me and you

Chapter 23

I rang the doorbell to the Chous' mansion, and as always, the door flew open immediately. "Hi Victoriaaaaa" I greeted the woman in front of me.

She smiled. "Hello dear. Well, don't you clean up nice? Come in. Come in." She ushered me inside and shut the door. "Everyone is in the living room," she informed me as she led the way. "Kids, we have a guest."

They all looked at me when I came in behind Victoria. I smiled. "Hi guys! Merry Christmas!"

Minhyuk whistled. "Well I'll be damned. She's actually a girl."

I rolled my eyes. "The size of my boobs could've told you that." I went over and picked up Jackson. "Hi baby."

He smiled. "You're really pwetty, love."

I kissed his cheek. "Thank you." I looked over to Tzuyu. "Hey Tzuyu."

She smiled at me, the first real smile I'd seen in a thousand yearsㅡ A month. "Hey beautiful. You look fantastic."

I could feel my face burning. "Thanks."

"You're welcome, Beautiful. What's in the bags?" She nodded towards the bags on my arms.

I beamed at her. "I brought presents!" I cheered as I set Jackson back on his feet. I passed a bag to the little one. "Here baby. Merry Christmas." I approached Victoria and her husband. "This is for both of you. I hope you like it."

Victoria arched an eyebrow. "What is it?"

I grinned. "How about you look inside and find out? You can look in yours too, sweetie," I said to Jackson. "And you," I said, looking to Tzuyu. "This one is yours." I held up the last bag. "But I want to give it to you in private."

She raised an eyebrow. "You got me a present?"

I rolled my eyes as I took a seat beside her. "Well, duh. You're my best friend, of course I got you a present."

"Why don't I get a present?" Minhyuk asked.

"Because you're not important," I answered, barely even glancing at him.

Jackson suddenly threw himself at me. "Thank you love!" he squealed. When he released me, he showed his present to his parents. "Mommy, Daddy! Pwetty girl got me race track!"

His father smiled. "I see. You want to go set it up in your room, buddy?"

"Can we?" the little one asked excitedly.

Mr. Chou chuckled as he stood up. "Come on, buddy. Let's go put together a race track." He picked up his son before turning to me. "Thank you, Sana." he said with a smile.

I smiled back. "No problem, Mr. Chou."

He frowned. "None of that. Call me Lay."

My smile widened. "In that case, no problem, Lay."

"Daddy!" Jackson whined. "Come on. I wanna play with race track."

Lay smiled at his son. "Buddy you're very impatient."

The little one grinned. "Yup. Now march," he ordered. His father obeyed his command, and they disappeared up the stairs.

Victoria glared at me. "You've ruined my boys. Every last one of them is at your beck and call." She peeked inside her gift bag. "You bought us a blanket?"

I grinned at her. "It's for cuddling."

She rolled her eyes, a tiny smile on her face. "Thank you, Sana. I appreciate it."

"You're welcome. Merry Christmas!" I grabbed Tzuyu's hand and jumped up, pulling her up with me. "Come on, Tzuyu. I want to give you your present." I dragged her to the stairs.