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Savannah Monroe (savannah_monroe) wrote in omega_reality,
@ 2011-11-24 10:20:00

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*complete, 2011 11, character: alexis castle, character: april kepner, character: brian kinney, character: derek morgan, character: dominic vail, character: eliot spencer, character: emily prentiss, character: g callen, character: john connor, character: marty deeks, character: nell jones, character: robert callen, character: sam hanna, character: savannah monroe, character: sean hanna, character: tim riggins, character: troy bolton, dead: alec hardison, dead: august anderson, dead: clay morrow, dead: eric beale, dead: gemma morrow, dead: harvey specter, dead: henrietta lange, dead: jenna hanna, dead: kensi blye, dead: leon vance, dead: michael westen, dead: mike ross, dead: neal caffrey, dead: nick green, dead: parker, dead: penelope garcia, dead: penny hall, dead: sheldon cooper, dead: spencer reid, dead: tyra collette

RP: Thanksgiving Day
Who: Everyone
Where: Team rec house
When: November 24, 2011
Summary: Thanksgiving dinner

Savannah had been up relatively early (but still later than usual), making sure that everything was ready, visiting different people in case they needed help with the food.

At 11:00 am, they had their game. It was fun and not as competitive as the Easter game. Three pregnant women and the director seemed to make everyone extra careful. Even Tim didn't block as he knew, because there was no way that picking her up and blowing a raspberry against her neck was suddenly in the rules. Still the sun was out, they weren't working and everyone was having fun.

They played for a little over an hour and then back home to shower and get ready and then the rec house. "Brian, what have you done?" she asked, eyes glistening as she got inside the first floor apartment.

"Do you like?" Brian answered. All the furniture had been moved into what were supposed to be the bedroom. In the living room, there was a giant table that took the length of the room and wide almost as much, leaving enough room for the door and for people to walk by. "Since we can't find a table big enough, I got some plywood, some 2x4 to make plenty of legs and screwed everything together, and we all know how good I am with screwing."

Savannah snorted, but it was perfect, because they'd never find a table for forty people and this was big enough to accommodate even more arrivals. The chairs were simple folding chairs and the plywood ha been covered by vinyl tablecloths with thanksgiving designs. It was perfect.

Slowly everyone arrived and they were finally sitting down for dinner. "I'd like to say grace before we start," she said, looking around and eyes locking with G for a moment, and she smiled at him.

"Lord, we thank you for all the food you have given us. We thank you for bringing us together during this past year, keeping us safe, and giving us love and friendships that we never expected. We're very thankful for our parents and lovers, for our brothers and sisters, for these three children you have granted us, for all the family and friends sitting at this table and for the opportunity to being together. Amen." It was simple, short, and some people might not agree, but whether anyone admitted it or not, they were friends, bound together. They were family.

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Kensi & Rob

kensi_blye
2011-11-24 04:44 pm UTC (link)

Kensi had enjoyed the day so far. Although football wasn't half as competitive as it had been before, she knew that somebody would have to be suicidal to play hard with three pregnant women when Sam, Callen, Marty, Robert and Dom were on the field too. She wondered if they should have sat it out and let the others play properly but she knew that the Director's presence still would have caused some caution.

Dinner was different to what she usually had - not that Kensi really had ever had a proper Thanksgiving dinner - and the food, unsurprisingly, was great. She had panicked when Savannah had come around with a turkey but after being assured it was Kensi-proof (only one step down from idiot-proof), she'd watched it like a hawk as it cooked. There was no way she was screwing up the turkey after being told it was easy. Plus, it was Savannah's dinner. If anything went wrong, she'd probably hit the roof.

It had only been yesterday that she and Robert had found out about the baby's sex. They'd both decided to and although Kensi didn't think she had a preference, she was relieved and happy to find out it was a boy. She didn't know what she would have done with a girl if she'd been particularly girly. No, a boy felt... Right.

"So," she said, turning to talk to Robert once they were done with dinner. "Happy Thanksgiving first of all," She kissed his cheek. "Are we going to tell your brother it's a boy? Or do you want to keep it a secret?"

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Re: Kensi & Rob

r_callen
2011-11-24 05:05 pm UTC (link)

Thanksgiving was almost always an affair with the troops, with his uniform perfectly ironed and a show for the enlisted men, with all the officers there to prove that they were all the same despite the ranks, men and women away from home. It was rare that Thanksgiving was spent with his mother, and now Robert had a family. Not just a wife (or as close as he was going to get) with a baby on the way, but a brother with a married daughter and a husband with children. He had somehow gained a nephew and two nieces in some weird family, plus a partner who was a lover. Savannah might be thankful for all of this, but he was twitching inside.

