A/N: Fair warning I didn't actually know Kirstie's sisters name so I used the same one as I used in my other story, it's probably wrong, but oh well.
This is probably my most favourite chapter so far it was fun to write and I hope you guys enjoy the last part of the Maldonado family/Avi Christmas :) And over 2000words!
Also there's a kiss…and it's very special ;)
Chapter 17
Avi rolled over and opened his eyes, first noticing Kirstie next to him then he sees someone else in the room, someone he didn't know. There were also two someone's in the doorway only one of which he knew was Kirstie's mom.
He inwardly scold's himself, even though it was Kirstie who decided to sleep in here, what would her mom and these two strangers think? He slowly sat up.
Suddenly the closer girl, who must have been only 10 or 11 broke into a smile, grinning at Avi. "You're pretty."
Avi raises an eyebrow, looking at her like she's insane, "What?"
Almost instantly Kirstie sprung up, "Go away Jessica," she almost hisses, almost.
"Okay jeez I'm sorry, I thought you might be happy to see me since it's Christmas and I've been at Nana's," she points behind her at the older woman standing with Angelica in the door way.
"Yeah great to see you, Merry Christmas, now go away."
"Kirstin," Angelica points a finger at her eldest daughter, "I want an explanation later, you hear me."
"Yes but for now you open your presents darlings," Nana smiles holding her arms out that Jess runs into. "Come here Kirstin, and Kirstin's friend," she keeps one arm around Jess and stretches the other out, gesturing for them to come over.
Kirstie jumps out of bed with a grin and starts walking towards her nana, but she stops and looks over at Avi who was still sat on the bed and waves him over. Slowly Avi gets up and follows her over, getting pulled into the hug, mostly but Kirstie then way too tightly by her sister.
"What's your name?" Nana asks Avi from across the hug circle that Angelica had joined from behind her youngest daughter, effectively putting Jess in the middle and staring up at Avi batting her eyelashes.
"Avi," he smiles, warmed by how inviting Kirstie's family was being towards him, though a little creeped out by Jessica.
"And how long have you two been together?" Nana asks and Jess's face falls further than a super frown.
Avi and Kirstie exchange a wide-eyed glance and pull away from each other instantaneously. They both shake their heads and try to get out the right words, ending up both with a bunch of no's and more head shaking.
A smug smile slowly creeps back onto Jessica's face and she wraps both her arms around the man in front of her, making Avi take another step back, but she doesn't let go.
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Avi was sat on the sofa with the beanie on that Kirstie had gotten him, and Kirstie was next to him, grinning from ear to ear and waiting excitedly for her mom to hand out the presents.
Jessica was sat at Avi's feet, literally as close to him as she could get since Kirstie had taken the spot on the couch. Nana was sat in an arm chair and Angelica was by the tree, and to be honest Avi felt just a little awkward. He leant towards to Kirstie.
"I only got a present for you," he whispers, "I feel kinda bad for not getting the rest of your family something."
Kirstie shrugs, truing just slightly towards him, "Don't worry about it, they're not expecting anything, I wasn't either so that's really sweet that you thought of me," she smiles, turning to face him properly.
"It's nothing much even I just wrote put a bunch of mac and cheese recipes, I also tested them all and took pictures for the mac and cheese note book. Because there is a surprising amount of recipes for mac and cheese," he chuckles.
Kirstie grins at him dopily as he turns to face her, "You seriously just described the best present in the world, please tell me your serious?"
"Deadly, Kevin is now just as sick of mac and cheese as he is of barbeque."
"So you and Kevin pretty much ate nothing but mac and cheese for two weeks, my favourite food, since I invited you, that must have been all you ate… and you didn't tell me? Dude if I had been there Kevin wouldn't have gotten a mouthful!" she laughs. "Can I see the notebook?"
Avi nods, "Of course, I'll get it for you later," he smiles at her as she turns away, getting called out by her mom to go and get a present.
Jessica easily had the biggest pile, and it was so that Avi wasn't going to be able to get up, all her stuff was all around her and his legs that she was sat in front of. He so badly wanted to go and get Kirstie's present, she had gotten him at least three more small things so that he wouldn't feel left on the day. He'd gotten an A4 notebook that had an amazing cover on the front it had blue, green and a small amount of pink, but Kirstie hadn't gotten past the words on the front 'All About That Bass'. Along with the theme of the notebook she had gotten him a blue t-shirt that claimed that everyone loved bass's prompting Jessica to ask was a bass was and making Avi mentally decide that this girl was not to be spoken to. And last but not least Kirstie had given him a purple stuffed dragon with huge green sparkling eyes, and he realised Kirstie knew him a lot better than he'd thought she did.
Kirstie had just mostly a lot of clothes, and a few knick-knacks and an adult colouring book (not what you think) and some nice pens, nothing extravagant, but that was how she liked it.
"I still feel a little bad…."
