Ahhh, I'm so so sorry. I went away for both Christmas and New Years and had one day at home in between. I really tried to finish this before I left for my New Years trip (really, I did - I was still writing when my friend arrived to pick me up!) So here we are a very belated and semi-rushed part 3 of the Bade Christmas Saga. I do hope you like it - there's some fluff in there because when's a better time to be fluffy but Christmas. (Also, sorry for the introductions of random family members. I'm not usually a fan of inventing people that haven't been mentioned in canon, but I guess it was necessary with the story I chose to write). Hope you all had a lovely celebratory week. Or just week, if you'd rather.

Thanks so much for the amazing feedback AND patience. I promise to be more regular with my updates (New Years Resolution #4!)

Disclaimer: We've been over this. Just borrowing from Schneider and co.

EDIT: Big thanks to AccioWazlib for pointing out my West/Oliver error. Fixed! I blame my extreme exhaustion and rush hehe

Hours later, after they had all finished lunch, Beck's grandparent's house was still teaming with aunts and uncles and cousins. Beck was sitting on an arm chair in the living room, with Jade sat on the armrest.

"So you still wanna be a movie star?" Beck's cousin Tyler asked, a smug smirk on his lips. He was seated on a chair just opposite then, sipping on a can of soda.

Beck sighed, but before he could reply Jade leaned forward from where she had been leaning against his shoulder.

"So you still wanna be a loser that flunked 10th grade maths?" She said, pursing her lips. Both Beck's and Tyler's eyes widened, though for different reasons. . "Unless of course Beck has another cousin called Tyler." She added a tiny smile to the end of her sentence, but it looked so forced, it was counter-productive. Beck tightened his grip on her waist, clearing his throat a little.

"Ahem, Jade, babe, could you please get me another glass of eggnog?" he asked, eyes pleading. Tyler was probably his least favourite cousin, mostly because the guy thought he was better than Superman, but he still didn't want Jade to cause a scene in front of his whole family. Especially on her first day meeting them. But secretly, and he'd thank her later, he was glad she spoke her mind. And wished she'd been there every time he had to spend time with Tyler.

Jade frowned, "I hate -"

"Please?" he asked again, his eyes locked with hers.

"Fine," she muttered, grabbing his empty glass of his hand. As she pulled away he let his hand fall down her back, tracing her curves until she was too far for him to touch.

Tyler finally spoke again, his eyebrow raised, "Your girlfriend's feisty."

Beck made a face. Feisty? Really. He kinda wished Tyler had said something more insulting earlier to he could really get to know Jade's "feistiness". Instead he just shrugged, choosing not to say anything.

"At least she's hot," Tyler continued, "She like that in bed too?" he asked, waggling his eyebrows.

"Dude!" He said, and shook his head.

"She has put out, right? She looks like-"

"Stop!" Beck interrupted him, getting grossed out by the whole conversation. Sure he's talked to other guys about it, but he couldn't handle this douche being so disrespectful about Jade. "At least I don't have to do the cheerleader's homework to get any action," he snapped at his cousin, before standing up and walking away, unable to look at him for a moment longer.

He walked through his hallway, hoping to find Jade still in the dining room where the eggnog bowl had been laid out. But he couldn't see her and instead was quickly hijacked by a few of his younger cousins, twin 9 year old girls, who had been very impressed by his tabloid cameo with Alyssa Vaughn and had been his biggest fan ever since. Actually, he thought, he might avoid introducing them to Jade for the time being.

"Hey girls, have you seen my g- my friend anywhere. I think I lost her," he asked.

"I thought she was your girlfriend?" Lucy asked, looking at her sister Sarah before they both giggled.

"Uh, yeah, she is," Beck nodded, smiling.

"Do you looove her?" Sarah asked, and then giggled again.

Beck raised his eyebrows; this wasn't a conversation he'd expected to have with these particular family members. "I do, a lot."

"Uncle Bill says you're too young to be in love," Sarah said.

"Yeah, that's what he told our Mommy!" Lucy added.

Beck nodded, fighting away the urge to go to talk to his father about this, "Well... Uncle Bill doesn't know everything. I say Jade and I are just the right age to be in love."

"Careful, Beck, they'll be planning your wedding soon enough," an amused voice said from behind him.

He turned around and saw his aunt, Lucy and Sarah's mother. He shrugged, before smiling and leaning in to give her a hug.

"I met her earlier, she's definitely something," his aunt continued. Beck frowned, but said nothing. "I like her though. I think you two are like one of those puzzles, where you look at the pieces and don't see how they could possibly fit together, but then you see the finished set and it all makes sense."

Beck smiled a little, liking that analogy of him and Jade. But still wasn't quite sure what to say; he should have expected it, but he was unprepared for everyone to want to talk about his relationship. He was used to it being this private thing between him and Jade and now everyone has a say. Instead, he changed to subject to Lucy and Sarah's school play. Apparently they both wanted to be actresses (Tyler was going to have a field day). He chatted to them for a while, before excusing himself.

He went upstairs, determined. He kept thinking how weird it must be for Jade to meet his entire family, and have to restrain her annoyance in order to impress them. She'd deny it, but he could tell she was trying really hard. He felt ridiculously proud of her. Once he gotten everything ready upstairs, he returned downstairs, and set out to find his girlfriend once more. It wasn't that big a house, surely it wouldn't take that long.