On the outside, Robert was smiling like he couldn't imagine a better day. He returned the kiss, clipping her lips instead of her cheek. "Secret? In this family? They will skin us alive if we don't tell them. It's whether you want to do it in private or-" He gestured toward the table. "You can just stand up and tell everyone at once. At least you'll know that everyone knows and cut down on the gossip.

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Re: Kensi & Rob

kensi_blye
2011-11-24 05:16 pm UTC (link)

She smiled at the idea of standing up and announcing it. Kensi had never been a stand up and announce something person. "Honestly? I think you should tell your brother first. Give him that, Rob, he's not had many family moments," she said, looking across to where Callen was sitting. She thought it would be good for Robert too, help them to bond more or whatever it was they did, but she didn't voice that thought. "He'd appreciate it."

"We can tell everyone else another day. This is Savannah's thing and I don't want to steal any of her thunder when she's organized all of this," She didn't think anybody outside of the assorted family members would probably care if she was having a boy or girl.

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Tyra [Open]

t_collette
2011-11-24 04:53 pm UTC (link)

Tyra had known that today was going to suck before she'd even opened her eyes. She'd been dealing with this better than she'd expected to but when she'd woken up, it had made her realize what day it was, where she was and who she'd left behind.

Football had helped a little. All the anger and frustration she was feeling meant that she was ready to kick ass but the game had turned into a much lighter version, a lot lighter than she really needed considering her mood. Still, she'd smiled and played and gotten into the spirit of things as much as she could do. And if her smile dropped now and again, she didn't think anybody could blame her. She'd had less time than most to really settle into things and besides, football was a serious business.

Dinner was nice and familiar and Savannah had done an amazing job at getting everything so well-organized. All the apartments had brought something and the table was laid out perfectly. She felt a little happier as she ate and tried to push the upset feeling aside.

It was Thanksgiving. And she knew that she had to be thankful that she was safe and well, that her family were healthy and that as well as Tim, she had people around her who seemed like they could be friends.

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Re: Tyra and Alexis

alexis_castle
2011-11-24 09:14 pm UTC (link)

Alexis was enjoying the day. It wasn't like being at home with her dad and Gran, but it was better than being alone. People were generally nice and it was good to spend time with all of them.

After dinner, people started to speak in groups and it was obvious that some were closer than some. There was one person who was currently as alone as she was and she sat next to Tyra. "Having fun?"

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Re: Tyra and Alexis

t_collette
2011-11-24 09:27 pm UTC (link)

Tyra turned her head when somebody sat down next to her and she smiled, relieved, when she saw Alexis. She wasn't sure she could deal with too many 'getting to know you' conversations when she didn't feel quite herself.

"Define fun," she said with a small smile. "Football was good, dinner was good. I guess it's just not home- I knew I wasn't going to like today much," she explained. "Mom and Mindy will definitely know I'm missing today. The other few days could be explained away by my being late or losing my cellphone but today, they'll know something's wrong."

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Re: Tyra and Alexis

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2011-11-25 04:28 pm UTC (link)

"No, we live all over, so we usually meet at a given place. Some times, one or two meet in one place and we take the subway together," she explained. "I live in Soho, but we were going in Greenwich Village, that's where the jazz clubs are mostly or up in Harlem, but my dad would have a fit if I went to Harlem. I did here, with everyone else. I still think my dad would send a police escort if I chose to go at home."

Alexis chuckled. "Yes, she did, but more than that. She's got G and Sam and Sam's kids and Robert and their boyfriends and girlfriends and it's a whole big family they have going." She nodded. "They are, and I don't want to replace them."

She shook her head. "No, it's not that. It's just that I realized how different our lives are."

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Re: Tyra and Alexis

t_collette
2011-11-25 04:34 pm UTC (link)

"I have no idea about any of the districts," Tyra admitted with a small shoulder shrug, keeping a smile on her face until Alexis mentioned the police. "A police escort? Why would you want to go there if you need a police escort?"

"I'd rather have my own family back home," she said with a small frown. "I like having friends, I like getting along with people but my family is my family, you know, and I have one at home. It's like John said yesterday. It wouldn't matter how long I was away, they'd still be my family. Friends you can't always say the same for."

"Being here has introduced me to people from all walks of life," Tyra replied. "That much is for certain."

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Robert and G

r_callen
2011-11-24 08:57 pm UTC (link)

Robert got up and walked around the table, which an easy task considering the amount of people and the size of the table, but he squeezed his way through until he could find pass by G. "Come with me," he said, tapping his shoulder.

