ld had spun. When I went to take a drink earlier my hand wouldn’t close around the glass. It was a few moments before my hand responded. Not to mention the headache that had come and gone all day long. I didn’t want to tell the guys. I didn’t want to worry them. I’ll feel better with enough rest.
“Nope!” Ella chirped. “Aunt Megan and Aunt Beth let us pick out our own ornaments too! Mine had my name on it! They said we can get one every year!”
I smiled as I tugged gently on her pony tail. “That sounds like a great plan! It’s time we started new traditions.”
“I agree,” Will stated as he placed a warm kiss on Megan’s lips.
I looked around the room. I was glad I wasn’t the only one surprised at this other side of Will. I never imagined him being the openly affectionate type. I also never thought I would see him this happy. They looked good together. They looked so natural.
“Can I put on the angel?” Alex asked hopefully.
“I wanted to,” Ella whined.
“Alex asked first,” I said firmly. “You can do it next year.”
Ella began to pout.
“Hey, Ella Bella, you can help me make cookies when we get done decorating if you like,” Drake gently cajoled her.
Ella immediately brightened up. “Are we going to decorate them?” she asked hopefully.
“We did get icing and M& M’s,” Sierra said cheerily.
“Yes!” Ella fist pumped the air.
We all laughed at her antics.
“Which Santa Claus movie?” Jaxson asked as he ejected our last movie. “My personal favorite is The Christmas Story.” He held up the movie with a suggestive wag of his brows. It was his not so subtle way to try and convince me to change my mind. I shook my head with a smile. It wasn’t happening. I rarely asserted my preferences and generally didn’t care.
“That’s a Christmas Day movie,” Noah insisted.
“The first one please,” I said with a smile.
“We used to watch White Christmas when we decorated the tree,” Sierra said as she began to put hooks in the new ornaments.
I sat down next to her, afraid I might get dizzy again or my limbs might want to give out again.
“Our family watched Die Hard,” Gavin laughed.
“Die Hard is not a Christmas movie!” Jemmy said in an offended tone.
“According to Google it is,” Noah said smugly.
“Bull crap!” Jemmy exclaimed.
“If we had service, I would totally show you,” Gavin said with a smile.
“My family liked to watch It’s a Wonderful Life,” Kade said with a trace of sadness.
I wanted to hug him, but I wasn’t certain if he would want the attention right now. Holidays were hard for people, especially in the beginning. I remember when my dad died. Each holiday had been a struggle for years. If it hadn’t been for Ella, I don’t think I would have ever left the funk I had been in.
“Hah!” Noah yelled out. “Told ya,” he held his phone out to Jemmy.
Jemmy quietly read for a moment. “Lies! Lies, I tell ya.”
“Okay, are we done gabbing?” Jaxson laughed. “I’m getting ready to push play.”
“Push play.” Remy chuckled as he opened a box of lights and started to unwrap them.