Blood and Water

Chapter 124: Wonderful Christmastime

A Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney

Chibs POV  

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After we opened our gifts, we got up and started getting ready. It was like Thanksgiving all over again; Mina wanted to host. She had a lot of fun and wanted to do it again. How could I say no to her?

Mina wanted ham, turkey, and lasagna; I tried to tell her it was too much, but she disagreed. This time, I had her help me cook everything. We spent the few days before Christmas preparing everything so the day-of wouldn't be a huge stress. We had all the sides ready by Christmas Eve so we could spend the majority of the day together.

She got dressed and put a bright red shirt on with black yoga pants. As she walked into the kitchen, I saw she was playing with the necklace I gave her. Looking up at me, she smiled one of her beautiful smiles I loved. She wrapped her arms around me, hugging my midsection.

"What's that for?" I chuckled.

"What, I need a reason to hug my old man?"

I laughed, leaning down to kiss her forehead. " 'Course not, love."

She sat on the stool and asked, "What do you want me to do?"

"Nuthin' just yet," I sighed, walking over to the oven to check on the turkey. "Just waitin' on this f*cker."

"What time's everyone coming?"

I chuckled, "Two." I walked over to her and put my hands on her hips. "Gotta couple hours until then," I chuckled leaning down to kiss her.

"Hmm, you're funny," she chuckled against my lips.

I leaned back, "Get your mind out of the gutter, woman!" She started laughing and hit my arm. "I was thinkin' you could take your car for a test drive." She jumped off the stool and grabbed the keys.

"Thought you'd never ask," she smiled.

When we got back, she sat down with a glass of eggnog, her drink of choice those days. She tapped the rim of the glass and looked up at me.

"Chibs?"

"Mina?" I chuckled.

She sighed, "What's gonna happen?"

I put my elbows on the island in front of her and rested my chin in my hands. "The f*ck are ya talkin' about?"

"Sh*t with the club. Having the kid soon. What's gonna happen?"

I walked around and put my hands on her hips. "Nuthin's gonna happen, love. I promise ya."

She shook her head. "What if something happens to you?"

"We don't need to worry about this sh*t today, okay?" Mina nodded and picked up her glass. "Hey, ya don't need to worry about this today." She started to talk but I stopped her. "Listen, this isn't like before when I got taken. Now, I'm prez, Happy is by my side at every moment, okay? Ya really think Hap's gonna let somethin' happen to me?" She chuckled and shook her head. "Ya wanna know why?" Mina smiled and nodded. "He's terrified of ya. Knows you can do some sh*t to whoever pisses ya off." She laughed and set her glass back down. I lifted my arm and said, "C'mere." She stood up and went in between my arm and chest. "Nuthin's gonna happen, my love."

She folded her arms in between us and leaned into me. There was a knock on the door and she stood up. "Who's that?" she asked.

"I don't know," I said, standing up. I held the handle of the gun that was tucked into my waistband as I opened the door. No one was supposed to be there for another two hours.