The Swift-Sheeran Family.

Chapter 22

*Christmas Day*
"Shawn! Arri! Wake up!" I feel bouncing on the bed in the spare room of Taylor's house. Oh yeah, it's Christmas.
"Ev, leave you sister as Shawn alone. They'll be up in a minute," I hear Taylor say and Arri moves closer to me.
"No Mommy! They not awake! We need everyone awake before we go downstairs,"
"Okay! I'm up, I'm up!" I open my eyes and sit up. Taylor mouths a brief sorry and Ev then proceeds to sit in between me and A as Arri gets her glasses out.
"Hurry up!" Ev moans and Arri lifts her on to her lap.
"Excuse me Missy! I'm your big sister thank you very much!" I snapchat the cute moment.
"But it's Christmas! Get out of bed! You too Shawny!"
We head downstairs and watch Ev and Maya open they're presents from Santa.
"Why hasn't Arri and Shawn got presents Daddy?" Ev sits on Ed's lap.
"Because they're big girls and boys now. Santa doesn't get presents for big, big boys and girls,"
"Oh, so because they live on their own Santa doesn't get them presents?"
"Yeah, it's a bit like that."
"I'm never moving out!" She declares and we laugh as Taylor helps Maya open her presents too.
"But maybe because Arri and Shawn are spending Christmas at our house Santa dropped them a little something too," Taylor hands us presents and winks.
"Taylor!" I hiss and she shakes her head.
"Santa, Shawn, Santa."
"Whatever,"
Arri's POV:
We go to get changed as people would be arriving in an hour and I had to help Mom cook.
"Oh yeah, I got you something." Shawn pipes up.
"Shawn," I moan but he rolls his eyes. He hands me an envelope where a bunch of paperwork is lying.
"You booked us a holiday?!"
"I ruined the last one, I want this one to be special too."
"You didn't ruin the last one," I say as I hug him. We kiss gently before I pull away to get changed. I get into some black skinny jeans and pull my Christmas jumper over my t-shirt.
"And this, Mendes, is for you;" I pass him a huge box. "It's not as good as your present though,"
He opens it and his eyes light up.
"Arri!" He picks me up and spins me round.
"Sorry it's not as good as yours," I tell him as he sets me back down.
"A, gorgeous you've topped my efforts anyway. Thank you," He stares down at his new guitar I got him.
"This is coming on tour with me," He holds me close; "Love you A," He leans down to my lips and I grin and let him hold the small of my back to pull me in. His lips land with mine and I place my arms around his neck as he kisses my lips again and again. He pulls away and we head downstairs.
People arrive and I talk and catch up with my family. I bump into Shawn and he grins.
"Wait!" Mom calls and she runs over with a sprig of mistletoe, she proceeds to hang it over us and I roll my eyes.
"Go on then," She prompts and Shawn looks at me as the rest of the room falls silent. Shawn presses a soft kiss on my lips and I blush as we pull away.
I get the picture and Instagram it with the caption; "When Mom totally ruins a perfect moment😂Merry Christmas!" Mom was photobombing the picture which only made it funnier to look at.
We open more presents after dinner and we all attempt to sit in one room, yeah it wasn't happening. Me and Shawn were sitting on the floor with Mom and Ed. All the kids say on the floor too and waited impatiently for Gran to bring in the presents.
Everyone is thrilled with their presents and watching everyone open them makes me feel so happy.
"Ahem Arri, where's our passes for the tour?" Austin asks.
"Don't ask, I haven't sorted out lanyards and that for you lot,"
"When do you leave?"
"End of April,"
"Return,"
"1 two week break in August and odd days for being a tourist but back next November. Oh and I've got filming breaks for Lost and Found and The Selection."
"Holy cr-"
"Tom! Language!"
"Sorry," My cousin apologises and we laugh as Ev, Maya and Lily take no notice whatsoever.
We chill out for the rest of the evening and play a couple games of Cluedo, Monopoly and Scrabble after the kids go to bed. I begin to feel sleepy so I rest against Shawn and rest my eyes.
Shawn's POV:
Arri begins to look tired and proceeds to lean against me and curl up to fall asleep. I lower her head into my lap and continue my conversation with her family.
"You look after each other, don't you?" Andrea says and I smile as she looks at her eldest granddaughter.
"We try," I sigh.
"It must be so difficult, I commend you for the 4 years you've coped with her."
"Thanks," I chuckle and look down at her. I drag a stray lock of hair out of her face carefully.
"You've really changed her Shawn," I raise my eyebrows; "She's so confident, I never see a vulnerable patch through her."
"I've always known the same girl,"
"She used to be so reserved and quiet in public. Not anymore, I think you might have been the influence,"
"Wow, thank you." I say genuinely as people around us yawn.
"We're going to bed, see you in the morning." Taylor tells us as she cradles a sleepy Ev. She looks down at her daughter that's asleep in my lap and gives me a small smile. I scoop up Arri's body and lift her up the stairs and place her on the bed.
"Babe," I whisper, aware everyone else is asleep.
"Shawn?"
"You might want to get changed beautiful,"
"Okay," She smiles as I pull her up and kiss her knuckles lightly.
First Christmas with A, done.