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Author's Note: Hello Everyone! Well today is the first day of December and you know what that means, only a few more shopping days left for Christmas! Oh and of course the beginning of this Christmas story! But before you go on to read I just want to go over a few things…or you know you ca read the chapter and then come back and read over these few notes.
Ok, well I am really excited to post this fic, cause I've been wanting to do it for awhile, but it's not completely finished I'm still working on it. but I'm like ten days ahead so hopefully I won't make you guys wait too long. The plan is to post everyday, but if I get lots of reviews and/or see people are reading I may post two chapters in one day. Also don't expect the chapters to be too long. I wrote them kinda short, so that if you're busy with other Christmas stuff you won't loose a lot of time reading the new chapter.
And finally I hope you enjoy this story, it was written so if you're waiting for your cookies to come out of the oven or came back from the over crowded mall or even just feel like getting in the Christmas spirit, you could come here! So without further rambling, Happy Reading! Enjoy!
Red Forman sat at his kitchen table, reading the morning paper, while enjoying the quietness of the house. Retirement was good. Just as he finished reading an article on some dumbasses getting arrested, one of his own dumbasses shuffled into the kitchen.
"Morning, Red." Hyde greeted as he poured himself a cup of coffee.
"Morning was three hours ago." Came Red's reply as he remained hidden behind the paper.
"What are you doing still reading the paper in your bathrobe?" Hyde questioned.
"I'm retired. It's in the job description." Red explained as he looked up only to look back down. "What's your excuse?"
"Christmas vacation." Hyde said with a shrug as he sat down at the table.
Red frowned, "You've been out of school for three years."
"Keeps me young at heart." Hyde explained with a smirk. Red rolled his eyes as Hyde continued. "Where's Forman? You'd think with him being back from Madison, and living with Donna, he'd be stuffing himself with Mrs. Forman's cooking."
"Don't know, don't care." Red responded never looking up from his paper.
"Come on Red, you know you missed calling him a dumbass."
"I've got five spare dumbasses in my basement. I don't miss anything."
A few seconds later Eric entered the kitchen from the sliding door. He wasn't wearing a coat, which wasn't very smart, it was snowing outside. He was however wearing his Star Wars pajamas.
"Damn it!" Red cursed as he slightly crumbled up his paper and pointed to his son, "You see! This is why I don't miss anything!"
Eric gave a slight smile, "I've missed you too, Dad." He said before leaning down to hug Red, only to be pushed away.
"Get the hell off of me!"
"Hey Forman." Hyde greeted, "What're you doing outside?"
"I was waiting by the mailbox for the mailman to bring the mail…"
"In that?" Hyde interrupted.
"What?" Eric asked as he looked own at the picture on his shirt of the brave Luke Skywalker, "They're cozy."
"Ah jeeze," Red groaned, "Just when we finished explaining to everyone why the Kelso kid is always running out of here without any pants. Now we've got to explain this."
"Don't worry Dad." Eric began, but was interrupted by Hyde.
"Yeah, everyone already knows Eric's a loser."
"Thanks, man." Eric said sarcastically before turning back to his father, "What I was going to say was, pretty soon you'll be able to brag about something. About me!"
"Nah man, I'm pretty sure he'd know if you were adopted." Hyde commented with a smirk.
"Switched at birth maybe." Red said and Hyde nodded in agreement.
Eric just stared at the two, "I'm talking about my grades."
Red looked up at his son. "Oh yeah? You get them yet?"
"Well um…um…no." Eric nervously answered his father.
"Then I don't care." Red barked before hiding behind his paper once again.
Hyde laughed at the older man's burn. Eric stared at the two in disbelief and then raised his mug in the air.
"For the holidays you can't be home sweet home." he sang half sarcastically, half happily.
"Shut it." Red ordered, "Or your ass will be the home sweet home for my foot."
Eric, obviously frightened by his father's threat, began to sip his coffee before quickly taking a seat in his regular seat at the table. As if on cue, Fez happily entered the kitchen in his winter attire.
"Good morning every…what the hell?" he asked as he saw he three men in their pajamas. "Why was I not invited to the slumber party?" he asked in a hurt tone.
