AN: Time Jump! It's now Christmas Eve.

Disclaimer: Twilight belongs to Stephanie Meyer I'm just borrowing the characters.

"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others." — Bob Hope

BPOV

The lights from the moon illuminated the massive garden, reflecting off the snow. It was still lightly snowing. It was cold, but not too cold.

We always wait until it's dark and then we go out and have a competition to see who can build the best snowman. It's a family tradition. We are split into two teams.

Males vs females. Well, sort of. There is an uneven number because Char isn't taking part and there are more guys. So it's an all-female team plus Randall and Toshiro.

Everyone is taking part except Darlene, Char and Tabitha. They are sitting on the bench and talking. Darlene is holding Tabitha and Char is talking to her.

"Ready… Steady… Go!"

We all scrambled to collect as much snow as we could. Ali was tasked with finding sticks and rocks for the face. Rose was using the shovel and piling the snow. The rest of us were making the actual snowman.

I looked over and saw Jasper also trying to collect snow. The men were all taking it so seriously, the looks of concentration on their faces were almost too funny.

I saw a perfect stick on the ground near a tree. I looked around to see if anyone else saw it.

Emmett and I made eye contact.

It was a full-on sprint to get the stick. He got there before I did and snatched it up. He held it above his head triumphantly.

He didn't notice the branches above his head and when he held the stick up he knocked the branches.

Snow fell all over him. He dropped the stick with a yelp, exclaiming,

"It's down my back!" He was jumping around, trying to get it out. I laughed and grabbed the stick, running back to our snowman.

Rose was pushing the stones into its face and I put the stick in its side, creating the arm.

I took a step back. It actually looked pretty good. The arms were even and the rock smile looked good. It was quite tall and looked pretty solid.

I looked over to the men. Their snowman was pretty much the same as ours except for the little dinky arms.

I told them as much. The rest of my team laughed and agreed with the assessment.

We were too preoccupied laughing to notice them all crafting snowballs.

I looked up just in time to see a snowball sailing towards my face.

I tried to dodge, but it was too late. The snowball hit my face and I felt the cold sting.

I wiped my eyes and I saw Jasper smirking at me.

Two could play at that game. I looked at the rest of my team and could see that they were thinking the same thing as I was.

I scooped up a handful of snow and crafted it into a snowball.

Garrett saw what we were all doing and shouted,

"Snowball fight!"

Mayhem ensued.

Kate was using our snowman for cover and was making all the snowballs for us to grab. Alistair was hitting us with master precision. All the parents took a step back and made their way to the porch but not before they hit us at least once. Peter was whooping and teamed up with Jasper.

They took this very seriously. I hit Jasper in the face and smirked at him. He responded by hitting me in the leg.

We continued like this for a while until Esme called, telling us she had hot chocolate ready.

Jasper put his hands up in surrender and I walked over to him. He pulled me in for a kiss.

We stood there kissing in the snow until Peter called out,

"Hurry up, the hot chocolate is going to get cold!"

We laughed and made our way inside.

We kicked off our boots at the door and took off our hats, jackets and gloves. We put them on a radiator to dry.

We walked into the kitchen and each grabbed a mug of hot chocolate.

Everyone was making their way into the living room.

There was a fire roaring in the hearth.

Ed, Ali, Rose and Em were on one couch. Kate and Garrett were on the love seat. Char, Pete, Darlene and Chester were on another couch.

The rest of us were all spread out around the room.

Jasper grabbed Tabitha and we sat on cushions on the floor.

I took off my socks and put them in front of the fire to dry.

What better movie to watch than 'A Christmas Carol'?

I leaned into Jasper's side and watched the movie.

At about 8 pm, we had dinner.

We had some lasagna. Tomorrow is when we have a big meal so tonight is only a small one.

It was really nice. We all sat down at the dinner table and talked and laughed.

Afterwards, we all had some mulled wine. Well, Char didn't have any.

We all went to our rooms at around 12:30 am.

