Second chapter of the day! Yay! I'm on a roll! It kind of sucks because it's taking me a little longer to type all this out when I'm sick. I'll be better soon though. So this chapter is going to kind of skip ahead a little bit. I haven't decided if I'm going to make the wedding in this story or in the sequel. I think I want it to be in this story. Well, we'll see how everything works out. I hope you all enjoy this chapter! I love you all!

Christmas Eve:

James POV:

"Oh my god! I remember that!" Kendall yelled as we were sitting by the fireplace in our living room.

The guys and I were reminiscing about all of the fun we had in high school. We were all in our pajamas drinking hot chocolate and laughing hysterically.

Dustin laughed, "Do you remember when we were at that ski resort and Kendall fell like 10 times before he got to the end of the hill?"

Kendall blushed, embarrassed of the days when he was unaware of how to snowboard. I patted his back, "Oh it's ok Kendall. Don't worry. Logan still can't make it to the end of the hill without falling at least once."

"Hey! I am not that bad!" Logan crossed his arms and made a pouty face.

Carlos put his arm around his boyfriends' shoulders and said, "Is my Logie sad now?"

We all laughed and Logan couldn't help but laugh with us. It had been such a great night, actually it had been such a great month. Everything was going so well with all of us and even Kendall was happy at work. He got sick of his job and ended up quitting when he got a call asking him to work at the ice rink to help coach kids. Now he actually looks forward to working and it's nice to see a smile on his face when I get home. We decided to hire a wedding planner to make things easier for us and it had been going very well. It just felt like everything was going as planned.

It was nice to be sitting here like this, with all of my best friends on Christmas Eve. Dustin was actually considering moving back to Minnesota which made Kendall extremely ecstatic. Just another thing to add to his list of things to be happy about. Another thing that we were excited about was finding a house. We found the perfect one. It wasn't too big but it was perfect to raise a family of our own in. There was a school down the street and when they went to preschool they would be able to just stay at work with me. We were going to move in to the house a week before the wedding. We already bought it but we didn't want to leave the apartment just yet. We were looking forward to spending a few more months living with our best friends. I had called my parents about the wedding a week or so ago and they actually didn't disown me. They said they would be there to support me even if they didn't completely agree with me being gay. Since I thought they would completely hate me it wasn't that bad of a letdown. They offered to pay for anything that we needed and that made me happy enough. I had met all of Kendall's family at a family reunion and they all couldn't stop congratulating us and hugging us to death. There wasn't a second that I wasn't smiling during that day. They made me feel so welcome and it made me so happy to be part of a family that actually supported us.

"James!"

I looked over at Kendall who was now standing up, "What?"

"Dustin is leaving for the night. He'll be back in the morning so we can all open presents and everything."

"Oh well I'll walk you to the hotel if you want."

Dustin shrugged, "You don't have to."

I smiled, "It's no big deal. Do you want to come along Kendall?"

He nodded, "Sure babe. Let me go get our coats and stuff. We need to stay warm."

He walked into our bedroom and Dustin and I waited patiently for him to come back. When he did he was carrying my coat, my boots, a pair of gloves and a hat.

I rolled my eyes, "Darling, it's only a few minutes away. I'm not going to freeze to death."

"You never know. Put this stuff on."

He dropped the clothing on the floor and I sat down to put my boots on. After I had put everything on we headed out the door. It only took a few minutes to get to the hotel and when we got there we said our goodbyes to Dustin before heading back to the apartment. I linked arms with Kendall and watched the snow fall from the night sky.

He happily sighed, "This is perfect."

"I know. The weather is great for a walk today. Just the right amount of snowfall."

He chuckled, "No. I mean everything."

"Like what?"

"Work, Dustin's here, living with our best friends, the wedding, you and me. Just everything."

I pulled him close to me and said, "I agree. There isn't anything I would want more than this. Our lives are finally getting somewhere. I feel good about everything."

"I love our house."

"Me too. I think it'll be great to raise a family in. And it's big enough to have get togethers and stuff like that."

He nodded, "Yea. I can just picture our kids running around in the back yard and building snowmen."

He laid his head on my shoulder and I kissed the top of his head. We walked in silence for a few seconds before he said, "What did you get me for Christmas?"

I laughed, "I don't know. I guess you're not going to find out until the morning."

"Aww…that's not fair."

"Yes it is! I've kept it from you for quite a long time."

"Well I'm excited. So can I just open it when we get back home?"

I shook my head, "Nope. You won't be able to open it until the morning when Dustin comes over. I kept it in his hotel room so you wouldn't see it. I knew you would go searching for it."

"Damn. No wonder I couldn't find it."

I chuckled, "I know you so well."

"That you do."

We walked in through the apartment door and started to take our winter gear off. Of course he threw all of his stuff on the floor so I had to pick up after him. I figured it would always be like that though. Not that I had a problem with it. I made my way into our bedroom and I saw him cuddled up under the covers.

I laughed, "Cold?"

He nodded, "Yes. Very."

"Well, let me warm you up then."

I got under the blanket and snuggled up next to him. I put my arms around him and pulled him closer to me.

"Thank you."

I smiled, "Don't thank me. It's my pleasure."

I could tell he was going to fall asleep any second so I kissed his cheek and said, "Goodnight my love. I love you."

He smiled, "I love you too."

I looked at the clock and it was a few minutes past midnight. "And Merry Christmas."

He sleepily mumbled, "Merry Christmas Jamesy."

James POV:

I woke up to Kendall licking my face over and over again. I was so tired. Why was he doing this to me?

"Mmm…Kendall, stop it."

