A/N: Hey guys! Let's start Christmas a little early, shall we? So, a reminder to you all, when Kanan met his father, he told them that he had two daughters, so I decided to introduce Kanan's half sisters, wish you enjoy this chapter!
Response to raven (Guest): I can't say exactly how long it takes me to write a chapter, sometimes I have a lot of homework to do because I'm in college and that doesn't leave me time to write it.
Chapter 35: A very, merry Christmas. (Part 1)
December 20th …
"Daddy! Loo'!" Ezra said excitedly when he saw the big Christmas tree of the mall.
"I see it, bud." Kanan said and knelt next to the little boy. "Do you want me to take you a photo?" He asked.
Ezra smiled and nodded, Kanan chuckled and took out his camera. "Look over here, bud." He said. "Now, say 'cheese'." He said.
The young detective smiled and took the photo. "There, very good." He said.
The little boy giggled and Kanan grabbed his hand. "C'mon, bud. Let's go and see Santa." He said.
An hour later, father and son returned to the house. The little boy fell asleep on their way back, so Kanan unbuckled him from his car seat and took him inside. Once Ezra was laying down on his bed, Kanan left the room and started to prepare lunch. He was cutting some fruit when the doorbell rang, he frowned and went to open the door.
"Coming!" He said when he heard the doorbell again.
He opened the door and was surprised to see two teenagers standing there. "Umm…Hello, can I help you?" He asked.
"Hi, are you Kanan Jarrus?" The older of them asked.
"Umm…yes, I am." The young man answered.
Both girls smiled. "Hello, my name's Joanna and she's my sister Julie, we are your sisters." Joanna said.
Kanan's eyes widen in surprise. He looked at the two teenagers in front of him, both had light brown hair and the same skin color that he had but what caught his attention was that Joanna had turquoise eyes like him and Julie had brown eyes.
The young detective recovered quickly from his shock. "Do you…do you want to come in?" He asked.
They nodded and came into the house. "So, Jacob told you about me, huh?" He said as they sat down on the couches of the living room.
"Yes, dad told us everything after he returned from the station that day." Joanna said.
"We were surprised to discover we have a brother." Julie said.
"How did your mother react?" Kanan asked.
"She was surprised and mad at our father for lying to her." Julie said.
Kanan took a deep breath. "Did Jacob sent you here to talk with me?" He asked. Since meeting his biological father, Kanan had been receiving calls with Jacob's cellphone number but the young detective didn't want to answer, he wasn't ready to forge a relationship with his father.
"No, no." Joanna said. "We came here alone; neither of our parents know we are here." She said.
"They aren't in the country, actually." Julie said sadly.
Kanan raised an eyebrow and looked confused. "What do you mean?" He asked.
"They are in England in a business trip." Joanna answered.
"And they won't come back for Christmas." Julie said rather annoyed.
"The real reason we came here was to meet you, Kanan. When our father told us he had a son, we were surprised and a little mad at him, too but we were also kind of excited to know we have an older brother." Joanna said.
"Look, I know we are complete strangers and neither of us knew the other existed until a couple of months ago but if you're okay with it, we would really like to know you better." She said.
Kanan thought about what Joanna said, he never had siblings until now and was a little nervous about it but he really liked the idea to know better a small part of his father's family.
"Yes, I would like to know you better." He said and both girls smiled.
"So, you said your names were Joanna and Julie, right?" He asked.
Bothe girls nodded. "Yeah, Julie is the youngest, she's 15 and I'm 18." Joanna said.
"How old are you, Kanan?" Julie asked.
"I'm 25." He answered.
"Our father didn't tell us anything about your mother, except that she was his girlfriend during college." Joanna said.
Kanan looked down and took a deep breath. "Her name was Nicole." He said. "She died when I was five."
"Oh, I'm sorry, Kanan." Joanna said.
"It's okay." He said. "My adoptive mother is pretty amazing."
"What's her name?" Julie asked.
