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Christmas at The Lane's Part 5

Author Note:  Last chapter in the Christmas at the Lane's series.  So sad.  :(

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"Now mom?"  I asked as my mother snapped another picture.

"No not yet hun."

"Now?"  I asked groaning.

"Let me do some without the flash."  she told me.

"Um Ms. Lane?"  asked Harry.

"Yes, Harry?"

"We have been taking pictures for fifteen minutes now, and not to sound rude but taking pictures of us on the fireworks setting I don't think is necessary."

"Oh sorry.  I just wanted to try out all the settings on my new camera.  It is very exciting."

"Oh I'm sure it is mom."  said Rachel.

My mom had Harry, Rachel and I stand in front of the Christmas tree for pictures.  Little did we know she would end up treating us like freaking mountains and take pictures of us using the "For distant scenery" setting.

"Alright we can open gifts now." said my mom handing out presents.  Rachel got five and I got five.  Rachel and I both gave one to Harry, and one to my mom.

"Here you go Harry."  said my mom giving Harry a present.  "It is just a gift from our family.  Well what are you guys waiting for?" asked my mom.  "Destroy the paper!"

I ripped open my first gift to find three CD's tied together.  It was Owl City, Philip Philips, and Cher Lloyd.

Rachel opened her first to find also three CD's.  Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Carly Rae Jepsen.

Just for the record Rachel and I usually got the same kind of things just different, if you know what I mean.

Harry opened his gift from Rachel to find a scarf on the inside of the box.  It was knit and made of a grey and blue yarn.  "I love it."  exclaimed Harry.

"Made it myself."  said Rachel.

"You made this?"  he asked wrapping it around his neck.

"Yeah.  I had random yarn and my scarf looms, so I decided to knit you a scarf for Christmas."

"Well it is a great looking scarf."

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After opening all the presents Rachel and I ended up with three CD's, a i-phone case, a movie, a M.A.C eyeshadow, and a new i-pod.  Harry got Rachel's scarf, I gave him a phone case I had custom made for him.  The picture on it was of him and Rachel.  The family present we got Harry was a bunch of different colored Sharpie markers.  It was kind of an inside joke.  He said a while ago he wanted a ton of colored Sharpie markers to get back at Niall and I for straightening his hair.  He said it was his life goal to give us multicolored mustaches in our sleep.  I don't know why I am helping on that path, but trust me I am crazy.

Rachel got my mom a necklace from Brighton that says "Best Mom Ever" on the back, and I got my mom a new Fossil wallet.

I would say our Christmas was very successful.  Just as we were all investigating our new gifts my mom's phone started to ring.  Her ring-tone was one of the preset ones that was annoying as heck, and she took one look at the caller ID and answered it.

"Hi."  she said very excited.

"Yeah I'm having a nice time.  How about you?"  she asked as she walked out of the room.

Harry didn't pay much attention but Rachel and I knew perfectly well who was on the phone.

"She might as well bring him over sometime, if they really are going to get serious."  said Rachel roughly.

"Who?"  asked Harry.

"Mark." I replied.  "They have been talking on the phone and going out together.  I mean if she wants to marry him she might as well just tell us.  Though I am not to fond of that idea."

"You don't know that they are dating though.  Right?" he asked.

"Well not exactly, but they go out."  explained Rachel.

"Maybe having a new dad would not be so terrible."  Harry said.

"Maybe not, but just the pure idea drives me crazy.  It makes me want to cringe!"  I told him.

"Well I guess until you meet this Mark character you shouldn't make opinions."  he said.

"Yeah you're right."  I said feeling defeated.  Styles beat me!

"Rachel, Shelby?"  called my mom as she was walking into the room.

"Yeah."  we both answered.

"We are going to have dinner with a friend of mine and his children, on the thirty-first."

"What?"  I asked confused.

"We are going to spend New Years together."  exclaimed my mom.

"We are going to spend a holiday with some guy that only you know?"  asked Rachel.

"He is a very close friend of mine from when we worked together.  I just offered if he wanted to come spend New Years with us.  He seemed very honored that I asked and he said yes.  That's all there is to it."

"Well where are we going out to eat on the thirty-first?"  I questioned briskly.

"I was thinking somewhere nice.  I mean it's not like we are going to go to McDonald's or anything." my mom said.

"Why I happen to love McDonald's.  I think your friend and his family would just love to go to McDonald's.  Right Shelby?"  Rachel asked me.

"Yeah totally."  I answered.

Harry must have realized that if this were to go on any longer I might explode.  "Well you know what?"  Harry asked Rachel and I as he put his two arms around our shoulders.  "I am sure your mother friend and his family just love McDoanlds's greasy and salted, calorie-loaded, unhealthy food choices, but perhaps a nice sit-down restaurant would be more appropriate."

"Thank you Harry."  said mom.

"Anytime Ms. Lane." he replied.

When my mom left Rachel and I shot Harry daggers.

"You might as well give him a chance.  Shelby you said he had three daughters.  Maybe they will be really cute and all.  You never know." he said.

"Whatever."  I said but was think bad idea.