I Saw Mommy Kissing Satan 3
Underneath the mistletoe last night...
"Do you think they're awake yet?" Says Bailey.
"Yes," says Ellis hopefully.
"No, Zola groans.
"It's too early," says Henry. "It's only four AM, and our moms promised we wouldn't wake them before six," says Henry.
"Alright…" says Bailey.
"What about now?" Says Ellis.
While Meredith and Addison slept, Zola and Henry did their best to keep Bailey and Ellis quiet enough not to wake them too early.
"How about we play a game of silent ninja?" Zola suggests.
"Okay," whispers Bailey.
"Your turn," whispers Ellis.
"Go!" Whispers Henry.
It works for a little while, and slowly Henry and Zola help the youngest two fall asleep for another little while.
"Think they'll stay down for two more hours?" Asks Henry.
"Who knows, I wonder if we were like this, yawns Zola."
"I bet you were," teases Henry.
"Like you weren't," teases Zola.
The two of them crawl back to bed for some more sleep before the big Christmas morning, and soon enough they're woken up by a bouncing Bailey and Ellis.
"It's six-zero-zero, it's time to get up!" Says Bailey.
"Up!" Says Ellis.
"Oh, alright," says Zola, moving over to wake Henry.
"It's time?" says Henry, sleepy as he opens his eyes.
"Yeah," says Ellis as she points to the clock.
"Alright, we can go wake them up," offers Henry.
Bailey and Ellis run ahead and jump into bed with Addison and Meredith, and Zola and Henry follow behind them.
"Morning," says Meredith.
"Merry Christmas," says Addison.
"Did Santa come!?" Says Ellis.
"Wanna go see!" Says Bailey.
"Ooh, in just a little while?" Groans Meredith.
"Come here we can all just lie down," offers Addison.
"Okay…" says Ellis as she curls up into Addison's side.
"Alright," says Bailey, as she crawls up next to Meredith's side.
"You too," Meredith motions for Zola and Henry to join them.
"Okay," says Zola, crawling in bed next to Meredith.
"Coming," says Henry, as he tucks into Addison's side.
All six of them seem to fit into bed, and Meredith and Addison pull the covers over everyone.
"Sleep," says Addison.
"Mm," says Meredith, wrapping her arm around everyone within her reach.
"Cozy," says Ellis, sighing and falling back asleep.
"Yeah I'm in the middle!" Says Bailey happily.
"Well that was easy," says Henry.
"Don't jinx it!" Says Zola.
An hour later, everyone starts fidgeting again, and Ellis insists that it's finally time to go downstairs.
"Let's see what Santa and Satan brought us!" She squeaks excitedly.
"Race you!" Says Bailey.
"Catch you!" Says Henry.
"Hey!" Says Zola, following them.
"Guess we're summoned," says Meredith, leaning over to kiss Addison before they get up.
"I'll make coffee," says Addison.
"You're an angel," says Meredith.
"Ha! Tell me that while you're calling me 'Satan' next time," Addison laughs.
"You love it," Meredith teases, and she laughs with her back.
Once everyone is downstairs, Meredith assembles a list for writing down who sent what presents, and Addison brings some mugs of coffee.
"Can I have some?" Says Zola. "Come on! It's Christmas!" She says.
"Ooh, me too!" Says Henry.
"Alright, a little bit," says Meredith, pouring them each a half glass.
"Hey what about us!" Says Bailey and Ellis.
"I'll get you some hot chocolate," says Addison, hopping up to pour them some juju.
"Thanks," they say in chorus.
The coffee and hot chocolate are put in to-go cups so they don't spill them on presents, and shortly everyone is going around and opening up presents.
"LOOK!" Says Ellis. "SATAN DID COME!" She points.
"Ooh I got a present from SATAN too!" Says Bailey.
"Oh wow," says Zola.
"SATAN IS REAL!" Says Henry, laughing.
"Oh no, what is this going to be like when they go back to daycare…" says Meredith.
"You'll have to tell them, oh my goodness," says Addison.
"We all got different kinds of bandages from Satan!" Says Ellis.
"We'll be all set," says Zola.
"Hey, these do come in handy," says Henry, as he opens his own package of knuckle bandages.
"I bet," Says Bailey. "These ones have cars on them!" Says Bailey.
"Now please don't go hurting yourselves to use them," warns Meredith concernedly.
"No, we don't want to waste our present from Satan," says Ellis.
"Yeah, when one of my friends gets hurt I can make them feel better," says Bailey.
"I'll take them biking," says Zola.
"Yeah," says Henry.
"Hey, Satan saves lives," Meredith giggles.
"I sure hope so," says Addison lowly into Meredith's ear.
"Mmhmm," Meredith adds suggestively.
"Hey! Mom! Cut it out!" Says Henry.
"Come on!" Says Zola.
"Yeah, we wanna open presents from Santa!" Says Bailey.
"And from mom!" Says Ellis adorably.
"And from Addison," Zola adds.
"And from everyone else!" Says Henry.
So they dive in with presents flying left and right, and it's a bit too fast for Meredith to figure out who sent what right away so she figures they'll have to write generic thank you notes later.
"We got something for you both too!" Bailey squeals.
"Go get it!" Says Ellis.
"No, you go get it!" Says Bailey.
"It's too heavy!" Says Ellis.
"Hey don't spoil the surprise!" Says Zola.
"I'll help," offers Henry.
And the kids all scamper upstairs and down again until they come back with a big box.
"Open it!" Says Ellis.
"Together?" Says Addison.
"Together!" Says Meredith.
And they each pick a side to unwrap it from.
There's a craft gift from each of the kids, and a card made at school.
And in the bottom of the box, there's also some coffee from a nearby coffee shop, some hand cream, some socks and some books.
"We saved our allowance!" Says Ellis proudly.
"Yeah!" Says Bailey.
"Plus Aunt Amelia helped us," says Zola sheepishly.
"But we picked it out ourselves!" Says Henry.
"Oh, it's all wonderful," says Addison.
"Thank you, kids, it couldn't be more perfect," says Meredith.
"And look the snow is falling some more!" Says Ellis, and all of them run to get dressed to play with their new mittens and hats and their new ball outside.
"Come back when you get cold!" Offers Addison.
"Keep those coats on!" Says Meredith.
"Wow, they're all so grown up," says Addison.
"Yeah," says Meredith. "They really are."
"I have a special gift for you," Addison husks into Meredith's ear.
"Ooh, me too," says Meredith, as they run upstairs together.
"From your Honey Bee, to Satan," the box reads, and Meredith has Addison open it.
"I got you the same," confesses Addison, as she holds out the envelope saying "From Satan to Honey Bee".
"It's a plane ticket set," says Meredith.
"Yeah, so we can visit each other, and bring the kids too," says Addison.
"Do you think we'll be ready to move in together by next Christmas?" Meredith asks her lover sweetly.
"We'll see how we feel," offers Addison, as she moves to lie down with Meredith on the bed.
"I can't wait," says Meredith as she moods into Addison's arms again.
"And neither can I," says Addison.
And they sleep there with their phones close in case their kids call, which they never do because they're perfectly happy.
And as the snow falls softly onto the Seattle hills, both Meredith and Addison decide that this is their best holiday season yet.
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