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Chapter 36
Neither Nathan nor Molly could go to sleep that night. They were both haunted with the realization that last Christmas Eve Nathan was in a coma at the hospital, and this would be their first real Christmas without their parents.
Nathan walked down stairs to see his sister sitting in front of the tree just looking up at it. He decided to sit down next to her.
"You couldn't sleep either." Molly asked.
"Nope, I just kept thinking how this is our first real Christmas without them."
"I know, even if things were bad all year they always tried to make Christmas good for us. It was the one day that there was no drinking or fighting in our house."
"Yeah like the year after dad lost the business they still made sure that we had one gift each."
"I always loved Christmas; I think it was because the day always seemed so perfect."
"Yeah and now we have a new family to celebrate with." Nathan said putting his arm around his sister.
"Yeah I guess that your right." Molly said leaning in to him.
Both began thinking about Christmas's past.
Molly and Nathan age 8
"Lee Lee I can't sleep." A little Nathan said walking into Molly's room.
"Why not Nalee."
"I am to excited to go to sleep."
"How about you can stay in my room and we will wait up all night for Santa."
"Okay." Nathan said climbing into his sisters' bed.
The two feel asleep minutes later cuddled up with each other.
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Molly and Nathan age 12
"Hey Lee Lee."
"Yeah Nalee."
"Do you think that we are going to get any presents this year since dad has no money?"
"Well I know that you will get at least one."
"How do you know that?"
"I know because I got you something with the money I made babysitting." Molly said smiling.
"Lee Lee I told you not to get me anything because I didn't have money to get anything for you." Nathan said sad that he had nothing for his sister.
"Nalee I don't expect anything from you. I know that you couldn't find a job."
"I have an idea how about next time you don't want to do a chore I will do it for you."
"Sounds good, so do you want your present now."
"YES." Nathan said jumping up out of the bed that they shared in the trailer.
"Ok here it is open it." Molly said smiling.
"You got me a new basketball, Lee Lee this is awesome."
"Well I knew that your old one wasn't holding air that good anymore and we both know that you can't live without basketball."
"You are def the best twin anyone could ask for."
"Yeah well your not so bad yourself little brother."
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Molly and Nathan age 16
"So Nalee what did you get me this year for Christmas." Molly said smirking at him.
"Who says that I got you anything?" Nathan said smirking back.
"Fine then I guess that you don't get yours."
"You know that you couldn't really hold out on me like that."
"Wanna bet."
"Ok, fine so yes I did get you something this year as well."
"Ok well you open yours first." Molly said handing him the bag.
"How did you get this?" Nathan asked shocked.
"I got it on eBay."
"They sell this kind of stuff on e-bay."
"Yeah you can get almost anything."
"But a signed Michael Jordan jersey, Lee Lee this must have been a fortune. I can't take it."
"Oh yes you can and you will, look we both know that mom and dad don't have enough money to get us the gifts that really matter so it's up to us to get them for each other." Molly said logically.
"Ok well now I feel like what I got you is nothing, but here it is." Nathan said looking down at his feet as she opened it.
"Oh my gosh Nathan this is amazing, how did you know, I never told anyone."
"I hear you in our room when I am out back on the court, you're really good and I think that you need to use it."
"I can't believe that you got me a whole 6 months of voice lessons. You are def the best little brother ever." Molly said giving Nathan a huge hug.
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"So I was thinking what are we going to do about our tradition." Nathan asked.
"I was actually just thinking the same thing." Molly laughed.
"How about we get each other two things and will we secretly exchange themore specialone tomorrow night and then wait till the morning to give theother one." Nathan smiled.
"Sounds like a deal, but no one can know that we got each other two things. Brooke hates it when you break the rules." Molly said laughing.
"You know though I don't care about what they all say tomorrow night we are sharing a room because we always stay together on Christmas Eve."
"I know you would have though that we would out grow it, but then again we did have to share a bed at the trailer."
"Yeah but I don't think that it would have changed even if we didn't."
