Fake It Until You Make It Real

Twenty-One

"Okay I think we have the holidays finally organized." Harry said as he flopped back onto the sofa beside Louis.

"What's the final verdict then?" Louis asked having given up trying to organize everything three days ago.

"The twenty third my family is coming down to do Christmas then we will leave Christmas eve morning to spend the day with your family for your birthday. That night we will come back and have our Christmas eve gift exchange for the kids, do Father Christmas prep, then tuck them into bed. After that we will do any last-minute things, we need to do and have Christmas that morning. I'll will take Maddie to her mother's then we will have the rest of day to relax. New Year's Eve we are all heading to my family's home, your family is invited as well for the New Year's Eve party. Kid friendly until ten then the real fun begins. We'll stay there New Year's day then leave that night or the next morning depending on how we feel. Sound good?"

"I am very impressed. It won't be too much driving though, will it? London is four hours and Doncaster is one and a half."

"Nah we'll just make sure the tablets are charged for the car ride. It'll be fine I've taken the drive multiple times it goes by faster than you think."

"Okay. Are we finished Christmas shopping at least?"

"Well-"

"You are not buying a car."

"Then yes we're done." Louis looked over at Harry with narrowed eyes but he only grinned, "we got a lot of gifts for all of the kids and teenagers, our parents have gifts as well, so we just need to finish wrapping and figure out which gift Father Christmas got them and get it situated like are we wrapping it or are we putting a Santa Approved tag on it or what."

"I've done both I think the tag is more believable, but the wrapping is more fun for the kids, so it doesn't matter. Does Maddie still believe in Father Christmas?"

"She's questioning it but so far she believes it still. Mostly because everything she's asked for from Father Christmas has actually shown up here and not at her mothers. She's asked when she was younger if I was Father Christmas, I thought she was too young to not have that magic still, so I told her no. If she asks again, I'll probably tell her the truth away from Freddie. She's old enough to understand, I think. I didn't believe obviously so being able to give that to her is great."

"I couldn't imagine a Christmas as a kid without it." Louis said shaking his head.

"Our gifts were usually secondhand clothes, shoes, a nice new coat, or a few more extra food items. My first Christmas with a ton of presents was an eye opener."

"Is that why you don't have a limit for gifts?"

"Kind of and also because it's Christmas. The more things they get the more they give away which means the more we can donate. If Maddie gets two of something she donates one or she give two toys away instead of one. Her birthday she has like three to five gifts from me but Christmas she doesn't get limit. I understand why a lot of families do limit though, but I just never did it. The one time a year I can spoil her rotten? Hell yeah I'm doing it."

"Anything else we need to do for the holidays?" Louis asked shifting to lay his head on Harry's lap.

"No but we do have a check list of things we need to do for the wedding."

"Hit me with it."

"Prepare photo and video list?"

"Done and sent to the photographer."

"Finalize details with vendors?"

"Done copy of the email exchange was forwarded to you two days ago."