This will be in Natalie's P.O.V!
"Where are we going, Sully?" I asked as Nate and I got in the backseat.
We were sixteen now. It's been almost a year since Sully picked us off the streets.
"You'll see." Sully answered as I looked out the window and saw all the buildings of the small town we were currently in.
Just until we got another job offer.
"Does it have to do with work?" Nate asked as I returned my attention to Sully.
"No." Sully answered as he turned on the radio and I heard Christmas music coming from it.
We turned down a road as I saw a sign before looking to Nate.
"Is this what I think it is?" I whispered to Nate as he nodded.
"I think so." he whispered back as Sully pulled into a parking spot.
"C'mon, kids." Sully said as he got out of the car and opened the back door.
"What is this place, Sully?" I asked as we got out.
"It's a Christmas tree farm, Nat." Sully said as Nate and I looked at each other.
"A farm for Christmas trees? They do that?" Nate asked as I heard someone laughing.
"Sure do, young man. Had this business for about 30 years." A man said as he walked up to us.
"Can I help you all with anything?" the man asked as we shook our heads.
"Yes, actually. You can." Sully said as we looked up at him, a mix of confusion and shock on our faces.
"We're looking for about a six footer." Sully said as we looked at him.
"Would that even fit?" we asked as the man laughed.
"Six foot trees are all over there." the man said as Nate and I looked at each other before taking off where the man said to go.
"Kids!" Sully called out after us as I looked at them.
"Nate, the trees are real!" I told him as he nodded.
"Look at this one!" Nate said as I walked over to him and we looked up at it.
"Whoa.." we said as I heard footsteps.
"Don't run off like that!" Sully scolded lightly as we grinned innocently.
"You know how we get when we're excited Sully." I said as he looked at the tree.
"This the one you want?" he asked as we looked around, humming in thought.
"I think so." we said as the man came over.
"Very nice. Just arrived this morning." the man said as Sully nodded.
"We'll take it." Sully said as he paid the man.
"Alright, kids. Let's get this to the car." Sully said as we eventually got the tree to the car.
"Okay, now we just have to tie it to the top." Sully said as we got it up on the roof of the vehicle.
"Nate, get the rope out of the trunk and we'll tie this bad boy down." Sully said as Nate did so.
We all got into the car as I saw snowflakes land on the front window.
"It's snowing!" Nate and I said as Sully chuckled.
"How about that?" Sully asked as we were heading down the road again.
We got back to the little house Sully had as we got the tree inside and placed it up in the living room.
"Wait, how are we going to decorate it?" I asked Sully as he grinned.
"Be right back." Sully said as he disappeared down the hallway.
Where was he going?
"Better than the orphanage, huh?" Nate asked quietly as I nodded.
"Way better. Least we have a real tree. Remember that little old plastic tree at St. Francis?" I asked as he scoffed.
"I wouldn't exactly call it a 'tree'. Home was no better after Mom died." Nate said as I crossed my arms.
"If we were lucky, 'Dad' would be in a drunken stupor." I mentioned as I suddenly heard bells ringing.
"Sully?" Nate and I asked as Sully came in with two big boxes.
"Did you buy all this?" Nate asked as we helped him put the boxes down.
"Not at once. Various times when you two wouldn't notice if I was gone." Sully answered as he started pulling out all kinds of stuff.
Ornaments, garland, a tree skirt, lights, and anything else he could have found.
"Also found you two a couple stockings." Sully said as he handed them to us.
"Our names are on them!" I said as we hung them up on the wall.
We smiled as we looked at him.
"What now?" I asked as Sully held up the lights and we nodded.
We got the lights up as Sully plugged them in as the tree lit up.
"Cool.." Nate and I said as Sully slid a box over to us.
"You two go nuts. I'll be right back." Sully said as we got the hooks on the ornaments before placing them on the tree.
"Where do you think he went?" I asked my brother as he chuckled.
"With the old man? You never know." Nate said as I laughed, covering my mouth.
"What's so funny?" Sully called out from the kitchen as Nate shushed me.
"Nothing, Sully!" Nate responded as we started laughing even more.
We got the tree decorated as I picked up the star.
"Okay, who's gonna put this on top?" I asked Nate as he shrugged.
"Why can't both of us do it?" he asked as he grabbed one side of the star and I grabbed the other side.
We gently put the star on top of the tree as Nate got it plugged in. It started glowing as I grinned.
"That's what I call a Christmas tree." Sully said as he came in with two mugs.
"Is that coffee?" Nate asked as Sully laughed.
"No way, kid. You two are already enough trouble already minus the caffeine." Sully said as we playfully rolled our eyes.
"Hot chocolate." Sully said as we took the warm mugs.
"Thanks, Sully. For all of this." I said as he lit a cigar and we gave faces of disgust.
"No problem, kids. My cigars are not that bad!" Sully said as we shook our heads before going and sitting in front of the tree, sipping on our hot chocolate while Sully put on a Christmas movie.
"Do you celebrate Christmas like this every year?" I asked as Sully chuckled.
"Not until you two came charging into my life." Sully answered as we grinned before looking at the T.V.
I really hope we do this every year.