Sierras pov

Previously

"No I have morning breath" I giggled

"So do I, so quit playing and give me a kiss" he smirked. Our kiss barely lasted ten seconds because the next thing we knew the door opened

"Sierra?" I immediately pulled myself away from Aaron and reverted my attention to the door. My eyes widened when I saw who it was.

"Mom?!"

Currently

"Mom?!" I asked in disbelief that she was really standing in front of me.

"Mom?" Aaron repeated confused

I then groaned realising why she was standing right in front of us.

"Shit I forgot you work here as a nurse" I cursed face palming myself.

"Language young lady and what the hell are you doing here? Are you hurt?" She asked

"No mom I'm sorry I completely forgot to tell you that umm Aaron got injured at the game last night and I wanted to stay with him overnight" I said

How did I forget to tell her that? To be honest I was going to sleepover at Steph's house so it's not like I just didn't come back home.

"And why are you in bed with this boy?" She asked sternly

"Mommmm he's my boyfriend" I gritted out. Her eyes immediately lit up and a smile broke out on her face.

"So this is the boy that you have been talking about constantly. You're right he definitely is cute" my mom smiled walking closer to us.

"You've been talking about me huh" Aaron said surprisingly. I turned away in embarrassment that he just found out. He then turned to my mom. "It's nice to meet you Mrs Davis" he politely said. He stretched out his right hand but winced and grabbed his side where he broke his ribs.

"Are you ok?" I said rushing over to his side

"Yeah it just slightly hurts" he said laying his head back on his pillow

"Well Aaron I'm actually here to check up on your ribs and then you are free to go home" my mom said.

After examining his ribs she gave him a full lecture about how he can't be moving too much and that he needs plenty rest.

"How long until he will be recovered?" I asked

"Your leg won't take long, 3-4 weeks at the most, but your ribs will take a while" my mom answered

At that moment the door opened and in walked his mom, Alice.

"Honey how are you feeling?" She asked walking over to Aaron

"I'm alright. Mom this is Sierras mom" Aaron said pointing over to my mom. They both introduced themselves and started talking. I left them to their own thing and walked back over to Aaron. As I was doing so I got a text from Justin.

"Oh my God so apparently our school won the game because of your goal!" I said

"Really?!" He asked "that's awesome" he continued

"That's a great idea" I heard my mom say. My curiosity got the best of me.

"What's a great idea?" I questioned

"Alice here was saying how we should all spend Christmas together" my mom said.

"Yes and your husband can join us" Alice added. My heart nearly stopped when she said that. My mom's smile immediately faltered but quickly brought her smile back.

"Of course we are looking forward to it" my mom smiled. "Well he is good to go but he will need to come back in two weeks for a checkup" my mom continued

"Thank you Catherine. Sierra we can drop you off at home if you like" Alice said helping Aaron up from the bed

"Yes Thank you I'll meet you out in a minute I just need to talk to my mom" I said. Once they were out of sight I looked at my mom

"Why did you lie to her when you know fully well dad won't be there?" I asked

"Sierra don't make this harder for me than it already is. You have to understand I'm not ready to say anything yet" she sighed "you better go before she leaves you" she said

"Fine. Can Veronica and Steph come over? I want to do some Christmas shopping" I asked. Christmas is in a week and a half and I still haven't gone out to do some shopping. It happens every year. I always do my shopping at least a week before because I love to procrastinate.

"Yeah but make sure you are home on time" she said. I nodded and gave her a kiss on the cheek before leaving.

At home

"Thank you Alice!" I thanked getting out of the car. "Call me later" I said to Aaron. "Of course" he said and pecked my lips.

Once they were gone I entered the house and texted the girls to let them know the plan for today. I then immediately took a shower. During my shower my mind couldn't help but drift to the fact that my dad won't be spending Christmas with us again this year. I sighed and continued my shower routine.

Once I was done I got dressed in a white tshirt with a brown teddy hoodie and blue jeans. I left my hair down and skipped wearing makeup today. I then got a text from both Veronica and Steph saying they couldn't hang out today because their parents think they've been going out too much. Weird.

I guess I'm just going to have to walk today.

I grabbed my bag and phone and walked out the door. Surprisingly today wasn't too cold for winter. It took me about ten minutes to walk to the mall which wasn't too bad. The minute I walked in, I was hit by that 'Christmas spirit' atmosphere. Everyone was carrying shopping bags which more than likely had gifts. There was Christmas music blaring from the speakers. In one corner I saw a group of young kids lining up to talk to Santa!

This is what I love about Christmas. It's such a joyful time of year. I shook my head as I realised if I don't start shopping now I won't find anything good for anyone and with that I made my first stop at Topshop.

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