I wiped the saliva off of my face and I heard him laugh. Again I felt his tongue on my face and I opened my eyes. The light was on in our room so I closed my eyes quickly before it could hurt.

"James, wake up. Come on Babe."

I groaned and slowly sat up. I opened my eyes all the way this time and I looked over at Kendall who was on the other side of the room. I looked down at my lap and there was a cute little dog. He was maybe 6 pounds and he just looked like a really tiny husky. He looked at me and started barking before jumping up onto my chest and licking my face.

I laughed, "Oh so that was you."

Kendall came over and sat on the bed next to me. "So do you like him? I know you didn't want a small dog but you like him right?"

I picked the little dog up and looked at him for a second. "I love him! What's his name?"

"Fox."

"Fox. I like that name." He started barking again. "You're a talker, aren't you?"

I put him back down onto my lap and petted him. He laid down and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.

I leaned over and gave Kendall a kiss. "You're amazing babe. Thank you."

He smiled, "You deserve it. I knew you've wanted a dog. You're just too stubborn to go get one yourself. And I knew you've wanted a husky so I got this little guy."

"Is he a miniature husky?"

"Umm…no. I think Carlos said he's an Alaskan Klee Kai."

I nodded, "I should've figured Carlos had something to do with this."

I laughed and Kendall said, "He did help me pick him out. I think we did a pretty good job."

"You did. Is everyone awake yet?"

"Yea, Dustin just got here and Carlos and Logan made some breakfast."

I smiled, "Let's go eat. And I'm gonna show you off little man." I picked Fox up and carried him in my arms into the kitchen.

Carlos and Logan said good morning and when Carlos looked at me he saw that I was holding Fox. He dropped his spatula and ran over to me to pet him.

"Good morning Fox! Merry Christmas!"

Fox yipped at him and I set him on the floor. He ran over to Mocha and they started playing with the little rope.

Carlos got excited and pointed at them, "Look guys! They're playing tug-of-war!"

We laughed and watched them enjoy themselves while Logan finished up our breakfast.

"Morning Dustin." I walked over to him and gave him a quick hug. "Did you bring the goods?"

He laughed, "Yea. It's under the tree."

"Thanks."

We all ate breakfast together in the living room while we watched A Christmas Story. It had been a Christmas tradition for us to watch it together. Now Dustin was here and we could watch it with him. He told us that he had never seen it before and we were all shocked.

"How have you never seen this movie before? It's awesome!"

He shrugged, "I don't know. I didn't even know it existed."

We finished watching the movie and Dustin ended up laughing throughout the whole thing. He really enjoyed it and it made us all happy that we could share it with him. We cleaned our dishes and then we all sat around the Christmas tree.

Carlos handed out the presents as usual and decided to give Logan his present first. When he opened it his eyes lit up and he looked so happy.

"A lab coat with my name on it! I love this!"

Carlos smiled, "That's not it Logie. Look in the pocket."

He opened the pocket and there were keys to a new car.

"A car? What kind?!"

"We can go look once we're done here. It's in the parking garage!"

Logan got up and gave Carlos a big hug. They were so adorable together. It was like there was nobody else in the room.

Dustin was next and he got a new camera from Kendall and I, a scrapbook from Carlos with a bunch of pictures in it, and a gift card from Logan. He loved everything and made sure that he thanked each of us for the gifts. Right when he got the chance he opened the camera and started to take pictures of the rest of our morning.

Carlos got a new snowboard and some gear from Logan, a new iPhone from me, a new pair of headphones from Kendall, and snow cone machine from Dustin.

Mocha even got a gift from each of us that she really enjoyed. She got new bones and a few new toys. Carlos also got her a new bed and few items of clothing.

Carlos and Logan got Kendall and me a huge flat screen TV that we could put in our new house once we moved in and Dustin gave me a framed picture that he took of Kendall and I kissing in the snow. It was a black and white picture and it was so adorable and I couldn't believe how professional it looked.

When it got to be Kendall's turn I crossed my fingers in hopes that he would like my gift. He opened one from Dustin first which was a book of songs that they had written together in high school. Kendall had left it back at home and Dustin wanted him to have it. I looked through it and they were all actually really good. He was extremely happy with that gift and gave Dustin a huge hug for giving it to him.

My gift was next and I couldn't stop playing with my shirt. I always did that when I was nervous and Kendall knew it. He put his hand on my knee and said, "I'm sure I'll love it. Just relax."

I smiled at him and when Carlos handed it to him he got a big smile on his face. I decided not to wrap it, I just wanted to put a big bow on it and that's it. He looked ecstatic when he saw it though and that made me breathe a sigh of relief. He held on to it like it was a child and I honestly didn't think that he would ever let it go. He hugged it close to him and then set it down on the ground next to him.

"Thank you so much Babe. I love it." He hugged me close to him and I hugged him back.

"Thank god. I was scared." I laughed and gave him a quick kiss.

Since everyone had opened their presents Logan and Carlos went to go check out the new car and Dustin and Kendall talked about his new guitar. It wasn't long until I heard him tuning it and then singing Christmas songs with Dustin. I smiled happy that he would actually be able to relax and play again. I cleaned up the messes from the ripped paper that was all over the ground and after throwing everything away I picked up Fox. He cuddled up to my chest while lying in my arms and I sat next to Kendall. Until dinner we all sat next to the fireplace watching Christmas movies and singing songs together. It was a Christmas that I would never forget.

I don't know how I feel about this chapter. I absolutely had to bring Fox into this story. Lol. It was just inevitable. He's so adorable. So yea, what did you guys think? Good? Bad? Let me know! I love you all! Don't forget to review!