"Depa Billaba." He answered. "My grandparents couldn't take care of me and I spent two years in foster homes and orphanages until she adopted me." He said.
Both girls stayed surprised at what Kanan said.
"Daddy?" A little voice asked and the grown-ups turned their heads towards the doorframe. The teenagers gasped softly when they saw a little boy with raven hair and big blue eyes.
Ezra stood frozen next to the doorframe. He was scared, he didn't recognize the two persons who were talking with his daddy.
"C'mon, bud." Kanan said but the little boy stood there, scared to make a move.
Kanan got up and walked to where his son was. "It's okay, bud. They are friends." He said.
Ezra looked up and walked closer to his dad and hid behind his legs. "Who is he?" Julie asked.
"He's Ezra. He's my adoptive son." Kanan said and Ezra poked his head and stared at the teenagers.
"How old is he?" Joanna asked.
"He's two." The young man answered.
"Hi Ezra." Joanna said and smiled softly. "I'm Joanna and she's Julie." She said and pointed at the young girl behind her.
Ezra looked up at Kanan and the young man smiled softly. "It's okay, bud." He said. "Say hi."
"Hi." The little boy said shyly.
Both teenagers smiled at the little boy. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Ezra. We are…" Joanna said but she stopped herself, she didn't know if Kanan was okay with telling his son they were Kanan's sisters. She felt a bigger hand on her shoulder and looked up at Kanan.
"It's okay, you can tell him who you really are." He said.
"Are you sure?" The older of the girls asked.
"I'm sure." He answered.
Joanna smiled and looked back at Ezra. "We are your daddy's sisters." She said.
"Sissy?" Ezra asked.
Both girls nodded. "Yes." Joanna said.
The two year old still looked unsure about these persons who were in his house with his daddy. Julie knelt down to be at the same eye level with the raven-haired boy.
"You know, Ezra is a beautiful name and you are a very cute boy." She said smiling at the little boy.
Ezra smiled softly, he was starting to like these persons. Kanan smiled softly at the sight.
"We were going to have lunch." He said. "Would you like to join us?"
"Sure." They answered.
After lunch, Joanna and Julie played a little with Ezra; Kanan smiled softly at the sight. He never thought he would meet his half-sisters, he thought they would reject him but watching this small scene in front of him made his fears and worries go away.
"Well, we have to go." Joanna said fifteen minutes later.
"I'm glad you came." Kanan said.
"Well, we wanted to meet you." Julie said and hugged Kanan suddenly.
The young detective was shocked by the sudden display of affection of the younger girl, he recovered from the shock and patted her back gently.
"Sorry." Julie said when they broke the hug. "It's just I'm so happy to finally meet you." She said.
"Don't worry." Kanan said.
"Thanks for letting us in." Joanna said extending her hand, Kanan took it and they shook hands.
"You're welcome." He said. "You're not going to tell Jacob you came to see me, right?" He asked.
Joanna shook his head. "No, I understand that relationship between you and our father is difficult." She said.
"Thanks." The young man answered. "Julie said your parents aren't going to be here for Christmas." He said.
Joanna sighed sadly. "They are going to spent Christmas in Hawaii." The eighteen year old said. "They used to spend Christmas with us but when Julie turned twelve, they decided to spend Christmas alone."
"I'm sorry to hear that." Kanan said. "Would you like to spend Christmas with us?" He asked.
"Really?" Joanna asked surprised. "You're okay with that?"
Kanan nodded. "Yes." He said.
Joanna smiled and hugged him and he hugged her back. "Thanks, Kanan." She said a couple of minutes later.
"You're welcome." The detective said.
"We'll see you next Sunday." Joanna said.
"Sure."
"Bye Kanan, bye Ezra." The girls said as they left the house.
"Bye!" Ezra said and gave at them.
Kanan smiled and lifted the little boy in his arms and kissed him on the cheek. This will be a good Christmas.
To be continued…