"Cause we all know what you do when you go to bed. And no one wants to see that." Hyde answered, causing Fez to smile sleepishly.
"Hey Fez, what are you doing here so early?" Eric asked, taking a bite out of his toast while ignoring his father's eye roll.
"I came to help Miss. Kitty with her delicious cookies." Fez replied happily as he took a seat at the table, between Red and Hyde, and then helped himself to some…brunch.
Hyde couldn't help but smirk at his foreign friend, "You're gonna spend the day baking cookies?"
"Baking?" Fez asked with a confused frown, "What baking? I'm eating those suckers!"
Hyde and Eric nodded in approval as Red tired his best to ignore the three dumbasses.
"Hey Dad, where is Mom?" Eric asked making it impossible for Red to carry out his plan.
"I don't know. She said something about wanting to show me some damn Christmas surprise." Red grumbled not looking at his son.
"Ooh maybe it's my Christmas present!" Eric excitedly guessed.
"Yeah, a raincoat." Hyde scoffed with a smirk.
"Ooh maybe it's lingerie." Fez guessed with a hopeful tone of voice and an almost perverted smile, causing the three men to stare at him.
"Dude!"
"Ew!"
"Get the hell out of my house!"
They all shouted over the other; as Red got ready to stand up and either kick Fez out of the house or stick his foot up Fez's ass. Either way, it would not be good. But before Red could take any kind of action, Kitty's voice rang through the kitchen from the other room.
"Ok Red, close your eyes!"
The four men looked at the closed swinging door, realizing that Fez could possibly be right.
"She doesn't know we're in here." Eric said panicky.
"Ok, ready or not…" Kitty said, her voice making it clear that she was getting closer and closer.
"No!"
"Ah!"
Both Eric and Hyde shouted as the covered their eyes, preparing themselves for the worst.
"Not in front of the kids, Kitty!" Red shouted as Fez cheered.
"Go Miss. Kitty!"
Red glared a deep angry glare at Fez, ready to punch the lights out of him, when Kitty poked her head into the room.
"Oh honestly. It's like you men have only one thing on your minds." she said with a slight frown.
"Star Wars?" Eric asked, his hand still covering his eyes.
"How to get these damn kids out of my house?" Red guessed, still glaring at Fez.
"Candy?" a nervous Fez guessed.
"Po…p Tarts?" Hyde, who like Eric covered his eyes with his hands, asked.
Kitty shook her head, "Boys uncover your eyes."
"I'd rather not."
"No, thank you."
"But then you won't be able to see Schatzi." Kitty told them, hoping that would do the trick.
"Schatzi?" the two brothers asked together.
They both uncovered their eyes and looked over at the swinging door.
"Ta da!" Kitty exclaimed as she walked into the kitchen with Schatzi in her arms. He was wearing a very festive, red and green, Christmas elf's outfit, complete with hat and all. Though Kitty was smiling away, Schatzi did not look like a happy camper.
Kitty placed the small dog on the table, so the men could get a better look. Eric and Hyde smiled in relief as Fez walked over to examine the dogs' costume. Meanwhile Red displayed his famous frown.
"This is your big Christmas surprise?"
Kitty nodded happily before laughing one of her famous laughs, "Doesn't he look cute?'
"I think Schatzi looks adorable." Fez complemented as he jingled the little bell on Schatzi's hat.
"Well, thank you Fez. I knew one of you had good taste." she said as she grabbed Schatzi off the table and bounced him slightly, "He's Mommy's Little Elf."
Eric looked up at his laughing mother with a hurt expression on his face, "Mom, I thought I was your little elf."
Hyde couldn't resist. "You are, man." he smirked while Eric frowned at him.
"Red, what do you think?" Kitty asked with a smile as she lifted Schatzi up just a bit higher.
Red looked down at the dog and frowned.
"It's Christmas Kitty. So," Red began, "no comment." he finished with a smile that did not match his wife's disapproving frown.
Author's Note: There you are, Chapter 1 of "Stuck with You" Hope you liked!
We'll see everyone else real soon…like in a few days! Maybe even quicker!
Well anywoo, thanks for reading, hope you liked, please review and lemme know what you think, take care, have a nice day and remember only 24 more days till Christmas!