A/N: Say what! It's been a minute since I've dropped a chapter but this chapter is a flash into the feature been meaning to drop this on the actual day of Thanksgiving but a few plates and a bed I was out of it but here it is. Hope you enjoy this read and I'm thankful for all of you. Special outro A/N.
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Tuesday…
TJ's POV
"TJ what are you thankful for." My first grade teacher Ms. Deshazio asked me I sat down my pencil. "Come on you don't have to be shy to share it with your classmates everyone is thankful for something."
"I know I'm not shy and I am thankful just that I want my mommy and daddy to hear why I'm thankful for first. See last Thanksgiving I wasn't with my family I was kidnapped by my fake daddy and his fools so I didn't get the chance all of these kids had and I want mine to be extra special."
"Okay but I'll give you a pass just as long as once you return to school on Monday you share with us. Gabby what are you thankful for?"
"I plead a TJ, TJ is my boyfriend and I want to do the same we didn't have Thanksgiving last year like we wanted it was pretty somber so I want to hold my thankfulness until Monday as well. I'm thankful just…"
"Totally understand class Tabby will share what they are thankful for on Monday the rest of you will share. Malachi what are you thankful for."
"I'm thankful for my mommy and daddy, my dog, that daddy is helping mommy with Thanksgiving dinner because she said he wouldn't do it and if he did she'd open up for him and." Ms. Deshazio rubbed her forehead downing some pills. "What? I know daddy is thankful for that."
"Thank you Malachi for sharing you can be seated. Open up." She mouthed. "These kids are maturing the more I teach "open up" is going to take on a whole new meaning now. Okay class it's time for lunch please line up leave all of your arts and crafts here you can finish them after lunch."
Lunch…
"Can't believe you traded your oatmeal crème pie for a Reese's I love me some Reese's though but oatmeal crème pie is like my Aunt Denise and her cheesecake having you gate-waying with yourself. Anyway who is cooking dinner at your house for Thanksgiving LJ?"
"Granny mommy is just going to sit in the kitchen and watch because my grandmother doesn't want to teach her she said, "now isn't the time for me to teach you you'll be all in the way", yeah my granny got problems. What about you TJ?"
"This is going to be my first Thanksgiving so everyone is coming over the night before spending the night and mommy, all my aunties, grandma Mary and granny gonna pile into the kitchen and cook up a storm my belly is ready."
"Yeah and us kids going to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and the next morning wake up and watch Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade TJ you're going to love it and it's special because you are here." Gabby kissed my cheek. "I love you."
"I love you too."
Jazzy slammed down her lunch box. "You two need to stop! You are making me sick to my stomach with this boyfriend and girlfriend mess you two are cousins besides it should be team Thadmine. You know you want me."
"Jazzy you are only saying that because you still want me as I told that lady at the church scoot back, scoot back, and scoot back as I was saying mommy says that Parker will be coming over to a big family gathering with the ones I love and stomach." I flashed a fake smile in Jazzy direction. "Fast tail self."
Sam's POV
"Mercedes I think we need a blowup turkey for the yard." She cocked her head. "Hear me that can be the Evans family Thanksgiving family cards and me, you, and TJ can dress up like pilgrims and Alex J can be the turkey! Yay! Alex J agrees with her daddy, don't you want Tom turkey in the yard flapping about with his wings. The kids would love it. Wouldn't you Alex J?" I blew raspberries on her stomach she gave me a toothy smile. "I love that smile don't you love when daddy does that."
"Dada, dada, dada, mama, mama, mama."
"Yeah, I'm your daddy and I love being your father. Alex J I'm thankful for you and your brother, and your mommy. Mercedes have I told you."
"I'm going to see if mommy can make the dressing and I do the baked macaroni and cheese, have you told me what babe." She propped her head up on her hand. "Ooh Alex J no no you can't have that. Thank you. What babe?"
I leaned over placing my forehead to hers. "I love you Mrs. Evans."
"Awwww….Joshua get the camera and take this moment look at you two about to get started again on another grandbaby for me say cheese. Wait for me to get in the photo now say cheese."
"Cheese." Mercedes and I said dryly.
