(Sam, Andrew, and Dan - 22. Deanna - 23. Renee and Evan - 20.)
SAM
"Merry Christmas baby girl." Andrew whispered in my ear, I flinched a little. I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
"Hey, Merry Christmas to you too babe." I got up at of bed and opened the blinds, there was at least two feet of snow on the ground, more still falling. Maybe we would stay a few extra days...
I looked in the mirror, and shrugged. I just fixed my hair a bit and threw on my glasses. I didn't really care what I looked like but it was just Andrew, Dan and Deanna. I was comfortable with how I looked around them. Andrew came up behind me and hugged me from behind, kissing my cheek. He looked in the mirror at our reflection and smiled.
"Our first Christmas together." Oh my gosh, how did I forget that!? I hoped my gift was good enough for him...well all seven of them. We walked downstairs, hand in hand to see Dan and Deanna already sitting down by the tree waiting for us. Deanna drinking her black coffee.
"I need some coffee!" Andrew said as he let go of my hand and ran over to the kitchen. "Woah! Natalie..Christian!? How did you get here!?" My jaw dropped.
"NATALIE AND CHRISTIAN ARE HERE!??" Deanna and I yelled, looking at each other like oh my goodness, our life is over.
"Sorry..." Dan quietly spoke. "I may have let them in..."
"What?!" Deanna exclaimed.
"What? Nevermind, I have to go."
"Stop it," Deanna playfully slapped Dan's hand.
I just stood on the stairs and laughed. Andrew ran off to go get coffee like a little child, Deanna and Dan were flirting..awkwardly and my sister in law who was a diva and her hawaiian boyfriend were in the kitchen doing who knows what. This Christmas was definitely going to be one full of surprises..and unforgettable ones at that.
DAN
Deanna looked beautiful... my fiance! Wow it was great to say that! Andrew was in deep conversation with Christian about Santa, Sam was enjoying talking to Natalie (not).
That's when the doorbell rang and my dad and mom followed by Lindsay and Deanna's parents came in.
"Woah!!! Mom, dad?" Deanna exclaimed jumping up and running to give all four parents hugs.
Sam ran over to give out hugs too.
"Did you invite them too?" Deanna asked smiling wide.
I shrugged with a smile. Of course I did.
The door opened again and the this time the Rayders came in.
"Holy Rayders!" Sam exclaimed and quickly covered her mouth realizing how loud she said that. Smooth. I still didn't get why she was still afraid of Tim.
"Ho, ho, ho!" My soon to be sister-in-law came in with a pile of presents. "It's santa! And her little elf Olonso!"
Evan came in after her with a frown on his face.
"Ew, Evan," Andrew said about his little brother.
This was gonna be an interesting Christmas...
SAM
Well I wasn't expecting my in laws to show up, considering how crappy I looked and how my father in law STILL hated me. Man, did he hold grudges. Oh well, I still thought he was a leprachaun. . .
I walked into the kitchen stopping right in my tracks. Mr. Rayder staring me down like he was ready to stab me with a steak knife, Mrs. Rayders smiling a compassionate smile, that was some what apologetic.
"Dad.." I said with a scowl.
"Don't call me dad, I'm still Mr. Rayder to you missy." Mrs. Rayder smacked him and shook her head. I just shrugged.
"HEY DAD!" Renee yelled.
"RENEE!" He walked over to her and instantly hugged her. She wasn't even related to the Rayders yet and he was more excited to see her then his daughter in law...Tim, Tim, Tim.
"Let me guess, you're still Mrs. Rayder to me too?" I asked my mother in law.
"No sweetie. You can call me mom." She gave me a hug. "Merry Christmas."
"PRESENTS TIME!!!" Evan yelled, throwing the bag down. "Hurry up, I want to get out of this elf costume." Complain, complain, complain.
ANDREW
We were sitting around the tree, my arm around Sam and my dad glaring at me. He still hated her, after five years of being together. You'd think he'd learn. .
"I got everyone t-shirts! Look, look, look!" Renee exclaimed, passing out each box to all of us. This would be good. I swear sometimes Evan picks the craziest girls...
I opened mine and just stared with confusion. "Naked mole rat?" I asked, looking up at Renee who laughed. Sam chuckled a bit then shut up when I gave her a look. Was this because of my shaved head? Short hair was so much cooler...and sexier.
I looked at Sam's shirt, which she seemed to love. It read Gin-ga! How original.
MR. RAYDER
I still didn't like her, I don't think I ever could. Renee on the other hand, she was a keeper. I opened my shirt next, it was a picture of someone hiding in a fake plant with binoculars, something I thought Sam use to do at church Bible studies to see Andrew...she probably still did it. My wife didn't think she did but she only liked her because she was a ginger, and because she had called her that one time..
My wife's shirt read; "I look down on my husband.", with two stick figures that somehow looked like us, just because she was taller than me. She thought it was funny, I didn't. Natalie's shirt read; "HO-HO-HO!" She didn't get the real meaning behind it but I did, and I actually kinda thought it was funny...I mean. .Christian's shirt said; "I'm NOT Asian!" Haha, classic.
Evan's shirt read; "I'm Micheal Jackson.:" With a picture of him next to Michael Jackson. This was why Renee was my favorite. Looking at all my kids shirts I wondered to myself, what a group. I then looked over at Andrew and Sam and saw how much "love" was in his eyes as they were talking and holding hands...gag. It made me wanna puke and punch something. . . the closest thing was my wife.
RENEE
My shirts were a hit, everyone was either laughing at them or glaring at me but the majority of them were laughing. I had the best shirt of them all; it had a black squirrel on it with a picture of Laurent on the back with a logo of TEAM LAURENT. I always wanted to be black, so Laurent was my hero.
My sister's shirt read; "I'm thinking of leaving my boyfriend for Harry Potter." Dan didn't like the shirt that much, mission accomplished. Dan's shirt read; "I'm the beauty and my girlfriend is the beast." Mr. Bellerose laughed so hard he peed his pants, already partly drunk off of wine. His shirt was; " This shirt will never fit me." It was three sizes too small, and he seemed to love it.
"I'll be lucky to get this on my arm!" He joked, but deep down he was probably crying.
Mrs. Bellerose's shirt said; "My peaches are delicious!" I didn't understand the meaning of it until Mr. Bellerose got really mad and Andrew was on the ground, laughing. Lindsay's shirt read; "My Guinea Pig's my only friend." She liked it, she agreed with it. My mom's shirt was; "Horses are more attractive then my husband." Dad didn't like that one very much but when he saw his he was as jolly as Santa Claus. His was; "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" Mom didn't like that one so much. . .
Sam's mom's shirt read; "I party like a 21 year old." That made Mr. Rayder hate her more. Bob's was; "I work in a grocery store?" That was the best I could come up with, he left after he got the shirt to go see his son. Way to ditch old man.
I forced everyone to wear their shirts to dinner. I was evil.
SAM
After putting on the shirts, primping ourselves and chatting around a small fire, Mr. Bellerose was loopy off of wine saying some of the weirdest things ever. Mr. Rayder was still staring me down and the boys were playing guitar and discussing concert ideas and song ideas and what not. Tbis Christmas was already crazy and it was only 2pm.
"DINNER'S READY!" Deanna yelled, and I gulped. I knew how this was going to go, and it wasn't going to be good. My family and the Rayder's sitting together on one side..oh man.
My death sentence had been summoned.
---written by Deanna and Renee Arbogast and me :)
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