All I want for Christmas is You-Chapter 6
Christmas Eve Surprises
*I just want to let you guys know I can't get any websites to come up, so I don't know when these chapters will get posted. Chapter 5 and 6 can't be loaded until further notice. But obviously if you are reading this they've been loaded. I'm just sorry if they are late. Oh and "PRV. - stands for Private.*
"Okay! Everyone! Dinner is ready! Come sit down!" Jo called from the dinning room to everyone in the rest of the house. It was a tradition of the McGuire's to eat a dinner on Christmas Eve and then the leftovers all Christmas day. This way, nobody had to cook at all on Christmas. The house seemed to shake as 4 other people came running towards the dinning room.
"Mom! It smells so good!" Lizzie commented as she entered the room.
"I agree with you Lizzie!" Miranda chimed in.
"You did a wonderful job." Gordo said kissing her on the cheek.
"Well thank you Gordo! All of you!" Jo sat down in her chair and Sam followed. Once everyone was seated they said a prayer and then began to eat. Everyone was aware of the empty chair. There was slight tension when past Christmas celebrations were talked about. Everyone missed the presence of a bratty little brother, son, or crush. About 10 minutes into dinner the doorbell rang. Everyone started to stand up.
"Please! I'll get it." Miranda offered. She was closest to the living room anyway. She quickly got up and went through the dinning room doors and over to the front door. She opened it and froze. A tall young man of about 18 stood with 3 suitcases and a pin on his chest that read 'PRV. Matt McGuire.'
"Miranda!" Matt dropped his suitcases and wrapped her in a warm hug. "I'm so happy to see your face. I missed you so much!!" Miranda was silent as he stared down into her eyes.
"MIRANDA! WHO'S AT THE DOOR!" Lizzie called from the other room. She soon appeared at the front door. "OH MY GOD! MATT!!" She threw her arms around her little brother, who was much taller than her now, and he kissed her on the cheek.
"Oh my God, Lizzie! I'm so happy to see you again!" Everyone came running into the living room after hearing Lizzie's scream.
"MATT!" Jo cried. He drew his mother into a hug and she stood on tiptoes to kiss his forehead.
"It's okay mom, I'm here now." He gave his dad a hug and Gordo a quick handshake that turned into a hug.
"How did this happen?" Jo asked and everyone awaited his answer. Matt started telling everyone the whole story as they journeyed into the dinning room and sitting down to continue eating. Soon they were all full, just as Matt finished his story.
"So I rented a car and drove here today." Matt leaned back in his chair and put his arm nonchalantly on the back of Miranda's chair.
"Matt, I'm so glad you are here but. . .I'm afraid I didn't get a Christmas present for you." Lizzie commented.
"Me neither."
"Me neither."
"Me neither."
"What about you, Miranda? Did you forget about me too?" Matt asked playfully.
"No I got you one." Miranda answered in all seriousness. Lizzie snickered and was greeted by a glare from Miranda.
"Oh you did?" Matt looked at her.
"Yeah, but I'll give it to you later. . .tomorrow. . .When everyone else opens theirs." Miranda exhaled as Matt began another conversation with his parents. She glanced over and saw Lizzie shaking with laughter. She kicked her best friend underneath the table.
"Ow!" Lizzie yelled. Everyone stopped talking and looked at her. "Um. . .I bit my tongue." She lied.
"Okay! Everyone time to move into the living room." Jo pushed her family out through the doors as she began clearing the table.
"Mom?" Lizzie asked poking her head in.
"Yeah sweetie?"
"Want me to help you?" Lizzie asked.
"Come on Lizzie!" Gordo yelled from the living room. "We are going to play 'Speed.'"
"You go on sweetie. I want you to spend time with Gordo." Jo said innocently as she picked up a pan.
"Why?" Lizzie didn't think her mom knew anything about the two of them.
"You don't think I see the way he looks at you and the way you talk to him? I can tell you guys are in love! A blind man could see it." Jo walked over to her daughter and tucked some hair behind her ears. "Don't let him get away sweetie. He's too good of a catch. Besides, he's probably the only boy your father would let you be alone with."
"Thanks mom!" Lizzie exclaimed throwing her arms around her. Then she sauntered off to play cards with Gordo.
