All Grown Up

C h a p t e r S i x t y S e v e n

*thanksgiving*

Kendalls POV

I woke up this morning to knocks at my door

"Ken sweetie, get up-we have cleaning to do" my aunt calls through the door as i hear her music playing from the kitchen loudly and i call back 'okay' tiredly

My aunt said she invited..the most, if not, all of my family over for this thanksgiving..and.. im extremely nervous..

A bunch of people i dont know who are going to tell me how much they miss my parents and how they remember when i was a baby.. not looking forward to it..

I get up reluctantly after a few minutes of mental preparation for the day and look to see its about 6:40am

Jeez..

I go to the bathroom and brush my teeth before heading downstairs to see my aunt and Julia in the living room dancing to "build me up buttercup" as they vacuum the carpet and swiffer the floors.

I smile a bit as my aunt starts to sing to me and uses the swiffer as a mic, handing it over to me to sing and eventually tricking me into keeping it to take over where she left off-causing us to laugh and continue to sing

"Why dooo you build me up?" Julia sings

"Build me up" me and aunt jenna echo

"Buttercup baby, just to let me down" she says

"Let me down" we echo

Chris' POV

i come down the stairs, yawning and hearing a bunch of singing before seeing all three women in the living room putting on a whole concert with julia as the lead and Kendall and my aunt as the backup singers.

I cant help but laugh as i see them and want to join in on the fun

Kendalls actually looking like a young carefree teenager for once and..it's refreshing for a change, honestly

Im nervous about today.. excited to see old cousins that i lost touch with..but nervous about everyone bringing up our parents and talking about them or whatever..

People usually dont know how to say things and..can end up making me feel worse-i can bet the sames true for ken, especially being a teen. Teenagers arent the best with heavy stuff like that..

After we finish cleaning up the living room and the kitchen.. my aunt leaves to go get some more juices and sodas for the fridge since one of her sisters just last minute said they are coming with their family of 8 as well.

Im sure we definitely have enough food and stuff here but my aunt is just an over preparer and wants to have more than enough for everybody

"Christian, everything for your lasagna is laid out and you sure you dont need anything else from target before i leave?" She asks, keys in hand

"No maam, i should be set-i'll text you if anything" i say to her "thankyou"

"Alright sweetie, be back in a bit" she touches my cheek before heading out as i breathe out, looking to the stove

Please dont fuck this up Chris..

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Julia nudges me as Kendall fluffs the pillows in the living room and i wash the dishes and load the dishwasher after putting my lasagna in the oven

"Not now jules, shes..busy-"

"Christian stop" she rolls her eyes "go..talk to her-i'll clean these for you" she pushes me away from the sink as i breathe out, drying my hands off with a towel before going into the living room, glaring at julia playfully before i do as she blows me back a kiss