"What were you two talking about?" Courtney asked Duncan.

"Oh uh you know...guy stuff." Duncan replied.

"Guy stuff?" Courtney questioned.

"Yeah you know Football, boxing...stuff like that."

"Hmm Football and boxing in that short amount of time." Courtney said she felt like he wasn't being truthful. "Did he say something to you?" Courtney knew her father was not a fan of his daughter dating as he would say a "delinquent."

"Say something? Like what?" Duncan asked.

"I don't know..." Courtney didn't finish her sentence she noticed a huge snow storm going on right outside her window. "Oh wow look at the snow storm!" She exclaimed she took Duncan by his hand and ran over to the window. "It looks like you got here just in time."

"It's really coming down out there. Didn't you say other people are suppose coming?" Duncan asked.

"Yes. Some family and friends." Courtney answered.

A short time later the family's phone started ringing in the living room.

"Courtney will you get that sweetheart?" Terrence called out to her.

"Hello?" Courtney said answering the phone.

"Courtney, Courtney, Courtney! It's your Aunt Camila look outside your window its a blizzard out there!" Camila exclaimed.

"We see it is really coming down out there." Courtney said.

"On the news they are calling it the Christmas blizzard of 2011! Sweetie tell your mom I don't think we are going to make it over this year."

"All no! Really?" Courtney asked.

"Yes I'm sorry! Tell everyone I said Merry Christmas though!" Camila told her niece.

"Okay Merry Christmas to you too." Courtney told her Aunt before they ended their call. "My Aunt Camila and her family aren't coming over."

"Sorry. Are you disappointed?" Duncan asked.

"Honestly not really she can be so annoying! But she always gives me the best gifts!" Courtney said. "I'll be back I'm going to tell my parents she isn't coming over. If this storm keeps up I won't be surprised if others don't show up."

Courtney wasn't wrong the storm was too much for the guests, they called and told the Sanders they would not be able to attend this year. Courtney's parents seemed upset while Courtney didn't really seem to be to upset, the only people she really wanted to come were her Grandparents. Duncan was upset he hoped if family and friends of the Sanders showed up, Terrence would be to focused with his other guests to worry about him. And Duncan was right with no one else to distract him Terrence was going to attempt persuade his daughter. To leave Duncan that would be the ultimate Christmas gift for Terrence.

While the teens waited for dinner they cuddled on the couch and watched the movie A Christmas Story.

"Haha this is the best part!" Duncan said referring to the scene where the character Flick gets his tongue stuck on the frozen flagpole.

"Why would anyone even do that...its, it's so unsanitary!" Courtney said.

"Courtney the kid was tripled dog dared to!" Duncan said in a joking tone.

"Hello kids." Terrence said interrupting the two.

"Oh hey daddy. Are you still upset?" Courtney asked.

"A little but I'm spending the holiday with my two favorite girls. So that is all that matters!" Terrence answered.

"And our newest addition Duncan!" Courtney said.

"Yes...and Duncan." Terrence replied. "Duncan move over please."

Duncan did as Mr. Sanders requested the father sat in between the two. "So Duncan tell me about yourself."

"Daddy please don't start interrogating!" Courtney said.

"What I'm just trying to get to know him better!"

"No Courtney its fine." Duncan said he was ready for whatever questions Terrence had waiting for him.

"Hmm do you like going to Franklin D. Roosevelt High School?" Terrence asked.

"Yeah I like it. And it's under excellent leadership!" Duncan said.

"Oh...why thank you!" Terrence said he didn't expect Duncan to suck up to him.

"I wasn't talking about you...I was talking about the other leader in the Sanders family!" Duncan said referring to Courtney.

"Haha! Duncan!" Courtney said.

Terrence ruled his eyes at Duncan.

"Dinner is done!" Courtney's mother Selma called out.

"Yes! I am so hungry! Come on your going to love this dinner!" Courtney said taking Duncan by his hand and leading him into the dinning room.

Duncan was shocked to see Selma the mother and daughter were the spitting image of each other.

"Duncan what are you looking at my mom like that for?" Courtney asked.

"It's just you two look so much alike!"

"Oh we get that all the time!" Courtney said.

