3: Crystal Snow

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^One of my favorite songs to listen to while working with Hamari 

^One of my favorite songs to listen to while working with Hamari 

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(Jamie POV)

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The small polaroid flashes a bright white light as I take a picture of the scene before me. 

My mother was leaning against the wall bringing out a small crystal plate of sugar cookies from in from the kitchen with my teenage brother Jackson following her with a small box. The twins Jacob and Jason help their younger brother Jefferson put up ornaments on the holographic Christmas tree. Our little puppy Nikko napped beneath the warm thistles. All while my beautiful boyfriend holds my youngest brother Jett on his shoulders, and the two work together to put a star on the top of the tree. 

It was everything I held dear to me in one place. 

Every person I loved was in this small living room. The idea alone was comforting and terrifying at the same time. 

This is all I have. 

"Look what I found in the attic!" Jack pulls out some dusty printed pictures from the box and I blows on them while I shake the polaroid. Mari and Jett achieve success as the star lights up and the two cheer in a whirl of excitement and high fives. Niko suddenly awakens to the loud outburst and tries to join them. 

I put my camera down and look over Jack's shoulder at the photographs. 

"It's Jamie as a baby," He laughs and Mari puts down little Jett to see the photos. 

"Oh no," I groan as I try to take the embarrassing picture of naked three year old me but Mari grabs hold of it first.

 "Hamie! You were so cute!" He giggles. 

"Mari!" I try to grab it from him but he holds the picture hostage and starts to run with it. 

"Mari!" I call after him and dodge from the living room to the dining room. Until I catch him running up the stairs. 

I just grab hold of his leg, yanking his feet from under him and with a thud he slides down the carpeted stairs on his ass until he reaches me.

 "Ow! That hurt you know," He pouts and I take the photo back, quickly kissing his pouted lips as I do. 

"I just wanted to see what our future kids might look like," He whispers gently just as our lips pull away. 

"Mari! Mari! Are you still alive?!" Jett calls out and I back away from my sweetheart before we scar my youngest brother's eyes.

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