I was very tired and so was Jasper. Tabitha, however, was wide awake.

We got into our pyjamas and brushed our teeth.

When we got into bed and put Tabitha into her cot but she didn't get the memo to get to sleep. She was trying to pull herself up and hitting the bars.

Jasper sighed and got up. He took her out of the cot and put her in bed with us. He got in and put her in between us. She started to quiet when he did that.

"Merry Christmas, darlin'."

"Merry Christmas, Jas."

He looked down, "Merry Christmas, Tabitha May."

Christmas Day!

JPOV

I woke up to Tabitha slapping my face. I sat up and held her and checked my phone.

It was 9:30 am.

It was another 10 minutes before Bella started to wake up.

She rubbed her eyes and sat up. She put her head on my shoulder and grabbed Tabitha.

We sat like that for another 10 minutes until Bella said that she was going for a shower.

When she came back out she had a clean pair of pyjamas on and her hair was in a high ponytail.

I quickly jumped into the shower and put on a pair of old joggers and an old t-shirt.

Bella had changed Tabitha and now she was in a little reindeer costume.

Bella was now taking pictures of Tabitha and tickling her chin.

We went down to the kitchen.

Alistair and Riley were there and so were Esme, Renee, Charlie, Carlisle, Spencer, momma and daddy.

Bella sat down and fed Tabitha. I got to making us both a cup of coffee.

Charlie was also making a cup.

"Merry Christmas, Jasper." He gave me a pat on the back.

"You too, Charlie." He nodded and walked back to the table with cups of coffee for himself, Spencer, Esme and Renee. Carlisle never has coffee, he says something about his blood pressure.

"Momma, daddy, do you want a cup?" I asked them both, turning around.

"That would be great, Jasper," Momma replied.

I sat back down beside Bella with 4 cups. I slid one over to her, she thanked me and cleaned Tabitha's face.

Peter and Char were next in. Peter sat down beside me and gave me a pat on the back,

"Merry Christmas, brother."

"Merry Christmas, Pete, Char."

We fell into an easy conversation.

Bella was talking to Char, Alistair and Riley.

Edward and Ali were next.

Ali looked very excited. She was jumping around and was chirpy.

Edward sat down in front of us.

"She loves Christmas." He rolled his eyes in fake exasperation.

"We can tell." Pete chuckled. We looked over at her and saw her excitedly chatting to Esme and Carlisle.

"She never had any Christmases growing up. She was put into the asylum when she was 5 but even before that her family never gave her any attention or gave her any gifts or anything of that sort. Hell, she was surprised when we celebrated Christmas with her and gave her presents. When we gave her the first present she just burst into tears. She didn't think that she deserved it." Edward finished and looked down at his hands.

Ali came around the back of him and kissed the side of his cheek,

"You ok, Edward?"

Edward turned his face to her.

"Yeah, Ali, I'm fine. Better than fine." He smiled and gave her a kiss.

She left after that and sat down beside Bella.

Em and Rose came in next.

"Merry Christmas, Rose, Emmett," I said.

Rose thanked me and went to speak to Ali and Bella. Emmett came and sat beside Edward.

"Thanks, Jasper. You too."

Everyone else slowly trickled in.

There was a knock at the door and Carlisle went to open it.

He walked back into the kitchen with Leah, Seth and Sue Clearwater following him.

Ali stood up.

"What a nice surprise! What brings you here?" She rushed over and grabbed them each into a hug.

"We're just here to say thank you to you all for what you did for us and to give you this."

Leah passed a neatly wrapped box to Ali.

Bella passed Tabitha to me and she gave them each a hug.

"There is no need to thank us. Would you like to stay for a while?"

"Oh um, we actually can't. We're going over to Claire's." Seth told us.

"Tell them we all wish them a merry Christmas!" Ali enthusiastically said.

"OK, well we have to go now. Again, thanks a lot."

We all wished them a merry Christmas and said goodbye.

"Well that was unexpected," Carlisle said as he put the present under the tree.

