Sparks Fly

chapter 22 - Christmas

Louis P.O.V

I huffed and set the shirt back on the rack "Louis you look stressed what's up?" Niall said as he was looking at a hoodie "It's the day before Christmas and I still haven't found that one gift to really wow Harry... I mean he blew away my birthday yesterday night and.. I know he got me something for Christmas too... I got him a few small things but-" he snorted "aye mate he would love a high five for Christmas if it were from you". I laughed softly as we made our way out of the store, we walked outside of shops and I looked in the window of a jewelry shop and my eyes locked on necklace. I looked at my arm "that's it" I said smiling before going in. Harry was spending Christmas with my family and I, his mum told me she wanted us to come over the day after for a late Christmas celebration. It made me happy she wanted me to, Beau as well. They love Beau. Beau told me she already had her present for Harry and for me, she said she wanted to do it all on her own, which I find adorable.

I finished wrapping my last gift and huffed leaning back against my bed, I finished now since everyone in the house is asleep. My mum and all my siblings stayed the night. Harry spent today with his family so he would be here early in the morning. There was a toy drive Zayn had been handling for Christmas and I needed to read some emails and make sure the charity's got everything okay. I sat in my bed and opened my laptop. I pulled up the emails and scrolled through reading through and responded about how glad I am everything went well. I looked out my window at the frost that covered my window and I smiled softly, I never would have pictured my Christmas being like this months ago... I thought it would have been spent like before, happy 100%, but lonely. Seeing couples share Christmas joy or seeing Christmas movies about love and mistletoe gets kind of depressing after so many years. I shut my computer and set it in its case before getting comfy and closing my eyes.

Beau's P.O.V

I slowly opened my eyes and groaned looking at the clock, its 6 a.m, Christmas. CHRISTMAS. "Christmas" I said sitting up and rubbing my eyes, a bit more awake this time. I rushed to the bathroom and brushed my teeth and hair before I hurried to my dads room and slowly opened the door, I smiled softly slowly creeping in before I jumped on him "MERRY CHRISTMAS DADDY". He grunted and groaned making me giggle and I shook him "daddy come on". "Okay I'm awake, I'm up" he said "daddy your eyes aren't open" I said pulling his eye lid up "okay" he said sitting up. I smiled "come downstairs I'll go wake everyone" he nodded and went to the bathroom. I went downstairs to see everyone already awake "hey you're all already awake?" I asked excited "Doris and Ernst made sure to wake us" Lottie said chuckling. I giggled and sat by Phoebe who was on her phone "what are you doing?" I asked, she smiled "looking at my friends posts" I giggled "I don't know what you're talking about". My daddy walked into the living room "Merry Christmas everyone" he said with a tired smile "Merry Christmas" everyone said "morning achoo" Doris said and Louis picked her up "good morning". I heard a knock and my daddy's face instantly lit up "Harry's here" he set Doris down and went to the door. "I like Harry" Daisy said smiling "me too he's curly" Doris said giggling "I heard curly, is that me?" I heard Harry say, he had an arm full of gifts and my daddy did too. I smiled at him "Merry Christmas Harry!" I said excitedly and hugged him "Merry Christmas darling". We all sat around the floor together and took turns opening gifts.

Louis P.OV

Harry got everyone a gift, he got the twins some expensive bags from 'Gucci', he got Doris and Ernst some cute clothes. Lottie expensive makeup brushes, Fizzy some jewelry. My mum a new tea set and Beau a new set of boots that look kind of like his, which made me chuckle. Everyone was opening presents from everyone and Harry and I were sitting next to each other by the tree, Ernst was in Harry's lap and Doris in mine. He handed me a box "I wrapped it myself... there's even a bow" I chuckled and unwrapped it to see a bomber jacket with my name embroidered on it and I smiled "I love it H thank you", I leaned over kissing his cheek. Doris and Ernst got up and were playing with some of the toys they got and I smiled handing Harry his final gift. He unwrapped it and pulled the top off the box and pulled the chain out "oh Louis... I love it" he said pulling the chain over his head so it was dangling off his neck. I smiled and he leaned over kissing my lips softly and I smiled "you like it?" he nodded "I love it". "paper air plane?" my mum asked and I smiled and nodded. "what's it mean?" Daisy asked and Harry chuckled softly "Louis and I were talking about our tattoos one night and I asked him for the meaning of the paper air plane... and he told me to guess. So I said I thought it symbolized how he was free and young heart and like a paper air plane he sometimes felt like he was floating through the wind..." everyone awed and I snorted "and I told him it was cute but that I got it because I thought it was cool" making everyone laugh. Harry blushed "don't be embarrassed Harry you're a song writer. being poetic is natural" Lottie said and he laughed.

