The snow outside blanked everything in a white fine mist, glistening in parts where sun shone through the dark clouds that had brought the seasonal cold snap.

Looking back into the room to where a tree in the corner of the room stood tall and proud, decorated with baubles, tinsel, lights and ornaments galore that had been collected over the last few years, presents galore where neatly wrapped and placed all around the tree. It certainly felt like christmas.

Looking over he saw the chimney with a roaring fire burned keeping the house and room lit and warm with stockings hung above, all three of them. Luke smiled as he then turned his attention over to the wall above the chimney and the photos that adored his eyes and the room.

Looking at the one photo that meant so much to him. It was a family portrait that Luke would forever treasure as it was his first christmas he had shared together with his long time partner Noah and their new born daughter, Chloe Michel Synder.

A tear began to form at the thought of how much this would not have seemed possible over seven years ago when he broke up with Noah. How he had hurt Noah but ho Noah had also hurt him but that not seemed like a whole life time ago.

He was now truly happy again. He had found his Noah again simply by chance over five years ago when he was cast as the leading writer for a big budget movie titled 'love forever and after' in which Noah was the leading producer and director.

At first Luke was unsure he could work with Noah being that he still had feelings for him and were unsure if Noah still had the same feelings for him, but it had seemed Noah had the exact same feelings and their relationship was re-consummated the same year the movie was realised to the big screen and they had not moved or looked back since.

He was glad to have Noah back in his life again and now having brought little Chloe into the world only made things more real and special. Finally they where a family.

Wiping away the tears of happiness that had started to fall from his eyes down his cheek he looked at the next photo in which had Luke and his entire family surrounding him, Noah and baby Chloe on her first Christmas the same year. The smiles and looks of happiness and joys on the face of his grandmothers Lucinda and Emma as well as his father Holden and Mother Lily spoke a thousand words as he began to again cry again with happiness. It was certainly a joy and now things where only going to get better as another family member would be joining the Snyder-Mayer family very soon.

Looking over at his partner, Noah walked into the lounge room and wrapped his arms around Luke, noticing that he was crying as he asked "are you ok, baby?"

Luke turned around and quickly wiped the tears away from his face as he looked into his husbands eyes and said, "I am so happy that...that words aren't enough to describe. Thank you so much baby, I love you" as he began to kiss Noah.

As they broke off their kiss Noah replied "and I love you too Lukey and i know how you feel. I can't believe that we are bringing home Joshua today, finally for his first Christmas. It seems a lifetime ago we celebrated the same with Chloe and now we have a son to share all this with. You are amazing Snyder"

Noah again kissed luke, placing his hand on Luke's face as he brought him in closer.

Suddenly as if by magic a little girl came running in and wrapped her arms around her daddies legs asking "daddy, dad are we going to pick up Joshy now?"

Breaking their kiss off both men smiled as they looked down at their daughters bright blue eyes and smile as Noah said "yes we certainly are princess. Its time to bring your little brother home to our family finally" as Luke smiled and gave one quick kiss to Noah then to Chloe as Noah did the same.

Getting their coats on and checking they had everything it was time to make this family feel finally like a big family.