"Well! You're mother and I are going to head to bed. If you guys need anything, don't bug us. You better get to bed soon or Santa will have to skip us!" Sam said pulling his wife upstairs.
"Dad!" Lizzie and Matt yelled at their father's corniness.
"Lizzie, get your coat on. Meet me in the backyard." Gordo said slipping out the back door. Lizzie looked at her brother and best friend. They were sitting next to each other on the couch in front of the fire.
"Go Liz." Miranda smiled deviously.
"You've got it bad." Matt smirked as Lizzie rolled her eyes.
"You're not the first person to say that." She grabbed her coat from the closet and slipped on some shoes and exited through the back door. She didn't see Gordo anywhere, but she followed his footsteps in the snow. They lead around the house to the front yard. When she came around the corner she gasped. Gordo was leaning up against a sleigh, drawn by two white horses.
"What took you so long?" He asked pulling on her arm and helping her up onto the bench.
"Gordo. . .This is. . ."
"Amazing?"
"Yeah!"
"No, McGuire, You're amazing." He pulled her closer and their lips touched. They stayed like that for what seemed like ages but was really only a couple seconds. After they broke apart Gordo took hold of the reins and they started sliding down the snow-covered street.
"How did you ever arrange this?" Lizzie asked still dumbfounded.
"It's used at the ice rink for their Christmas show. They horses are from my uncle's ranch." Gordo explained as if it was the most logically thing in the world. They fell silent until Gordo reached for her hand. "Lizzie. I don't think I made things clear the other day at the ice rink. I would never forgive myself if I let you get away. You are the perfect girl for me. I couldn't live without you." He pulled the sleigh to a stop and turned towards her. "I love you."
"I love you too." Lizzie kissed him softly on the lips. She could tell he was nervous, yet so was she.
"Here." Gordo pulled out a box from his coat.
"Oh my God Gordo!" Lizzie exclaimed, tears springing to her eyes.
"It's not an engagement ring, it's a promise ring. It promises us to each other." He wiped the tears from her cheek as he slipped it on her finger. "Why are you crying baby?" He whispered in her ear.
"You are too good to me." She kissed him again this time, growing deeper and deeper with passion. They were together, and she could spend the rest of her life just as they were right then.
Meanwhile. . .
Christmas Eve Surprises
*I just want to let you guys know I can't get any websites to come up, so I don't know when these chapters will get posted. Chapter 5 and 6 can't be loaded until further notice. But obviously if you are reading this they've been loaded. I'm just sorry if they are late. Oh and "PRV. - stands for Private.*
"Okay! Everyone! Dinner is ready! Come sit down!" Jo called from the dinning room to everyone in the rest of the house. It was a tradition of the McGuire's to eat a dinner on Christmas Eve and then the leftovers all Christmas day. This way, nobody had to cook at all on Christmas. The house seemed to shake as 4 other people came running towards the dinning room.
"Mom! It smells so good!" Lizzie commented as she entered the room.
"I agree with you Lizzie!" Miranda chimed in.
"You did a wonderful job." Gordo said kissing her on the cheek.
"Well thank you Gordo! All of you!" Jo sat down in her chair and Sam followed. Once everyone was seated they said a prayer and then began to eat. Everyone was aware of the empty chair. There was slight tension when past Christmas celebrations were talked about. Everyone missed the presence of a bratty little brother, son, or crush. About 10 minutes into dinner the doorbell rang. Everyone started to stand up.
"Please! I'll get it." Miranda offered. She was closest to the living room anyway. She quickly got up and went through the dinning room doors and over to the front door. She opened it and froze. A tall young man of about 18 stood with 3 suitcases and a pin on his chest that read 'PRV. Matt McGuire.'
"Miranda!" Matt dropped his suitcases and wrapped her in a warm hug. "I'm so happy to see your face. I missed you so much!!" Miranda was silent as he stared down into her eyes.
"MIRANDA! WHO'S AT THE DOOR!" Lizzie called from the other room. She soon appeared at the front door. "OH MY GOD! MATT!!" She threw her arms around her little brother, who was much taller than her now, and he kissed her on the cheek.
"Oh my God, Lizzie! I'm so happy to see you again!" Everyone came running into the living room after hearing Lizzie's scream.
"MATT!" Jo cried. He drew his mother into a hug and she stood on tiptoes to kiss his forehead.
