You're family really does go all out on Christmas Eve." Knox said as soon as we got to my room for the night.
"I did give you a warning earlier."
After Lucas and Annie won Pictionary, we moved to a game the girls could play. We ended up playing Uno, Old Maid and Go Fish for the next hour and a half until both parents announced it was time to take the girls home. They of course didn't want to leave but as soon as the word Santa was said they were out the door.
The rest of us helped clean everything up, and by rest of us I mean Olivia and I, before we all decided to go to bed. No doubt my mom would be getting us up early for Christmas. We may all be well into our 20's but my mom still gets us up early to open presents. Plus Lucas and Annie already promised the girls they'd be over here first thing in the morning.
"I didn't think it would be this much." He held up the ugly sweater my mom fortunately let him take off soon after pictures."Don't deny it y
Kids! Time to get up! Lucas, Annie and the girls will be here in just a minute!"The sound of my mom's voice came through the door making me groan. I snuggled deeper into the warm body that I was pressed against."You all better be down here in 5 minutes!""Go away." I muttered. The body I was laying on moved as they chuckled making my head move along with it. "Stoppp. I'm trying to sleep." I whined."You really aren't a morning person.""No, now shush." With my eyes closed I brought arm up and moved it in the general direction of Knox's voice.Everything was quiet for a moment as I tried to go back to sleep but as soon as I started to drift off another knock sounded at the door."Aubrey get up." She knew me well enough that I would go back to sleep. "Aubrey!""Fine! We're coming." I shouted back."You do know its Christmas right? You shouldn't be grumpy.""Yeah, yeah put a sock in it." I grumbled as I slowly untangled my
The rest of Christmas flew by. When I finally joined everyone back downstairs it was time to make breakfast. No one questioned where Knox and I were but the knowing look that Jackson gave me made me flip him off which only made him laugh.After breakfast we spent most of the morning sitting around. Sophie and Charlotte played with their endless toys, while the rest of us drank more coffee and talked. We talked about everything and anything and we even brought up stories about dad. Stories that made us all laugh despite the ache that he wasn't here to enjoy this day with us.It had started to snow a bit earlier so around noon everyone bundled up and went outside. And true to Christmas fashion an all out snowball fight started. No one was safe as we all, including my mom, threw snow at one another. We were all yelling and laughing so hard I wouldn't be surprised if the neighbors could hear us.When I somehow hit Knox in the face I ran away laughing only for him to e
Before I knew it was time to head back home. Knox and Olivia needed to head back to get their store back open and I had to get back to finish my project for my promotion. As much as I wanted to stay I knew I couldn't.Being back home was exactly what I needed. I needed to come back to face my fears as cheesy as it sounded. In a way this brief visit back helped me heal."Come back soon okay?" My mom sniffed as she pulled me into the 10th hug since we came downstairs."I will, I promise." I already made a promise that I would come to visit more often. I couldn't go that long again without coming home."Let me know when you get home. Be careful of the roads with the snow." My moms inner worry wart coming out. Pulling away I smiled."I will."I let mom attached herself to Olivia next as I moved towards Jackson. I pulled my dufus of a big brother into a hug."Be good.""I'm always good." He scoffed when he pulled away. I sent him a look. "You
One Year Later."Yes we are just about to leave.""Make sure you leave soon because traffic on the freeway is getting bad." My mom rattled off. I held the phone away from my ear as she kept going on about us leaving so we can get there in time for dinner."Mom." I interrupted her mind rant about the forecast predicting snow. "I need to get going.""Okay sorry. I'll see you guys in a few hours. Love you and be careful.""We will. Love you too." Finally getting my mom off the phone I tossed it on the bed to finish packing."Ready to go?" I was asked as I slid the last Christmas present in my suitcase. Standing upright I turned and grinned at my amazing boyfriend."Yeah just need to zip it up."Knox crossed the room and came up behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist and planting a kiss to the side of my temple."Excited to go home and see your family.""Yeah it's been a little while." Its been a good 5 months since I l
8 months later."It's okay don't panic! We can fix this! I just need some thread. Thread!""Here! I found some!""It's okay, it's okay. I got this."I stared down at Leah and she frantically kneels down to fix the tiny little tear in my wedding dress. I grinned at how panic-y she was when I was completely calm. You would think it is her wedding not mine."Leah calm down, its fine.""Don't worry Aubrey I fixed it. See can't even tell." She stood with a grin. I shook my head at her. Knowing it was better to just go with it I grabbed her hands and squeezed."Thank you." She beamed at me and squeezed my hands right back."You look gorgeous Aubrey." She didn't even give me time to respond back before she pulled her hands free. "I need to check on the boys and the photographer. I'll be right back!" With that Leah practically ran out of the room. For someone wearing he
