Some drama free Christmas Fluff.


Bri POV

I let out a satisfied sigh when the decorators left my home. Christmas was now in full swing at the Hohrykova/Lowman residence. The tree was big and regal. Decorated in dark blues and silvers. The ornaments were a mix of everyones likes. Harleys for the guys and girly ornaments like hearts and Hello Kitty for us women. On top sat an angel. She looked out of place on the tree but I had to have her.

The baby monitor attached to my hip let me know the twins were starting to wake up. Smiley's wail drowning out Ricky's soft mews. I smiled to myself and headed to the kitchen to warm two bottles. They were no doubt in need for a feeding and a changing. I pulled open the fridge and grabbed two bottles and put them onto the bottle warmers that sat on the counter. I would have to thank Juice for them. They came in handy when I wasn't breastfeeding.

"Need help?" Monica stood in the kitchen doorway. Her hair on top of her head on a sloppy bun. She wore baggy basketball shorts and a tank top. She looked more like me everyday.

"Yeah." I smiled. "You want to help me feed them? I'll let you feed Smiley. The calm one."

"Yeah!" She jumped up and down. "You and Uncle Hap named them weird names."

"I know. Happy picked them both out though." I smiled. "Weird names for weird children."

"Who named me?" She blinked at me as I handed her a warm bottle.

"Your mom." I frowned. "She refused to give you a weird name. I said name her Natasha, but nah she said Monica."

We entered the room and Monica sat in Happy's rocker. The black chair with the airbrushed reaper looked out of place in the room but it was the only way he agreed to rock the babies. "I'm ready for Smiley."

I picked up the bundle of light green. Her eyes moving around the room as I placed her in Monica's arms. "Don't drop her, but if you do try to do it on the carpet."

She frowned. "I won't drop her. She's my sister! I love her."

"Aww." I smiled. "That's the truth." I picked up Ricky who was starting to wail like his little sister had been earlier. "No, no. I got your bottle."

I sat down in the chair and started to feed him. He was a greedy little guy. Always managing to drain his bottle. It was like he hadn't eaten two hours earlier.

"I love Christmas." Monica said. "I love the tree!"

"You think Uncle Hap and Koz will love it when they get back from their club?" I looked at her and she nodded.

"They will, we got Harleys all over the place and not too much glitter." She gave a single nod at the end of her statement.

"I'm excited for the party. Are you?" I looked down at my son. "Everyone is going to love you guys."

"Can they go outside?" She looked at me. "I want to show them our pond!"

"Nope, they're too young." I laughed. "Gotta wait a little longer."

The doorbells chimed and I frowned. I got up and gestured for Monica to stay where she was. I walked to the front door and checked the monitor. I rolled my eyes and pulled open the heavy door that Happy and Kozik had put in before I got home from the hospital.

"Hey Jax." I smiled. "What brings you all the way to Oakland?"

"Wanted to talk with you." He locked the door behind him. "You busy?"

"Just feeding the babies. I thought you had club business? Hap and Koz left to go to you." I sat on the sofa.

"We're all staking places out." He sat down. "What does it mean to be marked?"

I rolled my eyes. "You too?"

"Yeah." He nodded stiffly. "Handsome kid."

"Thank you." I smiled. "Being marked doesn't mean you'll die. It just means the mafia knows who you are and can grab, hurt, or kill you when they want. It never usually ends in death. I've been marked since I was nineteen."

"Alright." He stood.

"You coming tomorrow right?" I watched his movements.

"I don't think so." He shrugged. "The guys aren't accepting of the whole me and Nik thing."

I scoffed. "They are, they just finally can give their president a hard time and take advantage. You're in their club, just gotta take shit for a bit."

He smiled. "Then yeah I'll be there."

"Good. I'm crossing my fingers for an outlaw Christmas picture." I gave him a side hug. "Bye Jax."

"Later Bri." He smiled. "Bye little man."

I watched him leave and I armed the house once more before heading back to help Monica with the other baby. Maybe she'd wanna learn to change the dirty diapers for me.

#

"Bri." Happy rasped. "Our house can be seen from ten blocks down."

"Really?" I looked at him. "Christmas spirit and all that."

"Who did it?" He pulled me against him and brushed my hair out of my face. His dark eyes looking directly into my light eyes.

