Beth and Lyssa kept looking at the door on Christmas morning. Zandra had promised to be with them but she still wasn't present and every one else was there. The kids were starting to get restless seeing all the presents under the tree.

"I don't think she's coming." Adam said disappointingly. It was the first Christmas the Powers boys were spending with Zandra but she was scared to be around both Leland and Duane Lee. "We should just start with out her."

"Start with out me, boy I thought you knew me better than that." Zandra said walking in with her arms full of gift bags and presents. Her lower lip was bruised but to her and Lelands relief no one asked about it. Beth and Lyssa looked over at Duane Lee and Leland with victorious smirks.

"Zandra!" The kids all exclaimed and almost knocked her over when they rushed over to give her a hug.

"Ok kids let Zandra put down the presents before she drops them." Duane Lee said as he took some of the presents Zandra smiled then gave all the kids hugs.

"What are we waiting for?" Zandra asked handing out some of the presents she had in her hands. "Lets start opening the goodies."

Zandra sat down on Duane Lee's lap since there was no more places to sit. Leland tensed but luckily no one noticed. He grabbed Jesse's hand and kissed her palm as Adam and Cecily started to pass out the presents. Dylan looked up at his dad with a question in his eye.

"Are you two dating yet?" Dylan asked and every one froze. It was a question they all wanted to know. Zandra looked at Duane Lee but said nothing. He smiled and shrugged at her. They didn't know what to say. Zandra looked over at Beth. She smiled to let the girl it was ok to say yes. Zandra leaned back against Duane Lee and put her head on his shoulder then cuddled up on his lap. He hugged her close and smiled.

"so is that a yes?" Dog asked with a laugh. Zandra looked up at Duane Lee and smiled. He then looked at his dad.

"Yeah, it does." Duane Lee said. There was some cheers and some groans from the others in the room. The kids all handed Matty and Dylan each a five dollar bill. The adults passed Dog and Lyssa both a twenty.

"You guys had a bet on this?" Zandra said in awe. Duane Lee laughed.

"They've all had a bet going from day one." Zandra playfully hit Duane Lee's arm.

"You knew about it." she asked then laughed. "Yeah Zac actually let it slip the other day."

Zandra help out her hand and Matty groaned as he handed over his winnings. "Thank you. You will get this back when we get back to Hawaii."

Every one then started to open presents. It took them an hour and a half to open every thing. When they were done Jesse and Lyssa started to pick up wrapping paper and ribbon. Beth and Zandra headed for the kitchen to start making the Christmas diner. The kids all went in separate directions. The men all sat back in their chairs.

"You must be walking on a cloud bra." Justin teased Duane Lee. "You got a girl for Christmas."

Duane Lee threw a pair of socks at his cousin. "Come on now. Your just upset you lost."

"She's not my type bra. And I would have never tried if she was." Justin said with a laugh and threw the socks back at him. "The possession you and Leland seemed to think you had over her was crazy enough with out adding another person to the mix."

"I never believed I had possession of her." Leland protested. "But I'm happy for you DL. She's a good girl. You deserve a girl like her."

"Thanks Leland." Duane Lee said not sure if it was a stab at him or a compliment. "Did you guys are the bruise on her lower lip?"

"Yeah I bite my lip in my sleep some times. But only when I'm having a really heated dream." Zandra said coming out of the kitchen and wrapped her arms around Duane Lee's shoulders. She ignored Leland but knew he had tensed when Duane Lee asked about the bruise. "Dylan was asking if he could get the four-wheelers out. I told him they don't work that well in snow but I'd ask you any way."

"Thanks, I'll go talk to him." Duane Lee said standing up. He kissed her cheek. "You look tired."

"Yeah the boys didn't get to bed till around two this morning." Zandra said with a smile. "They were so excited about today that they couldn't sleep. So when they finally did settle down I was wide awake."

"Go lay down." Jesse said after she and Lyssa got the living room cleaned up. "Lyssa and I will help Beth in the kitchen."

"I'm fine." Zandra protested but Duane Lee kissed her forehead.

"Go lay down." he said and she nodded. She knew she wasn't going to win. "My bed is free for the moment."

"I always seem to be in your bed when your not." Zandra teased. "I think we are starting a pattern."

Zandra walked up the stairs knowing Leland was watching her. She didn't address him the whole time she was down stairs but she didn't shun him like she had when she was mad at him. She climbed into Duane Lee's bed and smiled. She could smell him on the sheets. She was only there for a couple of minutes before Leland walked in.

"We need to talk." he said sitting down on the bed next to her. "I'm happy you're with my brother...And I really love Jesse... But I can't stop thinking about what happened."

"Leland I think about it too, but I'm with Duane Lee." Zandra replied. She touched the bruise on her lip. "And your with my roommate and friend. Lets just leave it at that. We were just caught up in the moment. I mean when was the last time we flirted? Like almost a month."

"Yeah I guess your right. And I'm sorry about the bruise. I didn't think I bite you that hard." Leland replied with a smile and Zandra glared at him. "Just don't pull away from me. Your still a very good friend."

"I always will be." Zandra replied. She have him a hug and Leland left. Standing out side the room was Justin.

"I'm not going to ask." Justin said shaking his head. "But some day you are going to have to explain."