He kept going, through the apartment and into the back room, waiting for G before closing the door. "I have some news which I'm told must be shared with a Kodak moment, except I don't have a camera and this will have to do," he said with a grin. "You're going to be the proud uncle of a little boy. It seems that it's another Callen boy."

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Re: Robert and G

g_callen
2011-11-24 09:40 pm UTC (link)

G couldn't remember the last time Thanksgiving had been more than a beer and a game on television. The game and going running earlier had tired him out, but not like before and he actually managed to eat a decent enough amount of food at dinner even Sam should be happy and, as much as he chaffed at the necessity, it helped.

Getting up to follow his brother to the back room, he closed the door and leaned against it. The Kodak moment had him curious, but as Rob went on, G couldn't help the grin that spread over his features. He was getting a nephew. His brother, his brother, was having a son. G held his hand out to Rob. "That's...Congratulations, little brother."

There was going to be an actual Callen family.

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Re: Robert and G

r_callen
2011-11-24 09:54 pm UTC (link)

This would never fail to be weird. It was so obvious that G was happier about this child than he was, but Robert was not going to take this away from him.

"That's crazy?" he said with a grin. Robert took G's hand and this time, he pulled his brother into a one-arm hug. "Thanks." He pulled back, letting go almost as quickly, hands going to his back pockets. "You know if you like them so much, if you should see what you can do about having one. It's not really hard, easier than you might want in fact."

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Re: Robert and G

r_callen
2011-11-25 08:30 pm UTC (link)

"Good," he said with a smile, because ruthlessness was something that he could work with. He liked this G a lot more than the sharing kind.

"As long as you live. We could all be dead sooner than we'd like, and then he'll be you, except worse. He could be the government's guinea pig. Did anyone think of that? No, let's focus on family and love like that would stop him from turning into some kind of experiment. This is the future we're dealing with, the possibilities that need to be considered, because this vague idea that we'll go home is just hope, hope that they don't arrest us, hope that they don't kill us, hope that we find a way home. Lots of hope, but the truth is that we're more likely to die than survive." How could everyone be so fucking naive? He didn't get it, and the rest- The rest was even worse. "I can give him the charade, so well that he'll believe it, but I can't say that I'm glad he's alive, just like you don't know that my mother loved me. She was probably ex CIA, she trained me. How do you know that she wasn't faking it? You didn't even know her."

Robert tensed, every muscle on alert. "I despise her. Is that clearer? She's fucking up my life and the life of a child that should never be born, but I will smile and I will make her believe that I can never love anyone more. I will even keep that up when we go home if she wants to play the part of the perfect socialite wife. Hell, I'll keep it up forever if it's what I need to do, because there is no hope that I can find happiness in this situation. None. Things went from miserable to suicidal and only the fact that I won't give that bitch the satisfaction of seeing me dead is keeping me alive, but she has made this decision, and while she talked about wanting to know what I think, she didn't give a damn about anything I said. The bottom line is that I never had a say in any of this, so don't give me this bullshit that she matters, or that I'm supposed to find comfort and happiness when she destroyed every possibility of that ever happening, and I do mean ever, and you can argue all you want, but remember that this is my son and I will teach him what's important. You don't like it, you'll have to wait until I'm dead to teach him what you want."

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Re: Robert and G

g_callen
2011-11-25 09:01 pm UTC (link)

"No shit," G spat out. "You think I spend my days trying to teach these people how to survive because I'm ignorant of our chances? Grow up, Robert. If I'd made the disastrous mistake of forgetting that before, I now have a flesh and blood reminder of how quickly life can be lost sitting across from me at the family table and fathering a child with my partner's daughter. We buried Dominic Vail and there isn't a day I look him in the face that I don't remember watching him bleed out on a roof downtown despite everything Sam and I could do trying to save him. And it's that knowledge of exactly how little time we might have that is the reason why we have to take the family time while we can, why we can't take for granted how fucking lucky we are to have this family at all. It's not about hope. Hope is just as much an illusion as happily ever after. It's about fighting to hold on to the things that matter, fighting back no matter how out numbered you are because the only other option is to surrender and roll over like a dog to be kicked in the street!"

The rest of Rob's speech had G's blood running cold as he realized that he'd been right all along and his brother didn't care about family so much as his own comfort and pretenses.

"You're having a son, Rob. There is no greater happiness. And if you can't love him, no matter what you feel for his mother, then you have no business being his father. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll leave you with the same congratulations I gave before because you've been given a gift whether you can see it or not, and take myself and any reminder of this family that so inconveniences and depresses you out of your sight." G turned and opened the door, then paused. "It may not mean anything to you, but I'm grateful for this family, including you," he said, before closing the door behind him without waiting for a response he didn't think he could stand to hear without hitting his brother for real.

