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Post by Æschere on Dec 26, 2009 22:30:05 GMT -5
"It's Christmas!" A little voice squeeled as the distant sound of tiny, frantic footsteps became louder, "Jacky! Sammy! It's Christmas!" And suddenly a small girl dropped into bed between them, giggling in delight. "Yeah, it's Christmas!" Jack said as he wrapped his arms around his little sister, holding her close to him as she tried delightfully to escape his grasp, "And it's also six in the morning!" "Yeah!" Amanda said cheerfully, pulling his hair slightly and looking into his eyes, "Time for presents! Presents, Jack! Wake up! And Mommy and Daddy and Natty wake up! And Sammy! Wakeeee uppp!" Sitting up and laughing a little, Jack said, "Mands, Sammy and I are a little tired. Can we sleep a bit longer?" He kissed the top of her head and released her from his arms. "No!" Amanda yelled, her smile fading, "We have to get up now, Jack! We have to get up now! Wake up Natalie! And Mommy and Sammy and Daddy! And Thor and Shadow and Autumn and Crash and Caly!" Leaning back, Jack looked at Sam and said, "I'll take one for the team and get up... You can sleep a little longer if you'd like..." And then he stood up, pulling on some pajama pants and smiling as Amanda skipped out the door, heading for Natalie's room. He followed her in, laughing as Amanda bolted for the bed, screaming out her Christmas announcements. He ran after her and picked her up, jumping onto Natalie's bed and smirking as she squeeled in horror. He proceeded to jump up and down with the kid in his arms, saying, "Come on, Natalie! It's Christmas! Get up! Get up! Get up! Go open some presents! Make me some breakfast! Up, up, up!" "Jack, you're a pain in the butt..." Natalie muttered, pulling the pillow over her head. She let out a slight grunt as Jack dropped Amanda on top of her. Suddenly, Michael came running in also, leaping onto the bed and jumping around with Jack. "Get out of here..." Natalie muttered, though she sat up and wiped her eyes. "Go get Mommy and Daddy..." Jack told Amanda, jumping down off the bed and grabbing her, setting her on the floor. He laughed slightly as she ran out of the room, screaming at the top of her lungs.
Half an hour later, he was seated on the sofa with a mug of coffee in his hand. Next to him was Natalie, leaning her head on his shoulder and opening her eyes only when she was taking a sip of her own coffee. On the floor below them were Amanda and Michael, working painstakingly to unwrap every present in what seemed to be a set amount of time. On the opposite couch, sat Daniel and Leah, looking more tired than all of them combined but still managing to comment on every gift as it was opened. With a yawn, Leah looked at her two oldest kids and asked, "You two want to open anything? You look extremely bored... Cheer up, it's Christmas." "Just extremely tired..." Natalie told her, shaking her head slightly as she said, "We should have just drugged Amanda last night... Slipped her some roofies in her dinner." Jack laughed a little, shaking his head as he muttered, "We'll do that next year..." he looked at his mom and said, "I'm just going to wait for Sam to come down... I decided that I should let her sleep..." He paused for a second and then said, "She'll be up soon enough with morning sickness though..." "Poor girl..." Leah said sympathetically, sighing a little as she shook her head. Her face lightened up as she said, "Next year, we'll have one more child with us for Christmas. Fucking Christ, I'm going to be a grandmother." "Yeah," Jack said a little distantly, "It's weird, isn't it?" He took a sip of his coffee and continued staring at the tall, bright Christmas tree and wishing for his mind to drift to some happier thoughts.
YAYYYY FOR CRAP POSTS!
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Post by Æschere on Dec 26, 2009 23:18:17 GMT -5
Sam stepped out of the bathroom, wearing a black tank top and red and black plaid pants. She bit her lip and ran her fingers through her hair before walking out of the bedroom and starting down the stairs. She walked into the family room and sat down on Jack's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck and burying her face in his shoulder. "Hi..." she muttered.
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Post by Æschere on Dec 26, 2009 23:19:33 GMT -5
"Hey," Jack said, rubbing her back slightly, "Are you okay?"
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Post by Æschere on Dec 26, 2009 23:45:11 GMT -5
Sam sighed and nodded as she said, "Yeah... I'm just tired... And... Yeah... Good morning."
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Post by Æschere on Dec 26, 2009 23:59:38 GMT -5
"Good morning," Jack said, kissing the top of her head and saying, "You want anything to eat?"
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 0:10:35 GMT -5
Sam shook her head and said, "No..."
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 0:21:24 GMT -5
"Are you sure?" Jack asked her, running his fingers through her hair. Standing up, Natalie said, "You guys can lay down... I'm getting back in bed..." "Oh... Thanks, Nat..." Jack said, swinging his feet up and laying down, pulling Sam on top of him.
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 0:33:42 GMT -5
"I'm sure," Sam told Jack.
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 0:40:33 GMT -5
"Alright," Jack said, smiling a little, "How are you feeling?"
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 0:42:57 GMT -5
"Shitty..." Sam muttered to him. "But whatever..."
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 0:51:31 GMT -5
"Anything I can do?" Jack asked her, pressing his lips against the top of her head.
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 0:52:54 GMT -5
Sam shook her head slightly and said, "No..."
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 12:52:46 GMT -5
"Okay..." Jack said, holding her tightly against him, "Merry Christmas..."
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 13:13:43 GMT -5
"Merry Christmas..." Sam said softly.
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Post by Æschere on Dec 27, 2009 13:21:08 GMT -5
"Tired?" Jack asked her, laughing a little.
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