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55. The Presents

Chapter 55: The Presents

Melissa's POV:

I had an alarm at 5 in the morning set. Louis and I wake up and take showers and bathe Alex. "They're still asleep." I say looking at Hilary's text she sent me. We were going to sneak in their house and put our presents under the tree. I put a little Santa pajama on Alex and I put on a maroon long-sleeve shirt with a white skirt that ended above my knees. I put on red velvet booties and start my makeup. "Melissa." Louis says coming over to me. I look at him through the mirror and he smiles. "Merry Christmas." He says pulling out a small bag and roses from behind his back. I smile and turn to him.

"Babe we promised we wouldn't get each other anything remember?" I say putting my things away. "I know but I wanted to get you this." He says. I sigh and take the roses putting them down. He gives me the bag and I take out a little box from inside. I open it and it was a new necklace. It was a baby blue heart and on the back it had 'L+A' engraved into it. I gasp and he smiles. "It's so beautiful baby." I say hugging him. He tightly hugs me back and kisses the top of my head. "I love you." He says. "I love you too." I say. We pull away and continue getting ready.

"Oh babe I got you something too." I say walking to the closet. "Really?" He asks confused. I nod and smile. I find the wrapped box behind the door and pull it out. "But I guess you'll have to wait to open it. Sorry." I say putting it in the bag of presents. He groans and I chuckle. I put on my new necklace and he loads the car while I pack Alex's diaper bag. I put on a long coat and wrap Alex in blankets and a hat. I put him in his seat and Louis closes the trunk. He opens my door for me and I thank him. We get in and he drives to Jay's house. "Hilary is saying that only my mom is awake." I say.

He nods and we finally get to their house. I text Hilary and we go to the front door. Louis was holding the bag and I was holding Alex. She quietly let's us in and Louis outs all the presents under the tree we say hi to my mom and we go to the kitchen. "I made tamales mija." She says. "Wait are those the things you make on Christmas?" I ask. "Yes. Jay wanted to try some so I made some." She says. "Can I have one?" I ask. "Ask me in Spanish." She says grabbing a plate. "Um. Por favor?" I ask. "Por favor what?" She asks. "Quiero un tamale?" I ask.

"Work on it honey." She chuckles. I giggle and she serves me one. "Gracias." I say. "You're welcome." She says. I sit down and Louis sits with me. "Feliz Navidad." I say cutting my tamale up. "What's that?" He asks. "Oh it's a tamale. It's chicken and some red sauce." I say. He nods and I take a bite. "Mom I'm Mexican right?" I ask. "Yes you are." She says smiling. I cheer and continue eating. "Want to try some?" I ask Louis. He hums them nods. I smile and give him some. "It's great isn't it?" I ask. He nods and smiles. "Teresa can I have one?" Louis asks. "Can you say it in Spanish?" She asks. "Por favor?" Louis asks. "Por favor what?" She asks. "Food. Por favor señora? That's all I know." He shrugs.

We laugh and my mom nods laughing too. "Still better than Melissa." Hilary says. I gasp and Louis laughs. We hear screaming and squealing coming from upstairs followed by little footsteps running down the stairs. "Hurry mum! I want to see what Santa brought me!" Someone squeals. We walk out to the living room and see the girls run in with Dan and Jay. "Oh my god!" Daisy squeals seeing all the presents. We laugh and they run under the tree. My dad runs down too and smiles at us. Almost everyone was in their pajamas. My dad walks to my mom and I holding a dvd.

"How about I make us some waffles?" He asks. I smile and so does my mom. "First lets see what they get." My mom says putting an arm around him. "Merry Christmas." They say kissing. Hilary and I groan and look away. Louis gives me Alex then runs to the tree with the girls. We laugh and he sits with them. They start ripping through the paper. "He's like a kid I swear." Hilary says as Louis freaks out over presents. "Melissa which one did you get me?" He asks. I give him the box and he rips through the wrapping paper. He screams seeing a nerf gun I bought him and I laugh.

"I love you." He says hugging me. Even Alex got presents. I sit with Louis and we open them for him. We make him open some too but that didn't work too well. Fizzy and Lottie show me what they got, which half of it was what I got them, like makeup, clothes, hair products, typical girl things. The girls each give Hilary a present and she looks at them shocked. "Wow I've never gotten gifts before." She says sitting down with them. They got her clothes and cards and candy. Daisy and Phoebe come to me with a little rectangle box. "This is for me?" I ask. They nod and I smile.

I open it and inside was a picture of me holding Alex in the hospital when he was first born framed in a frame they decorated themselves. I smile and look at the girls. "Thank you so much." I say hugging them. They groan when I squeeze them and even both of the parents got gifts, from Louis and I. I see one last gift under the tree and recognize it as Hilary's. It was the car keys to my car, the red Ferrari, I was going to give to her. I decided instead of giving it to her randomly on that day I would give it to her as a Christmas present. "Hilary there's one more for you." I say walking over to her and giving her the small box.

My dad records recognizing the box. "Really?" She asks. I nod and she opens it. I bite my lip and try not to smile. Once she unwraps all of it, it was a brown cardboard box. She opens the box and takes out a framed picture of my car. "Oh a picture of your car. Haha very funny." She says sarcastically. My parents and I laugh and she rolls her eyes. "There's something hanging on the back." Jay says confused. Hilary raises an eyebrow and turns the frame over. Taped to the back of the frame were the car keys. "I think that's a picture of your car." I say smirking. "Melissa." She gasps.

I giggle and she looks at me shocked. "Really?" She asks. I nod and she shakes her head. "No you didn't." She says. "Oh yes I did. When you get home that car will be parked in the driveway." I say. She squeals and jumps into my arms shedding a couple tears. We laugh and cheer. "Merry Christmas." I say squeezing her. "I love you so much." She says. I giggle and she pulls away. "Did you guys know?" She asks our dad and mom. "Maybe." They say. She groans and we laugh. She hugs them too and Louis hugs me. "I love my presents thank you." He says squeezing me.

I giggle and kiss his cheek. "But it's not as good as yours." I say. "I know." He says. I giggle and he kisses my cheek. "Okay now is it fine if I make some waffles?" My dad asks. "Go right ahead." Jay says. "Melissa, Hilary. Kitchen." He says. We go to the kitchen and my mom sits watching us. We help him make waffles while dancing to AC/DC. Back In Black came on and we sing along. "What is this?" My mom asks referring to the music. "It's better than this." Hilary says putting one of my moms Spanish songs. We try to dance and she laughs at us. "No you gotta move your hips." She says.

She teaches us then dances with my dad. "Out of all the times I've tried to learn I still make a fool of myself at weddings." My dad says trying to keep up with her. "Melissa." Louis says walking in. He stops and looks at my parents confused. I giggle go to him. I try copying my mom and she laughs. "Yay we're so good." I say to Louis. He tries doing it to and we laugh. "Mom my inner-Mexican is coming out." I say. She chuckles and nods. "Melissa." Louis says. I look at him and he pulls me to the dining room. "I have something to tell you." He says. "Okay. What is it?" I ask. "I sort of rented the house for a couple more days." He says. "Really?" I ask. He nods and I smile. "That's great. That means more alone time." I say kissing his knuckles. He smiles and we get up. "I love you." He says. "I love you too." I say. He leans down and kisses me.