December 25, 2011

Bri adjusted her gold maxi skirt one last time as she looked around the spacious dining room and family room combo. A smile on her face as the sound of chatter and laughter flooded her ears, making her even more happy that she was sharing and making memories with her family on Christmas. The presents had been opened earlier, followed by a trip to the local ice rink, now they were being lazy, waiting for the arrival of the last guests so they could begin their little dinner party. "I'm excited for this."

Juice nodded and smiled at the brunette as he fooled with his watch. "This has been the best Christmas ever babe."

"It really has been." She nodded and grinned. "I'm glad you're here with us. I'm thankful that you didn't need to be anywhere else." She hugged him, slipping her hands into his back pockets. "I can't wait until Jacey, Happy, Cam and Jax get here. They have presents under the tree that they need to open."

"I can't believe you bought Jax and Happy presents. What'd you get them anyways." He shook his head. "Huh?"

"I got Happy this dope custom sketchbook, a bottle of the best tequila and scotch I could locate and a box of lovely Cuban cigars." Bri shrugged. "I got Jax a bottle of Scotch and this cool flannel shirt that I saw. What? It reminded me of him."

Juice nodded. "How do you even know Jax's size?"

"Because he used to spend the night here. I also spent the night with him, I've also done his laundry." She shrugged. "It was during that whole wild child phase when we first saw each other again. Don't worry, I only have eyes for you."

"I believe you." He smiled at her, squeezing her hips as he caught her lips in a soft kiss, as the doorbell began to chime. "I think your guests are here."

"I believe so." Bri smiled and kissed the man one last time before pulling away from him and moving towards the door, pausing to check her reflection in the large mirror in the entry way. She tugged on the front of her tanktop, making sure she was showing enough of her cleavage and tattoos but was still appropriate. She reached forward and pulled open the door. "Hello other family!"

Jacey walked to Bri, wrapping her arms around the brunette as she kissed Bri's head. "Merry Christmas, my love! How has it been for you?" She smiled widely.

"Amazing! Did you see my present sitting in the driveway!? Not that I needed another car but who cares." Bri laughed. "How has your day been? I still have presents for you guys under the tree. You can open them now or after dinner."

The blonde looked back and smiled. "That's ok, for being pregnant with a boy, I got double the massive gifts this year." She laughed. "I wholeheartedly support whoever got it for you."

"It was a gift from Frey and Igor. You should see the interior, it's amazing, white leather. It's sexy as hell." Bri smiled. "Look at you Cam, you look gorgeous. You can grab your present from under the tree if you want. I think Moni and Javi are in there playing with this train set Aleksandr got them."

The tiny blonde shook her head, reaching out for Bri. "I wanna stay with you, B! I missed you so much! Where've you been?"

"I've been here, opening presents with the family." Bri lifted up her niece and smiled. "I won't let you out of my sights, not at all. It's B and C for the rest of the night. I'm not even gonna give you back to your parents, or your big headed uncle Jax!"

Jax flipped the brunette off. "You love my big head, shut up, Princess." He smirked at her, kissing her head. "Merry Christmas, Bri."

"Merry Christmas Jax." She smiled. "I do fancy your head, it's lovely."

Jacey shook her head, flicking Jax's head. "Shut up, you're gross. Come on, show me the snack table. Me and your next child are hungry again."

"It's right in the dining room. Elijah made his world famous chewy brownies and made some fudge balls as well." Bri smiled at her best friend. "Happy, you're not even gonna say hi or speak? Moni probably wants to see you. She got you a gift."

The man shrugged his shoulders. "Waiting for you to shush to greet you." He smirked, throwing his arm over her shoulders. "How ya been, priss?"

"I've been good. Better than a few weeks ago." Bri smiled up at him. "What about you?"

He smiled, nodding. "I'm amazing, thanks for asking… What'd you get me this year?"

"Things." She nodded. "I think you're gonna love 'em. They're not fur and they're pretty practical for you."

Happy rolled his eyes. "You so got me shit for her, didn't you?" He smirked, his dark eyes on Jacey as she hugged Aleksandr. "Ridiculous…. right Cam?"

"No. I got you items that are for you." Bri smiled. "They're practical for you, not her."

He nodded his head. "We've got all your gifts in the car… You can get them back after Jacey tells you everything she needs to tell you. Her words, not mine." He shrugged.

"I'm excited." Bri nodded as they walked into the dining room. "We'll be setting out dinner soon, don't let Jacey get full off of fudge."

Happy shook his head. "There is no getting full for her. She's just eating everything and doesn't care. I'm letting her binge on whatever she pleases. She'll probably go for seconds the moment she's done with her first plate. Mama loves food right now."

"Feeding that Sasquatch!" She smiled. "Ugh, she's gonna be all filled out after the baby, even more so than now. It'll be perfect."

Happy shrugged. "She's always perfect… love her all the same." He nodded his head, his dark eyes following Jacey as she found her way to the kitchen. "Go talk to her, I'm going to find my kid."

"Jacey." Bri poked her friend's belly and smiled. "How's the Sasquatch treating you? Besides wanting you to eat a lot."

The blonde shrugged. "We have a good time together, he's much better than Camryn. She's a feisty thing, he's so sweet and wonderful." She smiled.

"Mama's boy already! That's perfect." She nodded. "I'm glad you guys could come over for dinner. I love when the whole family interacts."

Jacey nodded, smiling widely. "I have to tell you something though…" She sighed. "It's super important and great and I've been dying to tell you."

"What is it!? Tell me, tell me!" Bri grinned and nodded. "Right now."

Jacey smiled, pulling Bri to her. "Remember those two presents I told you about?"

"Yeah, I remember." The brunette nodded slowly and smiled.

She smiled. "Ok, one of those presents is in the garage… the other, well, it's…" She held out her left hand, smiling at her best friend.

"Holy shit! He proposed! Oh. My. God! You're getting married!" Bri pulled her friend into a hug, mindful of the blonde's belly. "Congratulations babe! I told you it'd happen. I'm so happy for you right now!"

Jacey nodded eagerly, looking down at the gorgeous ring. "Took me to Malibu... That's what last night was about! It was so cute and perfect, my baby is so adorable and sweet!" She laughed. "We stayed on the beach for a little bit before we went back home, took a shower or three then me and Cam spent the rest of the night trying not to eat Santa's cookies. We almost failed." She laughed.

"It's gorgeous! I'm excited for you sis!" Bri smiled and hugged the blonde again. "I knew that man had it in him. I'm happy for you both, like .God. You're getting a last name change and the happily ever after you both deserve. This is just amazing Jacey!"