"It's okay mom, I'm here now." He gave his dad a hug and Gordo a quick handshake that turned into a hug.
"How did this happen?" Jo asked and everyone awaited his answer. Matt started telling everyone the whole story as they journeyed into the dinning room and sitting down to continue eating. Soon they were all full, just as Matt finished his story.
"So I rented a car and drove here today." Matt leaned back in his chair and put his arm nonchalantly on the back of Miranda's chair.
"Matt, I'm so glad you are here but. . .I'm afraid I didn't get a Christmas present for you." Lizzie commented.
"Me neither."
"Me neither."
"Me neither."
"What about you, Miranda? Did you forget about me too?" Matt asked playfully.
"No I got you one." Miranda answered in all seriousness. Lizzie snickered and was greeted by a glare from Miranda.
"Oh you did?" Matt looked at her.
"Yeah, but I'll give it to you later. . .tomorrow. . .When everyone else opens theirs." Miranda exhaled as Matt began another conversation with his parents. She glanced over and saw Lizzie shaking with laughter. She kicked her best friend underneath the table.
"Ow!" Lizzie yelled. Everyone stopped talking and looked at her. "Um. . .I bit my tongue." She lied.
"Okay! Everyone time to move into the living room." Jo pushed her family out through the doors as she began clearing the table.
"Mom?" Lizzie asked poking her head in.
"Yeah sweetie?"
"Want me to help you?" Lizzie asked.
"Come on Lizzie!" Gordo yelled from the living room. "We are going to play 'Speed.'"
"You go on sweetie. I want you to spend time with Gordo." Jo said innocently as she picked up a pan.
"Why?" Lizzie didn't think her mom knew anything about the two of them.
"You don't think I see the way he looks at you and the way you talk to him? I can tell you guys are in love! A blind man could see it." Jo walked over to her daughter and tucked some hair behind her ears. "Don't let him get away sweetie. He's too good of a catch. Besides, he's probably the only boy your father would let you be alone with."
"Thanks mom!" Lizzie exclaimed throwing her arms around her. Then she sauntered off to play cards with Gordo.
"Well! You're mother and I are going to head to bed. If you guys need anything, don't bug us. You better get to bed soon or Santa will have to skip us!" Sam said pulling his wife upstairs.
"Dad!" Lizzie and Matt yelled at their father's corniness.
"Lizzie, get your coat on. Meet me in the backyard." Gordo said slipping out the back door. Lizzie looked at her brother and best friend. They were sitting next to each other on the couch in front of the fire.
"Go Liz." Miranda smiled deviously.
"You've got it bad." Matt smirked as Lizzie rolled her eyes.
"You're not the first person to say that." She grabbed her coat from the closet and slipped on some shoes and exited through the back door. She didn't see Gordo anywhere, but she followed his footsteps in the snow. They lead around the house to the front yard. When she came around the corner she gasped. Gordo was leaning up against a sleigh, drawn by two white horses.
"What took you so long?" He asked pulling on her arm and helping her up onto the bench.
"Gordo. . .This is. . ."
"Amazing?"
"Yeah!"
"No, McGuire, You're amazing." He pulled her closer and their lips touched. They stayed like that for what seemed like ages but was really only a couple seconds. After they broke apart Gordo took hold of the reins and they started sliding down the snow-covered street.
"How did you ever arrange this?" Lizzie asked still dumbfounded.
"It's used at the ice rink for their Christmas show. They horses are from my uncle's ranch." Gordo explained as if it was the most logically thing in the world. They fell silent until Gordo reached for her hand. "Lizzie. I don't think I made things clear the other day at the ice rink. I would never forgive myself if I let you get away. You are the perfect girl for me. I couldn't live without you." He pulled the sleigh to a stop and turned towards her. "I love you."
"I love you too." Lizzie kissed him softly on the lips. She could tell he was nervous, yet so was she.
"Here." Gordo pulled out a box from his coat.
"Oh my God Gordo!" Lizzie exclaimed, tears springing to her eyes.
"It's not an engagement ring, it's a promise ring. It promises us to each other." He wiped the tears from her cheek as he slipped it on her finger. "Why are you crying baby?" He whispered in her ear.
"You are too good to me." She kissed him again this time, growing deeper and deeper with passion. They were together, and she could spend the rest of her life just as they were right then.
Meanwhile. . .