HI! So there is chapter 3, I'm not that satisfied about it but yeah. Christmas wasn't the word I was thinking about in the first place but the other one was not that inspiring so I changed it. I'm trying to write a chapter per week, today it's a longer chapter, I hope you will like it. Sorry if you see any mistakes as usual.
Ps: Thank you for the guest who help me for the letter G, you are a cutie. & of course, merci for the reviews you are such nice people.

CHRISTMAS

Since he was a child Danny always had a sort of hate for the Christmas time. Bad memories and the absence of a father figure were mostly the cause of this hate. But even if he didn't like it, he always tried to keep it for himself and to do his best for Richie and his Ma'. Having several jobs next to school to help her and bought them presents even if his mother was not okay with that, but she couldn't say no, they needed the money.
Their Christmas day was always the same : Italian dinner made by Ma', the opening of the few presents, Ma' going back to work and Richie and him passing the night watching Christmas movies or him staying next to his little brother while doing his homework. Not a very happy night, but he loved seeing the smile on Richie's face while he was opening his presents that always made this day better.
Years passed and the Christmas time was less painful mostly because he was in college and studying was what he always did. Danny just passed the Christmas dinner with his family and went back to his dorm room studying even if his Ma' always asked him if he would stay for the night. And it was the same scheme throughout college then he met Christina.
Danny thought that living with Christina would make a difference during that period but not really. She wasn't into the "Christmas spirit", she preferred stay at home, eating pizza and painting or working on her pictures and he loved that in a certain way but they always went to see his mom in Staten Island.
After several months of living together he proposed to her, the wedding came quite quickly and the idea of having children came into his mind. At every Christmas holidays he imagined himself playing in the snow like he used to do with his father and Richie but this thought quickly erased of his mind when Christina began to leave hints letting him know that she didn't want children and Danny knew that he had to accept it.
He loved her so much so he thought this love he had for her was enough to satisfy his desire.

It worked for a time, then Christina cheated on him with that guy and everything fall apart. It wasn't the same, and for a time he thought he was the one who did something wrong. And the routine began again, work/work/work, all the time, everyday. He tried to come on Christmas day at his Ma', Richie was in Florida so it was just the two of them. Then he began to work at the Schulman & Associate practice with that annoying girl and the British one, they were okay. The girl in question proposed one day to have a Christmas party at work. Really ? He thought that was a bad idea but everybody at the practice was enthusiastic at the idea so Christmas work parties began. For most part it was food, alcohol and (too) long speeches by Mindy but it was okay he guessed. Two years after the tradition continued but this time it was at Mindy's flat, Danny was quite reticent but he came anyway not for all the night but for a moment he said. She said that he had to bring something, he thought that 60$ were enough but as a new partner in the practice he had to bring something according to Mindy so he brought a gingerbread house. He night was nice at the beginning but the after was a disaster with the whole Josh's affair drama, but the end was nice even if his gingerbread house was broken because of this crazy girl.

The year after the party was at the practice, Mindy's plan as usual and she her plan was big, too big. The whole building was invited, the Deslauriers, the lawyers, the practice, way too many people for him but he stayed. The party was not what he was expected but it was okay he guessed, Mindy seemed to be happy and she finally had what she wanted, Cliff. That night Danny got drunk, it didn't happen to him in a long time, Merry Christmas was not sounding good in his mind that night. The next two Christmas he worked, a lot of deliveries and he was okay with that. He was okay with everything that could keep him busy. Next to that his relation with Mindy was up and down, the practice was doing good. He never thought he would love someone as much as he loves Christina but the truth was here, Mindy meant to him more than he expected and he was not prepared for that. It took her time to realized what was going on but she surprised him the morning after Christmas knocking on his Ma' door telling him that she wanted more than they were having and that she loved him. Danny couldn't believe it, she was here in Staten at his mom's house but he didn't let her finish her speech (which are always too long) and kissed her. Giulia Castellano was smiling seeing them at the window. After kissing Mindy, her invited her inside . He felt it was the start of a new adventure maybe not a very calm one but more exiting.

Exactly a year after that, Danny was at his Ma' on the actual Christmas day, it was the first time in years and Richie was here with Mark his new boyfriend, a nice guy.

That felt good, in a new way. It was the first Christmas where he really wanted to be here at the Castellano house with all his loved one, that sounded cheesy but Danny was happy and he better had to keep it for him because Mindy would cry again if he told her that. She was too emotional than usually due of the pregnancy. Speaking of the devil he found her in the kitchen with his Ma', watching her putting chocolate frosting on the cake.

"I was sure to find you here Min'."

"It's not my fault if the baby is attracted by the chocolate smell !"

"Really ?"

"Leave her alone Daniel ! " Giulia said.

"Yeah Castellano leave me alone!"

"Can I precise that you are a Castellano too ?"

"I know, and I quite like it !"

"Quite ?"

"I'm kidding ! " and she kissed his cheek.

"Daniel, can you put the plate on the dinning table per favore. " his mom asked,

"Of course Ma', hey Richie help me !"

And that was it, Italian food, loved ones and Christmas movies on the couch with his hand on Mindy's belly. That was perfect, he knew it will be way better in the next few years. And he cannot wait for those to come.

FIN.

Thank you for reading =) . For D, I was think of : Drama Queen, Donuts, Dad, Dinner, Date, Discussion, Doctor. Any ideas ? Do you want one in particular ? I don't mind and I think it would be fun to let you choose. Tell me! I will try to post it next week! xx C.