The blonde started laughing again. "B! Stop for a second... I'm engaged with babies! Enough said right there..." She shook her head. "You should've seen how cute he was... Oh my god, I can't help but smile like an idiot every time i see him."

Bri nodded. "I'm relaxed, I'm just happy and excited for you and your family."

"I can't even believe it... I'm getting married!" Jacey smiled again, nodding her head. "I was hate it so much if he never stepped up!"

"He's a great man Jacey. I knew he'd step up and marry your stubborn ass." Bri smiled. "So happy. What a memorable holiday season for you guys babe!"

She smiled, nodding again. "He's perfect and I'm so glad it's him. Listen to me!" She laughed. "Oh whatever, I love him a lot." She looked at her stomach. "I mean clearly, right?" She laughed at her sister. "How was your Christmas? How did the kids like everything?"

"It was good. The kids loved everything, the suits loved everything. It's been a successful holiday." Bri smiled and nodded. "Just hoping everything stays good."

Jacey smiled, nodding her head. "As long as Camryn doesn't leave Javi halfway through this to find a suit to lay all over and share stories with, I think we could be ok tonight." She shrugged.

"She has enough suits to choose from, that's for sure." The brunette nodded. "It'll be good."

The blonde shrugged. "My child loves her boys... What can I say?" She laughed.

"My child is pushing the suits away for some reason." Bri shook her head. "You know she started calling your fiance, Happy again?"

Jacey frowned. "Why? What's going on? Hope he doesn't hear that... That's his baby."

"She's working through her abandonment issues. She thinks if he leaves again, and she's not calling him dad that it'll hurt less… She had the most heartbreaking talk with Elijah, like he was heartbroken and almost cried. You know how it takes to make that man that emotional?" Bri shook her head. "We're getting her through it though."

The blonde sighed. "My poor love... You know this is technically on me right? They both left because of me." She covered her face. "I'm sorry B!"

Bri pulled Jacey into a hug and shook her head. "It's not your fault. I don't think any of us would have ever thought it'd affect her so much. We're working through it. I've been through it. Elijah, Igor and my dad went through it with me. So, it'll pass."

"She has to know we're not going anywhere again. She's stuck with that man for life now. You don't even want to know how bad off he was for the time we were in Tacoma. We were all bad off but we needed to stay so we did what we could. He missed her so much though, that's his baby... He's not leaving her again." Jacey whispered.

Bri nodded. "I hope she'll realize that you guys aren't going anywhere… I told her to talk to him if it keeps bugging her. Ya know? I'm so gonna hide half of these snacks."

"We're not going anywhere ever again. We only left to better ourselves and that was a little before she picked up on this dad thing but even more so, doesn't make it any better. I'm sorry, B..." She shook her head. "Wait what? No! Me and the baby love them!"

"I know that. I'm glad you guys took that time to work on yourselves and your family dynamic. You guys came back stronger than ever. I'm happy about it. I know she'll understand that eventually, she's nine. No matter how much our little Moni acts at least twice her age, she's just a confused kid the other ten percent of the time." Bri smiled. "You see the ones with suits, Audis and ties? Elijah decorated them. Next year your family is gonna join in on the decorating shenanigans."

Jacey nodded, smiling. "She's like our age and it's scary just how much she reminds me of us." She looked down at the cookies and laughed. "Oh my god... That man is a mess. But they're cute... Oh I'm sorry, don't you know? We're gonna be stuck together forever, no matter what. My fiancé is the father of your daughter and your son is in love with my baby." She grinned, wrapping her arms around her sister.

"Did you see her hair and nails? Manicure and colored extensions, Hap will probably freak but it made her feel better about the situation." Bri nodded. "I'm happy to be stuck with you forever. Wouldn't have it any other way but can you imagine the mess that'll happen when Cam and Monica are like 'we're sisters' then everyone is gonna think Javi is her brother. It's gonna be a shit storm."

Jacey rolled her eyes. "He can go fly a kite... If she's happy then he needs to be. Mean ass. Go back... Forget the whole Javi shit storm. Moni and Cam, sisters, together, in Oakland." She shook her head, smiling. "We are so fucked."

"Which one is gonna fuck us over and piss Happy off the most? I think it'll be Monica probably." The brunette smirked. "She'll probably take after me."

The blonde nodded. "Cam will be with Javi, probably on MTV." She laughed. "God I hope not... Monica's gonna be all over the world causing Hap strokes and heart attacks."

"16 & pregnant?" Bri laughed and shook her head. "He better hide her passport."

Jacey nodded, laughing. "Yes! We're going to be grandmothers at like forty five." She nodded again. "He's gonna lock them both up in the basement."

"No. I don't wanna be a grandma that early. I'd bury them both." She shook her head. "No early pregnancies for them. I want them to be better than us."

The blonde shrugged, grabbing a cookie. "Wonder if they'll even end up together... They could be like those people that don't realize they love each other." She frowned. "I'd have to interfere."

"They'll end up together." Bri smiled. "If not by 18 then we'll step in."

Jacey nodded, smiling as Bri started pulling her into the family room. "I support that. Hap might not but he can just cry about it."

"Well, look at Moni and Hap, they look like they're enjoying themselves." Bri smiled. "Hap will warm up to the idea of Cam and Javi by the time they're forty."

Jacey smiled, cocking an eyebrow as her blue eyes landed on Cam bouncing on the couch beside Frey. "What drugs did they give her?" She laughed.

"He probably slipped her a cookie." Bri chuckled. "That icing hit her hard."

Jacey shrugged. "Look at her, she's so hyper... She's never been hyper. She's barely talkative." She shook her head. "Frey, love of mine, what'd you do to my child?!" She moved to the man, rubbing her belly.

Frey chuckled. "I did nothing. I told her hello and asked her how she was."

"Uh huh, no drugs, wait for her sixteenth birthday." She laughed, bending down to hug the man. "Merry Christmas. How was it for you?"

"I won't let her smoke anything until sixteen then." Frey smirked. "It was good, I enjoyed myself. I got this new watch from Bri. How's your day treating you?"

The blonde smiled, shaking her head. "That's great, it's great… Best Christmas ever, plus she's enjoying herself thoroughly. Everything she's asked for this entire year was under the tree for her." Jacey nodded her head. "It's been a good one."

"Well, that's great! The princess deserved it all." Frey smiled. "It's all perfect. I think Monica got everything on her list as well."

Jacey nodded, grabbing Camryn and settling her on her side. "Babe! You're making Frey sick, love on him and go aggravate your Iggy." She laughed.

"I wanna love on Monica!" Camryn smiled. "She is in a mood though! Javi said so!"

