It's christmas eve.

The whole house was buzzing with excitment.

Christmas songs are continuously playing on our whole estate on repeat.

I swear to God I already memorize at least 15 christmas carol at this point.

Our 20 foot Christmas tree was sparkling with different colored lights.

All the presents are under the christmas tree while I am still gift wrapping mine.

Precious is somewhere around here. I don't know where she run off to after she woke up.

I did not even know she already woke up because I am so fucking tired.

I only slept for a grand total of 4 hours.

How can I?

The person that you wants to marry and you did not even take for your first date suddenly ask you to marry her.

Like what the fuck?

She ask me to marry her?

I discretely cup my balls if I still have it, because apparently Sunshine has bigger balls than I am.

"A Million times yes precious-" I can see her eyes lit up with excitement.

I raise my pointer finger and boop her nose. "But, will ask you that same question when the time's right so for now, let's just spent our time together and enjoy this stage of our realtionship. Okay?"

Sunshine smiles and boop my nose back. "Okay!"

I carefully wrap every gift that I bought for my whole family. I wrote on the card

Once I finished wrapping everything I call the staff to place it under the tree.

I was suppose to go down to look for Sunshine but daddy message me that I should go to their room.

I went to the 2nd floor. After I press the bell to their room, mommy opened the door.

"Merry Christmas Eve Grey!" Mommy exclaimed.

"Merry Christmas eve mommy." I kiss her cheeks.

I enter their room and I saw daddy sitting on their massive bed with money and envelopes on his opposite sides.

"Grey Help me please. I need to correctly place the christmas bonus of our staff on their respective envelopes."

I nodded and sat down in front of daddy.

Mommy slumped on the floor with boxes of Santa socks.

"Why do you have so many Christmas socks mommy?"

"Well I want to place the envelopes of our staff inside with chocolates and another separate envelope for their kids and spouses. I also ask the supplier to engrave everyone's name so I can just call them like you do in Graduations!"

"Great idea!" I praised.

Mommy beams at me then she transfer her gaze to daddy and narrow her eyes at him "Gideon hurry the fudge up! I told you to do that last week but you said Two hours my ass! It's already been 4 hours!"

Daddy scratch his head and replied. "I thought we still have 70 staff. I forgot we have 200 staffs. Sorry Love. Grey will help so we will be finish on time."

Daddy shows me his tablet. He explain that $1000 x years of employment. So it means Grampa G will get $35,000 as a bonus because he works for us for 35 years. If the staff was less than a year we'll still give them $1,000.

As we repack the money inside the envelopes, Daddy open the safe at least 3 more times to get some more money while mommy place each envelope in their correspondent Red socks.

At the end of this mission my hands are aching and I don't even know why can't my parents transfer all this money directly to the accounts of our staffs.

"Because Grey it is fun to see their happy faces whenever they receive their gifts." Mommy said.

Our staffs has been with our family through ups and downs. We already consider them our own.

So spending almost a million once year for their bonus is nothing compared to the dedication that they provide us all these years.

"Gideon let's take a bath."

"I don't need to know that for Godsakes!" I exclaimed.

I run out of their room. I can still hear the giggle of my mom.

I ask one staff if they saw Sunshine. She told me that she's playing outside.

I went to our backyard and saw Sunshine playing tag with my siblings.

Since Sunshine is small and quick, she can evade the hands of Jamison whose the chaser.

"No fair big sis! Can you at least run slower?!" Jamison shouts.

"No!!" Sunshine giggled while she runs in circle.

Jamison gave up chasing Sunshine and chose to chase Ameera and Parker.

"Why are you chasing me you dumbass!" Parker shouted.

"Because you are fucking slow that's why!" Jamison shouts back.

He grab Parker and lift him effortlessly as if Parker is not 6ft tall, weighing 200 pounds.

Jamison jogs towards the pool and throw Parker in.

"What the hell!??" Parker shouts.

In seconds Ameera was thrown also in the pool.

"Jamison you fudger!" Ameera protested.

Jamison laughs manically

If Jamison's paying attention he will see that Precious is plotting against him.

Precious is currently talking to a group of our MIB's. I saw the MIB's nodded and walk to an unsuspecting Jamison.

"Gabriel If I were you just jump into the pool already." Jamison shouts at a smirking Gabriel.

"I don't think so little brother. Look behind you." Gabriel answered.

Jamison slowly looks behind him and he was surprise that 5 MIB was standing behind him.

"Hey guys. Merry christmas eve?" Before Jamison can escape 3 MIB already lift him above their head and throw him to our pool.

All of us outside who's watching laughs because my brother look ridiculous. Sunshine was already rolling on the grass laughing her ass off.

"Oh my God my cramps are worsening. Please don't make me laugh! Whoops I think my uterus just came out. I think I need to change my pad!" Sunshine announced to everybody.

Annnnd that's my cue to bring Sunshime upstairs to freshen up.

I need to make sure that her uterus is in place.

I walk towards Sunshine who's now making snow angel on the ground.

"Hi Grey Grey!"

"Hi precious. Wanna freshen up?"

Sunshine nodded eagerly and made grabby hands towards me.

So. Fucking. Cute.

I effortlessly lift her up.

"Brother! Carry me also." Jamison made grabby hands towards me.

"One of the MIB will lift you out of the pool or Gabriel can do it." I said.

"No way! You have legs so use it! It's not my fault you let yourself get catch by our guards." Gabriel chide.

I discretely nodded to one the MIB and as I entered the house I heard a splash of water and a over dramatic wailing of Gabriel.

"Traitor!!"

Serves him right.

As I went back to our room, precious was trying to unbutton my button up shirt.