"I had a company do it. Did you love the tree?" I kissed his neck.

"Yeah I did." He smiled. "Sorry I left you all day with the babies."

"Monica helped." I smiled. Well she helped as much as an eight year old could help. When she was busy, I was stressing. Motherhood was proving to be as difficult as I thought it would be for me.

"You heading to bed soon?" He pulled off his shirt. "You look sleepy."

"I'm sleepy." I yawned. "Waiting until their next feeding is done."

"Bottles?" He asked as he pulled his boots then jeans off. Leaving him only in his boxers.

"Yes." I nodded. "Pumped earlier."

"Then I'll do it after my shower." He grabbed the monitor from the nightstand. "You sleep Bri, I got this."

"Alright. Wake me if you need help." I settled into the pillows. "I love you Killer."

"I love you too." He kissed my forehead. "Don't stress, I can feed and change my own kids."

SOASOASOA

Kozik POV

I walked up the path to the house with Giselle. The house was decorated for Christmas which made me smile. The lights were white and blue. The club's color.

"Wow." G said. "Bri outdid herself. Look at this place."

"She did." I nodded as I let us inside. "You never told me why we couldn't go to your place."

"Neighbors are having a party. I can never sleep through them." She shrugged. "Holy Christmas."

"Look babe." I pointed at the tree. "Harleys!"

"She really went all out with this place babe." She smiled.

"Yeah." I nodded. "You think there's presents in these? Or are they those fake ones?" I lifted up a white package and shook it.

"Bri will kill you if she see's you messing with shit." Happy appeared in the arch. "Spent big bucks to get this place looking festive as fuck."

"Omg." G said. "Can I hold her Hap?"

"Sure." He handed Smiley over to her. Her head adorned with a bow. "She's grumpy tonight. Won't go to sleep yet."

"She's gorgeous. Look at these dark eyes." She sat on the sofa with the baby. "She's gorgeous but I do not want one."

"Neither did we but we got two." He rasped.

"Where's your shirt?" I smacked him on the back.

"Couldn't put one on. They were hungry and I had to quiet them down. Bri is asleep and Moni too." He sighed. "Bri is already worn the fuck out."

"I bet." I said. "You think this party will go ok? Won't freak ma out?"

He frowned. "It'll be fine. As long as G and Nik stay separate."

"I won't go near her." G said. "I don't want to argue or fight anymore."

"Nah, we're still putting you two in the ring." He laughed. "To end it once and for all."

She looked at him. "Seriously?"

"Yeah." He held his arms out for the sleeping baby. "Get ready for fight night."

"Alright. Night Hap." She forced a smile.

"Night G, night Koz." He waved an arm.

"He's scary." She whispered. "He looks like he wants to kill me."

I laughed. "That's his natural look. He looks like he wants to kill everyone."

"Can we go to bed?" She looked at me as I placed the presents back down under the tree.

"Yeah." I nodded. "Let me bring the dogs in first." I walked to the back door and called for the dogs. Tacoma came bounding towards me first. Her tail wagging like crazy. Tosca came in slowly her tail wagging as she circled me.

"Tacoma is massive." G said.

"Yeah." I shook my head. "Thinking she's a werewolf or some shit. Let's go to sleep. Tomorrow is bound to be eventful."

I grabbed her hand and led her too the room. Cutting on the lights I watched as she looked around. "This is nicer then I remember it to be."

"Yeah." I rubbed my head. "That was the old room you're thinking of."

"Oh yeah." She smirked and quickly got undressed and slid into bed. I followed suit and turned off the main lights before climbing into bed with her. "You think Bri will really kill Natalie?"

"If she's smart she will." I rubbed her back. "Don't worry about what Bri does, she's a big girl, she knows what to do and all that."

"You're right." She yawned. "Goodnight babe."

"Night babe." I settled in and turned off the small bedside lamp. I closed my eyes and wondered just how shit would play out at the party tomorrow.

SOASOASOA

Happy POV

I rolled out of bed at the sound of Bri singing some stupid song to the twins in Russian. Her voice was soft and smooth and the babies seemed to be enjoying it because they weren't crying. I pulled on sweats and a shirt and walked out and to the nursery.

"Morning." I rubbed Bri's lower back. "You been up long?"

"Nope." She smiled at me. "They slept better last night. I should always let you feed them last."