"I thought it over and me and you can make them mac and cheese for dinner tomorrow," she smiles having finally gotten a chance to look through the book Avi had made her.
"Or something more substantial, I heard your mom say something about having mac and cheese as a side dish tonight so… two nights in a row Kirstie?"
"Avi, I would eat it for every meal if I could without having to worry about how my body would hold up a few years from now, fyi it wouldn't be well," she laughs. "So we can make it tomorrow, simple, quick, plus your recipies sound so much more amazing that instant mix."
"Can you not cook anything else?" Avi raises an eyebrow.
"I can so! I just mostly bake so my extent of 'anything else' is really not so high. So what would we do, what would we make?"
"Anything, what's your mom's favourite meal?"
"She likes spicy, like Mexican," Kirstie nods.
"Then let's do that. Mexican's not hard and I have some great recipes," he nods with a smile.
"Avi how often do you cook?"
"Often."
"Cause I was pretty sure Kevin said you weren't a good cook."
"Well he eats whatever I make. He's just sick of my favourite food so he jokes about sucking, I cook barbeque a lot Kirstie but I can make other things and I'm pretty good at it."
Kirstie raises an eyebrow, "You can cook?"
Avi nods.
"Like follow any recipe kind of cook, learn recipes kind of cook or make up your own kind of cook?"
Avi thinks for a moment before answering, "Maybe somewhere between the last two."
"Wow," Kirstie breaks into a huge grin. "I totally didn't see that coming."
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Kirstie was sat on the floor, neatly folding all Jessica's clothes that she'd left in a big pile after her fashion show, she had been the main attraction but everyone had gotten clothing for Christmas so everyone had been involved.
Avi had decided that Kirstie was the best model, she had been going almost all out, unable to stop laughing after each pose though, Jessica on the hand had continued to make him feel a little uncomfortable, blowing a kiss each time she posed, majority of the time at him. He'd just smiled through.
Anjelica, Nana and Avi all had to walk too, Avi only had his t-shirt, and so he only had to walk once, which he very grateful. He just pulled it on over the one he'd worn to bed and walked. He wouldn't admit it but it was kind of fun.
But now Kirstie was sorting out Jessica's mess while her mom and nana were in the kitchen making some lunch. She paused for a moment and with a frown she looked around the room once then down what she could see of the hallway, "Where's Avi?" she mumbles to herself, she knew he'd gone to the bathroom a while back, but she was sure she'd seen him since… then she hears Jessica's chirpy voice chatting away and knows that he's trapped. She chuckles to herself as she continues to fold until she's finished.
With a few neat piles in front of her Kirstie jumps up with a proud smile and then proceeds down the hallway to her sister bedroom. She stops by the door and listens because what Jessica is saying she knows she really wants to hear the response to.
"You only like Kirstie because she has big boobs."
"What?"
"You know that one day I'll have them too."
"What."
"What do you mean what? It's true!"
"No I know, but just please stop talking about it."
"Show me on the doll what parts of my sister you like!"
"How can I point to talent? What about her amazing singing voice? How do I point to that?"
"You are so boring!"
"And you're ten!"
"Eleven for your information!"
Kirstie pushes open the door, "Oh there you are Avi," she smiles.
A look of relief flashes across Avi's face as he stands up, dropping the Barbie doll from his hand.
"Sit back down, I've come to play dolls with you guys," she breaks into a smile, crouching down in between Avi and Jessica. This makes Jessica move a little further around the circle to sit closer to Avi, and Avi moves closer to Kirstie who doesn't move away and just picks up a doll.
"You never play dolls with me," Jessica pulls on a frown.
"Well it's Christmas," Kirstie shrugs, picking up a miniature hair brush and starts brushing the knots out her dolls hair.
"But me and Avi were playing."
"I'm sure Avi doesn't mind."
Jessica scowls at her sister, "Fine! But I'll be right back." She jumps up and leaves the room.
Avi lets out a deep breath and runs his hands down his face.
"My talent huh?" Kirstie turns to face the man close beside her.
From behind his hands, he peeks out the side, "Oh you heard that did you?"
"I certainly did, right from the word boobs."
"Great, well I'm glad I didn't say anything stupid, but your sister has a problem…"
"She has a crush on you, it's cute," she smiles.
"I'd say creepy, but if cutes' working for you," he shrugs with a laugh.
"Oh, thunder in the hallway," Kirstie says as loud footsteps are heard then Jess appears in the doorway wearing a hat. A hat with an outstretched antenna and on that antenna was a plant.
Kirstie held her arms out for her sister to run into. But with an almost crazed look in her eye Jessica runs and runs at Avi. He reaches out to stop her from landing on him or hurting him in any way. But she gets, bang on, and almost screams on her victory run out the door.
"Kirstie!" He slowly turns to face the girl next to him, who has her hands over her mouth trying not to laugh. "Kirstie your sister just kissed me on the mouth."
A/N: So, so special ;)