Santa's Home

Miranda was sitting at home on the couch. It was Christmas eve and  Tuck was laying on her side. She was really missing her husband tonight and wishing that he was here. She thought back to all the previous Christmas eve's where they would wrap presents. She would sip her wine while he would drink a beer.

Then they would go into the kitchen to bake cookies and dance around singing all the old Christmas songs. She would sing to him as he wrapped her up in his arms. Her favorite place in the whole world.

Now she was here wrapped up in her son's arms.
Miranda heard the knock on the door and hopped up. Hoping it was her husband she undid her robe to show her cleavage and her black and red nightie.

She pulled the door open and gasped in surprise at her ex husband. Quickly closing her robe tightly.

"Hey Tucker what are you doing here?" She asked glancing up at the tall man.

He looked her up and down still staring at her newly covered frame.

"Ahem eyes up here" she said pointing to her face raising an eyebrows.

"Sorry I just came to bring Tuck some more gifts to open up in the morning. Before he comes over tomorrow night for the rest."

"Where is Ben?" Tucker asked scanning the room behind her.

"My husband is at work tonight"

"On Christmas?"

"Yep on Christmas its the perks of being a first responders wife." She said smiling. He didn’t need to know her business, yeah she asked her husband  to leave for a while.

Tuck heard his dads voice and walked towards the door.

"Hey son you still up?"

"Yes mom said we can watch a movie until 11.” He said glancing at the clock.

"You should watch one with us."

"Um no I'm sure your father has something planned or to do."

Miranda said interrupting Tuck.

"Actually I don't have anything planned I would love to watch a movie with you all if that's okay Mandy."

"Miranda" she said correcting him quickly

At this moment Miranda wanted to bang her head against the wall. She didn't want Tucker to stay and watch a movie. She wanted him off of her porch and to go home. But then she also didn't want to deny Tuck time with his father either. She wanted to suggest that Tuck just go to his dad house and watch a movie there but then she would be home alone.

"Can he mom?" Tuck looked up with pleading eyes.

"Uggh yeah come on in Tucker." She said taking his coat from him and hanging it on the coat rack by the front door.

" Take your shoes off and leave them by the door I do not want snow all over my carpet."

"Okay got it Man-Miranda" he said shaking his head.

"Okay so what are we watching? I want to watch the preachers wife." Miranda said walking to grab a plate of cookies from the kitchen.

"No we are not watching that." Both Tuck and Tucker said at the same time.

"Yall are no fun." Miranda said giggling.

"Does anybody else want hot chocolate with marshmallows while I’m in here." She said calling from the kitchen.

I do's were yelled back. Soon Miranda came back from the kitchen with three mugs of hot chocolate setting it down in front of the two guys.

"How about the elf. Tucker said looking at Miranda then Tuck