"Joshua how did that come out. Do we need to take another photo? I want to upload this to my Facebook family and friends been liking the mess out of my photos even the photo of you Mercedes as a baby with nothing on got over one thousand likes Mommy is getting the hang of this."
"Daddy please tell me she didn't do that?" I slide over the computer. "Oh my goodness mommy that is one baby photo I didn't want folks to see me running way with my tush out."
"Mmm…I like it you can run away from me with your tush out all of the time." I rolled my tongue. "Made you wet." I whispered she smacked me on the shoulder. "What did I do wrong? You weren't saying that last night."
"No Bernice the photo came out good I'll show you later hand me my granddaughter come to granddaddy Alex J, if you don't look like your mommy at 6 months with those chubby adorable cheeks. I could kiss them all day and I give better kisses than granny."
"Alex J pay granddaddy no mine since he went off his pills he been talking out of his behind granny gives the best kisses. Is that the grocery list? No this is the menu that's good, chicken, turkey, ham. What is down there in small writing I can't seem to make it out?"
"PawPaw wrote ribs down there he was by here earlier making his argument for it Mercedes said no he said yes when she walked away to get Alex J who is crawling like crazy now he took the liberty of adding it on leaving his new pet behind his cat named Raw Pussy because she got no hair he just got her today Monica doesn't know honey I'm off to pick up TJ from school are you coming with me or you staying here staying."
"Staying mom and I have to work on the layout of the table you can take the crawler with you; she went that way behind Conniehey also while you're out I need you to stop off at the store and get the things on my list."
"Shopping list? Mercy you went grocery shopping I unloaded the trunk what more do you need." I read the contents off the list. "Eggs, all-purpose flour, milk, nutmeg, celery we have all of this."
"This is the backup list of the backup so get everything plus the extras on back I know you don't want me to send you out on the day of Thanksgiving Eve or Thanksgiving no you don't I'll see you three when you get back."
"Of course, where is my daughter?" I looked around Mercedes hand was near Conniehey mouth. "Alex J is you feeding Conniehey? Open your hand let me see." In her hand were 4 pieces of dry dog food. "You are! That is so nice of you Conniehey appreciates it don't you boy. Baby we're off."
"Alright don't forget the list!"
"I got the list baby! Trust me on this! Let me exit this house before she asks me if I got the list again hey JJ where are you coming from?"
He popped open the trunk. "The grocery store mom had me go out to get the backup list of things she said to be on the safe side but her and Mercedes went grocery shopping I don't get it we have all of this stuff. Why we need an extra turkey? I didn't even have seasonings on my list or vegetables."
"That's because it's on my list you got to see this list." I dug in my pocket. "Not in this pocket, not in that one I know I didn't lose that list I haven't even left my house." She cleared her throat. "Thank you baby you are the best."
"Mmm hmmm I know it, J3 come help JJ with the bags he's back! Sam I added on to the list well I didn't I just made that 2 into a 4 that's about it along with cutlery."
"I got you here go your keys Alex J., gnaw on them, shake them or help me drive the choice is yours."
"Oh you found her keys where were they?"
"Somehow they were in Conniehey toy box yup we gotta go I'm a few minutes late. See you in about an hour." She waved as we left the driveway. "What is on the radio? Christmas music we'll get into that after Thanksgiving. Makes you wonder why aren't there any Thanksgiving tunes I mean only one I can think of is Pass the Peas, think mommy should make a Thanksgiving song." Alex J threw her keys at my head. "Alexandra Jennifer Evans no throwing so I take that as a no imagine once November hits someone starts singing about turkey and gravy with peach cobbler on the side. Made it just in time Alex J the bell just rung all of the kids are going to fly out the school here they come now." The students ran every door as if it were the Christmas break happiness etched on all of their faces kids that usually lag around late left on time. "It is the holiday season."
"Alright Malachi I'll hit you up tonight on the system tonight if my mommy says it's okay if not I'll ask Uncle Stevie he always say yes. Yeah you too have a Happy Thanksgiving! Good afternoon daddy and Alex J. How was your day?"
"My day was fantastic put your seatbelt on tell me about your day. Did you all do any Thanksgiving activities like we used to do? Turkeys and share what are you thankful for."
