A Friend (or a Dozen) For Life

Christmas (1996)

I decided to skip the two chapters that were before this on ffnet. I was going to make this a crossover with Glee eventually, but I think I've changed my mind, So, instead, here is Christmas with our girls!

Enjoy! :)

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*Christmas Day. 1996 – Montgomery Residence*

At 7 a.m. sharp on Christmas morning, 4-year-old Mike Montgomery wakes up and immediately runs to his window to look outside.

He grins as his little eyes dance around the yard, watching giant snowflakes fall to the ground.

Mike turns and dashes out of the room, straight to his big sister's bedroom. He clambers up onto the bed and starts bouncing on his knees.

"Ari! Wake up! Its Cwistmas! Wake up, wake up, wake up!" He puts his face right up against hers as she opens her eyes and frowns.

"Mikey," She grumbles. "What're you doin'?"

"Sissy! It's Cwistmas! And it's snowin'!"

At the mention of Christmas and snow, Aria pops to sitting position, knocking Mike down momentarily.

"Mikey!" She grins, her mood doing a 360°. "It's Christmas! Race you to Mommy and Daddy's room!"

Mike's eyes light up as he jumps off the bed and both 6- and 4-year-old scramble to make it out of Aria's bedroom, down the hall, and to their parents' room first.

Their clamber up on each side of the bed, waking their respective parent.

Yells of "Mommy, Daddy! Wake up!" and "It's Christmas! Let's see if Santa came!" and from Mike, "It snowed!" are heard as they all make their way downstairs and over to the big, lite-up Christmas tree.

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*Around 10:45 a.m. – Hastings Residence*

It's around 9:15 a.m. when Veronica Hastings gets a phone call from Ashley who had gotten from Ella saying she'd received a phone call from Pam.

Everyone wanted to know when the big present would arrive and when would be a good time to come over.

Veronica said the present will be arriving at 11:30 sharp, and everyone should arrive 10–15 minutes early. The family lunch will be between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m.

That would give all the kids enough time to see what Santa brought them at their individual house, and to have breakfast with their own families.

When everyone arrives, they shed their coats, mittens, and hats and head to the living room. In order to make this first Christmas the girls spend together authentic, the other parents decided that the kids could come over in their pajamas.

Every child has some sort of matching footie pajamas on; matching red ones with reindeer for Hanna and Emily, green ones with Christmas trees for Melissa and Spencer, light blue ones with snowmen and snowflakes for Alison and Courtney, and blue ones with penguins for Aria and Mike.

"Hi, Spence!" Emily grins as she runs towards her friend. "Merry Christmas!"

"Hi, Emmy! Merry Christmas!" Spencer says back.

Aria and Hanna come running in next, Ella and Ashley behind them. They throw their arms around their respective "other halves".

"Merry Christmas, Emmy!" Hanna shouts at the same time Aria squeals, "Merry Christmas, Spencie!"