Author's Note: lol please don't hate me guys. lol My life is a bundle of chaos!

brit- lol a lot of people call this couple Nill. lol probably cause Jake and Nathan come to mind whenever they hear Jathan.

brathanfan- hey hun, hope you're still around!

FastFuriousChick- lol he gets more assier, watch!haha

"Poor pooh you look like your pet goldfish just died."

Jill pouted as she stared at her distraught boyfriend. Who knew a trip to visit her family would be that devastating for him.

"I don't have a goldfish."

"Figurative of speech Nathan, it means lighten up. If you didn't want to spend Christmas with my family you could've said so."

He could sense the hurt in her voice, he suddenly felt lower than he had a minute ago. It wasn't spending Christmas with her family that had him upset, it was his father and the fact he'd be joining in this supposed to be special occasion. He wanted it to be perfect, show them the real him, the better him…but there was no way he'd be able to do that with his father around. Everywhere Dan went was a disaster waiting to happen.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to be such a dick. It has nothing to do with your family or you, I want to here, just not with my dad."

Jill nodded, remembering the two adult's only steps behind them. She too was upset Dan was coming but she didn't want to be rude and not allow his invitation even though Nathan would've been all for it. She couldn't do anything about it now, so she had to go with the flow.

"I know you're upset with your dad coming and all but what can we do about it now? We're already in Canada and merely steps away from my family."

She pointed to the house in front of them that they were slowly approaching.

"You could've said no to him."

"As much as I wanted to, I couldn't. Besides I told my family they were coming and they're okay with it."

"Even with what happened the last time I met them?"

"Even with what happened last time. They don't hate him yet they don't like him, somewhere in between."

Nathan sighed eyeing the large house before them, afraid to see what was behind the mahogany door.

"Great."

"Don't worry."

"I just want this to be perfect."

"It is. Set aside your dad's presence for a second, I am spending Christmas with the two most important things in my life…my family and you."

Nathan looked down and blushed for a second, moments like these made him forget his drama.

"Really?"

"Really," she giggled, "come on you look so hot right now all dressed up worrying about my family's thoughts about you. The only thing that would make this day even better is if you actually smile, and just be yourself."

He smiled, "okay I'll try."

"Good, because I'm about to ring this doorbell and I better see cute Nathan and not that sulking baby you were a couple of minutes ago."

"I don't see a baby, do you?"

"I don't see one either," she noticed his smirk as she shook her head. He definitely deserved a kiss right about now, and she happily obliged in doing so.

A couple of steps behind them were the not so happy couple, Dan and Deb. He was smirking like a wildcat, and she was dying inside. She couldn't believe he actually invited himself to something that was supposed to be special for Nathan, meeting Jill's family. How low could he get?

"Wipe that smirk off your face you smug son of a bitch," she glared from the corner of her eye.

"My my, can't a man smile without all that hostility?"

"You're not a man Dan, you're a monster."

"That's no way to talk to your husband."

"Don't use that term so loosely Dan, soon you'll be adding an ex before you say husband."

"You won't leave me Deb, you love me."

Deb laughed bitterly trying to keep the lunch she had consumed hours ago from resurfacing.

"The correct term to use would be loved. I'll admit I once loved you but that was a very long time ago, and I repeat a very long time ago. Add what you're doing today, and I totally despise you."

Dan looked at her, oblivious to what she was saying, trying to look innocent.

"What am I doing today that has you using the word despise with me?"

"Look around you Dan, we are in Canada, what is wrong with this picture?"

"What's wrong? Nothing."

"Of course there's something wrong, it's you, us spending Christmas with the Reynolds. What do you have up your sleeve?"

"I don't know what you're talking about Deborah. It's Christmas and I want to spend it with my family. Of course I would've preferred it being back in our house with my parents but since you so happily agreed to Nathan spending it with another than it's only fair that we be there too.

Deb rolled her eyes as she clutched the front of her jacket. The cold was doing a number on her and she wasn't used to it.

"Don't even talk to me like you have family morals, you're selfish and good for nothing."

"That hurts Deb."

She looked at him for a second.

"Yeah? Well you'll get over it," and with that she joined her son and his girlfriend, "Jill sweetie thanks again for allowing us to come. I hope it wasn't a bother?"

The younger female smiled as she reached for Deb's hand.

"Oh it's not a bother trust me. My parents think highly of you and so do I."

"That's sweet dear."

"What about me Jill? You forgot to mention me," Dan grinned.

