(Sam, Andrew and Dan - 22. Deanna -23. Evan and Renee -20).
DEANNA
Christmas dinner with the entire family. Oh, goodness.
It was weird thinking how 10 years ago we could have never imagined all of us being one big. big family. I smiled and looked at Dan who was in conversation with my dad. This was far to amazing and imperfect, I loved it.
We ate a dinner of turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, apple pie, and all the other fixings. Mr. Bellerose had his third glass of wine, and Mr. Rayder was in an even worse mood except for when he was talking to Renee. Sam looked nervous and Evan looked awkward. My dad was eating as if there was no tomorrow, Dan kept smiling at me, and my mom was in deep conversation with Mrs. Bellerose.
Ahhh, Christmas. The only people missing was Tyler!
Ding-dong.
Woah...
"I'll get that," I said getting up and getting the door.
To speak of the devil. It was Tyler.
"BLACK LIGHT!" I screamed giving him a massive hug.
"Haha, hey Dee."
Sam, Dan, and Andrew all jumped up causing a ruckus at the table to run over and attack Tyler with hugs.
Now it was Christmas.
SAM
When I ran over to Tyler, I think I managed to knock over Mr. Rayder's plate causing him to yell the D word very loudly. Oops.
Tyler joined us at the table, it was the Rayder/Geissler clan at one end, the Bellerose/Arbogast clan at the other end and Tyler right in the middle of Mr. Rayder and Mr. Bellerose. Bless his soul. Dinner went on, arguements coming here and there between the bald man and me, and Mr. Bellerose rambling on about Kari and how she was probably off to no good with some dude and Mrs. Bellerose yelling at him. Renee got up and gave Tyler his shirt which read; "My heart is as black as my skin." He choked on his food when he read it, Renee saving him. After dinner, Mrs. Rayder pulled me aside to chat with me, this was either going to be extremely good or extremely bad. Better her than the Mister.
"Hey, sorry about my husband's obnoxious behavior. I still haven't figured out why he doesn't like you." She said, trying to seem sympathetic. It only made me feel worse, considering I somehow got him mad enough that he got immature and threw a glass of punch on me, Andrew flipping out and Evan laughing. Mrs. Rayder shook her head in disgust and Mr. Bellerose laughing so hard he fell out of his chair, making Renee yell "EARTHQUAKE!" She was mean..but it was funny. Now if Evan and Renee got married, these family dinners would become a routine.
"Oh, it's alright. I've gotten use to it by now." I replied trying to wash off the punch on my shirt, the worst part was my shirt was white...well now it looked red.
"No it's not, it's not fair. I keep trying to tell him to not judge and accept you and forgive you like God does to us but he just shakes it off."
"Nothing we can do I guess. I'm just glad you don't hate me." I replied, sighing. This shirt was going in the trash, which meant I HAD to wear the shirt Renee made me, no exceptions.
"I've liked you since your phone call. It showed you had a big heart and good morals." I smiled, thank you Kari for the idea. We hugged and then the families left, leaving just Andrew, Dan, Deanna and I. I was now in my pajamas wrapped up in a blanket by the fire, sipping some hot chocolate.
"Pumpkin, I have something for you." I looked up at him, with a small smile. I had tears in my eyes though. "What's wrong? Don't cry. You're not pregnant right?" I laughed at this.
"No, I'm not pregnant." He sighed. "Just thinking of what happened with your dad is all, you know, him throwing the punch on me at the table." A tear rolled down my cheek. "All I ever wanted was acceptance."
"I know babe and I haven't spoken to him since. Let God take care of it. You've done the best you can." He rubbed my back and wrapped the blanket around us both, some box still in his hand.
"I know but it just sucks." I shrugged. He wiped my tear away and kissed my cheek as he handed me the box. Inside was a golden locket with our picture inside. It was shiny, new and beautiful. "Aww babe, you shouldn't have." I said giving him a big hug and having him put it on around my neck.
Despite all of the craziness of Christmas, this was one of the most epic Christmases ever and I would surely never forget it.
DEANNA
"Guys, me and Dan have something to tell you," I announced. "We're getting married!!!"
---written by Deanna, Renee and me :)
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