i park in a carpark near the restaurant, turning off the car. i press the unbuckle button on liv's seatbelt, doing the same for mine and getting out. we meet at the front of the car, continuing to walk.
we walk into the restaurant, and we see iris, conan, madison on one side of the table, gracie on the other side. i sit down beside gracie, liv sitting on my right. "3 minutes late, y'all. get better," conan judges. i fake cough, "liv's fault." "conan's early for once and picks on us for being 3 minutes late," liv laughs. "what's the excuse?" iris asks. "the reason is because of traffic," liv answers. "sure... classic one," gracie joins in. "back me up, y/n," liv looks at me. "liv's lying. she took an extra 10 minutes to get ready," i lie, looking at olivia as everyone bursts out laughing. olivia gasps, smacking me on the arm. "i'm kidding! the traffic was pretty bad," i laugh.
after ordering, liv stands up. "i'm gonna go to the bathroom, be right back," she says, tucking her chair. "hopefully you don't," i mumble. "hey!" liv exclaims, smacking the back of my head. i laugh, rubbing my head.
the pizza arrives on the table, and i feel 2 slightly wet hands on the side of my jaw. then feeling a short kiss on my head, the hands slide off my face as olivia sits beside me. "you just put your toilet hands on my face," i say, looking at her. "and i'd do it again," liv grins. i laugh, going to get a slice. "hawaiian?" i ask olivia. "yes please," she says. i pull off a slice, putting it on olivia's plate.
i feel 3 light taps on my shoulder, and i turn my torso behind me. "hi! are we able to take a quick photo?" a girl who looks around 15 years old asks. "hi, yeah, sure! did you want my friends or just me?" i ask. "we can do everyone else!" she says, looking at everyone else, "hi, guys!" everyone says a polite hi, and she gets the person who was sitting on the table next to us to take the photo. the person holds the phone up vertically, and the teenage girl bring her 2 other friends to take the picture.
liv leans slightly back, and i wrap my right arm around her loosely, smiling for the picture.
25 december , 5pm
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i look in the mirror, chuckling to myself after putting on a dark green sweater to match the pants. "ready, liv?" i ask. "ready!" liv walks into the room with the matching pants, but a red sweater.
after maya jumps into the back seats, i open the door for olivia, and she gets in with a thank you. i walk to the other side, getting in. "christmas music?" liv asks as i buckle my seatbelt. "christmas music," i agree. liv chuckles, taking out her phone and connecting it to the car. "santa tell me, if you're really there," liv sings as i hum, turning right.
i park the car behind another car, which was probably one of liv's relatives, on the side of the curb. i get the bouquet of flowers before getting out. i open the back door, holding the leash as maya jumps out. i shut the door, and liv and i walk to her mom's house.
liv knocks on the door, and we wait as i hand the leash to olivia.
i smile widely as the doors open seconds later, showing olivia's mom. "hi, you two!" she exclaims, letting us in. "merry christmas, mom!" olivia exclaims, walking in as maya follows her, lightly scratching sofia's jeans. "merry christmas, sofia!" i say, extending my arms to hand her the flowers. "you're too kind, y/n! merry christmas, guys!" she says, taking the flowers and hugging me.
olivia and i walk the short hallway as sofia plays with maya. i smile as i see everyone scattered around the kitchen and living room. "hi guys!" liv shouts, making everyone look at us. everyone exclaims over each other, olivia's 5 cousins who ranged from 2 years old to 8 years old running up to us- well, me.
i yell as the kids all run into me for a hug, but instead push me back onto the floor. olivia and everyone else laughs loudly as the kids fall on top of me, causing me to groan. i lay there in defeat as the kids bursts out into laughter. "you can take punches but can't take 5 kids?" liv teases, bending down beside me. "shut up, you're just jealous your cousins like me more," i groan, making her laugh.
before we eat, the kids pull me outside. "show us!" katie exclaims. i laugh, seeing olivia come out with her newest 8 month old cousin in her arms, closing the front door behind her. "what if i told you i forgot to bring my suit today?" i say, looking down at the kids. "liar!" they accuse with a bright smile. suit on. "you caught me!" they all cheer, and liv walks over, "look, gigi! spider-woman!" she rocks gigi up and down slowly as gigi looks at me with a gummy smile.
i jump, swinging to a lamp post, then another as i hear cheers of the kids. i let go of the web, leaning backwards and doing a backflip mid air, then swinging again.
i land back in front of the kids. mask off. i bow as they all cheer again, laughing.
after swinging all the kids, i walk up to liv. "so... gigi's turn?" i joke, smiling. "you wish your ass," liv laughs, shaking her head.
we walk back into the house. suit off. i fix my outfit, looking back up.
i sit next to olivia, placing my plate on the table. i listen to the conversations happening, pitching in once in a while when my name gets mentioned. "so, you and olivia and moved in, am i correct?" liv's aunt, mary, asks. "yeah, we moved in months ago," i say, smiling. "how's it been?" she asks. "it's been..." i look over at olivia, who's waiting patiently for me to answer, "really great, to be honest." "how long have you two been together?" "4 years... that sounds crazy to say out loud," liv laughs. "wow, 4 years," i smile.
i walk over to the lounge, seeing liv pressing a button on the side of the couch to bring out a longer couch to rest her legs on. i walk over to her, laying on liv's collarbone. "where's you go?" liv whispers as a movie plays. "helped your mom with the dishes," i whisper back, "what movie are we watching?" "i swear my mom loves you and maya more than me... can't you tell by the big, fluffy, grumpy creature? it's the grinch," she answers, just as the cartoon grinch pops on the screen. "okay, he wasn't on the screen before," i say, smiling.
after the movie, olivia and i decide to head home. i hold maya's leash after we say our goodbyes, and we start to walk to the car. olivia opens the back door for maya, and she jumps in. i place the leash on the chair, closing the door and walking to my side. i get in the car, starting the car up as olivia reclines her seat slightly. "sleep, liv, i'll wake you up when we're home," i say. "okay," she whispers. i look over, seeing her turn her body towards me as she closes her eyes. i smile, stopping at the red light. i get a blanket from the backseats, putting it over olivia. i pull it over her shoulders, smiling and looking back onto the road.
