The Diary of Nancy Drew
Chapter 8Disclaimer: I only own Mark, the O'Brian's, Sue, Jon, Mitch, Maria, THE BABY, Theo, and any additional characters. Oh and the plot.
December 25
In The Morning
What a way to wake up. I swear I thought some idiot was trying to kidnap me! Well I was right about the idiot part. I was having a nice and cozy dream about me and Frank, when I felt the whole room shake. I jumped up to see what was happening only to see Joe jumping up and down on my bed shouting, at the top of his lungs no less, "It's time to open presents Nancy! Wake UP!"
I woke up immediately from that. And I asked him if he wanted to live to be a father. That shut him up. I saw Vanessa standing by the doorway laughing at her husband's antics. I told her thanks for helping me. All I got was a no prob, while she left my room heading downstairs to the Christmas Tree. I pretended to smack Joe and he fell to the floor moaning. He's such a drama queen!
Downstairs
I walked down the stairs talking to Joe. He was just like a little kid; so excited about opening presents. Good grief, he's going to be a father in around 7 months and he hasn't even grown up himself. Wow. That's going to be fun to watch; Joe Sr. playing with Joe Jr. Not like Van will go with that name or anything; it's just the picture of it in my mind. Ha ha.
When we got to the bottom of the stairs we walked down the hallway past 2 doors, the kitchen and Dad's study. Then we turned into the 3rd doorway, the living room. The first thing I saw was Frank sitting by the tree. I swear I saw a little girl, who looked strangely like me sitting in his lap. But then she vanished.
Frank looked up at me and told me Merry Christmas. I gave him a short hug and then gave Dad a kiss good morning. I wish Hannah was here with us. Oh well. I gave Vanessa a hug too.
We all sat down to open presents. Each of us opened one at a time. The order was Joe, Vanessa, Me, Frank, and Dad. I got the 1st and 2nd season of I Love Lucy from Vanessa and Joe, a $50 gift card to the mall from Dad, and a book set from Frank. It was a series of mysteries that you could solve yourself. I gave all of them a hug.
We all sat down to eat Christmas Morning Breakfast.
After Breakfast
I was heading towards the bathroom when I ran into Frank. He stopped me and said, "Nancy I have another part of your present. I didn't want to give it to you infront of everyone though." Then he kissed me! It was sweet and passionate all at the same time. I wrapped my arms around his neck, my hands going through his hair. I felt his arms slip around my waist too. The kiss slowly came to an end.
We stood there looking at each other. Then we heard Joe laughing at something, bringing us back to the present time. Frank started laughing, and I had to join him. He told me that that was only half of the gift. Then he gave me a locket. He said, "Don't open it now. Open it when you're by yourself tonight." I nodded okay. Then he walked back towards the living room and I headed to the bathroom. I decided to go to the one upstairs instead, so I could have more privacy.
In The Bathroom
I sat down on the closed toilet seat and gazed at the locket. With my hands shaking I gently opened it. Inside there were two pictures. On the left was a picture of me and on the right was a picture of Frank. The way the pictures were arranged it looked like we were looking at each other.
I stared at the pictures for a while longer, and then shut the locket. I slowly turned the locket around in my hands. Then something on the back of it caught my eye. In small print I saw the letters:
N&F Always
Little tears formed at my eyes. He must have felt this way for a while. To have had this made for me, a necklace that was not in anyway cheap.
Ned never gave me anything this special. It was usually just flowers and chocolate.
NO. I will not think about Ned on Christmas Day. I think I'm going to call Bess and George and wish them Merry Christmas. I put on Frank's necklace and looked at myself in the mirror before I headed to my room where there's a phone extension.
Calling Bess
I called her and told her Merry Christmas and asked if she had heard from Frank or Joe lately. I was grinning so hard, I'm surprised she couldn't hear it. She told me she hadn't. I asked her if she wanted to come over for dinner tonight. She said that would be great, she and Mark would be by the house at around 6:00. I said goodbye and hung up to call George.
Calling George
I called George and said pretty much the same things I had said to her cousin. She said she would also be by the house at around 5:30. George was generally earlier than Bess. After those two calls I headed back downstairs.
I told Dad that Bess, Mark, and George were coming for dinner and he said that was great. Then the phone rang.
Phone Call
I'll do a dialogue for the call so it makes more sense Diary. I'll underline what I said.
"Hello"
"Hello dear, it's Eloise."
"Aunt Eloise! It's so great to hear from you. Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas to you dear. How is my lovely big brother?"
"Dad's fine. What are you doing for Christmas?"
"I thought I might stop by to see my favorite niece and brother."
"Really! That would be great! When will you be here?"
"First you should ask your father dear. Oh, and Hannah, she'll want to know how much food to cook."
