Matthew stood in his bedroom on Christmas Eve, Luke sitting on his bed his eyes staring at the ground.

"I-I doesn't know what to say to you Luke."

"I-I-I'm sorry big brother." He said weakly.

"Dear god Luke do you even know how irreducibly stupid you did was??"

"N-N-no sir." He replied. Oh dear god…he called him sir. He only does that when he accepts discipline…physical discipline. Like cigar marks on his right shoulder that look like a cross kind of discipline. Like being locked in the cupboard under the stairs discipline. For there father had sent Luke to his twin whom was much like him in his parenting techniques. Matthew sighed getting on knee and stared at his little brother straight in the eye.

"I was afraid I going to lose you Luke…" he whispered and his brother only looked up at his tears starting to come in his eyes. He had never been this cared for by one person in his life. Luke was still getting used to being loved. As odd as one would think it sounds it true. And it as truly at moments liked this that he realized how much he loved his brother. So he merely hugged Matthew tightly.

"Emma…" whispered Liz whom had awoken a bit after they had gotten home. Everyone decided to all stay at Matt's house afraid of facing the snow again. Wren was gone getting the presents from and the Liz's house planning on spending Christmas morning at the Pryce's. Emma looked at Liz also teary eyed. Liz hated using her powers…she didn't like using them because recently when she did…something bad happened. No one would tell her what had happened but something bad had happened. Yet she used them and in the process it hurt her older sister. Emma ever since she lost her parents a while ago, fear nothing more then the loss of her sister, Pryce coming in a close second.

"Lizzy I-"

"Shh it's ok baby sister…it really is." She smiled weakly still obvious in that state.

"Liz I-"

"If you don't go to bed then Santa won't come…I know you're sorry for what you did and I know you won't do it again. I know you Emma and I know that what you did…you where just frustrated at me and Matt."

"It's just you two-"

"We have been pretty silly haven't we?" she asked her eyes becoming glossy. "Emma, I love you and I know you won't approve of me dating anyone else but Pryce but Emma…you have to understand life doesn't always work out the way you want it to. So you just have to go with the punches do you understand that?" she nodded teary eye. "Good now go." She said smiling kissing her baby sister on the temple before Emma smiled at her and went into the attic, which was the room, she always slept in.

"Wake-up, wake-up!" said Joni's little voice.

"I'm up, I'm up." Said Matthew laughing as little Joni dashed down the stairs him closely behind. Wearing a white short sleeve t-shirt, and plaid pj pants. He came down to see Liz kneeling down next to the tree wearing a pink bathrobe, and a pair of pink silk Pj's under it. She looked up at him and smiled at him brightly. He gave her a smile back as he leaned against the doorway. She gestured towards the couch and he looked and saw Wren passed out on it, little RJ in his arms. Looks like they got along fine to.

The sleeping pair soon awoken, along with Mark and Luke and then it was wonderful. Matt never remembered laughing so hard in his life then he did that Christmas morning. When everyone was finished they all went into the kitchen to see what was for breakfast, which Matt had made last night not wanting to get up to early in the morning.

Yet Liz stopped him from going down the hall under the stairs.

"Matthew" she whispered.

"Elizabeth" he whispered back.

"I'm sorry"

"Look I know I shouldn't of-" yet they both stopped and laughed realizing they where speaking at the same time.

"You first." She said weakly.

"I want to say I'm sorry for forgetting our anniversary but I'm not." Her looks soon became slightly cold. "I won't say sorry for forgetting it because I didn't." out of his back pocket he took out a case. "I didn't want to give it to you until Christmas because of the whole Christmas bonus…I sort have needed it." He said chuckling nervously rubbing the back of his neck. She opened it and gasped seeing a diamond silver locket.

"Oh my god Matt…it's beautiful…" she then looked up at him. "But since I have been mad at you I haven't gotten you anything."

"Well it's Christmas." He said grinning slyly.

"Yes"

"And your girl."

"Yes" she said smiling slyly.

"And I'm a guy."

"I hope so."

"And we're standing under the mistletoe." He sighed looking up to see the younger trio's milesltoe still remanded above them. She only licked her lips before grabbing him by the cuff of the shirt and pulling him down for a head on kiss. At first he was slightly shocked his eyes still opened. Yet he soon relaxed and kissed her back.

From the kitchen everyone was exchanging money.

"I told you, under 3 weeks." Said Mark as Wren handed him 10 dollars.

"I told you the mistletoe would of worked." Said Luke as Emma gave him a dollar.

"I told you on Christmas." Said Joni putting her tiny hand out. Everyone all looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Each getting five-dollar bills out of their pockets.

"And I thought I said no betting." Said Matthew entering the kitchen grabbing the 5-dollar bills from everyone hands.

"Oh yes Matt, here's the 3 dollars I owe you for getting back together with Liz." Said Wren.

"You betted on wither we'd get back together!" gasped Liz hitting him on the arm playfully. "I'm shocked and disappointed."

Suddenly DD came into the kitchen from the bathroom. "Lizzy do I owe you a dollar or two for getting back together with Pricey?" everyone stared at Liz and started laughing hysterically and so did Liz.

Everything was perfect, she had friends, she had family, she had the man of her dreams, she was on cloud nine, she was in heaven, and she was going to live forever!