Chapter 6: Having a Merry Christmas
A year passed and the holidays were around. Tommy and Kimberly had bought everything ready for the Christmas Party. They bought gifts for Ann and each other. However, Ann was having the trouble trying to figure out what to get her parents for Christmas.
One day, Kimberly was out finishing some decorations for the party when Ann walked over to Tommy. "Daddy, is this enough to buy mommy a present?" She asked. She held up a jar full of nickels, dimes, pennies, and a few dollar bills. Tommy looked at the jar with a smile.
"Sweetie, this is more than enough," he assured.
He picked her up and they left the house after leaving a note just in case Kimberly got home before them.
As they looked through the store, Ann ran over to the necklaces. "Look at this one, daddy," she giggled. Tommy walked over and looked at the necklace. It was a locket and it seemed something that would be perfect for Kimberly. "If you want, angel, I could get it engraved and you could buy the necklace itself," he offered.
"Thank you, daddy," Ann praised.
Tommy kissed her forehead and held onto her hand to pay for the necklace.
The next day while Tommy was off at the school, Ann had enough money to buy her father a gift. "Mommy, can we buy daddy a gift today?" She asked. Kimberly smiled and picked Ann up.
"Sure we can sweet heart," she assured.
Then they left the house to get Tommy a gift.
They were looking around the store when Ann remembered about her father's karate. She began to look for something like that. She found a jacket with patches on the arms and she knew it was perfect for her father. Kimberly smiled to see her daughter so excited to buy gifts for her parents. They bought the jacket and left.
When the night of the party arrived, Ann had to stay with Ms. Oliver again when it came too late for her to stay up.
The party was fun, Ann met all of her parents' friends. She was sitting between Billy and Zack when Tommy and Kimberly walked in. Ann was giggling when her they just stood there. "What are you giggling at?" Kimberly asked.
"Mommy, daddy, look up," she giggled.
They looked up and found themselves underneath the mistletoe. "No interruptions this time," Tommy insisted. Kimberly laughed before pulling his head down to hers. Kira playfully covered Ann's eyes but Ann pulled her hands from her eyes and smiled to see her parents still much in love with each other. When they pulled away, they smiled at each other and hugged each other tight.
The next day, Ann ran into her parents' room and jumped onto their bed. "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" She exclaimed. Tommy and Kimberly smiled at their daughter as she woke them up. "PRESENTS, PRESENTS!" She yelled. Kimberly had to hush the excited child before getting out of bed. She pulled on her robe and Tommy threw a shirt on.
They came downstairs. Ann gasped at all the presents under the tree. "Wow!" She gasped. They laughed as she ran over and went towards the first box.
"Hold it, angel, Santa brought you another gift. He told me to keep an eye on it for him until Christmas time," he informed.
He walked out into the extra bedroom and came back with a basket with a puppy. "A puppy!" Ann gasped. Tommy placed the puppy on the floor. It was a golden retriever and she had a red bow attached to her collar. "This is the best present ever," she giggled. She opened the rest of her presents before watching her parents open theirs. Tommy looked at his jacket with a smile.
"This is very nice, thank you," he commented.
He kissed the side of her head before watching Kimberly open her gift. She smiled at the locket and hugged Ann. "This is beautiful, thank you," she whispered. She looked at the engraving. "I love you, mommy. Love, Ann," she read. She opened the locket to see a picture of Tommy and Ann. She snapped the necklace around her neck. She saw a small box on the floor and picked it up. Ann sat on the couch with her puppy, Ginger, next to her. "What is this?" Kimberly asked.
"It won't be surprise unless you open it," Tommy urged.
Kimberly opened the box and tears threatened to fall from her eyes. "Is this what I think it is?" She asked. Tommy took the box into his hand and held onto her hand.
"Kimberly Ann Hart, will you marry me?" He asked.
She threw her arms around his neck with grateful tears falling from her eyes. "Yes, oh, yes," she whispered. Tommy slipped the ring onto her finger and looked into her eyes. The light was back in her beautiful eyes again. The light started to come back since their first date. It grew slowly, but now she was glowing since he proposed. Ann was jumping up and down with a giggle.
"Mommy and daddy are getting married. Mommy and daddy are getting married," she sang.
Ann ran over and hugged them tight. They just hugged her back in happiness.