Part III:
"Daddy! Daddy!" Michael shouted as he tried to wake his father. "Santa's come!! And he ate all the cookies!" He said excitedly, as he pulled off the blankets that was keeping a very sleepy A.J. warm.
"Okay, okay." He said as he stole a glance at the clock. Six o'clock in the morning. He said to himself and chuckled.
Meanwhile, Michael had moved on to the guestroom where Keesha had been sleeping.
"Keesha!" He called to her as her eyes fluttered open. "C'mon. Santa's come!" He told her as he reached for her hand. "And he brought me a lot of presents."
"Oh he has, has he?"
"Yep." He said said as he nodded.
"Well, let's go and see what he brought you."
~*~
Everyone is now enjoying their new gifts. Michael got a bunch of neat gifts, but his favorite was obviously his mechanical Iguana, name Iggy. Keesha loved the new watch and bracelet she received from A.J. and Michael. And A.J. too, enjoyed his new watch and also his new DVD Player. All but one gift had been opened, all but A.J.'s special gift to Keesha. But that was about to change and A.J. hoped that his whole life would change, for the better when he asks Keesha to marry him. To become Mrs. Alan Quartermaine Jr.
It was now or never, he told himself in his head as he went to the tree to retrieve the special gift.
"Here you go Keesha. This is the last gift under the tree, and its for you."
"For me?" What is it?" She said as she looked up at him.
"You'll have to open it to find out." He told her.
Michael too had joined them. "Yeah Keesh-Keesh. Open it!" He said as he clapped his hand with excitement.
Keesha began to tear at the snowman paper covering the little box carefully. It looked as if it were a jewelry box. And when she opened it, she was not disappointed. But she was utterly surprised as she realized exactly what kind of jewelry it was. She covered her mouth in as a gasp escaped her lips. She was staring at the most beautiful platinum and diamond engagement ring she had ever seen in her entire life.
"Oh my--" She began as A.J. took the ring from its case and kneeled in front of her.
"Keesha," he started as, already, his voice began to get to caught in his throat. "You are the most wonderful woman in the world. I loved you from the first moment I saw you. I never thought that I'd be able to love anybody, but then you came and showed me wrong. I love you with all that I am. Keesha Ward, will you marry me?"
"Oh A.J.," she said as the tears began to fall. "Of course, I'll marry you."
Michael clapped and cheered as A.J. slipped the ring on her finger and the two shared a loving kiss.
"Keesh-Keesh?" Michael said as he looked up at her.
"Yes honey." She said bending to pick him up while still wiping tears from her eyes.
"Can I call you mommy?"
"Oh of course, sweetheart. I would be honored to have you call me 'mommy'."
He smiled happily at her, then hugged her. "I wuv you mommy."
She chuckled through her tears. "And I love you. Both of you. Thank you guys for making this the most wonderful Christmas ever."
"No, honey." A.J. said as he engulfed the two of them in a big hug. "Thank you, for giving us the best Christmas present ever. Right, Mikey?"
Michael smiled at both of his parents and smiled. "Right!"
And with that, the Quartermaine family started their new life. Together.