After all gifts were opened my Fizzy helped me pick up all the wrapping paper "well is everyone hungry?" Harry asked "yes, Harry and I will make breakfast while you all play with your new gifts" my mum said making me smile at them both.

Harry's P.O.V

I laughed softly as Jay dropped an egg on floor and she looked at me "oh you think thats funny" I shook my head "no of course not" I said with a small smile still on my face "mm hm" she said flicking powdered sugar at me and I laughed helping her clean up the floor. We were making pancakes with strawberries and powdered sugar sprinkled on it, bacon and eggs. "thank goodness you can cook, lord knows Louis can barley make a bowl of cereal" I snorted and heard a "OI I HEARD THAT" and Jay snickered. We were all in the kitchen eating breakfast together, talking about random things. They all told me stories about Louis and Beau and Louis would come back with "at least I was cute while I did it" and Beau would say "Don't embarrass me embarrass daddy!". "So Harry when are you supposed to start your tour for your album?" Phoebe asked "oh well not until next year" she nodded "maybe we can all go to one of your concerts" Daisy said and I smiled "yeah I'd love that... I usually have family come to the first show so I will make sure you guys are all there for that". I looked at Louis who had a fond smile on his face and I shot him a wink making him blush. After breakfast the girls helped Louis and I clean and then we all went in the living room and put on 'Mulberry, its on the inside that counts' and Beau giggled excitedly when she saw we were all watching it. "there's Beau!" Doris said when one of her scenes came on and she hugged her, kind of funny that Doris and Ernst are Beaus aunt and uncle but Beau is older. "Beau this show looks great, can't wait to see the second episode" Lottie said hugging her "yeah" everyone agreed. We let Christmas movies play for a while and just all lounged around. We ate left over breakfast for lunch and I made some oven pizza as well. His family left a few hours before dinner time so they had enough time to get home carefully in the snow, since it was almost an hour and a half to their house. Beau was upstairs getting ready for bed and Louis and I were sitting on the couch drinking hot chocolate "thank you for my gifts Hazz... I love all of them" he nuzzled me "I'm glad... and thank you for mine" I smiled and set my cup down "come here". He laughed "why" I pulled him to the door way "because... you didn't hang this for no reason did you" I pointed and he looked up and chuckled softly and I gently cupped his cheek and nuzzled our noses gently. I smiled and I could feel his smile with my hand before I pressed my lips to his softly. "Merry Christmas Louis.." "Merry Christmas Harry".

Louis P.O.V

"Harry!... daddy!" "yes Beau" I said. We were curled up on the couch and Beau came in wearing her pajamas "I didn't give them to you guys earlier because I thought it would be nice for just us" she said smiling. she handed Harry and I both a small wrapped box and we unwrapped them. I let out a soft breathe "Oh... Beau..." I pulled it out and Harry pulled his out. They were pictures she made into half of a heart with designs around the edges and the date. Harry's was of Beau and I and mine was of Harry, but they were originally one picture. "see like this.." she said moving our hands so the framed made a whole hart, making the picture of us whole. "Because then Harry will have the one of us and we have the one of him and remember where the other half is" I looked at Harry who was smiling sweetly at her "I love it Beau.." he said and pulled her in for a hug. He pulled me in too and I kissed her cheek "I love you Beau" "I love you too daddy... I love you Harry" she said before pulling away. "I love you too Beau" "goodnight" she said kissing both our cheeks and going upstairs "I'll be up to tuck you in" I said "okay". I smiled at the picture again before setting it carefully on the table, Harry smiled and set his by mine "I think you some how managed to raise the perfect child" I laughed softly "seems so doesn't it", I turned and looked at him. Both of us had fond smiles because of Beau and each other, I leaned in and kissed him softly "Best Christmas ever".