Alabaster <| Santa Clause

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"All right. Let's go." Mom called. Charlie sighed before took his present and got out of the car. Neal glanced in his car mirror to see Jackie curled up in the car seat.

"Jacqueline" Jackie groaned but opened her eyes.

"Are we there yet?" She asked before a yawn escaped her lips. Neal nodded.

"Yes, Merry Christmas" He tried but Jackie was already gone after he said yes. They had never had a good bond but after he talked to Charlie the other day Jackie had ignored him completely.

"Oh, sorry I'm late." Scott apologised but nearly fell over when something hit him in the stomach. A large smile appeared on his face, already knowing who it was.

"Hey snowflake" He chuckled and hugged his daughter back. After the divorce, Charlie had gone silent and was more closed off while his sister, Jackie, didn't change. She did change however when her mom remarried to Neal. Oh how she hated that guy. He always tried to take the fun out of everything. And what is the world without fun.

"Do you want to come in for a minute?" Scott asked Laura, his ex. She shook her head and pointed to the car.

"Neal's waiting in the car, so—" Jackie finally released her dad and ran towards the house.

"Why doesn't he come in?" Scott asked. Jackie stopped and turned around. A very fake smile on her face.

"'Cause, Daddy, he says you'll just end up saying something snotty." She said in a high voice. Her father rolled his eyes but Jackie had already turned around and assured her brother inside. Dad's home wasn't cosy at all. He wasn't home that much. A couple of pictures on the wall but that was it.

Jacky shrugged of her coat and gloves before she walked after her brother to the Christmas tree. She frowned upon seeing the tree. It wasn't even decorated nicely. Charlie placed his present underneath the tree just as dad walked in, barking like a dog.

"There aren't that many presents over there." Charlie complained. Scott smiled it off.

"Well, that's because Santa isn't here yet." Jackie rolled her eyes but patted her brother's head.

"Neal doesn't believe in Santa." Charlie confessed.

"Well, Neal's head comes to a point."Jackie laughed at her father's comment.

"He's smart. He's a doctor."

"He's not a doctor. He's a psychiatrist." Jackie explained, not a hint of laughter left in her voice. Scott sighed.

"Take your coat off. You're stickin' around, aren't ya?" Charlie nodded before he started taking off his coat. Dad nodded before he left them. Jackie sighed and crouched down to Charlie's height.

"Charlie" Charlie sighed and looked down. "You know that you don't have to believe everything Neal says" Charlie looked up.

"But he is smart" Jackie resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Neal smart? Don't make me laugh.

"So if Neal told you that I am the easterbunny, would you believe him?" Charlie chuckled and shook his head. "Well then!" Jackie smiled and ruffled her brother's hair. "Let's place some cookies and milk down so that when Santa comes he has something to snack on." Charlie nodded before dropping his coat and running into the kitchen with his sister. Jackie had just opened the fridge when she heard her mom scold her father. She rolled her eyes and sighed before she turned to Charlie with a smile.

"Why don't you do the milk. I'll go and grab the cookies from the pantry."Charlie smiled, unobvious of the fighting. Jack smiled at her brother before she walked to the hallway but remained in the doorway.