We all agreed.

It was 11 am when we moved to the sitting room.

We all got comfortable and Spencer was the person passing the presents around.

There were too many presents to fit under the tree so they were all stacked around it.

The first gift was to Esme from Rose and Em.

Esme ripped off the wrapping paper.

It was an at-home spa set with bath things.

"Oh, thank you!" She gave them both a hug.

Next, it was Carlisle. It was the Fitbit we got him. He thanked us and gave us a hug.

Esme and Renee teared up at the 'family tree'.

We gave my momma a 'best grandmother' frame with a picture of her and Tabitha. She cried and thanked us both for it.

We also gave the same to Renee and she had the same reaction.

Spencer only got presents for Char, Peter and their baby. He gave Char a baby sling so she can walk around with the baby but still use her hands. He gave Peter a baby monitor which Peter thanked him profusely for because he forgot to buy one. Finally, for the baby he gave a box with books he read to Char and toys that also used to belong to Char. She cried and thanked him, telling him that it was such a thoughtful gift.

Char and Peter gave him a new phone. He has been meaning to get one for months.

Char and Peter got lots of baby things. They laughed at the dad joke book and Char cried at the keepsake box. She gave Bella a massive hug.

Everyone liked the presents we got them. Riley was very excited at the coffee maker. Emmett thought that the rowing boat thing was hilarious.

We gave Tabitha a pink elephant with 'Baby's First Christmas' written on it. She waved it around and babbled. She got a lot of new things from everyone. Lots of blankets and clothes and a few books and toys.

I gave Bella the necklace and a printer that works via Bluetooth. She can print whatever pictures she wants straight from her phone. She got really excited about it and how it would be great for her scrapbook. She cried at the necklace and put it on.

Bella got me a guitar pick that says 'When Words Fail, Music Speaks' and a scrapbook. It has pictures of Tabitha, Peter, Char, Momma, Daddy, me and her. She says that she is going to add to it as the years go on.

We all talked for a while until Ali, Rose, Bella, Renee, Esme, Darlene and Char left to get the Christmas Dinner sorted.

BPOV

I was so happy with the necklace Jasper got me. I couldn't stop touching it. I was astonished that he left spaces for more names. It was beautiful.

We walked into the kitchen and Irina gave me a fierce hug.

"Thank you. It… means a lot." I hugged her back. She was talking about the gift I got her. Didyme and Marcus refused to take payment for it. It said 'Forever In Our Hearts Laurent Moreau Beloved Husband, Friend and Son' and then the dates.

She left the kitchen after and went to talk to Felix, Tanya, Garrett, Kate and Santiago.

I turned around and saw that Char was sitting down, watching as everyone started doing things.

I got tasked with peeling the carrots.

Char tried to help multiple times but was told to sit down by Darlene, Esme and mom.

When we had most of the food done/ cooking we went to see everyone else.

Jasper was reading to Tabitha and Peter was watching a movie with Garrett and Alistair.

We sat down and chilled for a bit until Carlisle suggested a family walk.

It was just Char, Peter, Jas, Rose, Ed, Em, Ali, mom, dad, Carlisle, Esme, Chester, Darlene, Spencer, Tabitha and I.

Jasper and I went up into our room to get changed. I changed into a white turtleneck sweater and jeans. There was still snow outside and it was pretty cold. I made sure Tabitha was warm and put her in the stroller.

When we got downstairs everyone was ready.

The parents were in the front and we were in the back. Jas was pushing Tabby.

Ali, Rose, Char and I fell behind our men.

"Just look at all of them," Char said.

"I mean just think, a few months ago we were all enemies and now, we are family."

The men were laughing and Em threw his arm around Jasper.

We really are a family.

AN: Sorry for the delay. School has been really busy. Thankfully, this is the last week and next week it is the summer holidays. My posting schedule is going to be every Friday and I will try to uphold that but I can't make any promises.

Thank you and stay safe,

TTE (Bethany) :)