I rubbed her sides. "I can't wait until we can have sex again."

"Me either. I'm so sexually frustrated." She shook her hair. "I think this is the longest we've gone without."

"Yup." I nodded.

"Thanks for not getting it in anywhere else." She wrapped her arms around my neck and smiled. "Means a lot."

"You know I love you. I ain't bout to fuck it up. Plus you blow me when you can. I can't complain." I laughed.

"True." She smirked. "Food, booze, and photographers should be arriving soon. Then we party."

"I don't know why you're taking this shit on." I looked at her. Taking the time to breathe in her scent. She no longer smelled like she did when we met. Now she smelled like bubblegum and flowers. A weird mix but it seemed to work for her.

"Because of Monica." She said. "I want her to know she has a family. I want her to know that even though we all yell and fight we still love each other at the end of the day. These big bad guys are her family now."

"I think she sees them as a buffet. Next she'll be crushing on Jax." I shook my head.

"Then her and Nik have to work that shit out." She laughed. "Babe, I know you don't really do big holidays, neither do I but now we got kids and they'll want Christmas."

"I don't gotta buy everyone presents?" I looked at her. "Your ring broke the bank."

"No, just Monica." She smiled. "And Ma and auntie."

"I can do that." I nodded. "You good right now? Any pain?"

"I got a pain in my neck. She's about four feet tall. Pretty curly hair." She laughed. "But no, I don't have pain in my coochie."

"The doctor swore you would." I shook my head.

"I want my old body back." She sighed. "Being fat is weird."

"You're almost the proper weight for your height now." I blinked at her.

"I'm like a hundred and fifty." She wrinkled up her nose.

"You look perfect. Just tighten your tummy and you'll be good. I may cry if you lose your jello jiggle." I smacked her ass.

"The jiggle." She sighed. "The jiggle needs to tighten up a bit."

"Whatever makes you happy baby." I looked at my kids. "You think their names are weird?"

"I think they're unexpected. They were Isaiah and Harley for awhile." She touched Smiley. "Even in her sleep she looks like she's plotting to kill."

"That's my girl." I smiled proudly. "My little killer."

"Let's get showered and dressed. We got like thirty minutes until they're crying again." She walked out of the room.

#

"Happy!" Ma trilled. "What a gorgeous home."

"Thanks." I hugged her. "The twins are in their room."

"My grandkids. I got them presents." She handed me a bag of wrapped presents. "Stick them under the tree and then take me to those babies."

"Where's your sister?" I looked at her. "She ditch us for her boyfriend again?"

"Yup!" She straightened out the presents. "She sent her love."

"Alright. Let's get you to the babies." I looped my arm through hers.

"Look at this place! It's like the houses in the movies." She poked her head into the kitchen. "She cook for you?"

"Yes." I nodded. "Ma you know Bri, she's a regular housewife."

"Making sure, I'll cook for you if I have to." She smiled as we walked into the nursery. "My babies!"

I watched her look into the crib that Bri had put both babies in for their nap. I moved closer and frowned. Bri had them dressed up. Aleric looked good in his suit and Smiley looked gorgeous and her dress.

"Look at them Hap." She wiped tears from her eyes. "I finally got grandchildren."

"That's Aleric and Alessandria." I smiled. "Ricky and Smiley."

"Oh thank God you didn't name her Harley." She smacked me. "I like those names. They're interesting."

"Hey, hey, hey." Monica poked her head in. "Uncle Hap, Auntie Bri said that the family is starting to arrive so make sure the door is unlocked."

"Who's she?" Ma asked as she looked at Monica.

"I'm Monica Hohrykova! Professional crafter and glitter enthusiast." Monica smiled. "Bri is my Auntie!"

"She's staying with us until I get tired of her." I laughed. "I'll be right back though. Don't annoy my ma. You think I'm mean, wait until you make her mad."

"Uncle Hap, I'm not going to make her mad. I promise!" She hugged my legs. "Oh look! Smiley has tights on like mine!"

"You're adorable." Ma said.

"You are too." She rocked her shoulders back and forth.

I rolled my eyes and jogged quickly to open the door. The family members all knew the code to the alarm so I just had to unlock the door so they could come on. On the way I got my picture taken and scowled.

"Hap!" Nik wrapped me into a hug. "Merry Ho Ho."

