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December 4, 2011
Angela's POV
"Please, mom. Please." Jeffery whined for what seemed like the thousandth time. "Please."
"Yeah, please." Mathew added.
"Ben." I said. "I am going to take the boys outside to the playground."
"Alright." He said. "I shouldn't be much longer."
They boys started jumping up and down and then took off like a shot for the front of the store. They both stopped when I screamed at them. They are cute and well behaved kids, but they are persistent when they want something.
The boys love to go with Ben whenever he has to go to the lumber yard. They couldn't care less about lumber, but there are giant play sets set up out front. The play sets are models of ones you can buy. They aren't actually supposed to be played on, but the owner lets the boys. The first time the boys tried to play on them I told them no, but the owner said, "They are fine, you let them play." So play they did.
Now the boys want to come here everyday.
"Hey, Ang." I heard from behind me.
I turned to see Edward, Emmett, and Jasper walking up to me.
"Hey guys." I smiled.
"Are you getting the twins a playground?" Edward asked.
"Oh, yeah. As soon as I'm rich." I laughed. "Ben had to come here and the boys wanted to come just to play one the playground."
"That's what I like to come for too." Emmett laughed and ran off to join the boys on the rock wall.
"What are you doing here?" I asked Edward.
"We are enclosing our front porch. I need some beams." Edward answered. "You?"
I laughed and answered, "Ben was playing catch with the boys and since Ben thinks he's any good at baseball he over threw and took out our big picture window. He's getting some plywood to cover it until we can get it fixed."
"He's lucky he's got such an easy going wife." Edward laughed. "Bella would have killed me."
"I did think about it." I said seriously.
Ben joined us after loading the wood into the truck. The guys stood around and talked as we watched the boys, and Emmett of course, playing.
"We will see you guys later." Edward said as they walked into the store.
"Come on boys." Ben said. "Time to go."
"Aww." The boys complained. "Do we have to?"
"Can't we take it home?" Mathew asked with a pout on his face.
"No, I'm sorry guys." Ben answered.
"But, why not?" Jeffery asked.
"It has to stay here for all the other kids to play on." I said. "They would be sad if it was gone."
They agreed and climbed into the truck. It broke my heart that I couldn't give them what they wanted. They were great kids, they deserved the playground, we just couldn't afford it.
Later that night as Ben and I lay in bed he was watching a movie and I was reading a book. Trying was more like it, I couldn't concentrate.
"Wouldn't that be a great Christmas present?" I asked.
"What would?" Ben asked confused.
"That playground."
Ben turned the television off and lay down on his pillows, turning on his side to face me.
"It would make a great Christmas gift." He agreed. "But we just can't afford it."
"I know." I sighed.
"If we put away money through out the year we could probably swing it for next Christmas." He said.
I lit up and said, "That's a great idea! Maybe ever for their birthday."
"Yeah, or for Christmas." Ben said.
I laughed and turned out the lights. I snuggled into Ben ready for bed. I knew it would take a year of savings to afford it. The idea of getting it sooner was a nice one though.
"Mom! Dad!" The twins were yelling as they jumped on the bed.
"It's too early for this." Ben mumbled.
I opened one eye to look at the clock, I groaned when I saw it was barely six in the morning.
"Boys, please stop." I said.
"No. Come on!" Mathew said.
"Santa was here!" Jeffery added.
"Santa was not here guys." Ben said. "Christmas isn't for like another three weeks. We don't even have a tree yet."
"He was!" Mathew said. "Come on."
I groaned and got out of bed with Ben following behind me muttering to himself the whole way. We walked down to the kitchen were the boys were jumping at the back door.
I walked to the door to see what the kids were so excited about. I gasped as I looked out into the back yard.
I turned to Ben with a huge smile on my face. "Did you do this?"
"Do what?" He grumbled. He looked over my shoulder and his eyes about popped out of his head. "No. Where the hell did that come from?"
We all slipped our shoes on to walk out to the back yard to look at the new addition to the yard. We walked around the play set that took up a good portion of the yard. It was huge, with a club house on top, swings, two different slides, a rock wall and other attachments, a large red bow hanging from the front of it.
"Someone built this in the yard while we were sleeping?" I asked amazed.
"I guess we need a better security system." Ben laughed.
"Who do you think did this?" I asked.
Ben shrugged and said, "I guess Santa really was here."
I leaned into Ben as he wrapped his arms around me and we smiled as we watched the boys play on their new playground.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Have any guesses as to whom Santa is yet? Let me hear them if you do. See you tomorrow!