Jacey turned a little, her eyes looking for Monica, landing on the little girl as Happy pulled her into his lap, whispering to her. "She's just not feeling good, baby, your daddy is gonna fix her up though so you can either stay with me or find a suit, huh?"

"Where's Anfy?" The tiny blonde smiled. "I wanna see Anfy, then my Iggy!"

The blonde looked between her daughter and Frey. "I can't believe you're just trading me in for those guys. I'm heartbroken right now." She set Camryn on the floor. "Go get him, babe."

"It's alright, Javi does the same thing to me." Bri smiled at her best friend.

The blonde shrugged. "It's ok though, she can have them and they can have her. She's drugged out right now." She laughed.

"She's swapped energy levels with Javier." The brunette laughed. "Come on love, let me give you your present. I think you're gonna die. Think back to the first night you slept over at my place. That's your only hint… You saw it and loved it but it took me until now to find it."

Jacey rolled her eyes. "I swear if you got me that hoodie I loved and possibly threw up in, I'm killing you." She laughed, poking her belly as she walked with Bri. She looked back at Happy and smiled at him. "What's gonna happen when she's too big to fit in his lap like that?"

"I mean, that hoodie was everything." She chuckled. "I think she'll still find a way to be all over him like that. She probably won't be taller than me, so she's good."

The blonde smirked, shaking her head. "I want it back, right now!" She looked back again and shook her head. "She's gonna be so tiny and little, I'm gonna love it."

"It's in the bag with the other present." Bri smirked. "I'm gonna love it as well… My little baby girl. Ugh, she's such a daddy's girl, like never saw that coming."

Jacey shrugged. "I don't believe your shit right now, to be honest." She looked at Bri. "You should've, you clearly how attached she became to his mean ass the moment she saw him."

"I think you need to open the present… I know! I thought it was going to be a phase though, up until trying to get her to leave and she refused it until he agreed to walk her out." Bri sighed. "It's good though."

Jacey slowly opened the present and pulled the hoodie they were discussing out first. "Oh my god, you ass! You hid it from me!" She laughed before she pulled the brunette into her arms. "Aw, babe!"

"No! I didn't hide it. You know where I found it? In the storage at the townhouse I had when we first talked before this Fortress." Bri hugged her sister and smiled. "The hoodie was your life, like every time after a long night out, the next morning you'd be in that thing, drinking coffee."

The blonde smiled, nodding her head. "Coping mechanism with the crazy shit we did the night before." She laughed. "Your present is at home!"

"Open the rest of it! It's the other thing that you loved so much." Bri smiled and nodded. "I'm excited for my present!"

Jacey smiled, pulling a box out of the smaller bag and looked up at Bri. "You propose to me too?" She cocked an eyebrow at her sister.

"Oh, you know. I was gonna but happily Happy beat me to it." The brunette smirked. "Open it!"

Jacey rolled her eyes. "That ass! I was hoping you could beat him!" She opened the box and eyed the content. "Holy hell, babeeee! This is gorgeous!"

"I knew you'd love it! If I had known about that huge ass rock on your finger though, I would have gotten you something less flashy." Bri smiled.

The blonde shook her head. "It's so gorgeous, I do love it babe! Although I don't know if my gift even compares to yours!"

"I'm gonna love whatever you have for me." She smiled and nodded. "You always give me the best presents."

Jacey shrugged. "Well, it's not something you can wear, that's for sure."

"I'm even more intrigued now." Bri nodded. "Super intrigued."

The blonde smiled again. "We can go over after dinner and see what it is. Javi is going to love his present, I'm not sure about Monica though." She shrugged.

"More dinos for Javi baby?" Bri smiled. "I'm sure she'll love it."

"And his own Benz." She shrugged. "I went beyond overboard for Christmas this year."

"My spending habits have finally rubbed off on you!" The brunette clapped her hands together. "Yay!"

Jacey smirked, nodding her head. "Javi has a power wheels Benz, not the real deal yet. Monica has a gym in the house, equipped for her gymnastics. He got a little out of hand, himself." She shrugged.

"So, you're just gonna steal my daughter from me? She's never gonna leave your house now." Bri laughed and shook her head. "I'm so corrupting you guys. It's precious."

She shrugged again. "That's so not my doing, that's your lover from that one night stand you had." She laughed, shaking her head. "He painted a giant ass M on one of the walls… He wanted to do her initials but was unsure what to do."

"Most amazing one night stand ever." Bri laughed and shook her head. "I think it'll be MEL, after they have that much needed talk."

Jacey nodded. "Oh trust me, I'm sure it was." She grinned, nodding her head. "I need them to do that, he's been so sad without his dose of Monica."

"I need them to talk too… I want her to realize he's not gonna leave her again." She sighed. "You ready for some actual food? We got a Christmas ham."

Jacey groaned. "We already decided when we confirmed the pregnancy that we wanted to be in Oakland for life." She nodded her head, smiling. "How many did you get? Because realistically, I want the whole thing. Me and the fatty want to tagteam it."

"For a moment, I was thinking of moving down to LA for like full time work, then I decided against it when we left Tacoma." Bri smiled. "We have two of them. One is never enough with those men in there."

The blonde nodded her head, catching Frey by the arm as he started to walk by her. "Future fiance, don't touch my ham! Me and Sasquatch called dibs!"

"I'm going in for the chicken and turkey. You can keep the ham." Frey smirked at the blonde. "I think someone already beat me to popping the question… That ring though." He winked at her and grinned. "Congratulations."

Jacey waved the man off. "There's still time, you could always interrupt the wedding!" She laughed, nodding her head, looking at the ring. "He did good, huh? Thanks, babe!"

"Yes, he did very good. I've also won a bet." Frey smiled. "I knew he was gonna pop the question before the year's end."

The blonde shook her head. "You guys are jerks… I was convinced I was forever just the baby mama." She laughed.

"We have to entertain ourselves around here somehow." He shrugged. "You two make that easy."

Jacey rolled her eyes. "Who was in on this? I thought my child was good enough to entertain you fools." She smirked up at the man.

"All of us." Frey smiled. "You should see how many bets we actually have going."

Jacey stuck her tongue out at the man. "Please, clue me in on what else you have going…"

"Oh, I cannot tell you until the next bet is over." He shrugged. "Sorry about it Jacey."

She shook her head. "And to think I was gonna run off to Vegas with you in June!" She groaned. "Bri, babe, just kick him out of dinner and send him to his room."

Bri laughed and shook her head. "They've got a running bet on if Juice and I will last… I know that much for sure. They're buttheads like that."

"Oh yeah I'm so over you guys... You're banned from the hospital room. Especially you, I thought we were getting engaged!" Jacey huffed playfully. "Go get in your own relationships and make bets, smartasses!"