Duncan and Courtney sat next to each other, and Mr. and Mrs. Sanders sat the ends of the table. Courtney wasn't exaggerating when she said the meal was delicious Ham, stuffing, biscuits, mashed potatoes, string beans, and Duncan could smell the apple pie in the kitchen.

"It took me hours to make this dinner and no one showed up! Oh well I'm just glad the three of you could enjoy it. I'm Selma by the way its nice to finally meet you." Courtney's mother said to Duncan.

"I'm Duncan its nice to meet you. Thanks for having me everything looks great!"

"Well it should it took long enough to cook haha." Selma said with a laugh. "It's a good thing you got here before the snow storm hit. Hopefully they will have the streets cleared soon."

"It doesn't matter to me I walked here." Duncan informed her.

"Oh you walked all the way here! Do you have a drivers licenses?"

"Yeah I do but we only have one car. And my mom has it."

"Duncan why aren't you spending the holiday with your family? If you don't mind me asking." Selma asked.

"Yes Duncan. Why aren't you with your family?" Terrence questioned.

"Oh well you see...I have what you would call a dysfunctional family." Duncan hesitantly answered.

"Oh I'm sorry lets just drop the subject." Selma said.

"No Selma I'd actually like to know more about your family." Terrence said.

"Daddy..."

"Princess please I think its best everyone knows just what type of family comes from! Duncan you don't come from a good family do you? As a matter of fact the word dysfunctional is to kind of word to describe your family. More like leeches!"

"Daddy!" Courtney yelled.

"Terrence what is the matter with you!" Selma yelled.

"What? As Duncan's Principal I felt I should look into his family life, especially since he and Courtney have started...seeing each other. And it's a known fact Duncan's mother is what many would call a welfare queen. While Duncan's father...how about Duncan informs everyone where is father is?"

Duncan didn't respond he didn't think Terrence would go so low.

"Well are you going to tell us! If you don't I will!"

"My dad...he's in jail." Duncan said softly.

"Speak up I don't think we heard you!" Terrence demanded.

"I said my dad is in jail! There are you happy now?"

"Princess can't you see? He is no good for you! What do you think he will amount to in life? He's scum just like his parents! You need to date a boy with a future not one destined for failure!"

"Thanks for dinner." Duncan said before getting up and leaving the house.

"Duncan wait!" Courtney said as she chased after him. "Duncan stop please!"

Duncan stopped allowing his girlfriend to catch up with him, "I'm so sorry! He had no right treating you that way." Courtney told him.

"Yeah well...I just want to get out of here." Duncan said.

"Why didn't you tell me about your dad? Or your mom?" Courtney questioned.

"Because Courtney we've only been dating a month. And I didn't think it would be easy to tell you."

"Why would you think that?"

"Because how you live how your life is! It's exactly what I pictured it was you live in the nice house, with a white picket fence in a nice middle class suburb. The working dad and stay at home mom. While I live in a rundown apartment with an alcoholic mother and a father in jail! Lets face it your dad is right...it's only a matter of time before you dump me for some prep who is going to Harvard."

"Do you think all of this just because of my dad?"

"It's not just because of your dad I've always...I've always known this. Courtney your going places in life and you know it. Your probably going Harvard University or Yale. Me I have no idea what I want to do! I have no future."

"Duncan don't say that you can do anything!"

"Please..."

"I mean it! Let me help you."

"Help me? There is nothing you can do to help a person like me."

"Really? You're the guy that almost beat me to become Class President! You a guy that just came to the school a few weeks before the election!"

"Yeah well the only reason I wanted to win was so you would go out on a date with me."

"I don't care what your reasons were. That proves something you can do anything."

"Yeah...I guess your kind of right. And I would have won if you didn't beg me to drop out."

"I wouldn't say begged..."

"Courtney you begged."

"Okay, okay, I begged! But still you put your mind to something and you got results! So instead of feeling sorry for yourself. How about we figure out your future...together!"

"I think you got yourself a deal Miss. Sanders!"

"Then its a deal Mr. Clark! Now come on back inside there is no way I'm letting you walk home, in what the news has dubbed the Christmas blizzard of 2011 its freezing out here!"

"Alright. Lets go back inside I can tell your very cold." Duncan said with a grin.

"Duncan don't be a pervert!" Courtney demanded as the two went back inside.

I'd like to remind readers again the events of this story are currently taking place 2011.