"Uh-huh we did a turkey where we put what we're thankful for on it then we had to share but I didn't share mine. I'm waiting until Thanksgiving to share I want you and mommy to be the first ones to hear what I'm thankful for.
"TJ you could have shared we still would have heard them."
"I could have but I didn't Ms. Deshazio said me and Gabby will share what we are thankful for when we returned back to school on Monday she called us Tabby." He blushed smiling. "How she know to call us that? Teachers they are on it I know Ms. Toles gave her the run down. Anyway this isn't the way home we would be there by now."
"Nope we aren't on the way home mommy wants us to stop by the store and get the items on the backup list of the backup here it is right here."
"Mommy got the idea last night to make the backup list to backup, backup list because she wants everything to go smooth for our first thanksgiving daddy our song is on where Alex J takes the first verse and me the second. Should I turn it up?"
"Fa sho. Just the two of us just the two of us From the first time the doctor placed you in my arms I knew I'd meet death before I'd let you meet harm although questions arose in my mind, would I be man enough? Against wrong, choose right and be standin' up from the hospital that first night took a hour just to get the car seat in right people drivin all fast, got me kinda upset got you home safe, placed you in your bassinette that night I don't think one wink I slept as I slipped out my bed, to your crib I crept touched your head gently, felt my heart melt cause I know I loved you more than life itself then to my knees, and I begged the Lord please let me be a good daddy, all she needs love, knowledge, discipline too I pledge my life to you."
"Just the two of us, we can make it if we try just the two of us, (Just the two of us) just the two of us, building castles in the sky, just the two of us, you and I."
"Six years old, bringin comedy every time I look at you I think man, a little me just like me wait and see gonna be tall makes me laugh cause you got your dads ears an all sometimes I wonder, what you gonna be a General, a Doctor, maybe a MC haha, I wanna kiss you all the time but I will test that butt when you cut outta line, trudat Uh-uh-uh why you do dat? I try to be a tough dad, but you be makin me laugh crazy joy, when I see the eyes of my baby boy I pledge to you, I will always do everything I can show you how to be a man dignity, integrity, honor an, I don't mind if you lose, long as you came with it an you can cry, ain't no shame it it, it didn't work out with me an your mom but yo, push come to shove you was conceived in love so if the world attacks, and you slide off track remember one fact, I got your back."
"Just the two of us, we can make it if we try just the two of us, (Just the two of us) just the two of us, building castles in the sky, just the two of us, you and I."
"It's a full-time job to be a good dad you got so much more stuff than I had I gotta study just to keep with the changin' times 101 Dalmations on your CD-ROM see me-I'm tryin' to pretend I know on my PC where that CD go but yo, ain't nuthin promised, one day I'll be gone feel the strife, but trust life does go wrong but just in case it's my place to impart one day someone gonna break your heart and ooh ain't no pain like from the opposite sex gonna hurt bad, but don't take it out on the next, son throughout life people will make you mad disrespect you and treat you bad let God deal with the things they do cause hate in your heart will consume you too always tell the truth, say your prayers hold doors, pull out chairs, easy on the swears you're living proof that dreams do come true I love you and I'm here for you."
"Just the two of us, we can make it if we try just the two of us, (Just the two of us) just the two of us, building castles in the sky, just the two of us, you and I."
"Trudat hahaha daddy loves you, daddy loves you daddy loves mommy and mommy loves daddy…"
"Alex J daddy loves us, daddy loves us mommy loves us Alex J I love you."
Dance Alex J daddy loves us mommy loves us TJ loves me.
"For the rest of y'all lives!"
Tuesday Night…
There Mercedes was on the bed with paper sprawled around her going over the lists of lists. "Mercedes baby you have went over that list a lot you have everything down to the T if we don't have it we just don't have it but we probably will seeing as how many times you wrote and sent all of us guys to the store."
"I just want to make sure this is going to be our first thanksgiving and I want it all to be perfect I'm going to cleaning this up now then we can cuddle. You know things would move faster if you helped me."
"Shoot." I tossed the comforter off the bed papers went flying left and right. "There we go we can clean it up in the morning there we go comfy now. When are you going to start cooking and baking?"