"We're betting on ourselves too… Trying to figure out how long it'll be until Igor gets married or a mini Elijah comes along." Frey poked Jacey's belly. "I'll be in that delivery room… That's my new partner you're toting around."

Jacey shook her head. "Yeah right... Camryn will not put up with someone else coming along for Igor. Have you met that girl? Sharing doesn't happen." She smirked. "Fine, you'll have your chipper ass up by my face and nowhere else."

"Igor better hear this. No girlfriend or wife for him." Frey smiled. "I'll be by your face, seeing childbirth isn't my thing."

The blonde shrugged. "She'll have a to be special anyway... To deal with this huge ass family." She smiled. "Good choice... I could never look at you the same if you saw me give birth."

"Most definitely." He nodded and smiled. "I'm gonna go grab some cookies, keep your eyes on Bri. I don't need her sneaking off… We still got a surprise for her."

Jacey shook her head, smirking at the man as she walked into the dining room and found her seat by Happy. "What'd you do with Camryn?" She kissed his cheek. "And you talk about my eating habits... Yeah whatever."

"I lost her to Igor." Happy shrugged. "I need to eat like this to maintain my energy."

The blonde rolled her eyes. "Yeah right... You've got plenty, babe." She shrugged, looking around the table for Igor and Camryn. "Is she actually eating ham? She hates ham."

"He probably bribed her." He shook his head. "She never does that for us… She usually refuses to try new things."

Jacey rolled her eyes. "Because you just give in... 'It's ok princess we don't have to eat it. Let's get some cookies and pop tarts.' Yeah, daddy, I know everything." She shook her head.

"Well, shit." He smirked and nodded. "It's good she's broadening her horizons here then. I would have given up after the first three attempts."

Jacey shook her head. "I need to get her to start eating the way she is right now. Her eating habits are basically whatever she thinks is pretty..." She looked to her side to see Frey and she scoffed. "Why didn't you fix my plate? Worst future fiancé ever."

"Bri is fixing you a plate." Frey smiled and nodded. "I told her to put some extra ham on it for the baby."

The blonde shrugged, smiling. "I can't help it… He likes food, it's his best friend." She looked up at the sound of Camryn giggling and smiled again. "When did she get so attached to him?" She pointed to Camryn, sitting with Aleksandr.

"The moment she found out that's her Aunt B's dad." He smiled before placing a plate of food in front of Jacey. "See, Bri hooked you and the kid up."

Jacey looked down at the plate and sighed. "Holy shit I'm feeding two, not twenty!" She laughed. "It looks so perfect though, oh my god."

"See, I can cook when I wanna." Bri smiled across the table at her sister. "I see my tiny blondie stole my dad from me. History repeating itself huh Jacey! First time you met him, you two were instantly all buddied up and I was the outcast." She laughed and shook her head.

Jacey shook her head. "I didn't cosign on this, I thought she was all about Igor and Anthony, not him too." She laughed. "That girl is a man stealer, that's for sure."

"I thought Anthony was her boyfriend… Even though he's dating the other blonde, who's around here somewhere." The brunette nodded. "Did Juice show you his bowtie? He and Javi made it, it lights up."

Camryn looked up, gasping. "WHAT?!" She furrowed her brow, looking at Bri. "I heard that, Aunt B! Where's Anfony!?"

"Yes! I knew I'd get her attention." Bri smirked. "He's in the kitchen with Kaia and Nik."

The little blonde poked her lip out and started crawling out of Aleksandr's lap, reaching out for Igor. "I don't like him anymore… I don't want to be friends with him anymore!"

"You don't like Aleksandr or you don't like Anthony?" Igor looked at the little girl.

Camryn wrapped her arms around herself and looked down at the floor. "Mean Anfony… He's not nice."

"Oh yeah, he's mean. Do you want me to beat him up for you my dear?" Igor hugged Camryn and sighed. "You want me to beat up the other blonde too? I'll shave her head."

The little blonde shook her head. "No, he gets no more of my 'tention." She shook her head again, looking up at Igor. "Is Niki the other blonde? Who's Kaia? Is she the other blonde?!"

"No, the other blonde is Petra, she doesn't mean too much to him. Kaia is not blonde, she's a brunette like Moni and B." Igor nodded. "Someone find Petra! Cam needs to beat that chick up. Huh Cam?"

Camryn shook her head. "Is Kaia B's sister too like Niki? Where's Niki? I want my Niki… She'll help me take the stupid blonde!" She huffed.

"If you say my name I shall appear." Nik walked into the dining room and smiled. "What's up Camryn? Who's the stupid blonde? You talking about the blonde Igor has a crush on? Kaia isn't B's sister, she's Elijah's girlfriend."

The little girl reached for Nik and huffed. "This house is just full of people that don't like me! I wanna go home, Niki… Plus Eli is here and he's the number one hater!" She whispered, resting her head on Nik's shoulder.

"What's this about me being the number one hater?" Elijah tapped Camryn's forehead and smiled. "I should just take this gift back to the store then yeah?"

The little blonde turned her head, her blue eyes on the man. "Iggy has told me all about the hate you have for me…" She poked her lip out. "I don't care though, my daddy said that I shouldn't be friends with anyone that doesn't want to be friends with me!"

"Well, I'll be…" Elijah shoved the gift into his pocket and shook his head. "First time in my life that I'm being treated as the villain." He shrugged before looking at Bri. "I'm gonna take Kaia home, I'll be back in a hour." He kissed Bri's head. "Enjoy your dinner guys."

Camryn poked at Nik's cheeks. "What's wrong with him? I just told him what I was told?" She shrugged, training her blue eyes on the man leaving the room.

"He needs some time to himself." Nik nodded. "He'll be back later."

Camryn shook her head. "But it's Christmas… you're supposed to be with family on Christmas." She kept her eyes on Elijah as best she could.

"He has to take Kaia home to her family then he'll be back here with this family." The blonde smiled.

Cam started to respond only to stop when she heard Happy clear his throat and she looked back at him. "Don't be rude, daddy, you're at the table…" She shook her head. "Mommy needs to teach you manners, huh?"

"Oh goodness." Nik shook her head. "What're manners?" She smiled at the tiny blonde in her arms. "Tell me!"

Cam shook her head, her blue eyes turning to look at Nik. "She hasn't taught you either? Oh no! Mommy! You're not doing your job... " She looked back at Happy and Jacey. "Why does daddy look mad? Is he gonna be a meanie face again?"

"You're not using your manners Cam." Jacey shook her head. "Gotta be nice to your dad."