"I suppose you're probably right. Well I am going to try to get some sleep. Night Nalee." Molly said laughing and kissing his forehead.
"Night Lee Lee." Nathan said kissing her forehead.
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The next morning everyone woke up and decided that they would go and finish up their shopping before they went down to the river court for a quick game of 4 on 4.
"Yo Nate man I have no idea what I am going to get for your sister." Skills said looking around.
"Dude you could get her almost anything and she would be happy."
"Yeah I know but I want to get her something that is really special you know."
"Well you know she is really into music."
"Nah I didn't know that but it will def help. They just came out with these cool like travel sound boards."
"Skills man that will be perfect and it will kind of help with what I got her."
"What did you get her man?"
"I got her a guitar that she had been eyeing all day long."
"How come I never knew that she could play the guitar?"
"I don't know but she can also play the flute and piano. Oh and she sings."
"Damn and I thought she was only good at basketball."
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"Ok Luke so I thought that I knew what I wanted to get Skills but I really have no idea." Molly said laughing.
"And why do you need me."
"Luke you are one of his best friends. I mean what does he like besides basketball."
"Well he likes you."
"Not helping here Lucas."
"You know you could always write him a song."
"Luke no way. You, Haley and Nathan are the only people who have ever heard me sing and it is going to stay that way for awhile."
"Wait why has Haley heard you."
"Oh the class that we have together is a composition class. And for our midterm project we are working on some songs."
"I did not know that. Now back to Skills you know he has never had a pet."
"Never."
"Nope."
"Well then it is settled I am going to get him a puppy."
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All of the kids were officially done with their shopping and were getting ready to head down to the river court where Lucas had already called Junk and Fergie. Oh and Mouth of course to commentate.
"Ok so how do you guys want to do teams?" Jake asked.
"How about the river court guys against the rest of you." Lucas said.
"So that will make Jake, Nathan, Me, and Tim on a team." Molly said.
"Yup and Me, Lucas, Fergie, and Junk on the other." Skills said.
"And I am going to cheer for Uncle Nathan." Jenny shouted.
Nathan couldn't help but blush at the little girl and her fascination with him.
"Jenny you are supposed to be my cheerleader." Molly said pouting.
"I'm sorry Aunt Mowey it's just that I should really cheer for my future husband." Jenny stated.
Everyone started laughing except for Jenny who got mad and Nathan who was embarrassed.
The game started and everyone was having fun. The game ended with the river court team getting the home court advantage and having a very flustered Nathan.
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When they got back to Lucas's house Karen and Keith were just finishing up the Christmas Eve dinner. Once at the table everyone took a turn saying grace.
"I would like to thank god for this food and all of the wonderful children that he has brought to this table of mine." Karen said with tears in her eyes.
"I would like to thank god for the wonderful family that he has blessed me with." Keith said.
"I would like to thank god for this food and for the opportunity to spend the holidays with a real family." Haley said wishing that her parents could care more.
"I would like to thank god for bringing the Scott family into my life and for giving me Karen who even after all I have done still allows me to spend Christmas with them again." Brooke said getting a little teary.
"I would like to thank god for my family and for all of my friends who are able to join us for this holiday." Lucas said.
"I would like to thank god for my family as well as this new family that we have made." Jake said.
"I would like to thank god for these wonderful people who he has put in my life, they have all really changed me for the better." Peyton said.
"I would like to thank god for mommy, daddy, my aunts, and my uncles, and especially Uncle Nathan who I am going to marry someday." Jenny said causing everyone to stifle their laughter.
"I would like to thank god for these wonderful people he has allowed me to meet this year. And I also thank him for my family who even in the worst of times always seems to pull through. And I would also like to thank him for making sure that I am never alone." Molly said squeezing Nathan's hand.
"I would like to thank god for these new friends that I have made and for my family who has been there forme even in my darkest times. And also for the people who I know are going to be there." Nathan said squeezing Haley's hand.
"I would like to thanks god for all of these cool friends of mine as well as this food that is looking mad good." Skills said.