"We already started baking Denise is doing the pies so she should be starting on them now so that is one less thing we'll have to worry about I told Rachel all she had to do is show up but she's set on bringing her green bean casserole that's an addition to the menu. I can't wait to be in the kitchen and cooking with the ladies sharing stories all of you guys watching the game the kids playing totally difference from last year."
"Yeah and…"
"Stevie! I KNOW YOU GOT MY TEXT MY PHONE CALL AND EVERYTHING ELSE I SENT AROUND HERE! WHY IS YOU STILL HERE? IT IS TWO DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING YOU KNOW I HAVE TO START ON MY PIES YET HERE YOU ARE PLAYING A VIDEO GAME WHILE YOUR TRIPLETS ARE HOME SUCKING THE MILK OUT OF ME! NO I'LL CARRY THE BOX BACK HOME! THIS IS SOME FOOLISHNESS!"
TJ walked in the room shaking his head. "As soon as I saw Aunt Denise I hauled her hair was everywhere, eye was twitching she was on it. Can I get in between you two?"
"Sure what level did you get to that's the only reason Stevie is here him gaming took a huge dent when those triplets arrived he went from mostly the whole day to around 45 minutes tops. TJ daddy told me you made a turkey in school listed with the things you are thankful for. Where is it?"
"I hid it I know you go through my backpack mommy so you'll get it on Thanksgiving it I want it to be surprise can't wait to share. Daddy when out song came on the radio something stuck out to me and I went to go look it up it's the lyric where he says "it didn't work out with me an your mom but yo, push come to shove you was conceived in love", you and mommy didn't do it so…."
"You are right mommy and I didn't have sex to conceive you and when I say that line I think back to early on when mommy and I were young and dumb because it didn't work out then but look where we are now and you are conceived in love, in my heart remember what I told you when you first arrived here…TJ." I heard light snores I looked up TJ were laid over on Mercedes asleep. "That's the day I conceived my love for you well it was already there just needed the physical. You want me to take him to his room?"
She ran her hair through his curls. "No he can stay I'm thankful for this moment."
"S-Sam I'm spending the night until Denise calms down."
Thanksgiving Eve…
Stevie's POV
I left Sam house early this morning by then Denise had cooled off and she left me with the kids because I blew her last night somewhat payback but I deserved it to make up for it I set up an appointment for her and Mercedes at the hair salon they should be getting back soon. "You three are a little too young to know this but tomorrow is Thanksgiving that's right where people travel from near and far to sit around the dinner table and be thankful but we do that almost every day and every time I look at you 3 I'm thankful that mommy gave me you. Speaking of the love of my life here she is right now with a new hairdo hi mommy. I love the do."
"You do?" She asked looking in the mirror. "I wasn't too sure but now I am it was Mercedes idea that we try something different we want to look sexy for our men."
"All day and every day you are sexy to me and I speak the same for Sam with Mercedes just telling the kids that tomorrow is Thanksgiving and how I'm thankful for them and you along with everything else that went down this year. You can stop smacking your hair it looks good, shouldn't you be in the kitchen boiling sweet potatoes for the pie."
"I got Deja to do that keep her occupied you know her and Preston broke up so I'm thankful about that and Ainsley just threw up give her to me aww you smell so good. Don't you agree Stevie? You don't have to look like that I got this you go along and find something to do. Go. Go." She pushed me out the room I tripped over my feet. "Sorry baby you were saying something."
"Y-yeah I was please do not let my daughter Ainsley stay like for two hours I love my baby smelling good and that isn't it." She shut the door in my face. "Do as I say Denise or you won't get your hatchets back?" I singsong I reached the bottom stairs she screamed. "Works all of the time, college football is on grab a few snacks post up on the couch hey Deja, Denise made some nachos last night, lemonade, cheesecake this is for Thanksgiving but I'll cut into this now. Set this right here." I kicked the refrigerator shut with my foot. "Deja hand your old man a plate and a knife. Deja. Deja!" She jumped. "Didn't you hear me ask you to pass me a knife?"