The little girl shook her head. "I am so! I always use my manners. Iggy says no manners means meanie face!"

"That is true." igor nodded. "He'll use them."

Camryn poked Nik's cheeks again. "Niki, go beat up Poptart… Or whatever her name is."

"Petra?" Nikola smiled. "I'll go beat her butt, right now."

The tiny blonde nodded. "She stole my boyfriend... Mommy what's that name you and aunt B called Uncle Opie's new friend?!" She turned around, looking at her mother.

"Lyla." Jacey smiled at her daughter. "That's what we called her."

Happy covered his face. "Sounds similar to liar, huh?" He mumbled, shaking his head. "You two are gonna get her in so much trouble when she starts school, I swear."

"Don't look at me." Bri shook her head. "I'm an innocent bystander."

Camryn shook her head, looking at Nik. "She called her a word that starts with an S." She shrugged. "Daddy has that look on his face... I can't tell you what it is." She whispered.

"I think B and J are gonna get put in timeout by your dad." Nik shook her head. "You still wanna eat dinner or do you wanna come hang out in the kitchen with me and let me paint your nails babe?"

Jacey shook her head. "What's she got left on her plate?"

"Green beans." Nik smiled at Jacey. "I don't even eat the things."

Jacey nodded. "What all did you put on her plate, Igor?"

"Ham, chicken, some corn, carrots, potatoes, biscuit… Basically a little of everything that we have sitting out." Igor smiled. "She was my princess and ate it all like a big girl."

Happy smirked, nodding. "Go ahead then, Nik, she seems to have eaten good enough." He looked at Jacey and shrugged. "Just no dessert yet."

"Ahh yeahh, come on princess Camryn, it's manicure time." Nik smiled at the couple. "I'll bring her back when we're done. I promise." She nodded as she moved out of the dining room.

Jacey shook her head, looking at Bri. "I'm sorry, babe." She sighed, picking up her glass of water and taking a swig of it. "She's a damn little mess…"

Bri smiled and shrugged. "I love her so much… This has been the best Christmas dinner ever. She chased off Elijah, wants Nik to beat up a 'Petra', knows what we call Lyla, man, can this get any better? All I need now is my baby Monica to get into one of her cute little moods."

"Ok, first, I don't know how she chased him off… I'm going to beat Anthony up for making my child sad though." Jacey laughed. "We've got to learn to watch our words around that girl, she's such a little snitch to Hap… Where is Monica now? I haven't even gotten a hug out of her yet and that's making me horribly sad."

"I'm right here." Monica looked at her aunt as she popped up on the other side of the table. "I'm sad. 'Lijah left me."

Jacey turned her attention onto her niece and smiled. "Come here, love, help me and the baby to the bathroom." She stood up.

"I don't wanna help." Monica shook her head and rolled underneath the table. "I'm gonna be under here, contemplating my existence. Whatever that may mean!"

The blonde nodded her head slowly. "I'll be back, then I'm going to check on Camryn and Nik." She whispered to Happy before moving out of the room and toward the front door.

"Jacey lost her mind, the kitchen is the other way." The tiny brunette shouted. "The other way!"

Happy shook his head. "I think Jacey is getting some fresh air first, how about you get in your chair and eat your dinner?" He stood up, moving toward Bri. "I'll be back… Monica, if I come back in here and you're not eating your dinner like I said, you're gonna be in trouble."

"Oh, so you're leaving me too?" Monica rolled from under the table and took her seat. "I'm gonna eat this but not because you told me to but because I'm hungry."

He stopped and sighed. "I'm checking on Jacey, Monica… Can I do that?" He turned to look at the little girl. "Is it ok with you if I go check on her?"

"Yeah, you can do it." She nodded her head. "I'm just gonna be here eating dinner with my mommy."

Happy shook his head and moved away from the table. "Eat your dinner, Monica." He left the house and moved outside. "Come back in, Jace… It's ok."

Jacey looked at Happy and nodded. "Are you sure about that Hap?"

"Yeah, I'm positive. But if you want to leave then go tell Bri and I'll get Camryn." He nodded his head, pulling her to him. "Bri isn't gonna like this decision but I guess she'll have to get over it, huh?"

"She supports me, no matter how much she dislikes my decisions." The blonde nodded. "Let's go inside."

Happy rolled his eyes. "Not the point, Jacey, you and Monica need to figure something out. You're an adult, Jacey…"

"Where am I supposed to even begin with that?" Jacey sighed. "I don't know how to bring up that subject with her."

Hap shrugged. "I don't know, guess we shouldn't have come back after all, especially because of the shit from the past. I'll figure it out… I'll talk to Kozik and see where he's at with Redwood."

"We can't leave again… Have you talked to Bri about Monica's recent behavior?" She sighed and shook her head. "I just think my hormones are working over time."

The man shook his head. "Why not? Being in such close quarters to the past doesn't seem like a good idea anymore. It's more than just some mistake, Jacey. Monica is always on the outs with Camryn and Camryn refuses to be nice anymore, no matter what I say to her. She may not understand much but she can tell when she's not liked, Jacey, you know that."

"Because Monica is having some issues… You just have to talk to Bri and get details but she's saying your kid is dealing with abandonment issues." Jacey sighed. "We can pack up and leave but you're going to have to talk to Monica about it first."

Happy sighed. "Look, I know that's my fault but I have to think about everything in my life. That includes you and Camryn, what's best for you two and what's best for her. But I also can do anything for her if she refuses to talk to me or let me help her."

She nodded. "I know you're going to do what's best for us. I just ask that you tell Monica if you decide we're moving. You know I'm going to go with you, I support you when you set your mind on making our family stronger."

"Of course I'll tell her, Jacey, I'm not just going to take off and leave her, I'll talk to her." He nodded his head. "I don't want to leave, period, but damn if shit isn't difficult because of Monica and Camryn."

"I know it's difficult." Jacey shook her head. "Being a parent isn't easy, those two girls love to put everyone through their paces at times. We'll just sleep on this decision, alright? I like it here, despite the occasional run in with the past."

Happy shook his head. "I'm not worried about that one bit… I'm worried about the girls ripping themselves apart for their own personal gain to be important. When they should know that I'd die without them either way."

"I hope they can work through their problems. They're still young, they don't completely understand a damn thing yet. I know it's rough to watch them. I want them to be good together Hap." Jacey smiled. "I need them to be good with themselves."

The man nodded, pulling his pregnant fiancee to him. "Need to stick them in a room together… But I also need her to fix her issues with you because regardless of how she feels, you're going nowhere. You're here for good."

"I think Cam would hurt her." She chuckled and nodded. "You can always tell her just to be nice to me because I'm having a baby and I love her because I've known her since she was a baby."