"I'll ask Dad, Hannah's visiting family right now so me and Dad are going to cook."
"Ha ha. I've eaten food cooked by Carson before; you had better tell me what you cooked and what he did."
Dad! Aunt Eloise is coming for Christmas Dinner! Yes sir. Okay I'll ask her
"What time are you coming and are you bringing Theo?"
"I'll be there around 4:30-ish, and yes I am bringing that sexy boyfriend of mine."
"Aunt Eloise!"
"What dear, I do believe you are old enough to hear the word sexy and not squirm."
"Of course I am, just not from you!"
"I understand dear. I'll talk to you later. Give my love to Carson and Hannah."
"Okay, bye Aunt Eloise. See you in a bit."
"Bye dear."
Back in the Living Room
I smiled as I walked into the room. Joe and Vanessa were sitting on a love seat curled up together, Dad was sitting on his armchair that Hannah and I had gotten for him 2 years ago for his birthday, and Frank was sitting on the couch giving me a secret smile. I saw Joe glance over at him and give him a weird look, and then he shrugged.
I told Dad that Aunt Eloise is coming and she's bringing Theo. I also told him that Aunt Eloise wouldn't eat any of his food, because of last time. Dad laughed and told me that it was all Mom's fault that the food was bad. She kept distracting him while he was trying to cook. We both laughed over that.
I told him that she would be here around 4:30. Joe asked what time it was and Frank looked at his watch saying it was almost 1:00. I told them I had better start cooking.
In The Kitchen
I made a list of everything I was going to make.
-Mashed Potatoes
-Broccoli and Cheese Casserole
-Macaroni and Cheese
-Sweet Potato Pie
-Apple Pie
-Green Beans
-Gravy
-Tea
-Pound Cake
-Hard Boiled Eggs
I think I'm going to need help with this. I yell into the living room for Frank. I would ask Dad but he' making the Chicken and Roast Beef. I get to do all the others.
Frank came into the kitchen, saw the look in my eye and slowly started moving backwards towards the door.
I eventually get him into the kitchen and we make the food, and a mess. The mess was not my fault. It was Frank's, all the way. He decided he wanted to throw some flour at me, and well I had to be a woman and throw some back at him!
But we did make the food. We finished it just as the door bell rang. I ran to the door to get it. It was Aunt Eloise. I gave her a big hug and a loud kiss on her cheek. Dad walked in asking what all the commotion was. Then he saw his little sister, and ran up to give her a hug.
I saw Theo right behind her. I had always liked Theo, and Dad did too, he just liked to tease Aunt Eloise. I gave him a hug too. And introduced him to Frank, Joe, and Vanessa. Aunt Eloise gave all three a hug. She had known them as long as I had, since they lived near her in New York. Also Laura Hardy and Aunt Eloise had a mutual friend.
An Hour Later
Bess actually came earlier than she said. She and George arrived at around the same time. Mark really is getting to her. He's such an early bird. When they saw Frank and Joe and Vanessa, they literally started jumping up and down and screaming. They each gave Frank and Joe a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Then they crowded around Vanessa, pulling me and Aunt Eloise into the circle, and started congratulating her on the baby. When Aunt Eloise heard about the baby she started jumping up and down too. When we finally calmed down we looked at the men. They were just staring at us and shaking their heads. We laughed and headed towards the dinning room to eat.
Later At Night
I was heading towards the bathroom to brush my teeth before heading to bed, when Frank stopped me on the way. He's getting into the habit of doing that. He looked at me and asked if I had looked inside the locket. I told him yes. Not yet looking in his eyes.
I felt his hand on my chin turning my face towards his. But I kept my eyes on the ground. I knew that if I looked up I might start tearing up. Then I heard one thing that made me change my mind. "Nancy,"
I looked up into his chocolate eyes and moved closer to him. I think I forgot what we were talking about. Then slowly our lips met. Mmmm…I remember now, the locket. Oh well, we can talk about that later. I slowly pulled back and took a breath, but Frank pulled me back towards him.
This kiss lasted longer than the last, but it was sweeter, much sweeter. We both put our hearts into it. Then I heard the clock strike eleven. Hmm, getting interrupted seems to be a habit too.
"Goodnight Nancy." He whispered in my ear before giving me a short kiss goodnight and headed towards his room. "Goodnight." I whispered into the empty hallway.
Love,
Nancy Elizabeth Drew
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A/N: Isn't it sad that I'm writing a story about Christmas in March. Just goes to show you that you should update more, and when I say you I mean me. I hope Eloise is Carson's little sister, because I can't remember. I know the meal sounds southern, but I am southern, so I just typed what I eat on Christmas. And if you don't get the little girl part, here's one hint FORESHADOWING!