"Huh? You asked me a question, knife? You can use this one I'm not." Sprawled all over the counter were sweet potatoes a couple on the floor Bailey, Lukas, and Conniehey were using them as toys. "Where is the pie pan? I'll look for it later. I'm going to my room."
"Room? No, no, no tomorrow is Thanksgiving you need to help your mother now I know that you're upset over Preston that didn't work out but you can fuel your anger towards him in this pie. Let me show you." I grabbed the knife and sweet potato. "Watch me. I can't stand you Preston." I stabbed the sweet potato. "See how fun that was make sure you don't cut yourself. Let me see you do one."
"Okay." She grabbed the knife slowly raising it over her head whipping it down anger shouting out her frustrations. "I can't stand you Preston how could you do this to me you were suppose to be mine and…."
"Yeah do that, just like that uh-huh, uh-huh now get the pot for your water. That's right you are doing good. Was that the door?" She shrugged. "Who is that coming up in my house?"
"The Evans family!" TJ shouted. "TJ not too loud don't want to wake up Alex J she just went to sleep hey brother in law. How is it going?"
"Everything is good Denise is upstairs sniffing on my kids you know smelling good and all of that love your do. Why are you patting it like that?"
"It itches I don't know why Denis talk me into getting this whew I need to stop feel like little insects crawling across my scalp. Lord." Sam used a plastic knife pulling Mercedes hair. "I just want to rip this squirrel hair off of my head and toss it out. Sam can you carry Alex J upstairs for me? I'm too occupied smacking the mess out my head give me that plastic knife. Ooh yes God feel so good Jesus get that spot." Mercedes eyes rolled back in her head she was shimming, shaking, and moaning. "Yes. Yes!"
"Daddy mommy wasn't that vocal when y'all did it the last two nights. Oops. I'm gone!"
"Thaddeus Joshua Evans! Sam when you get back down here get your son because if I get him he's going to be wearing this hair on his head and I don't want to do that to my baby."
"I will let's get you two upstairs."
"I want that Samcedes love!" Deja sighed. "Minus all of I can't go this far until I'm ready but you know what I mean. Why did Preston have to do me like that? I hate him; I hate him I hope he drops dead!"
"That's nice Deja! TJ! Mini Gamer VPs front and center JT and TJ take these to the coffee table and pick a seat on the couch us men are going to watch football. Sam here is the nachos I sent the boys in there with the drinks of lemonade. Are my kid spit up free of their clothes?"
"Nah, they aren't then Alex J threw up and Denise was head over heels she nearly ripped my baby girl out my arms then Alex J went to sleep because Denise started giving her a strong discussion about her laughing when she got accosted by Charlie. By the way who is Charlie? TJ move over." Sam plopped on the couch taking off his shoes. "Denise made nachos I'll help you with those did you get the Doritos to go with it?"
I tossed him the bag. "You know it! Look she sent me to the store to get tortilla chips and I picked up this I knew it was going to irk her but I got what I wanted you should have been here when I came back with it. To answer your question Charlie is her friend Sarah dog he had her life in danger a couple nights ago since we don't get UpTV Denise went over there to watch Amber Riley's Christmas movie she should be used to dogs by now. First play he fumbles Bama recovers!"
"He needs to be benched! You can't fumble the ball like that! GET IT TOGETHER! Son! You didn't ice up!"
"Or he didn't listen to Aunt Santana newest prayer CD Oil and Fire you know I didn't study for a test that I knew I had to pass so I listened to her CD before and bam I got a 100. Won't she do it!"
"Tomorrow is Thanksgiving bro, are you happy for tomorrow?"
"Happy is an understatement I'm way over the moon I'm so high I can't get no higher than this last year was pure hell we've hit rock bottom before but that was a low I don't want others to know about. I'm just thankful TJ's home, Alex J is healthy, my wife is happy I'm happy, my family is now complete."
"….and I hate the way you kissed me and touched my face, how could you break up with me?" She burst out crying. "You-you was my everything! I hate you!"
"TOUCHDOWN BAMA!"
Alex J's POV
I know I'm not in mommy's arms I can tell by the chest I'm snuggling up against and the sound of her voice its Aunt Denise. *opens one eye* yup she trying to get me for my SD I've been dodging them since I came out the womb and messed up daddy's playground. It's now back in working order sucks for the upcoming baby nesting in the left nutville.