Happy rolled his eyes. "Don't encourage Camryn's mean side, I like her nice right now…" He kissed her lips. "It wouldn't work… Me and Bri just need to sit her feisty ass down and tell her what's up."

"Not encouraging it. I just know it's there, she gets it from you." Jacey smiled and nodded. "Yeah, sit sassypants down and talk to her with Bri. You're smart, look at you being all dad-like."

The man scoffed, shaking his head. "Get your ass back inside and clear the dessert table before I kick it. If they ask just say you and the baby ate too much and you wanted some air." He opened the front door, leading her in the house.

"I'm back." Jacey smiled as she walked back into the dining room. "I ate too much and needed the air."

Bri looked up, smiling at her best friend. "Oh that's not bad, I was getting worried… Didn't know if I should call 9-1-1 or not." She shrugged.

"She's so dramatic." Frey shook his head as he was clearing off the dinner table. "I told her you were fine."

Happy approached Bri and gestured toward the family room. "We need to sit down and talk to Monica. I want her to open up now. At the very least, I need to know what's going on with her."

Bri nodded. "She's already in there… Are you sure you really wanna know what's going on in her mind? It may be a little hard to hear."

"I can handle it, Brianna, why don't we discuss it first then I'll consider talking to her now or not." Happy nodded his head.

"Alright. So, like you want a summary of what she's been telling me, right?" The brunette sighed as she trailed her hands through her hair. "It's not going to be easy to hear… She was so heartbroken, she like made a suit cry. Like she talked to him and made him cry and stuff."

Happy pointed toward Bri's office. "I want every single detail. Not a damn summary. What's going on with her?"

"Well." Bri sighed as she closed the office door behind her. "She's going through some issues. She's worried that Elijah will leave her again, she talked to him about it, they cried, talked, hugged it out, spent time together. It has improved." She sat on the edge of her desk and furrowed her brow. "The other day, I was talking to her, we were going to do hair nails, she called you Happy, which is the first I've heard from her in a long time, so, I asked her why she called you that and not dad and she basically told me it's because it'll be easier to handle if you decide to leave her again."

The man looked down at his boots and shook his head. "I'm not going anywhere… I'm not gonna leave her, no matter how much it may be necessary." He looked back up before he ran a hand down his face and grabbed the back of the leather chair in front of him. "Even if I were to leave again, she's got Elijah…"

"Yeah but Elijah isn't her dad. There's a difference between when he leaves and when you leave." She sighed again. "She's just dealing with abandonment issues, they'll pass eventually. Believe me…"

Happy shook his head. "And neither am I, Bri. What's got her so damn attached to me and the idea of me being her dad? She's had Elijah in her life longer, he's a damn suit, he's Russian… Where really lies the difference between him and whatever his name is that knocked you up?"

"I don't know why she's so attached to you! I don't know why she chose you over Elijah." Brianna shook her head. "If you don't want to be her dad anymore, let me know so I can be there for her… As far as her biological father, he was an abusive old man. That's the difference between him and Elijah."

Happy pushed the chair out of his way and stalked toward the brunette. "I never fucking said that and it'd be in your best interest to never imply some shit like that again." He growled at her. "I didn't fucking ask for this shit, I didn't ask for Camryn, I didn't ask for the new baby and I damn sure didn't want this life but now I got it and I'll be damned if anyone takes it away from me. Especially you."

"First of all, you're going to need to stop the growling and stalking. I'm not afraid of you Happy." The brunette crossed her arms and blinked at the man. "You didn't ask for it, you were blessed with it, you've been doing well to embrace it and the change. You may not have wanted it but it was something you needed. Also, I can't help with the whole Cam and new baby thing, you guys need to invest in better protection or something."

The man smirked, shaking his head. "You're right… Because I clearly look at them like they're fucking mistakes- unwanted, unloved, annoying ass mistakes." He backed away from the brunette. "Tell my fiancee that I went for a fucking ride."

"See, now you're making implications of your own." Bri scoffed and shook her head. "Tell her your own damn self. I got shit of my own to deal with right now Happy. You leave, you can tell her your own fucking self."

Happy turned around and started to glare at the brunette. "No, you fucking implied that my kids are fucking mistakes.. That's fine, good luck informing your 'best friend' of your true feelings toward her children. I bet she'd love hearing that shit." He shook his head. "As a matter of fact, I believe we're all done here… Especially my daughter. I'd prefer if you never came near Camryn again."

"It was a fucking joke!" She rolled her eyes. "Have it your way Happy. I won't go near your daughter again. Whatever you want. You don't even have to worry about it." Bri shrugged. "Good with that?"

Happy nodded. "Yeah I am… Why don't you just go ahead and stay away from Jacey too. Have one of your beloved suits come pick up your fucking Christmas present tomorrow or something."

"Whatever the fuck you want." Bri sat down in her office chair and nodded her head. "Maybe I'll just see if I can find a new Fortress. It'll be easier on all of us."

The man held up a hand and shook his head. "Oh no, you're fine right where you are. We're going to Arizona. The transfer papers are going in tomorrow afternoon. You won't ever have to worry me or my mistakes again."

"Make sure you tell Monica on your way out. Let her know you're going to Arizona and she was right to stop calling you dad." Bri shrugged. "Like I said before, I have my own shit to deal with, I'm not going to worry over you guys moving to Arizona. I got a failing relationship, I'm trying to hold onto, a daughter who is going through feelings no nine year old should and a son who's going to be just as damaged as his older sister. If you guys need to leave, then leave."

Happy shrugged. "Nah, i'm good… Why don't you have your boyfriend handle that? Then again, you gotta figure who that is nowadays, huh?" He shook his head. "You know what's funny about this whole thing? You won't fight shit, especially when it came down to you never seeing Jacey again… Why's that? Glad to be done with her?"

"I'll handle shit myself." The brunette shook her head. "I'm not fighting shit because I'm fucking tired as fuck. Tired of fighting with Juice. Tired of fighting with myself. Tired of bullshit. You really think I'd stay away from my sister or my Cam Cam? Those two are my loves. I learned a long time ago, just to submit and give a man what he wants or at least what he wants to hear. I pick and choose my battles and this isn't one I want to fight back on. It's Christmas, I just wanted to have a nice time because we all know it's going to be shitty from here on out for me."

Happy opened the door, looking back at Bri. "I'm not babying your ass again, I told you time and time again what to do, Jacey's told you what to do and I know it's not easy but damn, Bri, where in that head of yours is it ok for anyone to treat you the way that dumbass does?" He shook his head. "But yeah, I do think you'd stay away from them. Whether you were joking or not, there was a piece of truth behind what you said about my kids. And that's where you overstepped and you actually fucking hurt me."