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Alexis/Tim

alexis_castle
2011-11-25 04:58 am UTC (link)

Alexis left Tyra, not sure that she wanted to get drunk, but she certainly had a lot of questions and doubts. She had really thought that Tim had been a friend, but now it sounded like he hadn't told her anything at all, and that nothing she said made sense to them.

She hated this. First Spencer, now Tim. She had always had loving friends and family, and now her family was gone, and her friends weren't what she thought they were.

And okay, maybe she was being very melodramatic today, but she felt even lonelier here with all these people around, with so many who clearly were family. Still, she wanted to talk to Tim.

She approached hims with a smile. "Hey, are you having fun?"

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Re: Alexis/Tim

t_riggins
2011-11-25 11:14 am UTC (link)

Tim grinned when Alexis found him after dinner. He'd been mostly sticking to his own devices after the game earlier, it had been a decent day, though he was looking forward to heading back to the house to get just a little space - you never really realized just how big a group they were until you had all of them together in one place like this.

"Hey yourself," He said with a smile. "Yeah as far as Thanksgivings go I'd say this one went off pretty well all in all - no family fights, no one burnt the dinner. I'll count it a win." He told her.

"What about you? Things falling in the win category for you too?"

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G and Reid

g_callen
2011-11-25 05:51 am UTC (link)

When he finished talking to his brother, G took the opportunity of already being up to seek out a couple people he needed to speak with in order to set the wheels in motion for getting Green up to speed with the same level of education as the others near his age. The first stop was Nell, who smiled enthusiastically and agreed straightaway to give her help. Not that G had doubted she would. Nell had proven an eager teacher in the certification courses.

The next stop was with one of those he didn't interact with much, as the man was on Major Crimes and was one of Morgan's people, though G had kept tabs on him just like he did the rest of the team. For, G still considered them all one team with multiple units and included every one of them when he referred to 'the team'. Taking a seat next to Reid, he greeted the man pleasantly before launching right in.

"I hate to bring up work on our day off. But, I was wondering if you might have a moment or two to spare. I find myself in need of a man with your talents, preferably with time free on the weekends, to help me with a new project."

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Re: G and Reid

dr_s_reid
2011-11-25 06:13 am UTC (link)

Holidays still made Reid kind of uncomfortable. He wasn’t used to them and just like how he wasn’t used to all these people it took some time to get comfortable in such an environment. He’d never had a big sit down turkey dinner. But it had been quite good and while he’d been tempted to debate the validity of a prayer he’d decided maybe keeping quiet on that one would be appropriate.

Random conversations were normal and while G wasn’t a stranger they never really had reason to actually talk so when he sat down Spencer was sure it wasn’t just to say hello. Spencer had taken on a lot really, he didn’t have much time to himself but honestly it was better that way. Letting his mind drift wasn’t his friend and focusing on this was the only way to stay on track.

“Which talents?” Spencer asked, realizing maybe it was an arrogant thing to say only once it was out. “Sorry, I just mean, I’m not sure in which field you’re talking about,” he added, trying to make it sound a little better. “I have a lot on my plate, but I can always take on more. My mother used to always say ‘the more you do the more you do.’” Spencer said.

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Harvey/Mike/Tyra

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2011-11-25 10:31 am UTC (link)

Holidays weren't his thing. It reminded him of drunken parents and fights about nothing and just everything always ending badly. But it was different this year because there was Mike and while everything else had gone to hell he maybe had something to be thankful for. During the prayer he nuzzled into Mike's neck, placing a kiss behind his ear and simply whispered, "thanks, kid."

The food was good and even though the table and the amount of people were kind of ridiculous Harvey managed to not be having an awful time. Beer helped. Beer helped a lot.

Once the food was done he did the rounds of wishing the very few people he actually got along with a good day, old habits seemed to die hard. "Do you want to come and meet my new housemate? I'm only introducing you if you can not drool," Harvey teased, smiling at Mike over the lip of his beer bottle.

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Re: Harvey/Mike/Tyra

mike_ross
2011-11-25 10:37 am UTC (link)

So Mike decided there was a reason he'd never played football before, even with them taking it easy because of the pregnant women in their midst it just had not gone his way at all. No football was best left to people with far more hand eye coordination than he, he'd just stick to spouting stats and creating his fantasy team for the league. It was better for everyone involved that way.

Dinner was good, it was huge, it was different, but all in all it was good. Good enough that Mike had a good time and he didn't spend long dwelling on the fact that he wasn't at home where he was supposed to be for the holiday. That would come later no doubt, but for the time being he was good where he was.