She stared him down with a straight face before turning around.

"I didn't forget."

He innocently shrugged as he watched his wife chuckle. It was about time someone spat back.

Nathan let out a small laugh too but was shortly cut off when the door suddenly opened revealing Jill's father.

"It's about time my baby girl made it."

Jill beamed as she went to embrace her father.

"Dad you know it takes 6 hours to drive all the way down here don't you? I'm surprised we even made it before sunset," she paused, "Umm dad you remember Nathan and the Scotts."

Focusing his attention to the three guests he smiled.

"Nathan good to see you again son, you've been taking good care of my Jill I see, no bruises and scratches, and Deb and Dan glad you could make it."

"Thanks for having us Connor, I know it was such short notice…"

"Nonsense Deb, the more the merrier."

"That's what you're daughter told me."

"Daughter like father," he paused noticing the four were still out in the cold, "Oh my excuse my rudeness come in get warm we're just about to eat dinner."

The four entered taking in all the smells swarming the house. It was a mix of all cultures seeing as Jill's family was of all kinds of decent, her father being Irish and her mother; Dutch and Filipino. She greeted everyone introducing them all to Nathan as Deb and Dan accompanied the Reynolds in the study. She had a large family, some of them hadn't even arrived yet, but time was time and dinner had just been served in the large dining area. Two tables had been set; the adults and the children. Jill and Nathan found themselves with the children.

"Let's take a moment to say grace everyone," Jill's aunt spoke as she brought in the last platter, "why don't we let our guests say it this year, Deb will you do the honors?"

"I'd love to," the tiny blonde smiled as she placed her hands together and bowed her head, "Dear lord we'd like to thank you for bringing us all together here on this special day, the eve before your son's birth gathered around with all the blessings you could bestow. Nathan, Dan, and I would also like to thank the Reynolds and the Connor family for inviting us and letting us into their home to share what they have with us. Amen."

The room was filled with amen's followed by huge laughter and endless supplies of food traveling down the tables.

"So Dan how's the dealership? I sent you a couple of customers awhile back."

"Yes I forgot to call you and thank you for that. They chose the finest cars."

"Well I knew you'd have nothing but."

Dan grinned as he wiped his mouth with a napkin.

"I umm also would like to apologize for my behavior back when you and your wife came over for dinner."

Deb and Nathan could feel their hearts sink from where they were sitting. Why did he have to bring that up? Everything was going so well.

"Don't worry about it that was the past."

"It was wrong of me to talk that way, but I'm glad we got that settled, it's been eating away at me for quite some time now."

"It was clearly a misunderstanding."

"Very much so and I'm glad Jill and Nathan worked things out, testing out the relationships waters."

Jill's mother smiled.

"They're adorable together."

"Yes they are, I'm already anticipating their wedding."

The room fell silent with exception of the water that had just sprung out of Mr. Reynolds mouth.

"I beg your pardon?"

"Their wedding, Jill and Nathan's."

"She's…they're only seventeen years old, too young to even be thinking about things like that."

"Well with the way things are going between them, I say they'll be walking down the aisle in oh let's say by summer."

Jill's mother sat dumbfounded, her jaw practically hanging.

"That's a crazy idea."

"Very," Deb added, "I'm sorry you'll have to excuse my husband he hasn't taken his medication yet, he's getting delusional."

"Don't be ignorant Deb, I don't take pills. Unlike you, I'm fine without drugs. If someone hasn't taken their meds it's you. Oh wait better you didn't we wouldn't want you leaving us for rehab again."

Deb's eyes widened. She was about to slap Dan when she saw Nathan's eyes on her, they were so hurt and embarrassed she didn't want to make things worse.

"There you go stretching the truth again, better stop now before you make a fool of yourself…yet again," she clenched her fists trying not to scream.

Dan just nodded still smirking as he helped himself to more food.

"This is really good, what's it called again?"

Everyone still stared at him like an alien. No one knew what to say or how to act. What even happened just then?

"It's umm its called menudo," Jill's aunt whispered.

"It's good," he continued eating, not paying attention to the tension and awkwardness he had caused.

That was his plan anyways…he never knew why he did the things he did. It just happened and when it did he never regretted it.

That was Deb and Nathan's job. They felt the wrath of Dan's actions. Deb learned to shrug it off and stay classy but Nathan was still young. He wasn't surprised Dan was a bastard but it hurt him and it managed to affect him in more ways than one. His day was officially ruined.