6 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS..

"YOU'RE HERE!" screamed the parents of Emma. Mostly Spike screamed, but Tracker was pretty excited to see his daughter too. The door swung open for Emma and her best friend since birth, Manny Santos. She was petite, but sexy and a fire cracker with long brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. They wore their big winter jackets, Emma in a blue leather jacket with little faux fur and a white scarf and Manny in a black fitted leather jacket.

"Hey baby" Tracker greeted, pulling his oldest daughter into a tight hug as Manny hugged Spike

"Hi Dad." Smiled Emma, hugging him back. God... it feels like it's been forever. A year and a half, maybe? And yes, she knew her parents looked young to be her parents, but it was a teen pregnancy thing. Don't ask. She wasn't the first, that was actually her older brother by two years, Spinner.

Manny smiled as Tracker hugged her too and laughed, "Hey Mr. Nelson."

"Hey I told you a million years ago to call me Tracker." He insisted and let the girls take their coats off and carry their bags in. Tracker and Spike stood to the side holding another. Emma wanted to die right there, her parents were getting corny. They both wore Christmas sweaters (that she swore Spike forced Tracker to do), and a mistletoe was above the door. Let alone outside was lit like no tomorrow... guess her Dad really went out this year with the decoration.

"Is it gross I still sort of have a crush on your Dad?" Manny whispered to Emma as they took off their boots and started coming inside

Emma wrinkled her nose and insisted, "That's so gross, Manny."

"Well, you still have the same room." Spike declared, nodding up the stairs as she walked to the end of it and turned.

"Can't we have the basement this time? It's technically not Spin's room anymore... he moved away too." Emma reminded and Spike waved her off.

Spike explained, "Yes but your days away, he's only in Chicago. Besides, the basement isn't a room at all anymore, it's where we put the pool table and all your old games, and the big TV! Perfect idea since your father always seems to have to light a cigar infront of it. It's kind of like an entertainment room now.."

"Well, as long as Spin doesn't get downstairs either, it's fine." Manny said with a smirk. Even though Manny wasn't blood family, she was pretty much family. She's taken the torment of Emma's brother and pretty much was like a sister.

Emma laughed and the two jogged up the stairs as a teenage blonde girl skipped down, "Hey Emma." her little sister greeted. This was Imogen, and she was growing up pretty fast. Already 14. Yet still wearing those cute piggy tail buns. She skipped all the way downstairs, "Is there Turkey yet?" she asked. Emma's visit home didn't even phase her...nothing really did, Imogen had a wierd personality..I guess they all did.

Someone was at the front door taking his boots off and laughed, "Christmas isn't for another weak." he taunted.

"Lucas!" Spike happily greeted. This was her sisters son, her nephew. He stood with his girlfriend Mia and their baby, Isabella. Her sister was a bit of a horrible mother, so Spike always invited them to her place for Christmas and every year they came.

"Wow, it's getting cold out there." Mia insisted as Manny and Emma walked back downstairs and smiled happily when they saw her. They loved Mia! Lucas use to be such a player in highschool til he fell in love with her.

"We brought gifts." Lucas said, carrying a bunch of Christmas bags with boxes in them and the girls helped them carry it in and over to the tree.

"Tree, Daddy!" Isabella said, trying to pull his hand to go see it.

Tracker then came running through the hall, putting his winter gloves on, "Cameron's here. Gotta go finish the lights!" Emma blinked... they weren't DONE?

"I think it's enough decoration out there, Dad." she taunted, and Manny with Mia giggled.

"Lets go make some cookies," Spike told Izzy, taking her hand and guiding her to the kitchen to then call after Tracker, "Oooo! Tell Sean there's some cookies."

"Whose Sean and Cameron?" Manny asked curiously.

Mia answered with a slight smirk, "it's the same person, his names Sean Cameron." she corrected.

"That him?" Emma asked, glancing out the window when she saw a black corvette parked in the driveway and the door finally opened. The girls all huddled together to peak out the window and Emma was evens shoved a bit when her sister pushed her to take a peak, "Imogen!" she yelped.

Imogen blushed and sighed heavenily before she explained, "That's Sean, he's Dads new employee at the shop since the beginning of the year. He loves him. Said hes a 'god' with cars. Miracle hands."

Emma tilted her head to get a better look, they all did. And looks kept getting better and better... and better. He wore dark jeans with a white V neck shirt that complimented his strong built look. A swift looking leather jacket was over him and it had a hood too. He was gorgeous; his face was unexplainable with his jaw lines, dimples, and soft blue eyes. His longish wavy hair was only a bit tucked away in his black beanie hat. He was talking to Tracker now about god knows what.

"You're drooling." Manny taunted Emma who blinked and gave her a look. As if Manny could deny that guy wasn't hot as hell.

"wheres Spinner?" came Lucas' voice, walking back over and the girls yelped, turning from the window before getting caught and just shrugged. He scoffed and warned, "I better not be the only guy here."

"Dads here." declared Imogen.

"and goes to bed at 9 pm with your mom. Pass." taunted Lucas.

"Come on guys, some hot chocolate with cheese and crackers are on the table!" called Spike from the kitchen when their father came back in and the wind blew heavily in, and he closed the door behind Sean.

The girls shared looks and watched the guys take their coats off... correction, they watched Sean. And boy did his arms ever show off when he revealed them. Holy crap, how much did this guy work out?

Isabella began to drag her mom towards the kitchen, "Coookies mommy!" she dragged her off.

"Sup man?" Lucas asked Sean, nodding his head in greetment since he stood near and was a little happy there was another dude his age around. Guy looked alright.

Sean looked over and nodded back, slapping his hand into his when Lucas extended it, "Sean."

"Lucas."

"you drink Daniels?"

Sean shrugged with a nod, "I drink anything." and that, my friends, is when Lucas found his best friend.

Manny smirked beside Emma, whispering to her as the guys walked off, "Love at first site." she said. Emma too, giggled with her.

This was going to be an interesting Christmas...

"I tried to make the damn turkey a few days before Christmas." Spike sighed, throwing a burnt turkey into the garbage as Emma, Imogen and Manny chewed on some crackers and cookies on the counter, watching in amusement.

"You learned your lesson huh mom?" Imogen asked.

Manny bluntly noted, "It's always best made right out of the oven anyways."

"WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO PUT THEIR TWO CENTS IN?" Spike exclaimed. Emma was still chewing her cracker and swallowed hard while smirking. Where was Spinner when you needed him? He had the best jokes.

"Is it wierd that I want to say I can't wait for your brother to come home?" whispered Manny to both Imogen and Emma.

"Spinner does seem to make mom stress less." Emma agreed.

Tracker came from behind the girls and grabbed some hot chocolate, "Now girls. Your mom just wants a very special Christmas." He said.