"Drooling, Harvey? Seriously?" Mike asked raising an eyebrow at him with a small smirk, "When have I ever done anything to give you the impression that I drool?"

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April/Eliot

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2011-11-25 09:39 pm UTC (link)

In spite of everything that had been going on lately, April was in a good mood today. The dinner was fantastic, and what Brian had done to the room was impressive. Also, the cooking and the smells that came with it, even the football - it all helped her to put her mind to other things that what had been going on with Mike - at least for the day.

She could easily see that the same didn't apply to everyone, however. Eliot was grunting to people, not talking, and by the end of dinner, she knew something was wrong.

She made sure to catch him standing on his own, walking up to him and giving him a smile. "Hi," she said. "I'd ask if your having fun, but I can see that you're not. Is something up?" she asked.

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Re: April/Eliot

_eliot_spencer
2011-11-25 09:54 pm UTC (link)

Eliot was hanging around only long enough not to cause a scene by leaving. He hadn't wanted to come and be sociable in the first place. He'd be hounded by Parker, and possibly Hardison, if he'd stayed at the flat, so he'd bucked up and came to the dinner.

He'd managed to make it this far without having to say much. Eating and drinking helped avoid conversation. He knew it wouldn't last. He wasn't surprised it was April, either. "Just waiting until it's polite to leave."

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Kensi & G

kensi_blye
2011-11-26 12:50 am UTC (link)

Kensi had watched the two brothers go off to talk but had been drawn into conversation with somebody else and so hadn't seen them come out. She really hoped that telling G first had been the right thing to do but she could never be sure; the Callen brothers seemed to have their own code of conduct including what was right and wrong.

She was feeling tired after the long day but she spotted G and made her way over.

"Hey, happy Thanksgiving," she said, sitting down next to him and resting her hand on her stomach. She was smiling, albeit wearily, but she couldn't help but be excited about the fact that she knew she was having a boy. And this Callen would always know his name and his family, she'd make sure of it. "Robert talked to you, right?"

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g_callen
2011-11-26 02:09 am UTC (link)

In a way, it was typical. G couldn't do anything without thinking about work, getting the things done they'd need done. Of course, focusing on work and the team also meant not thinking about the things his brother had said, something he couldn't help doing the moment he laid eyes on Kensi approaching. But, G was every bit the consummate actor his brother believed himself to be, though his smile was sincere as she sat down.

She looked a little tired, but the sort of happy tired that came with pregnancy if the smile and protective hand on her stomach were any indication. G would just have to make sure, when this all blew up in his brother's face, that he made sure to be there for Kensi.

"Happy Thanksgiving," he returned. "He did indeed." The temptation was there to lean over and kiss her on the cheek just to annoy his brother, who would understand the unusual gesture for the message it was. But, Kensi was too observant, too good an agent, not to pick up in it as well. So, G restricted himself to squeezing the hand not resting over his nephew, which wouldn't be so out of character, even for him, given the sentiment. "Congratulations, Kens."

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Kensi/Deeks

kensi_blye
2011-11-26 12:16 pm UTC (link)

Kensi had finished talking to G and was considering going home seeing as the party seemed to be winding down. She didn't see Robert but thought that she'd go home alone anyway; it wasn't like she needed an escort and she was more than capable of looking after herself. Hell, Robert had been in the Air Force and was a qualified agent but Kensi had been doing this for years.

As she'd promised, she'd shushed everybody earlier in the evening to let them know that the baby was a boy and then she'd been congratulated by a few people but she still didn't think that many actually cared.

She was about to leave when she spotted Marty and decided to go over and say hello. "Hey Deeks," she said, sitting down beside him. "You enjoy all this? I hope you've reminded Savannah that for Christmas I need ice-cream and alcohol-free beer. Tradition and all that. I'll make you some turkey sandwiches."

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marty_deeks
2011-11-26 12:42 pm UTC (link)

All in all Marty thought it had been a decent holiday, there were a lot of them, but they'd managed to have a day with everyone around seemingly enjoying themselves - though Marty wasn't naive enough to think that everyone was actually having a good time, but for at least a few minutes the image was there.

"Well if it's not my favorite ex-partner." He said with a grin when Kensi sat down with him. He missed that, working with Kensi, she'd been good and for all the partners he'd had since being here none of them had been her. "Yeah, I think it was a pretty decent day as far as Thanksgiving holidays go. What about you? Enjoying yourself??

He chuckled when she reminded him of what she'd need for Christmas. "Don't worry I'll make sure Christmas is taken care of, I do love tradition." He promised. "So do I say congrats on the boy, or do you not congratulate when you find out the sex?"

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