Jax rolled his eyes. "Hey man." He wiggled a bottle of Jack. "For the man of the house."

"Thanks." I took the bottle. "Make yourselves at home. You are the first here."

"Yo! Babe." Nik called. "Come check out this tree!"

"Better go before she yells louder." He laughed and walked past me.

"Hap!" The door opened and Lo sauntered in. "Merry Ho Ho." She laughed. "Is Nik here?"

"Yeah." I nodded. "In the living room with Jax."

"What's up?" The door opened again. "Merry Christmas."

"Hey Esai." I stepped back. "You guys are all on time."

"For once." He laughed. "This is my lady Belkys." The woman at his side smiled at me.

"Follow the voices to the living room." I rolled my eyes and walked away before I could be caught I'm more greetings. I loved the family but I just wanted away from the holiday cheer. My mind was on one thing and one thing alone. Killing Kukov.

SOASOASOA

Nik POV

"This tree is dope." I ran my fingers over the blue tinsel. "Isn't this your club color?"

"Yeah." Jax nodded. "It is. Look at the Harleys though." He plucked one off. "Almost looks like my Dyna."

"Hey love birds." Lo wrapped her arms around me. "Merry Ho Ho."

"Merry Ho Ho." I repeated. "Where's our third Ho?"

"Merry Ho Ho Ho." Les came into the room. "This place is dope as fuck. The lights on the front make it look like it's snowing."

"Jax, that's Les." I pointed at the blonde.

"I remember her. Tara said we fucked." He chuckled.

"Yeah." She nodded. "That didn't work out well did it?"

"Look at this." Bri said. "My family."

"All hail the queen!" Esai shouted.

"Oh you're too kind." She hugged him. "Food is in the kitchen if you guys are hungry. Ignore the photographers."

"Where are the babies?" I asked. "I need to love on them."

"In the nursery with Hap's ma." She smiled. "Monica is in there too."

"I'll get food first. I didn't think everyone would show up." I laughed. "Where's Juice and his daughter?"

"Oh." She shrugged. "There they are."

I glared at Natalie as she walked in next to Juice who was pushing Luna in a pink stroller. "Look at her. The nerve."

"Don't kill her." She hissed. "That's my job."

"Should have done it already." I hissed right back.

"I need her, to lead me to a Kukov safe house." She shrugged. "That's where I cut Bushy off."

"Smile." I gritted as the photographer snapped a picture. "I want a copy of that."

"Of course." She laughed. "Don't be tense. It's a holiday party. Eat, drink, and be merry."

"I will." I smiled.

"Wait until you guys see the surprise I have in store." She waved and walked off. "You're going to freak!"

"I bet." I followed her out to the kitchen to grab a beer for Jax and a soda for me. "You outdid yourself."

"I know." She shrugged. "Go mingle. I'm going to find my Grinch."

#

Someone had indeed spiked the egg nog. There was a house full of adults and we were all in a heated game of drunken Simon says. Christmas music filled the background as Happy's Mom expertly called out demands.

"Simon says touch your nose." She laughed. "Jump up and down!"

Natalie jumped when no one else did.

"You're out!" She smiled. "Go join Hap and Bri."

"Damn." Natalie muttered. "I wanted that prize."

"Simon says follow Monica out to the back yard." She said.

We all looked at each other and followed her out.

"Omg!" Monica yelled. "It's snowing! Look at it!"

"Holy shit." I scoffed. "It is snowing. I'm making a snow angel." I pushed through Kozik and Tig who had tagged along with him and Giselle.

"This is perfect." Bri followed me to lay in the snow. "I knew you guys would love it."

"It's real." I sighed. "Wet and everything, omg." I rolled a snowball and tossed it at Jax. It hit him and the back and he ran towards me.

"You're gonna get it darlin'." He picked up snow and chucked it at me but hit Bri instead.

"Ha! Missed me sucker!" I yelled and sprinted off to hide behind the decorations.

"Nik!" He yelled out. "Can't hide forever babe."

"Can too." I jumped on his back and we fell to the snow in a fit of giggles. "Can you believe she did this?"

"My boys would have loved this." He mused as we sat up.

"I bet. You can always bag up some and take to them." I smiled. "It'll be cool I think. I don't know."

"She always this over the top?" He waved an arm around.