"I love him. That's my only rationale." She shook her head. "So what? They weren't planned, neither were mine. I'm sorry I hurt your feelings, it wasn't my intention. I promise."

Happy shook his head again, staring at the brunette. "She's my daughter, whether anyone has a problem or not. She's going to get locked in a room with my finacee and daughter, separately sooner or later because the riff between Camryn and Monica is officially the most annoying thing in my life alone with whatever Monica's feeling toward Jacey."

"Monica doesn't have a problem with Jacey or Cam." Bri sighed. "Her issues are with herself, not with the two of them."

He shrugged. "Jacey is constantly on the verge of tears, most of that may be her hormones but the other is her truly thinking that Monica hates her." He shook his head. "As for Camryn, Camryn doesn't like competition or conflict… So she just doesn't like being in any place that Monica is in because she feels like she's got to compete with her for attention."

"Moni doesn't hate Jacey. I've asked her before." The brunette shook her head. "Monica doesn't want it to be a struggle for attention. She's good with Camryn having the attention. She just likes being in the same vicinity with you guys. She's a simple kid."

He nodded, closing the door. "I want her to talk to me about this shit, no one else." Shrugging, he moved the chair back into place. "Especially if our problems… I need to fix them for her, need to fix her as best I can. I'm never leaving her again, that's it."

"Alright, alright. Talk to her." Bri smiled. "Hopefully you can fix her and she won't turn into me… I need her to be better than me."

Hap shrugged. "Go get her then… I'll be waiting in here."

"Ok." Bri nodded and moved out of her office and back towards the family room, her grey eyes instantly finding her daughter in the corner of the family room. "Monika, come here my dear." She grabbed the brunette's hand and smiled down at her. "Your dad wants to talk to you." She lead her out of the room and back towards the office, opening the door and pushing the nine year old inside. "Have fun."

Happy looked up at the little girl and shook his head. "Get to talking, Monica. What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing is wrong with me today." Monica looked at him and shook her head. "I'm ok today."

Happy shrugged, shaking his head. "I'm not sure I can believe that."

"Are you gonna leave me again?" The brunette sighed and eyed the man carefully in front of her. "'Cause if you are, I'd like a heads up or something."

Happy shook his head, reaching out and pulling the brunette to him as soon as he squatted down in front of her. "Why do you think I'm going anywhere? Where would I go, Monica? I've got all I need right here." He pointed to her. "My daughters, Jacey and our new baby."

"Because everyone always leaves. Elijah left, then he came back and you left, then he kept leaving to and I had no one really to hang out with." Monica sighed as she rubbed her eyes. "My mom is fun and I love her but I just needed someone else at times."

Happy pulled her hands from her face and pulled her to him. "I made a mistake leaving you, Monica, I'm sorry I did it… I was just trying to make things with Jacey better and I thought us leaving Oakland for a little bit would get the job done. I was right because we are doing very well now but I didn't play in the way you would feel about and if I had, I wouldn't have gone. I'll never leave you again though. Maybe to go home and sleep but even then, you know you can come with me and either sleep in your room or we'll pile in my bed and make Jacey make room for us."

"I'm glad things are better with you guys." She nodded and rubbed her eyes again. "You promise that you won't leave me again?"

He nodded, pulling her into his arms. "Stop it, Monica, stop crying… I'm not going anywhere. Where could I go without you?" He kissed her head, holding her tightly to him. "I won't leave you ever again."

"I can't just stop crying… I'm my mother's daughter." She smiled at him and nodded. "I believe you, dad."

He lifted her up as he stood up and walked toward the couch, sitting down with her on his lap. "I love you, Monica, I'm never going anywhere, I promise."

"I love you too." She grinned at him before wrapping her arms around him in a hug. "I think I wanna spend the night with you. Ok?"

Happy nodded his head. "Once we finish this conversation… You gotta tell me what's going on with you and Jacey, Monica…"

"Nothing is going on with Jacey." Monica shook her head. "I love her she's my aunt J. I don't like pregnant Jacey too much, she's moody. I already gotta deal with my mama!"

Happy chuckled, nodding his head. "She's been pretty good lately… She's been nice and friendly lately." He smiled at her. "She's just wanting time with you but thinks you don't like her."

"I like her, I love her. She's my Jacey." She smiled. "I'll hang out with her as long as she doesn't talk about the new baby."

The man cocked an eyebrow at his daughter. "Why not? What's wrong with my son?"

"Nothing is wrong with Pauly. I am just over all the baby talk. No one has even taken notice of my amazing work of art because everyone is obsessed with Pauly and he's not even born yet." Monica shook her head. "Well, I take it back, my mom has taken notice of my latest masterpiece."

Happy shook his head. "I'm not naming that boy Pauly, find a new one." He nodded. "Hey, I appreciate your new love for art. You and Camryn both are obsessed with drawing and coloring, I love it." He smiled at her as he stood up. "But you just gotta tell me about you and her now. What's wrong there?"

"I took up sculpting." The brunette shrugged. "I don't have any issues with Camryn either. She wants all the attention, so she can have it all. I just got mad earlier because she was kinda rude to Elijah but I know she didn't really understand everything."

Happy nodded his head, walking out of the office. "Camryn doesn't understand the value of her words, she thinks it's all honesty either way and we're trying to teach her about honesty." He shrugged. "When he comes back though, she'll be apologizing, mostly because she knows now that she hurt his feelings with her words. It's not that she wants all the attention, she just wants some attention. Camryn may not understand a lot, but she understands when she isn't liked and that's how she feels around you, so she has made it quite a point to not be in places you're in, like earlier. With Nik, she wanted to leave so she was very happy to be able to do so."

"I love Cam, she's my little sister. I don't want her to feel like I don't like her." Monica frowned. "I love her and I want us to be the sisters that are close and tell each other stuff. When I'm older, I'll tell her all the mistakes I made so she won't do the same. That's what mom does with Nik. Cam and I are Bri and Jacey, 2.0. That's what grandpa says."

Happy shrugged, walking back into the family room to see Elijah walking in from the foyer. "I don't know, kid, she just pitches fits to come over if you're here." He set her on the floor. "Go find your aunt, you should tell her how you feel. I gotta see a man about forgiveness."

"Alright. I'll be back." Monica smiled before skipping away from her father.