Hello there my story readers, here we go with another mind blowing story. Happy reading...-Wanted Fake Boyfriend for Christmas:Single male. Age 25-29. Must have a steady career/job.Not a creep or pervert. Okay with spending Christmas away from family.Needed only for a week.Will pay 2,000 dollars.Email: aubreylynn @gmail .com"Aubrey please tell me you didn't." Leah Davis stared down at the newspaper in front of her."It's not that stupid...is it?" Biting my lip I looked over my best friends shoulder at the ad."If you need me to answer that than you know the answer. And the paper, really? You couldn't have just put it on social media or something.""My family would have seen it if I did, so I put it in the newspaper...andmade a few signs." Hearing it out loud, it really was stupid. Putting an ad up for a fake boyfriend is not my finest moment I tell you."Why do you even need to put an ad
We are never going to find someone!" I groaned as I slide into the booth alongside Leah and her boyfriend Oliver."Don't worry Aub we will." Leah patted my hand sympathetically. My hope was starting to diminish with each passing day. It has been almost a week since I put the ad in the newspaper and I have yet to find the perfect guy to bring home to my family."That guy wasn't too bad." Leah said."Leah he was 60 years old." Beside her Oliver chuckled, finding amusement in this whole thing. I shot him a glare but he kept laughing. He found this whole thing funny when Leah told him what I was doing.Leah and Oliver were not on board with this whole plan but every guy I've met so far they've both been here at The Busy Bean just a booth away in case I needed any help. I think the main reason Oliver tagged along was to get a kick at me meeting with a bunch of weirdos. I think it was payback for all the times I made him uncomfortable when he first started
""He doesn't love you!" I yelled through a mouthful of ice cream at the tv screen. It was Friday night and with nothing better to do I was currently watching Letters To Juliet while stuffing my face with ice cream; despite the cold outside.It's been exactly a week since I put the ad out and with no one working out I planned on spending the entire night wallowing. And there was no better way to do that than with rom-coms, junk food, and a glass of wine....or two.I knew from the start this wasn't a smart plan but being the irrational person I am, I did it anyways. I think one of the main reasons I did it was not because of the teasing my family did each year. No, it was the fact that they may be right. I may actually end up being the crazy cat lady but with dogs when I get older.Every guy I have dated hasn't worked out. They were either too self-centered to even care about my needs, both emotionally and sexually. Or they cheated on me and didn't feel an
8 months later."It's okay don't panic! We can fix this! I just need some thread. Thread!""Here! I found some!""It's okay, it's okay. I got this."I stared down at Leah and she frantically kneels down to fix the tiny little tear in my wedding dress. I grinned at how panic-y she was when I was completely calm. You would think it is her wedding not mine."Leah calm down, its fine.""Don't worry Aubrey I fixed it. See can't even tell." She stood with a grin. I shook my head at her. Knowing it was better to just go with it I grabbed her hands and squeezed."Thank you." She beamed at me and squeezed my hands right back."You look gorgeous Aubrey." She didn't even give me time to respond back before she pulled her hands free. "I need to check on the boys and the photographer. I'll be right back!" With that Leah practically ran out of the room. For someone wearing he
One Year Later."Yes we are just about to leave.""Make sure you leave soon because traffic on the freeway is getting bad." My mom rattled off. I held the phone away from my ear as she kept going on about us leaving so we can get there in time for dinner."Mom." I interrupted her mind rant about the forecast predicting snow. "I need to get going.""Okay sorry. I'll see you guys in a few hours. Love you and be careful.""We will. Love you too." Finally getting my mom off the phone I tossed it on the bed to finish packing."Ready to go?" I was asked as I slid the last Christmas present in my suitcase. Standing upright I turned and grinned at my amazing boyfriend."Yeah just need to zip it up."Knox crossed the room and came up behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist and planting a kiss to the side of my temple."Excited to go home and see your family.""Yeah it's been a little while." Its been a good 5 months since I l
Before I knew it was time to head back home. Knox and Olivia needed to head back to get their store back open and I had to get back to finish my project for my promotion. As much as I wanted to stay I knew I couldn't.Being back home was exactly what I needed. I needed to come back to face my fears as cheesy as it sounded. In a way this brief visit back helped me heal."Come back soon okay?" My mom sniffed as she pulled me into the 10th hug since we came downstairs."I will, I promise." I already made a promise that I would come to visit more often. I couldn't go that long again without coming home."Let me know when you get home. Be careful of the roads with the snow." My moms inner worry wart coming out. Pulling away I smiled."I will."I let mom attached herself to Olivia next as I moved towards Jackson. I pulled my dufus of a big brother into a hug."Be good.""I'm always good." He scoffed when he pulled away. I sent him a look. "You