"What are you doing precious."

"It looks much better Grey Grey if you unbutton at least 2 of that. It will make you look hot." She suggested.

"I don't think my family cares if I look hot or not precious."

"Nope." She answered. She successfully unbutton my shirt and warned me that leave my shirt alone and I look like a good boy.

Good boy?

Am I a dog now?

When she saw me that I did not button up my shirt, she rubs my head and said in a baby voice "You're such a good boy Grey Grey."

Arf. Arf.

Damn it.

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Since I was young, we always ate at 10:30pm during christmas eve and then we will open our gifts at exactly 12am.

Mommy said that Papa Clause always comes to our house first because we are all well behave.

I don't believe her.

Just look at Jamison and Gabriel.

Enough said.

Every one of us are wearing red colored clothes.

We are all gathered around the table. In this times daddy always lead the prayer while mommy lead the prayer during christmas lunch.

Grampa G personally serve all the food in our table. He legit looks santa clause because of his bulging stomach and white beared. At one point little Gabriel thought he is really Santa clause.

"If you allow me sir Rosen-Hower, I would like to announce something."

Grampa G said.

Daddy nodded at Grampa G to continue.

"You're dinner was extra special because Miss Sunshine helps us the whole day cooking all of that. In behalf of the kitchen staff Miss Sunshine we would like to thank you."

I was in awe. I look down at Sunshine and saw she was blushing so much. Her red hair was almost the same shade as her cheeks.

The staff brought out 20 chocolate cupcakes and they spelled

"Thank You Miss Sunshine."

All of us are beaming to Sunshine with joy.

"Thank you Sunny. This dinner became more special because of you." Mommy said.

All of them thanks Sunshine.

I lean down and look at my beauty that was almost hiding under the table because she's overwhelmed with emotion.

"Hey precious. Look at me please." I whisper.

Sunshine shyly looked at me in the eyes.

"Thank you." I simply said.

Sunshine smiles shyly and murmur "You're welcome."

I kissed her forehead and cheeks.

I'm correct. She's really precious.

I silently thank God for giving me the opportunity to Love and care for Sunshine.

"Big sis. I think you should be a chef." Parker suggested.

Sunshine tilt her head.

"I don't know Parker. I'm having a hard time reading and writing. I might poison someone. I might get jailed."

Gabriel snorts. "Sis. Don't worry. Getting jailed is nothing. Almost all the police assigned in our station are my friends anyway, We are the Rosen-Howers. Nothing is impossible in our family. We will all help you, if you really want to be a chef."

"He's right Sunshine. One word from you and we will make it happen." Daddy added.

Sunshine roam her teary eyes around my family and all of us encouraged her with a smile.

"Thank you." She whispered.

"You're welcom big sis!" My siblings told Sunshine.

I side hugged Sunshine and she bury her face to my chest.

I mouth Thank you to my parents and siblings.

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"We are all gathered here, to celebrate the union of-"

"Ow!" Jamison throw a pillow on Gabriel's face.

"Shut up Gabriel! Go back to your seat!" Jamison shouts.

Gabriel went back to his seat while grumbling and rubbing his cheeks.

We are all gathered around the Christmas tree.

My parents are seating beside the tree.

"As per tradition, all of you will distribute your gifts one by one. Starting with Grey."

I stood up and individually gave all the gifts that I just wrap this morning to my family. Of course I gave my gift to Sunshine last.

Parker, Gabriel,Jamison then Ameera gives out their gifts to all of us.

"Our turn. Gideon and I decided that since all of you doesn't really write any wishlist to Papa Clause every Christmas. We thought that it would be a great idea to plan a vacation for all of us. Each kid will decide what country we will go so 6 countries in total. Is that fair?"

All of us shouts in excitement.

"Sunny you'll also be included honey so don't worry. Your papers will be arrange after the holidays." Mommy smilingly said to Sunshine.

Sunshine smiles at my parents gratefully.

I thought we are going to open our gifts but Sunshine suddenly stood up.

She faced all of us. "I know I don't have money." She started.

"Precious-"

"Sunny.-"

"Sunshine."

"Sister in law-"

All of us starts to protest but Sunshine raise her hands to stop us.

"Let me finish first please."

We all shut up.

"So like I said, I don't have money and I think I last hold money of my own maybe 8 to 9 years ago before I was kicked out by my parents. I am so Grateful to all of you because you accepted me and you did not judge me at all. So in return-"

She went to the tree and pull a big cart hiding behind our tree.

Our tree was that big that it can hide a big ass cart.

"I bake cookies to all of you and your staff as a thank you gift. I also bake cookies for my sheltermates that will be distributed this afternoon. I hope you love it. Grampa G help me." She gave all of us a pack with 5 cookies as big as my palm inside.

"She's so sweet Gideon!" Mommy blubbered. "Come on Sunny let me hug you honey!"

Sunshine shyly when to mommy. Mommy hugged her tightly and I saw my parents whisper something to Sunshine.

"Group Hug!''

I don't know who shouts but I immediately run towards precious so I'll be the one to hug her back and not my siblings.

I don't know why but Jamison started chanting and we all fucking answered like a moron.

"Hep Hep!?"

"Hurray!!"

"Again! HEP HEP?!"

"HURRAY!"

"WHO RUNS THE WORLD?!!"

what the hell??

"GIRLS GIRLS!"

My family's insane.

And without any warning a big explosion shook the whole mansion. It literally shakes the foundation of our house.

We look up and loads of Snow fell from our ceiling. Not the small amount you saw in movies.

No.

Like an avalanche kind of Snow. Like blocks of snow.

There's only one person who will do this. Only one fucking culprit.