Family

T'was the night before Christmas

Ali's pov

"It's almost Christmas" Lily squeals running through every room in the house, she grabs Grace's shoulders and shakes her until Grace falls over

"Got get your advent calendars, we can open our last chocolates together" Em squeals like an excited seven year old

"I got a snowman" Lily shouts with joy

"Mine is a present" Grace says, showing me

"I got Santa" Emily smiles

I carefully peel back the cardboard door and pop the chocolate out, I throw the cheap chocolate into my mouth. Emily grabs my cheeks, pushing my lips together to prevent me from eating

"You didn't tell us what shape you got"

"That's because I didn't check"

"Why not?" Em asks

"Fine, You check" I laugh, spitting my chocolate into Emily's hand

"It's a robin" Emily chuckles, shoving the soggy chocolate back into my mouth

"Where are we going this year for Christmas?"

"We are having lunch at Aunt Spencer and Uncle Toby's and then Nana and Uncle Jason are coming here for dinner"

"What about Grampa D?"

"He is probably spending Christmas with Mr. Hastings again" I laugh

"Not this year. Veronica and Peter have became friends again, since the divorce. The Hastings are all going to be together"

"Grampa DiLaurentis can make his own dinner. Don't worry about him girls, the only thing you have to worry about is where you are going to put all the presents you get tomorrow"

"We are going to keep our pony in our room"

"You aren't getting a pony"

"But it's to share"

"I don't care, if it's for the whole world, we aren't buying you a pony. I'll buy you a plastic pony if you want?" Emily laughs

Emily's pov

"Ali babe, I need to go out for a bit and I promise I am not going to see Paige" I laugh, quickly kissing Alison goodbye

"I made a mistake and you know that I had good reason to think you were cheating" she sighs

"I know. I just like to annoy you"

"I love you" I say, kissing her again

"I love you too, bye"

I drive to my mom's and find her in the living room playing with a white ball of fluff

"She got here this morning. Alison and the girls will love her. Can I get a puppy Emmy?" My mom asks, holding the fluff up to her face as it lets out adorable high pitched barks

"Hello gorgeous" I smile, petting my dog for the first time

"Thanks for looking after her Mom. I was going to bring her in the morning but would you mind keeping her until you come over?"

"Of course not. You couldn't leave her in the house alone when you go for lunch and anyway I have no where to be until I come to your house at five, I could use some company from this cutie" my mom says, eskimo kissing my dog

"Thank you Mom. Merry Christmas Eve" I smile as I hug her and the dog

I then drive to the shop to battle the rest of the late shoppers, trying to find my last present for my gorgeous wife