to stay between them," Melody kissed him before shooing him out of the kitchen. Stone winked at her before grabbing both pillows and hit both Mike and Alex before sitting between them.

"Melody can I have Stone," Sam asked moving to sit on the bar stool by the counter. Krissy moved to sit on the other bar stool so Melody wouldn't feel left out. She felt that Melody was stuck doing all the cooking because Stone had to watch the other two guys in the apartment.

"Hell no. He's my man," Melody laughed. She loved that the other two wished that their guys could be more like stool instead of kids. There was a knock at the door and Sam moved to go get it know that it could only be one person. It was also the one person that some people didn't wasn't to be here.

"Hey dad," Sam moved to let her dad in. He was a little put out that they would be having Thanks Giving with other people but he accepted that but it didn't mean he had to like it. Melody grinned when she heard Alex groan and was promptly his with a pillow by Stone. Melody that they day was turning out perfect for all of them.

"Hey papa bear," Melody grinned from the kitchen cutting up vegetables. Alex and Stone both turned to look at her like she was crazy. They couldn't believe that she had a nickname for him and he didn't glare at her or yell. Stone was happy that Melody was on extremely good terms of the guy he worked under unlike his brother.

"Why are you the only one cooking cub," he asked. Melody started calling him papa bear when he got overly protective of Sam and since she was like a second daughter to him he called her cub. It seems that she wasn't the only one that came up with a nickname for the other person. Stone can see why Melody and Sam had wanted him though even though Alex threw the biggest fit when he found out. Melody was shocked that he was making a big deal of it considering he had dinner with the man once a month. Mike and Krissy had been indifferent about him being there or not.

"Do you trust anyone else with the food," Melody asked with a grin. Shane shook his head moving to the recliner while Stone went to grab him a beer. Melody watched Mike and Alex as they started to bicker and their hands twitched toward the pillows that were lying between them.

"Papa bear," he whispered in her ear. Melody giggled as her hair tickled her neck. Stone wrapped his arms around her waist as she washed the dishes she need for the next dish she was going to make for all of them.

"He's over protective. Be happy he likes you would be in the same boat as Hopper," Melody winked at him. The air seemed to become tense as Alex tried to impress Admiral Shane when he went to help Melody cook, but failed. Melody ended up having to redo three dishes thanks to him and Sam's dad only shook his head in disappointment.

"Sam why couldn't you go for someone like Stone," he asked putting Alex into a sour mood. Melody felt bad for Alex as he was in his brothers shadow all the time and he couldn't live up to the person that his girlfriend's dad wanted him to be.

"Because Stone is one of a kind and he is all mine," Melody winked at Stone and gave Alex a hug. "And Hopper has his wonderful moments and Sam is lucky to find someone who loves her so much," Melody looked at Stone with a smirk. Stone was glad that his girlfriend was standing up for his brother in front of the man that had been tearing him down since he had gotten his life on track.

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"Let's give our thanks to the Lord," Krissy grabbed Melody's hand and so on around the room. "Thank you Lord for blessing us with this wonderful food and our homes. My you continue to bless our lives. Amen."

"Amen," everyone echoed. Melody let go of Krissy and Stone's hands and grabbed the plate with cuts from the turkey.

"Let's dig in," Melody grabbed food and started passing everything around the table. Melody was glade that everything was going good till Alex accidently poured gravy all over Sam's dad...

I feel so bad for Alex but I had to make it so or it would mess up the chapters when the movie comes in to play. Should Melody and Stone go on another date in the next chapter? Anyone have and days that want in the story or ideas they would like to share? I would like everyone who reads this story to leave a review even if it's just to say you like/love it. Please leave a kind/helpful review!