Only You Can Afford My Love// A Chase Davenport Love Story

Merry Glitchmas

Julianna's P.O.V.

"Ho, Ho Ho! Santa's here!" Dad called, walking in with some bags.

"Don't make me sit on your lap, just hand out the gifts," Leo said, and I giggled. 

Dad rolled his eyes. "Presenting, this holiday season, hottest, new, action figures, Adam, Bree, and Chase!" 

Dad pulled out some action figures of Adam, Bree, and Chase, all of their eyes widening.

"Wow!" Bree gasped.

"Cool!" Chase exclaimed.

"Toys!" Adam shouted.

"They are so cute!" Tasha complimented with a laugh.

"Yeah," Dad said. "Now that the world knows and loves you guys, a toy company was eager to put one in every kid's stocking for a small licensing fee." 

Dad pointed at himself, and I just rolled my eyes. "Oh joy, he found another way to make money," I said sarcastically, Dad sending me a small glare, but I just laughed it off. 

Leo coughed. "Didn't they forget a certain someone?" He asked. "I'm just saying this face would look dashing in molten plastic!" 

"Leo, we agreed to keep your bionic arm a secret," Dad said, to which we all nodded. "Besides this is about Adam, Bree, and Chase. And me!" Dad pulled out an action figure of himself, and we all gave him a look. "What? It comes free with the set."

"Right, because no one would actually pay for you," Bree said, Dad sending her a look.

"Look Chase, yours is life-size!" Adam teased Chase.

"Oh!" Chase exclaimed. "And look!" He knocked on the Adam figure's head. "Adam's head is hollow, just like the real thing!"

"It's not hollow, it's filled with potential." 

Adam snatched the toy from Chase and Bree laughed.

"Potential? More like air!" Bree countered, and the three started arguing.

"Guys!" Mom finally interrupted. "It's Christmas! This is a time to think about others, not yourselves. Which is why thee TV-reporter Tasha Davenport is hosting a charitable toy drive at school!" Everyone gave her a 'really' look. "Oh, it can be a little about me!"

"Of course it can, honey!" Dad said, giving her a kiss. "Now that that little self-involved side-trip is over, check it out! Your action figures are now second-place on the holiday gift best-seller list!"

"Oh," Bree said, seeming a bit disappointed.

"Second place?" Chase asked. "What's first?"

"Euhm, a toy called 'The Nerble'?" 

I looked down at the Nerble in my hands and paused. Uh oh.

"The heck is a Nerble?" Chase asked, looking at dad's phone. "That? That's just a furry orange ball!"

"Yeah, who would buy that stupid thing?" Bree asked. 

Adam started playing with a nerble, mumbling 'nerble' as he played with it, causing the others to look over at us. I just smiled sheepishly, but they sent us looks.

"What?" Adam asked. "It has fur and rubber, what else do you need in life?" 

Mom then decided to change the subject. "Ooh, Donald, I bet the kids at the charity drive would love some of your old toys," she suggested, Dad sighing.

"Tasha, they're not toys, they're scientific invent-" But mom cut him off by running to his office. "No, no, no, no, stay away from my toys!" 

I chuckled as I sat down.