"Umm I really just want to eat." Tim said causing everyone to laugh and dig in.
They all sat there talking about the different things that they had gone through in the year. And hoping that the coming of this next year would be better.
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Nathan and Molly stayed in the same room just like they had talked about. This left Skills and Luke in one room. Tim and Jake in another. And finally Haley, Peyton, and Brooke in the last one with Jenny.
"Ok Nalee who is going to go first this year."
"Well I think the last time I went first which means that it is your turn."
"Nope last year I got what I wanted so it is yours."
"But I never got you anything."
"You woke up Nathan that was all I wanted that year." Molly said tearing up.
"You're still going first." Nathan said hugging his sister
Nathan handed Molly her package and couldn't wait to see her reaction.
Molly opened it and inside was a silver locket with their date of birth engraved on it. And on the inside was a picture of the two as infants and then one of them at graduation.
"Nathan, I don't even know what to say." Molly said visibly crying now.
"Turn it around." Nathan said smiling.
One the back it said Nalee and Lee Lee "Never Apart."
"You just want to make me cry now." Molly said nudging him.
"I just thought that it would be perfect for you." Nathan said holding his crying sister to him.
"Do you remember when we decided that we would never be apart?" Molly asked.
"Yeah I do." Nathan said rubbing his neck.
Molly and Nathan 10 years old.
"Dad I'm sorry I didn't mean for the ball to go threw the window." Nathan said pleading with his father.
"Yeah daddy it was an accident." Molly said siding with her brother.
"No there are no accidents that lead to a broken window you two need to learn." Dan shouted.
Dan grabbed Nathan by the throat cutting off most of his air.
"No daddy let him go. You're going to hurt him." Molly cried out.
"No you two need to learn." Dan said tightening his grip on his young son who was now beginning to struggle more.
"Daddy please hurt me instead. Please daddy leave him alone." Molly sobbed tugging on her dads arm.
"Not until I think that you two have learned your lesson."
Nathan began to struggle less and go limp under Dan's hand. Dan dropped his son to the floor kicking him in the stomach and the walking out the door.
"Nathan, Nathan please talk to me are you ok." Molly asked putting her brother's head in her lap.
"It hurts really bad Lee Lee." Nathan said starting to cry.
"It's ok Nalee." Molly said rubbing his back.
"No, its not he could have killed on of us." Nathan said holding on to his sister for dear life.
"And that is why we will never be apart." Molly said looking right into her brothers tear stricken eyes.
"Never Apart." Nathan asked with pleading eyes.
"Never." Molly said rubbing his already bruised neck.
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"That was the night that we started sleeping in the same bed all the time." Molly said
"You know sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and I can still feel his hands on my throat."
"Is that why sometimes you still come into my room rubbing your neck."
"Yeah, you know I can't have anyone touch me on my neck other then you."
"What do you mean?"
"Well once Tiff and I were hanging out on the couch and her hand just grazed my neck and I like freaked out."
"I never knew that. You might want to for warn Haley thought."
"Yeah."
"Oh I almost forgot you still have to open your present." Molly said.
Nathan opened the box and couldn't help but smile at what he saw.
"Did you make this yourself?" Nathan asked.
"Yeah, kind of funny how we both gave sentimental things." Molly said laughing
"I didn't know that you had all of these pictures. There has to be at least on for each year."
"Yeah there is. And of course I put my favorite one on there." Molly said pointing to the one of Nathan on her shoulders.
"Yeah but look at this one." Nathan said pointing to the resent one of Molly on his shoulders.
"I guess it just goes to show that we will always hold each other up." Molly said.
"That was so cheesy but true, I really love this thanks." Nathan said hugging his sister.
"Well how about we go to sleep huh."
"Sounds good to me but I call side by the window,"
"Fine but just this once and only because you got me the coolest gift ever." Molly said smiling.
"Night Lee Lee I love you."
"Night Nalee I love you too."
With that the two drifted off to sleep in no time at all. Both excited and nervous about what the next day would bring.