"Never. Most over the top thing she does is buy a car." I laughed. "This was a special treat. To remind us to be a family, to take a break from the outlaw life. She did good, look at all of us. Rolling around in this snow and playing games. No arguments. Shit, even Happy is enjoying it."

"Yeah. Sometimes we need to take a break from it all. Usually we have dinner at my mom's." He sighed. "I wish I could bring you to that."

"Don't even stress it. I'm not club family yet." I laughed. "Do you wanna build a snowman?"

"Yeah." He stood. "Gotta beat Koz and Giselle."

"Oh hell yeah." I hopped up. "Those blondes are going down! Omg Bri! I'm Elsa and you're Anna!"

"Then get it ice queen!" She yelled at me. "I gotta get inside to check on the babies."

"Olaf." I nodded. "We're building Olaf, you've seen frozen right?"

"Nope." He shook his head. "Sounds like a girly movie."

"It is." I laughed. "But it's a Disney movie so it's cool."

SOASOASOA

Juice POV

The last time I spent Christmas with Bri was when we were seventeen. It was extravagant and I had to wear a suit but this party seemed to top that. We were having fun and being carefree. The drinks, food, games and snow. The snow, that reminded me of home. It was cold and slushy.

"Lu." I held her close to me. "Look at what the intense Lowmans did. Made a winter wonderland in Oakland. This is magical." She cooed and looked around. "Everyone is having fun."

"Look at this shit." Tig appeared. "Fucking awesome. Look at that dog! Look at it!"

"That's Bri's dog Tacoma." I smiled. "Who invited you?"

"Kozik." He shrugged. "Glad I didn't skip out on it. Food, booze, and snow."

"No Christmas pussy?" I asked.

"Later." He kissed the top of my head. "You think that dog could pull me on that sled?"

"Yes." I laughed. "She's a sledding dog, I think. Huskies are made to do that I think."

He walked off without another word. His whistle piercing through the air as Tacoma went running towards him. Her tail wagging rapidly.

"Lu, Uncle Tig is crazy." I said. "Hey baby."

"That shit is cold." Natalie rubbed up against me. "My shoulders are starting to hurt."

"We can leave." I said.

"Nah." She smiled. "I'll hold her, you go play in the snow."

"Thanks." I handed her Luna. "I won't take forever."

"Take however long you want to." She smiled. "I'm going inside to feed her."

I ran over to Kozik and Tig who had set up a sled dog race. Tosca versus Tacoma. I smiled and watched as the dogs try to pull both large men on the plastic sleds. Tacoma was admittedly stronger than Tosca.

"Bullshit." Kozik laughed as he fell backwards into the snow. "Bri's dog is not stronger than mine!"

"She is!" Tig laughed. "Give it up brother, you lost."

"You want to try?" Kozik asked me.

"Nope." I laughed. "I want to watch."

"This Christmas shits on Gemma's Christmas dinner parties." He said. "Gemma never made it snow."

"I want this dog." Tig came back over carrying Tacoma in his arms like she was a baby. "She's fond of me."

"Bri would kill you if you take her dog." I laughed. "That's her first kid."

"Tacoma is mine." Kozik said. "I stole her from Bri."

"You owe me." Tig set Tacoma down. "She's coming with me."

"Present time!" Nik yelled.

We all reluctantly filed in the house. Careful to stay on the plastic runner that I hadn't realized was there earlier. We all sat on the sofas.

"This party has been fun." Bri smiled, she held her daughter in her arms. "I have presents for you all, so find the box with your name on it and open it now or later. Just don't regift, because I'll know."

I waited and grabbed my present and Natalie's last. I sat with her and Luna on the corner and tore open the paper. I lifted off the top and looked inside. It was a ring. A gorgeous ring with a weird crest on it that I hadn't seen before. I looked around and the other guys had the same except for Tig who had gotten a throw away gift that Bri must had scraped together last minute.

"It's our family crest." Bri smiled. "Wear it proudly."

"Merry Christmas." Nik hugged her and Smiley.

"Yeah, Merry Christmas." Bri laughed. "Now, if you don't mind, I got mommy things to handle. Feel free to stay, leave, take leftover liquor because I don't need it and Happy hates vodka."

Everyone gave her hugs and kisses. "This is the best Christmas party ever." Natalie said to her.

"Yeah." Bri nodded. "Best party ever. Night guys."