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In this chapter we will find out a lot about Elizabeth and Catlin and also about Rachel there mother and their Fathers and also why Rachel killed herself. Also we see a change in Becca.
A month had passed and it was now the last day of the school term before Christmas. Tonight there was the Yule Ball and Elizabeth was very excited, she had made some friends and still wrote to and emailed her friends in Scotland. She really was not looking forward to Christmas though as it was Rachel's favourite time of year.
The kids went to school while Mac had managed to get secret service to let her go Christmas Shopping for her Kids, she had a few hours and the department store had allowed there to be secret service at all the exits, and at all the camera's. Mac spent a small fortune on presents she wanted to make this one of the best for the kids as it had been such a rough year for them.
The house in Scotland had finally been sold and the rest of Rachel's private things had been shipped over, they would be arriving at the Whitehouse shortly.
Mac and Rod had hired a nanny, as Kate was getting older and it was difficult for her to watch Catlin and Amy everyday, especially the little one.
Amy had become very jealous of her cousin. She wanted to be the youngest and had started to act like a baby, by putting on a baby voice and wanting help with everything, even things which she could do herself.
Rebecca was still acting like a brat to her cousin, Mac, Rod and Kate were fed up with the way she was behaving and they had all told her how they felt.
Mac had got back from shopping and wrapped the presents she bought, she put them away hidden.
The older children got ready for the yule ball, Mac had taken the night off work as she Rod, Kate and the 2 youngest children were going to put up the Christmas tree.
Elizabeth, Horace and Becca came into the room.
Horace:That's' us leaving
Mac:You all look so beautiful
Mac kissed thee 3 children
Rod:Remember no drinking
Rebecca:Yes dad, we know
The Kids left to go to the dance.
Rod:OK that is the lights on it is just the fairy to go up
Mac:Catlin would you like to put it up
Rod lifted Catlin to put the Angel at the top she did not seem excited like a 3 year old should be at Christmas.
Amy:That my job, I always put the angel on
Mac:Amy that is enough
Amy walked out of the room and threw a Christmas decoration at her cousin, but missed and hit her mother in the head
Mac:Ow
Rod;Are you OK
Mac:Yes fine
Rod:I am going to talk to her
Rod left the room to go after Amy
Mac:OK Catlin time for bed
Catlin;No
Mac:Young lady it is already past your bedtime
Catlin:But I am not tired
Mac:OK, but Santa is watching and when children don't go to their bed, he might not visit
them on Christmas eve
Catlin:Santa isn't coming to me anyway
Mac:What of course he is
Catlin:Amy said he wasn't because I don't have a real Mummy any more
Mac:Amy is lying, he comes to all children everywhere
Catlin:Yes unless you don't go to bed right now
Mac and Catlin walked to her room and she raid a book about Santa
Rod went into Amy's room
Rod:Young Lady, your behaviour there was totally unacceptable. Now I think you have to
apologise to your Mother
Amy:I did not mean to hit her, I wanted to hit Catlin
Rod:You wanted to hit a 3 year old, I think you should be ashamed of the way you have
been acting
Mac came into the room
Mac:Amy why did you tell your sister that Santa was not going to come to her
Amy:She is not my sister
Rod:Yes she is your mother and I have adopted Elizabeth and Catlin which makes them
your sisters
Mac:Now I want you to think seriously about what you have done,
Amy:Mommy I am sorry, it's just since they came, I don't see you as much, I am not your
baby any more
Mac:Sweetie you will always be my baby, just because our family is grown does not
mean we love you less
Mac and Rod gave Amy a kiss and told her to go to sleep.
Mac and Rod went to their room, they kissed on the bed and made love.
The next day was Christmas eve. Some of Rachel's personal items arrived that day. That night Mac had some work to do while Kate, Rebecca, Horace, Amy and Rod read a nightmare before Christmas. Elizabeth had came across some photo albums which she went through. It made her sad to look at the photos of her mother. She found her Mum's Christmas book which was an album full of Christmas photos she started to look at them. She wanted to show her Aunt as there were some photos of her in the book as well.
Elizabeth knocked on the door of the oval.
Mac:He darling, are you not reading with the others
Elizabeth shook her head. Mac could tell she was upset.
Mac:What's wrong
Elizabeth moved to her Aunt's desk,
Elizabeth:I found this in my Mum's stuff,
she showed Mac the book.
Mac:Your Mom's Christmas book
Elizabeth started to cry, she turned away so her aunt never saw her
Mac got up and moved to he niece, she put her arm around her and moved her to the couch, they sat down and Mac hugged her niece.
Rebecca, didn't want to hear the story, she went down to see her Mom and stood outside her office she could hear her talk to Elizabeth and she wanted to hear what she was saying
Elizabeth:Do you know why my Mum moved to Scotland
Mac:Yes darling, your Dad was Scottish, he came over here to go to college, he and your
Mom met at Yale, she was in first year and he was in his last year. Your Mom got
pregnant with you before the end of her first year and your dad got offered a job
in Glasgow. So you moved. Your Dad died just before you were born, we were all
over at the time for their wedding, we tried to get your Mom to come back with us,
but she didn't want to, she liked Scotland.
Elizabeth:It's my fault she killed herself.
Mac:No it isn't
Elizabeth:It is Rick wanted Mom to put me in boarding school, so he would have a proper
family, he loved Catlin. He started to hit Mum all the time, I should have got her out
but I never
Mac:Darling, That's not your fault, Rick is not a nice person at all.
Elizabeth:I was so happy when I found that me and Catlin were both coming here to live, I
thought Catlin would have went to Rick
Mac:She was suppose to, but he did not want her
Mac stroked Elizabeth's hair and wiped the tears from under her eye's.
Mac:Darling did Rick ever hit you or Catlin
Elizabeth:He never hit Catlin, but he hit me, and Mum was so sad when Rick left, can we look
at the photo's
Mac:Yes darling,
Elizabeth and Mac looked at the old photographs.
There was a knock at the door of the office,
Rebecca:Hi Mom can I talk to you
Elizabeth:I am going to go upstairs
Mac:What's up Becca,
Rebecca:I have been standing at your door for a while and I heard you and Elizabeth talk
and I realise how horrible I have been to her the past few months. And how lucky
I have been.
Mac:I am glad you have finally come round, you know Elizabeth really needs you.
Rebecca:I will be nice now, I promise, I should apologise
Mac kissed her daughter and they went upstairs.
Mac:Catlin, Amy time for bed. Santa will be here soon.
It took Mac and Kate, ages to get the girls to sleep, they were both so excited.
Rebecca went to Elizabeth's room.
Elizabeth:What do you want?
Rebecca:I have come to apologise
Elizabeth:What for
Rebecca:I have been a real Bitch since you moved here and from now on, I want to be
friends.
Elizabeth:Why don't we just forget the past couple of months and start again.
The 2 girls hugged, Elizabeth was so happy to finally have Rebecca as a friend
Rebecca:Do you remember all the fun we used to have when you visited when we were
young
Elizabeth:Yes we were always in trouble, like the time we had the Pyjama party at
Grandma's and we broke old Grandfather clock by trying to hide in it.
Rebecca:Do you remember the time we went to Lake and went on the boats
Elizabeth:And I fell in
The 2 girls talked for ages that night. Mac came into the room happy that they were friends again, to find them asleep on the same bed.
With all the Kids in Bed, Rod , Mac and Kate finished wrapping all the presents for Christmas morning.
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