Tay and Star looked at some stores. The mall was packed, and shoppers that were desperate were fighting to get that ‘perfect’ gift. Taylor and Star had finished shopping after what seemed like hours, and were eating at the food court.
Eating the rest of his french fries, Taylor looked at the crowd, “Man, these people are animals!” “Yeah, i’m so glad we’re done with shopping” Star replied, “I am so tired!” “Well, all we have to do is go home and wrap these things” Taylor said pointing at the shopping bags, “Do you wanna call Ike to pick us up or do you have somewhere else you wanna go?” “Call Ike, I wanna get all this done before Christmas, why did we wait till Christmas Eve?” “Because we’re lazy?” Tay answered wearily, “I’m gonna call Ike now”
Isaac arrived and helped the two put all the luggage in the white van, “How much stuff did you get?”
“Lets just say a lot,” Taylor replied, “and to think we still have to wrap them!!” It took them about another 10 minutes for all of them to get back home. They hurried and wrapped the gifts up quickly. “I am so glad we are done” Star said, they had been up in the 3 guys’ room for an hour just wrapping, not letting anyone in. “But we can take this advantage to do something else...” Tay hinted. Star giggled as Taylor leaned over and kissed her softly.
CHRISTMAS...
Zac pounced up, full of energy and looked the clock. “7:00, time for presents!!” he yelled out, waking up his brothers. “Tay, come on!! let’s open up presents!” Taylor shot up and went to get the little kids. After everyone was rounded up, they preceded into their parents.
“Isaac, Tay, aren’t you guys a little old for this?” Walker groaned as all his kids tugged at him and his wife. “Of course not dad, come on!!”
“Fine, fine” The two defeated said getting up and reaching up for their robes. Downstairs, all of them went downstairs and helped prepare the christmas breakfast. “Zachary! Don’t touch that bacon!” Diana yelled, “Taylor honey, will you call the Jenks’ and invite them over here for christmas?” “Sure mom!” He replied, glad not to have to help since her mother was a perfectionist when it can to these things. ‘Wonder if I got it from her?’ he thought as he dialed the Jenks’ number.
“Hello?”
“Hey Christine, this is Tay”
“Hi Tay, are you inviting us over for Christmas as usual?” She questioned, since they did it every year.
“Yup, are you guys coming?”
“Yeah, my mom told me to tell you guys we’ll be there in a few minutes”
“Okay, see ya then” He hung up the phone and informed his mother they were coming.
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“Christine!! Hurry up and finish so we can open up presents!” Zac whispered to her so excited she thought he would explode. “Okay, okay i’m done” she said laughing.
“Star, hurry up!” Taylor exclaimed. “Jeez, didn’t your little brother just do that to Christine, you guys are like little kids, I don’t think Mac is even this excited” She laughed.
After what had seemed like forever to the Hanson siblings, breakfast was finally over and everyone was gathered around the tree to open up presents. “Okay, and this one is for Mackie” Star read outloud, helping everyone find presents. “Sweet! Look at the new dirt bikes!” Taylor exclaimed, pointing over to the 3 bikes that Walker had just wheeled in. The guys ended up getting a dirt bike each, some clothes, and other stuff they had wanted like CDs or books. Christine ended up getting plenty of new clothes and colored contacts she had wanted, even though she thought she would never get them.
Star had gotten the least stuff, consisting of some clothes and new blades but she didn’t care. Tay grabbed Star’s arm, “Forgetting about your present?” He went over and picked up a small wrapped box. “Here” She unwrapped it and found a black choker necklace with a ring around it. Star picked the ring up, engraved in it was ‘Tay’s Forever’ “I got one too,” he said pointing to the ring on his finger, “but I decided to put it on my finger” She looked at the ring that said ‘Star’s Forever’ engraved on it, “Thanks Tay, here’s your present” She handed him a neatly wrapped box.
Tay unwrapped the green and red striped wrapping to find a pair of black silver buckel doc martens and a smaller box. “Wow, two presents in one” he replied smiling. “I decided you had enough chokers, so I got you a ring too” She answered, watching him looking into the small black box, “but I didn’t plan on you already having one” Star added. “Its great, now I have two” Tay said, slipping the silver band on his finger,
“Thanks”