Bosco opened his eyes and grinned lazily. It was Christmas morning. It
was his first Christmas married to Kim and it was his son's first
Christmas. He rolled over onto his side and pulled Kim into the curve of
his body. He smiled when he heard her breathing change and knew she was
waking up. He gave her a few minutes before whispering, "Good morning."
"Mmm. Merry Christmas," she whispered.
"Merry Christmas. How long do you think we can lie here before Joey comes bursting in?" He asked.
"Not long," Kim said after a quick check of the clock. "He should be up in a few minutes." She turned onto her back and took his hand. "We made it through the year."
"It wasn't all bad. It had its good moments," Bosco said, lacing his fingers with hers.
"This is true," Kim smiled. "I think one of the best will be up soon too."
"Probably," he agreed. "Maybe later we can take some holly out to the cemetery."
"We'll save that for tomorrow. Bobby would hate us being in a cemetery on Christmas. He'd say we were being morbid."
Bosco grinned. "Probably. I love you Kim."
"I love you too," she smiled.
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"Hey Bos, can you get that please? It's probably your mom or Mel. They said they'd come over and help with dinner," Kim said from the kitchen.
The doorbell rang again a few minutes later.
"Bosco?" Kim poked her head out of the kitchen. She frowned when she saw Bosco and Joey engrossed in the video game Joey had gotten that morning. "Hello?"
Bosco looked up. "Oh, hey honey. What's up?"
"Answer the door," she said before she pulled her head back into the kitchen.
"Why? It's not," he was cut off by the sound of it buzzing. "Oh. Sorry."
"Uh-huh," was Kim's answer.
Bosco pulled open the door. "Hey Ma, come on in. Here, I'll take those."
"No peeking Maurice. You hear me?" Rose said sternly. "Hi Kim," she called.
"Hi Rose. Merry Christmas!"
"You too sweetie. Now, where are my grandsons?"
"Hi Nana!" Joey said, hopping up and hurrying over. He'd started calling her Nana because he had decided that having two grandmas was enough and three would be confusing. Rose had agreed and they'd settled upon Nana.
Rose smiled and hugged Joey. "You look happy. Did Santa Claus bring you a lot of presents?"
"Uh-huh and Mrs. Caffey and Grandma Grace and Grandpa Andrew. They all sent me presents. Aunt Mel and Grandma Catherine are bringing their presents over later. Then Grandma Grace is gonna take me to see Dad so I can give him his present."
"Sounds like you have a very good Christmas planned. I hope you have time to open the present I got you."
"I will," Joey grinned. "Promise. But maybe I better open it now, just to make sure."
"Nice try Joey," Kim called from the kitchen. "Why don't you and Rose go see if Johnny's up yet?"
"'Kay," Joey said glumly, a little bummed that his mother had ruined his plan. "C'mon Nana."
Rose followed Joey and Bosco joined Kim in the kitchen. "Kinda Grinch like of you to spoil Joey's fun."
"He knows the rules. No presents till after dinner," Kim said, not turning around.
"Kimmy," Bosco put his arms around her waist and planted a kiss on her shoulder.
"It's not gonna work. I'm standing firm on this one," Kim said with a smile on her face that Bosco couldn't see but he could definitely hear it.
"Liar," he whispered into her ear. Then he whispered something else.
"Right now?" Kim asked with wide eyes.
"No, later tonight."
"Just for letting Joey open your mother's present now?"
"Uh-huh."
Kim thought for a moment. "Okay. But you better deliver."
"When I have I ever not?"
Kim giggled. "This is a good day."
"The best."
"Mmm. Merry Christmas," she whispered.
"Merry Christmas. How long do you think we can lie here before Joey comes bursting in?" He asked.
"Not long," Kim said after a quick check of the clock. "He should be up in a few minutes." She turned onto her back and took his hand. "We made it through the year."
"It wasn't all bad. It had its good moments," Bosco said, lacing his fingers with hers.
"This is true," Kim smiled. "I think one of the best will be up soon too."
"Probably," he agreed. "Maybe later we can take some holly out to the cemetery."
"We'll save that for tomorrow. Bobby would hate us being in a cemetery on Christmas. He'd say we were being morbid."
Bosco grinned. "Probably. I love you Kim."
"I love you too," she smiled.
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"Hey Bos, can you get that please? It's probably your mom or Mel. They said they'd come over and help with dinner," Kim said from the kitchen.
The doorbell rang again a few minutes later.
"Bosco?" Kim poked her head out of the kitchen. She frowned when she saw Bosco and Joey engrossed in the video game Joey had gotten that morning. "Hello?"
Bosco looked up. "Oh, hey honey. What's up?"
"Answer the door," she said before she pulled her head back into the kitchen.
"Why? It's not," he was cut off by the sound of it buzzing. "Oh. Sorry."
"Uh-huh," was Kim's answer.
Bosco pulled open the door. "Hey Ma, come on in. Here, I'll take those."
"No peeking Maurice. You hear me?" Rose said sternly. "Hi Kim," she called.
"Hi Rose. Merry Christmas!"
"You too sweetie. Now, where are my grandsons?"
"Hi Nana!" Joey said, hopping up and hurrying over. He'd started calling her Nana because he had decided that having two grandmas was enough and three would be confusing. Rose had agreed and they'd settled upon Nana.
Rose smiled and hugged Joey. "You look happy. Did Santa Claus bring you a lot of presents?"
"Uh-huh and Mrs. Caffey and Grandma Grace and Grandpa Andrew. They all sent me presents. Aunt Mel and Grandma Catherine are bringing their presents over later. Then Grandma Grace is gonna take me to see Dad so I can give him his present."
"Sounds like you have a very good Christmas planned. I hope you have time to open the present I got you."
"I will," Joey grinned. "Promise. But maybe I better open it now, just to make sure."
"Nice try Joey," Kim called from the kitchen. "Why don't you and Rose go see if Johnny's up yet?"
"'Kay," Joey said glumly, a little bummed that his mother had ruined his plan. "C'mon Nana."
Rose followed Joey and Bosco joined Kim in the kitchen. "Kinda Grinch like of you to spoil Joey's fun."
"He knows the rules. No presents till after dinner," Kim said, not turning around.
"Kimmy," Bosco put his arms around her waist and planted a kiss on her shoulder.
"It's not gonna work. I'm standing firm on this one," Kim said with a smile on her face that Bosco couldn't see but he could definitely hear it.
"Liar," he whispered into her ear. Then he whispered something else.
"Right now?" Kim asked with wide eyes.
"No, later tonight."
"Just for letting Joey open your mother's present now?"
"Uh-huh."
Kim thought for a moment. "Okay. But you better deliver."
"When I have I ever not?"
Kim giggled. "This is a good day."
"The best."
