There's Fireworks in My Heart

Christmas

*Ellie's POV*

"What are you doing?" I ask Stevie as she sits at her computer.

"Emailing songs to my label." She answers not looking away from the screen.

"Could you stop working for a day and come with me to get a Christmas tree and all the little decorations. Our house just doesn't feel like Christmas." I whine.

"Alright. Just let me send these two songs and I'll go get ready and we will go, okay?" She looks at me.

"I love you Stevie." I smile at her.

"I love you too baby."

*

We get to the store and are looking at all the fake trees and all the ornaments to put on them.

"Why don't we just get this big purple tree?" Stevie asks.

"Umm no. We will be getting a tree that looks like a real tree." I say and point at one.

"That one?"

"Yes, this one." I smile.

We pick out loads of decorations for the tree. Stevie wants stupid, ugly ones and I want simple, elegant ones.

"I give up you get what you want hater." Stevie says and sits on the floor. She doesn't want what I want.

"Fine you get what you want." I say.

"No, it's your choice." I can tell she isn't very happy.

"I don't care just get up and get what you want." I nudge her leg with my foot.

"Ellie, just fucking get what you want!" She stands up.

"You fucking get what you fucking want!" I raise my voice.

"No." she simply says and walks away.

I put everything down and chase after her. I grab her arm and she turns around. "What Ellie?" She asks.

"This was meant to be fun. We aren't supposed to fight. Please can we compromise?" I beg.

"Yes El, I'm sorry." she hugs me.

"I'm sorry too." I say.

We get what we both want put together in a strange, but cool combination. I think that I will like it. It will show who we are.

***

We get back and it takes both of us to carry the box with the tree inside into the living room while Ash barks at us. Stevie drops her side, and I get frustrated so I put it down as well. We make a couple trips to the car to get the rest of the decorations.

"Help me put up the tree please." I ask her.

I open the box and that's all I do to help set it up.

"I'll set it up if you decorate it." Stevie says.

"Deal."

I leave the room while she does what she needs.

"Ellie! I'm finished!" She yells and I put my phone in my pocket and run to the living room.

"Good job!" I smile. "Now leave so I can decorate." I say.

She walks away and I hear the back door open. I'm assuming she is going to play with Ash.

I open box after box of ornaments and begin putting them on the tree. When I'm finished I go get Stevie from the back yard to come look at it. Her and Ash follow me through the house to the living room.