Forever Yours by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-63409-545-7
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2012-11-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

December 25 dawned even more beautiful than any other day in the week they had been together. Although Sylvia was dead tired from lack of sleep, she jumped out of bed with a smile. This is your last chance, girl. Make the most of it!

Randy turned over with a frown. “You’re chipper this morning.”

“Why shouldn’t I be? It’s Christmas morning, and my family will all be gathered around the table for breakfast.” She snapped her fingers, then yanked the cover off him. “Rise and shine, Grandpa!”

He covered his face with his hands. “Grandpa? That term sounded nice last night, but this morning, just the mention of it makes me feel old.”

She crossed the room and opened the blinds, letting the room fill with sunshine. “Not me! It makes me feel young. I can hardly wait for the patter of little feet in this house again.”

He pulled himself to a sitting position and ran his fingers through his hair. “Are you forgetting dirty diapers?”

“I don’t even mind those.” She poked him in the ribs with the tips of her finger. “Hustle, hustle! Buck and Shonna will be here soon. You don’t want them to see you in those hideous pajamas, do you?”

He looked down at his pajamas. “What’s wrong with them?”

“The colors are nice, but have you looked closely at the pattern?”

He raised an arm and squinted at the sleeve. “No.”

“Randy! Those yellow dots are little ducks!”

“Ducks? I thought they were polka dots. Why didn’t you tell me? I was in such a hurry when I bought them, I guess I never really looked at them.”

“No, I’m sorry to tell you, but those are not polka dots; those are ducks. Cute little yellow duckies.” She hurried to the door. “The kids will be here in ten minutes. If you don’t want them to tease you about your ducks, you’d better get dressed.”

“Is that another new T-shirt?” he called after her. “Looks good on you. I like purple!”

She had to smile. “Yes,” she called back over her shoulder. “I bought it because I thought you’d like it!”

By the time she had filled the coffeepot and put the rolls in the oven, the front door opened and Buck and Shonna came bustling in. Within seconds, DeeDee and Aaron came down the stairs, with Randy two steps behind them. “Well,” she said with a joy that overwhelmed her sorrow, “looks like the gang’s all here. Anyone want to check their stockings?”

Buck, Shonna, DeeDee, Aaron, and even Randy, all made a mad dash to the family room, pulling their stockings from the fireplace and rummaging through their contents, pulling out the little wrapped gifts, whistles, paper hats, balloons, bubblegum, trinkets, and candy canes. Randy put on his paper hat, looped two candy canes over his ears, and paraded through the room loudly blowing his whistle while the whole family laughed hysterically. Buck soon joined him, followed by Shonna, DeeDee, and Aaron. Sylvia could stand it no longer, pulled on her hat, draped her candy canes over her ears, and stuck a whistle in her mouth, too.

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