The rest of Christmas flew by. When I finally joined everyone back downstairs it was time to make breakfast. No one questioned where Knox and I were but the knowing look that Jackson gave me made me flip him off which only made him laugh.After breakfast we spent most of the morning sitting around. Sophie and Charlotte played with their endless toys, while the rest of us drank more coffee and talked. We talked about everything and anything and we even brought up stories about dad. Stories that made us all laugh despite the ache that he wasn't here to enjoy this day with us.It had started to snow a bit earlier so around noon everyone bundled up and went outside. And true to Christmas fashion an all out snowball fight started. No one was safe as we all, including my mom, threw snow at one another. We were all yelling and laughing so hard I wouldn't be surprised if the neighbors could hear us.When I somehow hit Knox in the face I ran away laughing only for him to e
Kids! Time to get up! Lucas, Annie and the girls will be here in just a minute!"The sound of my mom's voice came through the door making me groan. I snuggled deeper into the warm body that I was pressed against."You all better be down here in 5 minutes!""Go away." I muttered. The body I was laying on moved as they chuckled making my head move along with it. "Stoppp. I'm trying to sleep." I whined."You really aren't a morning person.""No, now shush." With my eyes closed I brought arm up and moved it in the general direction of Knox's voice.Everything was quiet for a moment as I tried to go back to sleep but as soon as I started to drift off another knock sounded at the door."Aubrey get up." She knew me well enough that I would go back to sleep. "Aubrey!""Fine! We're coming." I shouted back."You do know its Christmas right? You shouldn't be grumpy.""Yeah, yeah put a sock in it." I grumbled as I slowly untangled my
You're family really does go all out on Christmas Eve." Knox said as soon as we got to my room for the night."I did give you a warning earlier."After Lucas and Annie won Pictionary, we moved to a game the girls could play. We ended up playing Uno, Old Maid and Go Fish for the next hour and a half until both parents announced it was time to take the girls home. They of course didn't want to leave but as soon as the word Santa was said they were out the door.The rest of us helped clean everything up, and by rest of us I mean Olivia and I, before we all decided to go to bed. No doubt my mom would be getting us up early for Christmas. We may all be well into our 20's but my mom still gets us up early to open presents. Plus Lucas and Annie already promised the girls they'd be over here first thing in the morning."I didn't think it would be this much." He held up the ugly sweater my mom fortunately let him take off soon after pictures."Don't deny it y
Okay this episode is dedicated to all those asking for double episodes, we caby do double but we are doing long episode for u guys. Happy reading......"I have a surprise for all of you!" My mom announced as she walked into the living room. All of us were sitting around warming up from being out in the cold all afternoon. We had just gotten back from the festival and were waiting for dinner to finish in the kitchen."Surprise us with what?" I questioned."You're about to find out." She went over to the tree and started pulling out wrapped presents and handing them out to everyone. At the sight of them I knew what she was doing. Once everyone had one, including Olivia and Knox who looked really confused, did she clap her hands."Okay open."All at once everyone ripped into their present, wrapping paper flying. Once I had mine open I looked inside and shook my head. Beside me Knox pulled his out just as I did. Holding it out in front of me I saw the
The four of us spent a good 2 and a half hours sledding. Each time we got back to the top Jackson would come up with some challenge for us all to do and even Knox did it.By time we were done we were all tired and our faces were bright red from the cold. But despite all of that the grins on all of our faces were worth it.Seeing how carefree and happy both Knox and Olivia looked made up for the fact that I couldn't feel my hands, feet or my face. I would do about anything to see the smile on Knox's face again. And judging from the look Olivia kept giving her brother she thought the same thing as me.As we made our way back to find the others we stopped to get coffee to try and warm us all up a bit more. The temperature was slowly dropping as the day slipped away.Jackson and Knox were in the middle of a conversation when something caught my eye. I tugged at Knox's hand as I came to a stop. He glanced over his shoulder at me in question as he paused mid-step
Merry Christmas Eve!" Mom yelled as Lucas and Annie walked through the door, followed by two loud 'Merry Christmas Eve'. I grinned from where I was at in the kitchen as I heard my two nieces."Get ready." I warned Olivia and Knox. "Three....two..." I counted down. As soon as I reached one Sophie and Charlotte came running into the kitchen."Bre!" They both yelled my nickname. I squatted down in time to catch both of their little bodies in hugs."Are you guys ready for Santa to come tonight?" I asked."Yes!!" They cheered."We wrote him a wetter." Sophie struggled to say."Oh wow you wrote him a letter." I made my eyes go big." And he replied?" They nodded their heads so fast I was worried they'd get whip lash. "As long as you two have been good girls he'll bring you everything you want." I tapped their noses and made them giggle.They moved away from me. Sophie going straight for Olivia and Charlotte went right for Knox, who scooped