Author's Note: SORRY! Okay, genuine reasons though. School started and I was bombarded with homework from day one. I was going to update on Friday but I had math, physics and a ton of Spanish to do so I never got around to it. I will try to update every weekend if possible but you must understand that my education comes first. Thanks to all my reviewers! I love you all!
Warnings: Sucky chapter… not proud of it at all… SLASH! Meaning homosexual tendencies and such!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of it at all. I'm just barrowing the characters for my own enjoyment (and possibly yours) I'll return them when I'm done, promise.
Chapter 13
The Happiest Christmas Tree
Logan's POV
I stared at my older sister as she stared at me. This lasted only a few seconds but it felt like forever. Suddenly she blushed, muttered a quick apology and ran out of the room. After hearing her bedroom door slam shut I turned to Chase who was looking back at me. We stood in silence for an eternity not knowing what to say, we had just been caught red handed and nothing was going to change that. All I knew was that I needed time to think so I grabbed a towel wrapped it around myself, picked up my cloths and walked to my bedroom, all without a word to Chase.
Chase's POV
"WTF (what the fk) mates?" I said to myself after Logan practically ran out of the room. Why does he keep doing that to me? It bugs me. I closed and locked the doors and returned to my shower, I still wasn't clean yet. I would see Logan at lunch.
Hannah's POV
My head was spinning, what in the world had I just witnessed? It was a dream, one of the weird ones that have you brother making out naked in the shower with the house guest, wait, those dreams don't exist. I pinched my self for good measure. "OW!" I yelled as I realised that maybe using my nails was a little on the stupid side. So, my macho little bro was gay, or at least bisexually. So, that's why he wanted to bring a guest home for Christmas, he didn't want to be away from his boyfriend… awe. Wait! Ewe, my brother kissing any one is weird. My head kept spinning and drawing up different conclusions, as I lie staring at the ceiling.
General POV
At lunch the three of them sat around the kitchen table, an awkward silence drifted above them and they were the only ones who noticed. Mr./Mrs. Reese just kept talking joyfully about the holidays, tonight would be the night they would decorate the tree and Hannah, Logan and Chase were in charge of picking out a tree and brining it home. On any other day it would be fun but not today, Hannah knew their secret and no one could find out.
"Why ya'll so quite?" Mr. Reese asked eyeing his daughter suspiciously.
"I don't feel to well, jet lag, I'm sure." Hannah said looking at her brother and noticing the relief flash through his eyes she smile at him. "And Logan and I got into a bit of a…disagreement and Chase got in the middle of it."
"You two, always fighting, poor Chase. It sucks to be caught in the middle of those two, doesn't it?" Mrs Reese asked Chase, who could only nod.
Later that afternoon the trio bundled up in long lost winter cloths, how often does it snow in sunny California? They were headed off to the nearest tree lot to find the perfect Christmas tree, not to tall, not to short, not to puffy but not balding either. This tree had to be perfect, for some reason this year was more important than all the others, they could all feel it in the air – none of them knew what it was but they all knew it was there.
They pulled into the parking lot and immediately ran into the lot in search of their tree. They came across many but they all had the tiniest of flaws – too tall, too short, and so on. As they turned the corner they saw it, the perfect tree any of them had ever seen. It was a beautiful tree so beautiful that it almost seemed to glow. They quickly grabbed the nearest worker at the lot, paid and strapped it to the top of the car.
When they got home they put the tree in its spot and stood back and admired it. They had it in the living room near the fireplace – that way Santa could get to it more easily. (Don't mock me… Santa's real and I don't want my dreams crushed! I know, too old for Santa, well I don't care!) Logan quickly started untangling strand after strand of lights, he was the one who was in charge of the lights and they always took forever to get done and he was allowed to get started on that without the rest of the family around.
A few hours later their parents came home and everyone put on their Santa hats. Champagne and sparkling apple cider were passed out to the appropriate people as Hannah started the Christmas music. They decorated the tree slowly, each family member putting on a special ornament representing a certain year on the tree. After all the years were on, it was up to Chase to put on the plain red balls anywhere he liked. He liked this part best because he got to decide the perfect place for each and every ball and he was happy that the Reeses were including him in their family traditions. Soon it was time for the angel to go on top. (In my family we use an Angel but lots of people use stars too. Just go with it…) Hannah stuck out her tongue at Logan as she walked over to where her mother was holding out the angel. In the Reese household there used to be fights about who would put the angel up so the two children now alternate every other year for the privilege.
They all stood back and watched as the lights around the tree turned on and living room lights went off simultaneously, the room was filled with 'oohs' and 'ahhs' as they stood admiring their master piece while the song 'I'm The Happiest Christmas Tree' played in the background.
As they turned and saw the time Mr/Mrs Reese sent the children off to bed. As they slept they dreamt of Christmas and all they joy it would bring them, well all of them except Chase whose sleep was less joyful.
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