Chelsea watched as Mason, Jaxon, Nathaniel, Christian, Noah, and the twins Rhys and Raiden were doing push-ups. They are flaunting their bodies to everyone while Sophia is filming them for a Christmas vacation presentation. Jaxon moved close to Sophia so she shot close to his biceps and how his muscle flexes while lifting a heavy dumbbell that weighs 5 kilos. Jaxon groaned as he lifted it and down expertly. 

"Nice." Chelsea thumbs up. Aria came up, stretching her arms as she yawned. Mason approached them and showed his biceps too and Chelsea raised her thumb. Aria squeezed Mason's biceps and she rated it. 

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"Eight out of ten." She mumbled. 

"Wow, nice. Just eight? I was expecting a rating of ten." Mason complained and turned back from them. Jaxon came to them and showed his biceps. 

"That's ten, baby!" Aria said aloud that makes Mason cringed. Aria jumped into Jaxon and kissed him even though he's wet from sweat. 

 Chelsea grimaced and shook her head. 

"So, rate my biceps," Mason said and showed it to her. Chelsea's mind started estimating the lines of his biceps. "Just rate it, you don't need to measure it." He said like he read her mind. She laughed and shook his head. 

"Eight point five." She said. Mason sighed and dropped off his biceps. 

"I need to work out more." He mumbled. Chelsea only laughed at him. 

 The others came up to work out with girls flaunting their muscles on the camera. Chelsea looked around and they all seemed to be enjoying each other's company. One girl caught her eyes who doesn't even have time to go with others and have fun. Athena is running on the lawn alone and she is distant from everyone. She chose to stay in her room instead of playing with cousins and others. Her plans have been postponed because of what happened. 

 She started her work out and glanced at Mason as he lifted weights. He didn't mention what happened last night. She didn't know about their status too and she's hoping that it'll be something more. Mason approached her and poke her abdomen. 

"You are getting fat. You need to work out much." 

 Chelsea chuckled and stopped from crunches. 

"You think so?" She asked. 

"Yeah," Mason moved closer to her. "I brush my teeth." He mumbled. 

"So? What do you suggest we do with that mouth of yours?" She asked, flirting back. 

"I don't know, maybe mouth to mouth." He suggested. Chelsea moved closer to him. 

"In front of everyone?" She asked. 

"Why not?" He smirked. 

"You are so bold, Mason." 

"You are a little girl." He said. Chelsea thought for a while. He's right. She's a little girl for him. Their age gap is like nine years or eight. "But I like you." He winked. 

 Chelsea rolled her eyes and continued with her crunches. 

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 Tucker looked at Cyra's arm tangled with him. She's been like this since they meet his ex-fiancee. She became extra-possessive. He liked it. No one was ever like that to him. And if ever she meant what she said a while ago, that she will whoever she wanted, then she wins. Tucker liked her so much but it wasn't obvious since he stayed professional. Not until a few days ago when she demanded a kiss from him. If ever he will court her, he needs to end the contract first. He didn't want to mix work and his feelings toward the heiress. 

"So, besides the 'World' what else do you want as a gift from me?" He asked. 

"Sex." She said casually like it's nothing. Tucker chuckled and shook his head. 

"Lady Cyra, I'm in work mode." 

"So, if I dismissed you early tonight, would you do that?" 

"No." He shook his head. "I know that you never had sex with anyone and I don't want to take your purity and leave you the next day." 

"You are old fashion," Cyra said. "I liked it a bit. It only means that I have to seduce you more." 

"You don't have to seduce me, Lady Cyra," Tucker said. 

"But you are up for kissing?" She asked looking up at him. He shrugged. 

"I think I am tired of kissing." 

 She snorted and rolled her eyes. 

"Oh, Crystal ball!" He pulled her into the customized crystal ball shop. He looked around and Cyra didn't give any interest so he told her to wait on the sofa. He went to the man on the counter and talked to him while Cyra stood and looked around checking every crystal ball. She took the big crystal ball with a girl and a piano. She turned it on as the recorded song of Fur Elise started playing. 

"Who are you gifting for?" Cyra asked him. 

"I like the collection of crystal balls," Tucker said and showed the man the design that he wanted and he mumbled that it's discreet so he paid for it, took the receipt, and approached her. "Is there something you want?" 

"Inside of it is water, right?" She asked. 

"Yeah," He nodded. "They put something else on it. Some chemicals." 

 Something caught her attention. She put it back and looked at the crystal ball that is the size of a volleyball or a little smaller than the volleyball. 

"I like the 3D style of this one." She said as she looked at it. A saleswoman approached her. She showed that it's a lampshade. The couple looked romantic and heartbreaking. It shows different styles and then there's music too. It can be a speaker. "I'll take that one." She said. 

 Tucker checked it first and nodded. 

"It's quite heavy." He mumbled. 

"I know. I am going to give it to Athena." 

"Is she that broken-hearted that she needs such a thing?" Tucker asked. 

"At least, there's something else that she's gonna stare at." She shrugged. "My cousin is brokenhearted and I don't know how Xavier fixed it." 

 Tucker spoke again to the salesman on how he wanted it and then, they agreed to it. He pays extra for customization. It will take two days for that. He can't wait for Christmas which is in two days. Tomorrow is the 24th of December and they will be very busy preparing food and games. Tucker held the box with extra-care and they went to the parking lot. 

 Once Tucker set it up in the trunk, he opened the door at the backseat for her but she opened the door at the shotgun seat. 

"Faster." She demanded. "I want kisses." 

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 All Xavier did is to slack in his room and do some push-ups, crunches, and squats after he woke up. He read a lot of books and already shopped gifts for his mother online. In two days, it'll be Christmas, and he has no plans to visit any parties even though his mother sent him a lot of invitations. He ignored it. He felt like every time he stayed in this house, he felt suffocated. He loved his mother but he didn't want to tolerate her. He badly wanted to leave her, but if he did, she might kill herself again or threatened him to kill herself. She had done this not just once, and he's the one who suffered. He didn't want to lose his mother again. Seeing how she hate Athena's family hurt him. 

"Darling, let's go out shopping." She knocked on the door. He's sweat from running on the treadmill that is in his room. He took the towel and wiped his sweats. He went to the door and opened it. "Take a bath. Let's go out shopping." She smiled. 

"I'll just take a shower." 

"Okay, take your time." 

 Xavier closed the door and went to the bathroom. He turned on the heater to bathe. 

 After bathing and all he went downstairs and took the car keys. 

"What are you wearing?" She asked. He looked at the sweater that he's wearing and the jeans. "Come on, change into something else." 

"I'm fine with this, mother." He said coldly. "Please don't plan on setting me up on a date again. I won't date anyone ever." 

 She grimaced. 

"You should get over her." 

"Let's not talk about this." He said as he took out his trench coat. He went to the garage and turned on the car. He waited until the machine was warm enough. 

 When they reached the mall, her mother bought a lot of things. She said that it'll be a gift for a few people that are in her business. He only followed her around, although he didn't want to buy anything else. He looked around, finding people happy. Couples holding hands together. It's what he wanted to do with Athena. He already set up a perfect plan for them. 

"Let's go." Marga pulled his arm. 

"Mom," He called. 

"Yes?" 

"I love Athena." He said, but she brushed it off by pulling him and ignoring his words. 

 Xavier wanted to be back to Athena. He will say sorry, and he will apologize to her parents and family. But what about his mother? 

"You need to shave those beards although it looked sexy enough to the girls that kept gawking at you."