He was pulled away for a moment by his uncle, whom he thanked for the PearTunes giftcard, and then his Nan who wanted to make sure he had liked the Christmas lunch and that Jade was enjoying herself.

"I'm actually just trying to find her," he said, looking around.

"Oh, I won't keep you. We can chat later," his Nan smiled and rubbed his cheek. Beck grinned, despite the fact that he always felt like a little kid when she did that.

He finally found Jade, talking to his oldest cousin, who that was a mortician of all things, so he assumed she wasn't having such a terrible time.

"Hey, Lindsay," he said, slinging an arm around Jade shoulder.

"Hey Beckster," she ruffled his hair. Beck cringed a little as he felt Jade turn to look at him with an amused smirk. She definitely wasn't going to forget that one. Linda continued, "We were just talking about -"

"What type of lipstick works best on dead people," Jade finished, her voice so deadpan that Beck had no idea if she was serious or not.

"Uh, cool. Could I just steal Jade away for a little bit?" He asked, and when Linda smiled and nodded, he nudged Jade into the hallway and up the stairs. He sat down on the top step and patted the area next to him.

"What?" Jade asked, sounding defensive. But she sat down next to him anyway.

"Nothing," he shrugged, a crooked smile on his face. "I'm just glad I get to spend Christmas with you,"

"Yeah, well you owe me," Jade replied, "I mean, seriously, when are all these people going to leave? I can't understand half of them because of their stupid Canadian accents."

Beck raised his eyebrows, almost challenging her to continue with her ridiculous rant. She looked at him for a moment and pouted. "I'm glad I get to spend Christmas with you too," she mumbled, turning her head away.

He chuckled, "It's cool you finally got to meet my family. They were starting to think I made you up."

Jade rolled her eyes, though he could tell it was half-hearted, "Yeah, well, it's not much better if they all hate me, right?"

He shook his head. "They don't hate you... Trust me, you have some pretty big fans here in the Oliver clan."

"Yeah?"

"And I'm your biggest."

"Very funny," she glared at him. But he could see the little light in her eyes that meant she didn't mind so much. He just smiled at her, before leaning in kissing her firmly on the lips. She was even a little surprised by the kiss, but she relaxed into him by the time he cupped her cheek with his hand. When they pulled apart she looked at him questioningly.

"Mistletoe," Beck shrugged, pointing up to the small sprig he'd taped to the lamp at the top of the stairs. As he said it they heard some loud laughter coming from downstairs and they looked down to see Lucy and Sarah playing on the bottom steps.

"Come on, I know where I can find some more," Beck said, standing up and holding out a hand. She took it quickly and pushed herself up. Without letting go, he led her to the study where her Jade's camper bed was set out.

"Beck?" she asked, raising her eyebrows doubtfully. He'd lit half a dozen candles and set them around the room. He'd also placed a large bunch of mistletoe on her pillow. Jade wasn't a romantic in the traditional sense, but ever since he reminded her candles came with the threat of burning down the house, she's been more accepting of them.

"Shhh, I just want some alone time with my gorgeous girlfriend on Christmas."

"But your-"

"Five minutes," he offered, lying down. He pushed the Mistletoe away so there was more pillow room.

Jade nodded, a smile escaping on her face. She lay down, half next to him, and half on top of him on the tiny bed. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders to hold her tight and she fit her head to the crook of his neck. Their free hands grasped together. They said nothing for a few moments. Beck listened to their breathing sync as they stayed so close. Jade's was incredibly calm for her; nearly as calm as when she was sleeping. Her hair had spread out across the pillow and mixed in with his. He could smell her shampoo in it, mixture with the body lotion of her skin and the perfume on her neck. He shifted his hand so that their fingers intertwined, and he swore he heard Jade hum contentedly.

They stayed that way for a while; every so often Jade would remember something about the gathering downstairs to complain about (not Nan's cooking, which was a relief) and Beck would just chuckle and press a kiss to her hair.

They finally figured they should rejoin the party downstairs. As they were straightening their hair and clothes, Beck turned to her.

"Next Christmas, lets spend it with your family?" He suggested, pleased with his idea.

Jade looked at him expressionless, "It'll be hell. You realise that. Used-wife and New-wife in the same room for the sake of my stupid brother. I'm lucky I got to escape that torture this year."

"Yeah, but you'll be there," he said, stepping closer to her.

Jade bit her lip, obviously considering it. "Yeah, fine, maybe," she muttered and pretended to focus on straightening her skirt.

"I see you found her," his aunt said cheerily, when they walked into the living room, hand in hand.

"Where have you two been?" His father asked, obviously not too happy at the idea of them off together during family gatherings.

"Relax, just ticking off some holiday traditions," Beck deadpanned.

"Mr. Oliver, thanks, uh, for letting me come. I'm really happy to be here," Jade said, her voice sincere. Beck could tell she meant it. Without even bothering to wait for his father's reply, he turned around and kissed her on the cheek. She smiled at the contact, her eyes following him as he pulled away. Beck saw his dad search for words, he obviously wasn't ready for something like that from the angry, bitter girl he thought he knew.

"Well, I suppose it's nice to include you in the family," he said.

His aunt made the same joke about weddings she'd said earlier, and his dad scowled a little at the thought. Jade started talking about her dreams of Hawaii, and Beck listened, pretending he hadn't heard it all a dozen times before. He couldn't help thinking he wouldn't mind doing this for Christmas every year.