After The Kissing Booth

Christmas (part 3)

I wake up. It's Christmas! I jump out of bed and go to the bathroom to get ready to go downstairs. Most of the time I would really care about what I looked like since it was usually just me, Brad and my dad on Christmas morning but this Christmas is special. This Christmas is with Noah, and his family. But later today will be weird, since my dads coming for Christmas dinner. But let's not think of that right now, it's a Christmas!

"Good morning." Noah says wrapping his arms  around my waist.
"Good morning." I say kissing him back.
"You ready to open some gifts?"
"Yessss!" I say like a hyper three year old.

I get downstairs and see Lee and Rachel sitting on the couch around the Christmas tree.

"Morning." I say aiming it towards Lee.
"Oh good morning Elle." Rachel says in her bitch tone.
"Oh, morning." I say trying to be rude, but I'm not good at being rude.

After Lee and Rachel open there gifts it comes to me and Noah.

Lee's gift to me was a pair of ripped jeans from American Eagle that I've been eyeing for the past month, kind of hinting at him that I want them. And since Lee broke my pair of AirPods after dropping them in a rain puddle, he bought me new ones.

Next it comes to Noah's gift to me.

"More? I thought this was my only present." I say looking down at the promise ring.
"What? He proposed?" Rachel says budging into our business.
"No Rachel, this is a promise ring, for until we can get married." I say looking at her fake smiling.
"Oh." Rachel says with a relieved look.
"Well it wasn't, just open it." Noah says like an anxious little kid.

I rip open the wrapping paper to reveal a Coach bag and matching Coach wallet.

"Omg Noah." I say surprised.
"Do you like it?" Noah says nervously.
"Yes!" I say jumping into his arms.

At the end of opening gifts Rachel comes over to Noah and whispers something in his ear then goes outside.

"What was that?" I ask Noah.
"She wants me to talk to her outside?" Noah says slightly getting up.
"Do it."
"What? Why do you want me to talk to her?" Noah says with a surprised look.
"I want to know what Rachel's up to." I say looking outside at her.
"Okay? I'll tell you what happens after." Noah says getting up.

I look over at Lee who is looking at Noah going outside.

"What's her doing?" Lee questions.
"Just getting some air." I say making up an excuse.
"Oh, that's what Rachel's doing too." Lee says confused.

I just shake my head and start talking with Lee's cousin Millie who's about the same age as us.

When Noah comes back in he whispers in my ear to go upstairs with him.

"What? What'd she want?" I say as soon as Noah closes the door.
"She wanted to know if she could be my-my 'side chick'." Noah says with a disgusted look on his face
"What?" I say backing up and hitting the door.
"Elle-"
"No Noah. You were aloud to be angry when Ethan was hitting on me, I'm aloud to be angry when Rachel is hitting on you." I semi yell.
"I'm sorry." Noah says like a sad puppy.
"No Noah I'm sorry. Fuck why have we been getting so mad lately." I say lying against the door.
"I think it's just-just because we barley see each other Elle. We have different likings and we just don't stay on the same page about things." Noah says sitting on his bed.
"But I love you." I say with tears forming in my eyes.
"And I love you too." Noah says getting up and putting his arms on my shoulders.
"We'll work this out. Okay."
"Okay." I say in a small voice.

The day goes by so quickly. By the time I know it I'm getting ready for supper. With my dad. I'm not ready to see him after not seeing his for a month. He kicked me out, he ignored me, he pretty much just abandoned me.  But right now I'm trying to get ready. Not cry.

I decide on a red tight dress and white heels, that I later change into white Air Force ones. I just do a little makeup. And I curl the ends of my hair slightly.

I go downstairs and see my dad standing with John (Lee's uncle) and I turn back around but run into Rachel who I didn't know was behind me.

"Omg! Elle you could have ruined my makeup." Rachel says making a big fuss.
"Rachel I wasn't even close to your face." I say walking away.

"Elle." I hear my dads voice say.
"Yes." I say taking a deep breath.
"Can I talk to you. Please." My dad says making his way over to me.
"I guess." I say.

I knew I was going to have to talk to him. So let's get this over with.

"How are you?" My dad asks.
"Fine, you?"
"Fine thank you, okay so Elle. I need you to tell me the truth." My dad says.
"Okay fine. Dad, Rachel was lying. Ask Noah, ask Lee, ask literally anyone who I told, they will tell you that I didn't know I was pregnant and I didn't ask Rachel to tell you. Rachel didn't even know." I say stating a fact.
"Well Elle, I mean, I guess I need to believe me because I know you wouldn't lie about something this big." My dad says looking up at me.
"And you couldn't realize that one month ago!" I say getting a little angry.
"Elle sweetie I'm sorry. I just wasn't in the right place okay. Now please, I'm inviting you back to the house, sweetie your life will be back to normal." My dad asks.
"I'll except having our life back to normal, but I don't want to move in, just yet." I struggle to say.
"Okay, that's fine with me Elle. I just miss my daughter."
"And I miss my father." I say hugging him.

I walk over to Noah with a big happy smile on my face.

"What happened?" Noah says as soon as I meet his face.
"We forgave." I say smiling.
"That's awesome Elle." Noah say kissing me.

I kiss Noah back but push away when I realize it's getting a little too sexual.

"Yeah sorry." Noah says realizing.
"Just save it for tonight." I say winking before I walk over to Lee.