Adopted By Rourtney

Santa

*Courtney's POV*

"It's 9 o'clock, where is Santa!?" Juliet asks with a sigh. "He's not coming, is he?"

Her face like this breaks my heart. She's so heartbroken and now I am too. "He'll be here, maybe he forgot your present and went back for it?" I hug her.

"Why would Santa bring me a present, it's not Christmas, and I don't deserve presents, not after being bad yesterday"  She frowns as tears form in her eyes.

"Hey, it's okay, we all make mistakes, we love you. Maybe we will tell you off sometimes because you need to know what's right and wrong, you're just a little girl. Juliet, you haven't been bad at all. I'm sure Santa knows that" I tell her not knowing what to say. I take a deep breath before saying, "looks like Santa's gonna be a while, how about we pour him a glass of milk and set out some cookies. You should write Santa a wishlist and give it too him. Then wait till Christmas for your presents, does that sound like a plan?" I suggest. She nods and holds my hand while staring at her lap with a frown. "Cheer up, Santa will come" I promise and kiss her cheek.

"Let's just get the milk and cookies ready" She sighs. I half smile with sadness and pick her up and carry her to the kitchen. I place her at the table and give her some paper and a pen.

"Write your wishlist for Santa while I get his food ready" I tell her. She nods and begins to write as I take the milk out of the fridge and pour it into a glass for Ross. Man, he's gonna be a fine looking Santa. What's he gonna say to her? 'I go to the gym with Rudolph every day except christmas eve when I eat all the cookies and snacks left for me and get fat again then work it off at the gym for the rest of the year only to get fat again and have the cycle repeat' I chuckle at my thoughts. To be honest she might buy that. There's no way I can picture Ross fat. How is he gonna pull off Santa Clause? I grab the cookies and put them on a plate and hand one to Juliet who shakes her head to say she doesn't want it. "What are you asking for?" I ask her.

"It's a secret, only Santa is allowed to know" Juliet tells me.

"You wont tell me one thing?" I pout. She shakes her head and keeps writing. "Okay then, I hope you get what you ask for" I take the milk and plate of cookies to the main room and place them on the coffee table as my phone starts to buzz. 'Baby 😍🙈💕😘' shown as the caller ID. I smile and answer.

"Hey, how's it going?" I ask Ross.

"I'm on my way, I'll be about 20 minutes" he says. I can hear his music in the background.

"Really?" I ask, "you're actually listening to Christmas Is Coming?" I continue to ask as I shake my head.

"Hey, my songs are awesome and I'm getting into the festive mood so shut up" he chuckles.

"You're on loudspeaker, right!? Please don't tell me you're driving with the phone in your hand" I panic.

"Loudspeaker, duh, that's why you can hear the music so well, I'm not an idiot like Ryland, he drives and snapchats at the same time, it's worrying 'cause he's my little brother and I'd hate for him to get into a serious accident" Ross sighs.

"We'd all hate that, but he wont listen" I sigh. "Anyway, so where abouts are you!?" I ask changing the subject.

"Just going past that restaurant we went to last month" He says, I can tell he's smirking. He's Ross, it's obvious.

"Wipe that smirk of your face" I chuckle.

"Have you put secret cameras in my car or something? How'd you know I was smirking?" he chuckles.

"Because I love you and know you too well" I blush. "Just hurry, okay, it's 9:20, you've been gone over thirty minutes" I say.

"All right, see you soon baby girl, bye bye" Ross replies.