Happy nodded his head before moving toward Jacey and Camryn sitting in one of the chairs. "Come here, little blondie. We got some business to handle, you and me." He lifted her up and sighed, his eyes meeting Jacey's. "We'll be back, don't worry." He kissed her lips before turning around to locate Elijah, finding him by Igor and Frey, talking. "Now you're gonna be nice, ok? No sass, Camryn." He walked toward the men and sighed again as he patted Elijah's arm. "Can I have a word with you in Bri's office?"

Elijah nodded. "Yeah, of course we can talk." He flashed a brief smile before moving towards the office, once inside he settled on the edge of the large desk. His eyes bouncing between Camryn and Happy.

"Alright, blondie, remember what I told you." Happy whispered to his daughter. "On behalf of my child that understands much of nothing, including how harmful her words can be, she is sorry for the way behaved." He shook his head. "Me and Jacey both are sorry, we don't condone her behavior at all."

The man nodded. "It's quite alright. I don't have any hard feelings towards any of you. I know it's a weird situation."

"I think it's more so about her... She didn't mean any harm, she was just trying to understand and be honest. This isn't about what situation we were put in. It's in the past, to be honest. It happened, let's move on. My daughter has taken a liking to you and I'm positive it's mostly because she doesn't interact with you at all but nevertheless, Elijah, she's here to apologize for being mean." Happy shook his head, kissing Camryn's head. "Alright Cam..."

The little blonde trained her blue eyes on the man across from her and she sighed. "I didn't mean to be mean to you... I just was saying.." She shrugged. "Daddy says if someone doesn't wanna be your friend then leave them alone. You don't wanna be my friend so I leave you alone. I'm sorry, Eli..."

Elijah smiled and nodded. "I accept your apology. I do want to be friends with you. We may not end up being best friends like you and Igor but nonetheless, I'd like to be able to call you a friend of mine." He pulled a gift out of his pocket and passed it to her. "Please accept this gift as a token of our friendship."

"Really? I thought you hated me!" She took the gift and passed it to her father before reaching out for Elijah. "You got me a gift? What is it?"

He accepted Camryn and smiled. "I never hated you Camryn. I can't hate you, I don't really know you too much. I know that'll change." He shrugged. "I did get you a gift, it's something you can wear around your neck."

Happy smirked, shaking his head. "You messed up... She's yours now, she won't let you go now." He shrugged. "Can't save you now."

"I know. It's fine, I kind of knew from the start I'd end up with a Jacey and Camryn, in a new form." Elijah chuckled. "It'll be a fun time all over again."

Happy nodded slowly, smiling as Camryn started playing with Elijah's hair. "Her and Monica will be more hell for you than Jacey and Bri. Can't you already tell?"

"Yeah, I can tell. Monica has been nothing but trouble the past two years or so. It's proving hard to break her little habits. I am hopeful that they'll stop before she gets to middle school." Elijah shrugged. "All part of being in her life, you get the good and bad together."

Happy nodded. "When I say little Jacey, I mean it... She's the attitude, the sass, the sarcastic mean side, sweet and she's gonna be the absolute death of me." He chuckled.

"It'll drive Jacey insane too." Elijah looked down at Camryn and smiled. "Man, I'm not looking forward to their teen years, that's for sure."

The man shrugged. "Alright, Cam, I'm going back in here and sitting with your mom. You coming with me or staying with him?"

"I'm staying with him." Camryn nodded. "He's comfy like Iggy."

Happy shrugged again, smiling. "Alright, kid, bring her back if she starts driving you crazy. We'll be in the family room." He nodded his head at Elijah.

"Duly noted." Elijah smiled. "I think we'll be fine though. Go, enjoy your evening."

The man nodded, leaving the office to find his fiancée. Seeing her with Bri and Nik, he shook his head before he approached the trio and he wrapped his arms around her from behind. "I sold our child..."

"Did you get a good price?" Jacey smiled and tilted her head to look at her fiance. "I hope you did…"

He shrugged. "I don't know... I was just happy to see her off my hands." He smirked, kissing Jacey's cheek. "Bri, tell the suit of yours to pay up before the night's out."

Bri nodded. "I'll give him the invoice." The brunette deadpanned as she shrugged her shoulders, her hands tugging on the ends of her hair. "He's good for it."

"What's wrong with you now?" Happy cocked an eyebrow at the brunette, eyeing her."

"Nothing." She shrugged again. "I'm fine."

He nodded. "Once things settle down, we'll head to our house so you can get your gifts." He kissed Jacey's cheek again. "I'll be back, I'm going to check in with the club. Stay out of trouble I know what kind of shit Nik likes."

"I'm taking them to the strip club." Nik smirked. "Soon as the kids knock out."

Happy turned slightly and shook his head. "Don't get arrested, I don't have time to be coming out to get you three out of jail."

"I'm hoping that we do get arrested." The blonde shrugged. "My sister needs fun and Jacey needs a fun memory in her life. She can tell your son that he was in jail before he was even born."

Jacey laughed, nodding. "Hush, Hap, let us have our fun. We'll call you later, handsome." She pulled Nik to her and hugged her. "My love here is just trying to ensure that."

"Can't take her and get her drunk in Vegas, so the least I can do is take her to get a lapdance." Nik rubbed Jacey's belly. "It'll be a night of firsts for the Little Lowman in there."

Jacey shrugged. "I'm definitely ok with this plan, once I have him, then we'll head to Vegas for a good weekend. Leave all the kids with Happy." She shook her head. "How exciting!"

"Oh hell yeah." Nik nodded. "Kid free weekend, drinks, gambling, dancing and fun. I'm all for it."

The blonde nodded her head, looking at Bri. "Are you down for this or is it just a blonde thing?" She kissed Bri's head. "Where are you right now?"

Bri looked at the blondes and nodded. "I'm so fucking down for this. I need a few asses shaking in my face. I deserve it dammit!" She chuckled.

"I think we all do…" Jacey nodded, smirking at her sister. "Come on, I gotta give you guys and the babies the presents." She wrapped her arms around Bri, kissing her face. "You're gonna love yours so much."

"I know I will." Bri kissed Jacey's cheek and nodded. "This has been the best Christmas ever. Can't wait til next year."

The blonde nodded, pulling Bri toward the foyer, her free hand holding Nik's. "Come on, come on, I'm excited to see Nik's expression too." She led the pair out of the house and toward Happy who was on the phone. "Go get the kids, even the one you sold off to whoever." She kissed his head. "We're going to our house." The women walked off before Hap could respond.


AN: Soooo this chapter is super long but oh well...

These past two chapters didn't get much feedback so I was actually hesitant to update but here's a Christmas doc anyway, call me sweet ;)

Let me know what ya think, the next chapter is gonna be mostly Cam and Happy-centric. They're one of my top pairings for this story and I love writing them so give me some feedback and I'll get started on that chapter.