I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Tara's Point of View-
My mom got up from the table to go grab her Kodak printer that she always brings on Christmas to print out the pictures she took that day.
"I'm going to start our dinner, Xavier why don't you take care of your toys?" I asked.
"Do I have to? I want to wrestle with Alex." Xavier said.
"Yeah Tara, let him wrestle with me." Alex said giving me a pout getting Xavier to pout along with him.
"Fine, just put the pillows down on the floor." I said rolling my eyes.
"Where are the pillows?" Alex asked.
"There are spares in the supply closet down the hall, Xavier show Alex where it's at." I said as Alex followed his mini me to the supply closet to grab the spare pillows as I begun the cooking for dinner, I would once and a while look out to the living room seeing Alex and Xavier placing pillow next to pillow forming a square kind of like the wrestling ring for them to use. My mom came in setting up her printer on the dining room table and was hooking the stuff up.
"Have you seen what they are doing out there?" My mom asked chuckling.
"Yeah…boys will be boys." I said shrugging.
"Its quite cute how Xavier looks up to that man." My mom said glancing over to me.
"I know…it was cute last night…"
"What happened last night?" My mom asked curiously.
"Oh, I caught Alex in Xavier's room checking on him to make sure he was still breathing…Alex seriously cares about him." I said as I heard a loud scream then giggles, I looked out seeing Xavier laying on the pillows giggling.
"Do it again!" Xavier said excitedly as I saw Alex lightly doing a slam into the pillows, I rolled my eyes and trusted Alex not to hurt my son.
"Do you need help?" My mom asked as I put the ham into the oven for it to be ready by dinner as I did rest of the sides. They wrestled around until dinner was about ready, they were both sweating, and Xavier ran in.
"Is dinner ready? I'm hungry." Xavier said.
"Me too." Alex said resting his hand on the arch of my back looking at the butter I was putting the pot of corn so all the corn would have equal amounts of butter on it.
"Almost, why don't you help Alex set the table?" I asked looking from my son up to Alex.
"Okay." Xavier said.
"Our holiday sets are in the very top shelf in that cabinet." I said pointing to a cabinet they were in, Alex opened it pulling down the four plates and handed them to Xavier.
"Be careful buddy not to drop them." Alex said.
"I won't." Xavier said.
"They won't break, Lord knows he has dropped them before." I said looking over to Alex.
"I still don't suggest that he does it." Alex said smirking.
"Me neither." I said as he grabbed the silverware taking it out to the table.
"Do you have napkins to rest these on?" Alex asked.
"Here." I said grabbing the green napkins taking them out placing them next to the plates that Xavier was setting down on the tables. Alex then put the silverware on top of it as Alex begun helping me move the food out to the table. "Xavier go change out of that attire…"
"But I like it…" He said in a whine.
"I don't want you to spill on them." I said.
"Oh okay." Xavier said as he went back to his room to change when the timer for the ham went off, I pulled it out setting it on top of the oven in the empty spot putting the apple pie in its spot in the oven.
"That looks and smells amazing." Alex said wrapping his arms around my waist after I stood back.
"Ew, your sweating." I said feeling his sweaty chest pressing against my back.
"Sorry, your kid wore me out." Alex said.
"Maybe you should change too so you won't spill on your actual ring attire, I can imagine the wardrobe people along with Dixie and Jeff being pissed." I said.
"I will…" Alex said kissing at my cheek before he left going to change as I moved rest of the stuff over to the table washing my hands in the kitchen sink when Alex came in with Xavier being carried by his feet, of course my son would be laughing at this.
"Where did my mom go?" I asked realizing my mom was now no where to be found since we kicked her off the table.
"I think she is in her room." Xavier said.
"Sit, I'll go get her." I said as I went back to the guest room getting my mom as she joined us at the table for our Christmas dinner. "Dinner is officially ready to be served." I said looking at the table that is now all set with plates and food, I snapped a picture before Xavier moved in his seat to sit on his legs that he maneuvered under his body, Alex was setting down the cans of soda and Xavier's milk.
"That looks delicious." My mom said sitting in the seat designated as hers, "Before we start the dinner, lets say a prayer." My mom said as Alex looked to me and I nodded as we linked hands hearing my mom recite a prayer. "Alex, why don't you cut the ham?" My mom asked after we all said our 'Amen,' my mom was more particular on prayers around the holidays.
"It'll be my honor." Alex said smirking.
"Let me get the carving knife." I said getting up heading to the kitchen grabbing a knife he could use.
"Can I do it?" Xavier asked.
"You can help, come over here." Alex said as he stood up along with my son, my son ran around the table and Alex helped him up onto the empty chair where Xavier stood up. Alex slid the ham closer to the edge for it to be easier to cut as I handed Alex the knife. "Remember, never play with knives and only let adults use knives." Alex said as Xavier nodded excitedly at the fact he could help as Alex handed my son the knife but Alex gripped the knife over Xavier's hands guiding him on how to cut the ham into slices setting slices on all of our plates when they stopped. Both my mom and I snapped pictures of Xavier and Alex cutting the ham together, Alex rested the knife on the plate before helping Xavier down from the chair and Xavier went to his chair proudly as we begun passing the dishes around the table and I helped dish out things onto my sons plate since he couldn't comprehend it without spilling. "Who would have known a girl like you could cook this good." Alex said as he was poking at his mashed potatoes.
"Mommy is a great cook." Xavier said as he sipped at his milk.
"Besides sandwiches, I am impressed." Alex said.
"She learned from the best." My mom said.
"That I did…save room for the apple pie that is cooking in the oven." I said smirking, I stood up taking care of my plate and was followed by Alex.
"I always have room for pie." Alex said setting his empty plate next to mine to clean.
"Are all men endless pits?" I asked jokingly as I leant against the counter.
"We train our bodies for these holidays." Alex said pecking me on the lips.
"I bet." I said as I went back out taking care of Xavier's since he was now done.
"May we dance more?" Xavier asked looking to Alex.
"Absolutely buddy." Alex said as he went into the living room with my son setting his Kinect up again to play the dance game as my mom helped me put the left over food into different containers, I made sure that each food was equally separated into two different containers, one container for us to keep and another for Alex to take home to eat, Lord knows Chris would eat some as well.