"Did you make the buko pandan Rory?" Mom questions.
"Yeah it's in the fridge" I reply.
"How about the yule log?" Tita Nadia questions.
"Tita Wendy made it" I reply.
It's busy in the Laurent household right now as we're all trying to get ready for Noche Buena and Le Reveillon.
Since mom and the rest of her siblings are half French half Filipino we always celebrate both.
"Rors! Can I get some help?" Atlas questions.
"Yeah!" I reply as I head over to help him.
Finals are done and I'm finally free, I'm lucky that all my profs gave my exams online so I took them on the way back to New Jersey from Michigan.
We start prepping for Christmas Eve the day of and for Christmas Day. A lot of family friends come over to celebrate Christmas with us. It's been a tradition ever since I can remember.
The house always being full with good energy is something that I miss ever since Lolo died because we didn't really do anything that year when he passed.
I think we're doing just fine right now.
"Not too much candy bebe!" Tito Nate says to Ellie.
"Or else Santa isn't coming" Tita Nika teases.
Atlas and I found out that Santa isn't real when we accidentally found our Christmas presents stashed in Lolo and Lola's room when we're 9.
We were crying for a good hour while Tita Nika and Tito Nate laughed at us.
But Atlas and I aren't allowed to say a thing about it to our younger cousins but we do threaten them if they're mean or argue with us we're telling Santa.
I take a few breaks here and there in between to just text Jack because I miss him.
"I still miss you" I admit.
"Yeah?" He smirks and I nod in response.
"My pretty Filipina" he smiles and I hide my blush.
"Are you blushing?" He questions.
"Yes" I smile cheekily.
"Awwwwh"
"Stop it" I complain through the screen.
"I'll see you soon when I come back" he assures me.
"RORY" I hear someone call my name from downstairs.
"You've been summoned babe" he teases.
"Mhmmm. I'll call you when I open my presents from you guys though" I mention.
"Yeah of course, I love you Rory" he says.
"I love you too Jack" I reply before ending the call.
I head downstairs to see the food out on the table.
"Ate Rory I made you something!" Ellie speaks.
"Oh you did?" I smile picking her up.
"Yes!" she giggles.
She shows me a little bracelet she made with different beads on it.
"Oh how lovely, it's so pretty Ellie. Thank you baby" I smile as I let her put it through my hand.
"I made one for Kuya Jack!" she adds.
"Oh you did?" I question as she nods.
Jack met my younger cousins when he came over a few days before Thanksgiving. They love him a lot which is a blessing because my younger cousins are very much on the shy side.
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