Always & Forever

Chapter 23

Talia POV

"Merry Christmas!! Y'all get up!" I yelled barging into Bone and Gabby's bed room. They done fucked up by letting me sleep over.

I opened their blinds to let the light come in. When I turned around, Bone had a gun up at me with a straight face.

"Talia you done lost your damn mind." He snapped, putting his gun down. I just laughed cause this funny as fuck.

"Well, it's Christmas. Let's go open presents and make hot chocolate, old man." I taunted him.

"Nah fuck all that shit. Bahumbug." He mumbled then laid back down.

"Let's go. I wanna see the lil kids open their presents and everything." Gabby said, slipping on her robe. I swiftly slipped out their room and made my way downstairs.

With heavy convincing and threatening from Gabby, my dad allowed for Christmas Day activities to be held at his new house. I.T was more than big enough for everyone to come with their kids.

Jay is already here with Mimi. She can't do much since she still experienced pain in her chest, but she makes the most out of it. Zoey is coming later on by herself. Her and Jay are still on bad terms, but they try and mask it around Mimi.

Keisha and Chris already here since they slept over. Jason is coming with Aliza right now...and he's bringing Camarie. In his defense, Gabby invited her and I mean it's whatever. Just gonna be a lol awkward cause me and Jason fucked and he left her for me so.

Me and Jason aren't together yet. I'm still very apprehensive, and Andre is coming today so my feelings are all over the place to be honest. I still want to fuck Andre if we're being for real. There's no denying that I'm attracted to Andre, and a big part of me wants to see what it would be like to be in a relationship with him. But then again, my trust issues is fucked up and he's all the way in Boston while I'm here in Jersey. God forbid something happens and we can't return to being friends.

"Stop smiling so damn hard before your cheeks get stuck." Jay said when I walked into the family room.

"Even on Christmas you manage to look ugly as shit. Shut the fuck up lil nigga." I mugged him. He laughed and shook his head.

"Ol' big head ass dwarf. Man, can we get this present shit rolling bruh. I'm tryna smoke." He continues to complain.

"The party has arrived motherfuckers!" Chris yelled, walking into the room. I ignored him and gave Keisha a hug once I saw her.

"Aw, this my first Christmas with family in like five years." I said, realizing that I didn't come home while i was in school. I always went to Catalina's house for holidays.

Time continued to pass and everyone eventually showed up, even Cole. I didn't know he was gonna come, but he did and he brought his son and girlfriend. This is honestly my first find meeting her, and I don't know how to feel. Apparently they been together for 7 Years, so I don't have space for opinions anyways. She's cute.

"Aight, let's open up these presents. I'm tryna smoke." My dad grumbled. Him and my brother are deadass the same people.

I sat and smiled as I watched all the kids have fun opening their gifts under the tree. They all looked so happy which made me happy. I used to have great Christmases until my parents split and Gerald cake into my life. I haven't genuinely enjoyed a Christmas since. I'm just like, it's whatever, but I like the spirit.

"Merry Christmas, beautiful." I looked up at Jason handing me a small box. I smiled and accepted the box.

"You didn't have to get me anything. I didn't want anything." I said, looking at him.