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24th december 2023, monaco
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"DAD!" Millie shouted, "it's Christmas eve!"
"Shit," Max woke up, immediately jumping out of Ella's bed. He picked his tshirt up off the floor and chucked it on, hurrying to the kitchen before Millie got there. "Dad!" Millie beamed, running towards her father. Max caught her in a hug and wished her a good morning.
"Can I have pancakes for breakfast?" Millie asked, Max nodded and put Millie on top of the kitchen island. They began making the batter while Ella and Alfonzo slept peacefully.
After the pancakes were done and eaten, Max asked Millie to go and get dressed so he could sneak away and wake Ella up. "Gorgeous," he said softly, kissing her forehead to wake her. "You should really wake up now." He laughed.
"Five more minutes," she said sleepily, Max refused, and encouraged her to get up. "I'm just going to wake Alfonzo up while Millie is distracted in the bath."
Alfonzo was already awake, he was getting ready to head home when Max interrupted him. "Thanks for letting me stay, man. I'm sure I'll see you and Millie soon."
"Thanks for bringing her back, Alfonzo." Max gave him another hug, and followed him to the living room. Ella was awake, and dressed in a hoodie and joggers to walk Alfonzo to his car. They said their goodbyes and promised to see each other soon enough. Ella quietly returned to her bedroom unseen, where she got dressed ready to surprise Millie.
Max returned to Millie's bedroom, and helped her get dressed. "Dad! I don't want my hair in a ponytail," Millie pouted. Max had learned how to tie Millie's hair in a high or low ponytail, but that was it. Occasionally he would brush it and leave it down, but he worried that it looked obvious nobody had done her hair. "What do you want your hair to look like today, princess?"
