For fun and since it's the holidays, though this is late, I was inspired by my friend to write this. I'm now wondering if I should do this for Valentines' Day and Halloween.

6:00 PM

Christmas Day

"Papa, can I put the star on top of the tree?" Isabel yells from the living room as I'm in the kitchen.

"No, let me do it!" Farlan protests and I can hear them start shoving each other.

"Hold on a moment, you two." I say sternly as I have to pull them apart. The two 5 year olds glare at each other as I put the star up myself.

"You two can do it next year, okay?" I ask them and they give me a reluctant okay.

"Dad's gonna be home late, isn't he?" Farlan asks sadly. I sigh just as sadly as I lead the two of them into the kitchen to eat.

"He said he'd try to come back early, so let's just wait, okay?" I ask smiling, and they once again nod reluctantly.

"Can we open our presents without him then?" Isabel asks in excitement and latches onto my leg, looking up at me with her big, teal-green eyes.

"I guess, but I have to record it to show him later." I state and the two of them smile with excitement.

"Itadakimasu!"

4 hours later

I yawn as I finish cleaning up the remaining wrapping paper that the kids missed. 'At least they cleaned most of it up and helped with the dishes. Lessened my chores for tonight... but now the house is too quiet.' I sigh as flop down on the couch and stare at the Christmas tree and the lone present that was Levi's for a while. Soon, I hear the front door open and I immediately sit up.

"Are the kids asleep?" Levi asks, sounding rushed as he quickly enters the living room.

"Yeah, not too long ago. Come sit down." I say as I watch his hurried motions.

"Those stupid reps kept me at work longer than I'd have liked, sorry." Levi apologizes he comes and sits next to me, pulling me into his lap.

"It's okay, I recorded the kids opening their presents. And you still have one to open, so I'm gonna get it." I state, shifting to get up but Levi pulls me back down and lays his head in the crook of my neck.

"Leave that for tomorrow. All I want to do now is stay as close to you as I can." Levi mutters before laying us down on the couch, his arm wrapped around my waist.

Laughing, I say afterwards, "Merry Christmas Levi." In response, Levi grunts out a low 'Merry Christmas' before we fall asleep.