"Arrex get your ass down here!" I yell up to him
"We want to open our presents lazy ass!" Colton follows my lead. After no response, Cheri gets up with a devious grin before very calmly walking out into the kitchen and then upstairs with a pot and wooden spoon in hand. Seconds later the loud banging of a pan is heard followed by Arrex's groaning.
"Aww all my babies look so cute" Cheri grins as Arrex joins us. Since we were babies, we've always had matching Christmas pajamas, every single one of us, Lance and Lacey included. This year is no different.
"Yeah yeah, can we open our presents now?" Ace questions with an excited grin
"Go ahead guys" my dad just laughs as he takes a sip of his coffee.
All seven of us tear into our presents as our parents watch with amused faces. No matter how old we get, presents on Christmas morning will always give us this same joy.
After ripping all of them open, we simply sit back and admire all of our presents. Since we've gotten older, we get less bigger presents and really just more money. None of us complain though, who wouldn't like money?
"Oh and Belle, this came in the mail for you yesterday" Cheri hands me a letter from the organization that runs the law program. "I got an email about it too, you might want to open that"
I just smile as I tear the letter open, and quickly scan over it
"Holy shit!" I jump up with a wide smile on my face "They want me to go back for a weekend as a mentor for their leadership class"
"I know!" Cheri laughs as I hug her "Your dad and I got the email last week, last weekend of March you and I are going back to Chicago!"
"Not fair! I wanna go to Chicago" Colton pouts beside me
"This is for educational purposes, so unless you want to spend a weekend at Loyola Northwestern University speaking to Juniors in high school, you wouldn't like it" I grin at him
"Fair" he just shrugs
"So do you all like your presents?" My dad smiles, looking around at all of us
"Yes!" My brothers and I just laugh before tackling him into a hug
"Good, now its time get stuff ready, I gotta be at the Kazers by noon to help Aaron cook" he grins before hopping up and walking into the kitchen, Cheri following close being while the kids all stay in the living room, messing with our new presents.
"Kids are in the living room Kazer" I hear my dad say from the kitchen, I instantly perk up to see Caleb enter with the usual mischievous smirk on his face. He looked adorable in his Christmas pajamas- plaid pajama pants with little Rudolph head on them, paired with a red t-shirt.
"What's that look for?" I smile up at him, just as he plops beside me on the floor,
"I don't know, I'm just happy" he shrugs "What's that look for?" He points to my face
"Oh you know, I'm just going back to Chicago in March". I grin at him as I say this nonchalantly
"Wait when?" His smile grows
"Last weekend in March"
"You're shitting me right now" his eyes go wide "Remember the day you broke up with Dallas?" He questions
"Yeah why?" I quickly glance at my brothers who were now shooting each other in the head with Nerf guns
"And I said I got something the mail, like right before you yelled at me for no reason" he pokes with a grin
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Never in a Million Years ✔️
Teen FictionShe's back and better than ever. Living in Chicago for the junior Law program was a fun year of her life but Bailey-Belle couldn't be happier to be home. Just in time for senior year too. She missed her six brothers, her hometown and everyone else i...