"Mercedes your daughter is too smart! Wake up Alex J., Auntie Denise just wants to see you beautiful green eyes that you have."
Lies all lies I'm not falling for that trick again at the moment right now my life is in danger you can put me in the basinet with my cousins. Since we all smell good and what is going on with you and mommy hair.
"I know she is smart you know when Sam speaks Na'vi to TJ she roll her eyes she remembers from living on the inside how it was. You can put her down and we can go finish up the pies."
"What you mean finish the pies? I got Deja to do that."
"Deja just went by mumbling and grumbling about how all men all the same and that her stabbing no sweet potato will make her feel better. Her and Preston broke up?"
"Yes, they broke up yesterday she's been on this emotional roller coaster since then let's go talk to her and figure out who told her stabbing sweet potatoes would be a good idea."
"Well you are her mother Denise better she takes it out on a sweet potato than Preston. Hey it was right there."
Good Auntie Denise is gone! You know she's going to catch me one day and I'm not going to be prepared. What y'all been up too, Wren, Xander, and Ainsley?
Ainsley - Nothing much daddy was telling us about this holiday they call Thanksgiving where people all over the world come eat. He said he was thankful for mommy and us. What are you thankful for Alex J?
Good question. I'm thankful my mommy, daddy, I have my brother back, you guys, and all of my family also I don't have to endure seeing daddy's stick and he gets to play back in his playground with caution he likes that they went at it last night.
Wren – They did!
Yup they were in the bathroom kept me up half of the night but can we touch on something right quick I've been trying to figure this out since I slipped out the womb. Have y'all see Cinny?
Seth – No she was your pet we didn't have room to get one and our mommy wouldn't let us but surprisingly we had hatchets. The utter foolishness you don't think that mommy and Aunt Mercedes got chinchilla hair on their head they were patting it a lot. Wait here comes mommy right now she gonna sniff us so be on the lookout if it moves.
Cool. Hope it doesn't touch my face I got this sensitive baby skin I don't need a rash.
"Awww…look at my babies so cute y'all smell so good. My hair I got to take this down this chinchilla hair!"
Chinchilla! CINNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! Waaaaaaaaa Cinny! Cinny! How do I say goodbye to what we had the good times that made….leave it to mommy to stick her titty in my mouth I see why daddy like this I am a little bit hungry though.
"I heard my baby cry is everything alright?"
"Yes Sam everything is alright Alex J just hungry just had to feed our baby girl I thought you all were watching the game."
"Mommy Deja cut the cord to the TV!"
"We were watching the game until that niece of yours cut the cord! We're going back to the house to dad is already inflating the turkey so we can take our family pictures tomorrow before we eat and share why we're thankful. I can't believe you have 6 kids you are old!"
"Yeah I cut the cord all they were down there laughing and talking about the game got me and then Preston showed up so to get him out of my house I'll be in the kitchen with the knife to the sweet potato thinking it's Preston's balls."
"Your house what bill do you pay up in here! Jesus my hair! Mercedes I don't why you talk me into this."
"Me? It wasn't my idea that was Sarah's idea here Sam hold Alex J I got to pat my hair."
My titty! I'm still hungry! Daddy put me back on its flapping in the wind! Tell mommy to cover up our goods!
"Mercedes! Baby cover up your chest it's out good how about you both pull out that hair because the both of you have been patting y'all hair since it's been in and it's bothering me to the point that I'm itching. So y'all can take down each other hair down and focus on cooking please thank you Stevie we're going to my house. Come on guys."
No, no I'm still Zzzzzzzzzz
Thanksgiving Eve Night…
TJ's POV
"Mommy and all my aunties got it smelling good down there I smell the ham, chicken, turkey; Deja got the pies in the oven with Aunt Denise assistance can't wait to eat tomorrow. Did you hear the news? Gather around. Deja and Preston broke up." I whispered. "She's taking it pretty hard."
"Don't look like it Preston was fine but I heard he got some girl pregnant that is why he broke it off with Deja she didn't want to go there. What? That's what I heard on the playground you know word travel quickly she don't seem to be hurting too bad now."
