It was Saturday. A month had passed, so now it was Winter. It was almost Christmas. Bella was happy and sad about this. She was happy because it was Christmas. She was sad because this would be her first Christmas away from Eddy since she met him.

Bella had forgotten what Venice, Italy had looked like during Christmas time. There were lights everywhere, trees were placed every 10 or so feet, and the water ways had frozen over, making them a great place to skate.

Bella stared out the front window, watching the neighborhood kids skate on the frozen water ways. She sighed. Even that wasn't enough to cheer her up. She couldn't get her mind off Eddy, and how this year she'll never get her special Christmas gift from Eddy: a Christmas kiss.

Bella was hugging her knees, sitting on the large window sill. Her dad saw her and walked over. "Hey, what's wrong, princess?" Her dad asked, kneeling down next to her.

Bella looked at her dad. She sighed. "I'm just sad, Daddy," Bella said. Even though she was almost 16 (she would turn 16 in June) she still called her father Daddy. Bella's dad looked at her.

"And why's that?" He asked, putting his arm around her. Bella looked out the window again, and spoke in Italian. She found that it was easier to talk in Italian. "(I just miss him so much.)" Bella said with tears in her eyes.

Bella's dad thought for a minute. "(Who? Eddy?)" He asked. Bella nodded. Her dad smiled. "(Well, I'll tell you something, princess.)" He said, "(If you cheer up and have some fun, I'll get you the best present ever.)

Bella looked at her dad and smiled. He really knew what she liked. She guessed she could give it a shot. "(Ok, Daddy.)" Bella said. She gave her dad a hug, put her coat and boots on, and went outside to skate.

Outside she saw Nicole skating with Double D. While Double D didn't understand Italian, and Nicole English, they talked to each other through hand movements.

"(What took you so long?)" Nicole asked. Bella smiled. "(I was just thinking.)" Bella said. She then pointed to her head to tell Double D. "What about?" Double D asked his step-sister, even though he thought he already knew.

Bella sighed. "Eddy," she said, "(This is our first Christmas apart.)" She then spoke in English and told Double D what she had said. Double D looked at Bella.

"You know, I don't think Eddy would want you to be sad," Double D said, "I think he would want you to have an awesome Christmas." Bella smiled, translated it for Nicole, then hugged Double D.

Back In Peach Creek.

Eddy was sitting on the swings in the park. He was just sitting, not swinging. He was looking at the ground when Nazz walked up and sat on the other swing. She looked at Eddy.

"You really miss her, huh?" Nazz asked. Eddy looked up at her before nodding. "All I can think about lately is how we can't spend this Christmas together like we always do," Eddy said.

"Well, I'm pretty sure she wouldn't want you to be sad," Nazz said, "I think that she would want you to be happy and have a good Christmas." Nazz smiled at Eddy, who smiled back. "Thanks, Nazz," Eddy said, giving her a hug.

Eddy stood up to go find Ed, and to tell him that they were gonna have the best Christmas ever.

Tomorrow was Christmas, and Bella was trying her best to be cheerful. Trying her best to ignore that fact in the back of her head. That fact that she wouldn't be spending this Christmas with Eddy.

She had kept her promise to her dad and had been happy. She couldn't wait to see what the gift was. When she asked her dad for a hint, he smiled. "All I will say is it's a gift one can't rap," Bella's dad said.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. Bella's dad answered it. Bella was sitting on the couch in the living room, reading. She heard her dad answer the door.

"Hello," he said, "I'm glad you could make it." She heard someone whisper back, but she couldn't tell who it was or what they said. Her dad walked to the door way of the living room.

"Hey, Bella," her dad said, "It's time for our annual Christmas Eve gift." Bella looked up at her dad. He was smiling very wide, wider than usual. "I think you'll really like this gift."

He stepped out of the door way. There was a boy standing there. Bella couldn't believe her eyes. She stood up and walked over to the boy. "Eddy?" She whispered. He nodded. The two teens embraced each other in a hug.

"I've missed you so much," Bella said with tears of joy in her eyes. "I missed you, too," Eddy said. He also had tears of joy. Double D walked down from his room to see what was going on.

He saw it and his mouth fell open. Eddy turned around and smiled. "Hey, Double D," Eddy said.

Hey," Double D said, also smiling, "I can't believe you're here."

"Believe it, dude," Eddy laughed. Bella smiled and wiped off her tears. She rapped her arm around Eddy and said "We now have the whole family here for Christmas!"

Bella and Double D spent the whole day showing Eddy around there new home. Bella's room was pretty much the same as it was before, except that the wall was yellow, the bed was an evergreen green, and Bella's shelves weren't there. She kept her clothes in the closet.

Bella said that Eddy could sleep in her room if he wanted. Eddy said that was ok. When they were done showing Eddy around, there was a knock on the door. Double D answered it.

"Oh, ciao," Double D said. It was Nicole. "Ciao," Nicole said back, "Bella?" Double D nodded and led Nicole inside. She saw Eddy and stopped. "Eddy?" Nicole asked, pointing. Eddy nodded.

"(How did you get here?)" Nicole asked when they all sat down in the living room. Bella translated for Eddy. Eddy started telling the story, stopping at every sentence so that Bella could translate for Nicole.

"Well, a couple days ago, I was hanging out with Ed at his house, playing a video game. I got a call and I picked it up. I sort of recognized the voice, but I wasn't completely sure.

"It was Bella's dad. He said that Bella had been sad lately, and that he wanted to get her a special Christmas gift. I thought he was asking me what I thought he should get her, but I was wrong.

"He said that he wanted me to come over for Christmas for her gift. I said yeah, and he told me that he would send me money for a ticket. He said to come on Christmas Eve, because they have a family tradition where everyone opened one gift on Christmas Eve.

"I got a plane ticket and about 2 days ago I got on the plane and rode here," Eddy finished the story.

Bella hugged Eddy. "However you got here, I'm glad you did," she said. "Awww!" Double D and Nicole said. Then Eddy gave Bella her special Christmas gift: a Christmas kiss.

That night they all slept soundly. Bella pulled out an old mattress she had found (With help from her dad and Eddy) and put it next to her bed. She and Eddy had fallen asleep holding hands.

Bella's dad was glad to see his daughter happy again. He had known that this was the perfect gift for Bella. In her eyes, Christmas was about spending time with your family and friends. But most importantly, with the ones that you love.