"Okay Brandon."
"Brandon!" We all shouted. "Who is Brandon? You just broke up with Preston! You fast! Talk about rebound."
She sighed. "Y'all kids need to stay out of grown folks business watch Charlie Brown and his thanksgiving. I'm going outside for some privacy by the turkey stay here. Mom I'm going outside!"
"That's fine Deja just stand by the window so I can see what you're saying while you're on the phone. Who are you talking to?"
"Brandon!" JT shouted. "She started talking to him that same night they broke up Deja works quick."
"Did you all start working on your Thanksgiving homework packets? Because I finished my the first day I refuse to be tied down with work during the holiday I know this is going to sound messed up but that time I was away I didn't miss homework."
"I can see that." Gabby said. "I wouldn't miss homework either I'd just miss the person. This is going to be a Thanksgiving and Christmas none of us will ever forget because TJ's here. I know we tell you this time and time again but TJ we're glad you're home you complete us. I'm thankful you are back home and you are never going anywhere again. Group hug guys! I love you all!"
"We love each other even Jazzy!"
Arf [What about me?]
Meow [And me too.]
Arf [I love you LT.]
Meow [Aww you too Conniehey let's go in the kitchen and sneak some food we'll just rub up against Denise.]
Arf [I'm down.]
"….after this goes off we can play…"
"MY LIFE! THE CHICKEN! THE FLOOR! CONNIEHEY AND LORD TUBBINGTON OUT! JUST GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN! FOOLISHNESS! They knew to come mess with me scheming balls of fur. Thankful we have another chicken."
"Some things never change let's go annoy Deja."
Thanksgiving Day…
"Kids after Santa Claus comes in we're going outside to take family pictures with the inflatable turkey someone named him you know who. TJ you what do you think about the parade?"
"Daddy this parade is awesome! All of the balloons and songs you think one year we can go out there to watch it love….hold on its Santa! Santa is right there! You see him Alex J., he's going to come to all of our houses and leave toys under our tree for good boys and girls. I can't wait! Santa! Santa! Santa I can't wait to meet you I have a long list of things I want to talk to you about. Mommy you see him."
"Yes, I do Sam are you about ready to take the picture now mom wants to eat dinner now so they can have another round around 4 or 6 o'clock."
Daddy looked at his watch. "We can eat now it's 3 o'clock on the east coast everyone outside follow TJ Uncle JJ is outside to tell you where to stand I opted not to dress Alex J as the turkey she wouldn't let me live that down maybe next year."
"Um before we go outside can I say what I'm thankful for right now I feel as though now is the right time you all been waiting long enough. Mommy can you sit here, daddy sit there everyone pile in. Okay." I took a deep breath. "A few days ago in school my teacher asked all of us what are we thankful for I opted not to share mine with my classmates first because I wanted my family to hear what I'm thankful for and I'm thankful for mommy for giving me life loving me even when I wasn't near those months to be loved on I felt your love far away and I'm thankful you are my mommy I stay up under you so I can give you back the time we lost to fill that void each day I'm filling the hole I plan to mend it by next thanksgiving, daddy I'm thankful for the lessons you teach me I may not understand all of them now but you're molding me into you and I'm thankful I have you as my hero, Alex J., I'm thankful for you being my little sister I ask God for a brother but he knew best I love coming home and sharing my day's events with you like daddy says at the end of your song for the rest of your lives you are stuck with me and me you. Conniehey I'm thankful for you being my dog you give the best hugs and kisses and listen to me when I need to vent. I love you. And I'm thankful for all of my family a lot of people this time of year don't have anyone to be with I'm happy I get to be with you I don't take this for granted. I love you all and with that I'm thankful."
"TJ I'm so thankful are my son. Just…."
"HAIRY PUSSY! THERE YOU GO I wondered where I left you at."
"HAPPY THANKSGIVING!"
A/N: So my friend Denise SweetieDee85 is in the process of writing her first Samcedes fic YAY! First chapter is posted I'm about to jump on over there and read the originator of the gateways! Me I just find them in everything that I do. So I'm out I'll be back until then iamJLS