•{JADA}•

I awoke to the sounds of puckering. The side of my face was getting covered with kisses. "Elijah." I swatted him away but that didn't stop him from coming back. Then I heard whispers. What threw me off was that it wasn't Elijah. "Momma." the little girl whimpered.

"JJ," another little girl whispered.

"Daddy." I peeked one eye open. I had seen Miya, a little older, sitting on the end of the bed. After I looked beside me, I was shocked to see a little girl sitting right next to me. "It's ok. Try to wake her up again." She jumped and fell on me. "Mommmmy." I giggle and swooped her into my arms. I then grabbed Miya. "Come here you little cutie pies." I tickled them both as they both giggled. I could hear Elijah laughing as he sat onto the bed. The second little girl looked just like me and had black curly. "Sinéad, you gonna show mommy what you made?" Elijah questioned.

She struggled to place a plate of breakfast in front of me. "Aww, baby." I cupped her face and kissed her forehead. I pecked all over her face. "Mommy is so proud of you, baby girl." I pecked Elijah's lips which Sinéad and Miya gagged at. "Here JJ," Miya says, placing down an orange colored smoothie. "It's mango."

I kissed her cheek and pulled her into a hug. "Thank you so much. What would I be without you?"

I could feel the expression on my face as I began to fade away from the dream. Oh to see it in real life for myself.

"Hon, Merry Christmas." Elijah whispered. I softly hugged him as his sweet cologne engulfed me. "You just gonna lay here, smelling me? Huh?"

I let out a heartfelt laugh before letting him go. But he quickly pressed his body against me. "I had a dream." He paused his kissing journey. "About what?"

I giggled as he tickled my sweet spot. I pushed him away before sitting up against the head frame. "Our daughters." His eyes lit up as I mentioned our children. "I saw Miya and another baby girl. She's beautiful." He grasped my hand, playing with my engagement ring. "What's her name?"

"Sinéad." He paused and looked up with twinkled eyes. "Th-Thats very pretty." I pecked his cheeks. "What's wrong, Bubba?" I asked as he gave me a saddened look.

He pulled away, sitting up. My eyes examined his torso which was covered with a plain white t shirt. The cuffs hugged his biceps perfectly. "I just... I can't wait for this new journey we're on. I can't wait to see her. Even if the baby's a boy, it's something to laugh about." I pecked his repeatedly.

"Ok, let's get ready to meet everyone." I slipped out of bed, starting my daily routine. He did the same then pulled me into his embrace. "I love your PJs," he says, rubbing my hip and fluffy material.

I had brought these before the trip. It was adorable and comfy. "Thanks." I turn in his arm and peck his lips. He tightened his grip. I pulled my face away only for him to push forward. "Elijah we have to get downstairs before everyone starts speculating." He deeply sighed. "Fine. But your ass is grass when we get back." He says, tapping my bottom. I rolled my eyes. "You're very corny."

"So I've been told."

He followed me out of the room and downstairs.

Everyone released a sign of relief when they see us. "Finally, let's unwrap the breakfast." Ricky says. I shake my head. "What happened?"

"We all wanted to eat together for breakfast. Y'all just took too damn long to come downstairs." Kadence complained. I chortled and smacked her arm. "Ok. Ok."

"It's true. Y'all fuck all the time." Ricky says.

Elijah sipped his drink and playfully smirked. I smacked unharmed his arm as well, scolding him.

Everyone sat at the dinner table with our breakfast meals. I admired the new family I had and some of them I've only met in a couple of days. I'm so happy to see what happens beyond this. I feel a strand move behind my ear. "You good, baby?" Elijah asked. I nodded and took a bite of his strawberry. He pecked my lips. Kadence groaned. "Seeeee. They can't stay away from each other. Bet they already thinking about fucking." I blew raspberries at her and laughed.

I was thrown off when I had saw Elijah looking down at his phone, concerned. "What's wrong?"

"Is it about the baby?"

He faced the phone towards me. It showed a photo of Paige with Miya. I slightly smile at the photo. So, she took my advice. Glad to know.

We all exchanged gifts at 12:00 pm. Nora ripped open her gift as everyone anticipated about what was gonna be inside. She gasped and flew into Kadence's arms. "What is it?"

Nora pulled away from Kadence and pulled up the gift. It was coffee cup. Wait a coffee cup.

"True Love works in mysterious ways." Nora reads. "This cup has always been around us. When we first met, Kadence knocked into me and broke her cup. This was the same cup. So after for our first date, this cup appeared again. She brought it again one day and we both put our names on it. Ever since then we've kept this as a symbol of our love." Nora pecked Kadence's lips. "I love you, mi amor."

"I love you too." Nora passed Kadence her present, which was a crystallized necklace that had the date of their first interaction on it.

Ricky stood and hid his present behind his back. "Here," he says, placing it into Danny's hands. Danny unravels his gift and pulls out a piece of paper. "Wait, a minute. Seriously. You brought me stock for Versace?" Rick nodded his head. A gust of air left his body when Danny crushed him with a hug. "I'm glad you like it."

"Like it. I love it." Danny pecked his lips before pulling his gift for Ricky. He handed it to him before sitting. Ricky torn into the wrapping paper. He gasped when he found out it was an Armani box. He read a note taped to the box. "Wait, you thought of the same thing too. You brought stocks for me from Armani!"

Damn. I see y'all getting that money.

"I mean why wouldn't I do this. You've been talking about Armani for years." Ricky tightly hugged Danny before releasing him.

I was so focused and in awe of everyone's love that I've forgotten my own present. Oh wow, now I'm nervous as hell. I can feel my own hands begin to sweat. Elijah looked into my eyes before standing up. "My present is actually outside." He reached out his hand for me to take. I took it and he guided me towards the backyard.

{CUE THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC} ☃︎❅❆

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(By the way, imagine it's light outside.)

My mouth gaped at the skating rink, surrounded by firefly lights. Elijah lets go of my hand before walking off. Everyone gasped at the sight as well. I was on the verge to cry when I saw him, skating across the rink to get to me.

"What about your arm?" I questioned.

"It feels a little better. I did some exercises and rubbed some ointment on it."

"What if you fall?"

"I'll try not to. And if I do, I'll have you to break my fall."

"You've told me a plentiful of times that you wanted to try skating. So, why not bring it to you on Christmas Day." He added.

"When did you do this?"

"You're one heavy sleeper." He grabs my hand and sits me down on a bench. "You all can get skates over there." Everyone rushed over to the cubbies filled with skates from all sizes.

"Give me your feet."I placed my foot in his hand and he took off my slippers, replacing them with the skates. He deeply groaned as he picked himself up. "Alright, let's go skating princess." I held onto him as he carefully helped me walk onto the rink. I began to slightly skate as he started to move away. "Ooo, be careful."

"I know, honey." He stepped in front of me, gliding across the ice. I held onto him tightly, not wanting to let go. "When did you learn again?" I asked. He looked up from my feet. "When I was ten, my father let me try out for hockey." I smiled which he admired. I was so focused on him that I slipped forward. He quickly held onto me, gripping my hips. But the weight became too much and he slipped back. Thankfully falling onto his butt and lying on his back. I tried to help him but I kept slipping. So, I just laid on top of him which he laughed at. Because of his infectious cackle, I laughed too. He pulled back my hair as his laughter began to fade. I leaned in, kissing his lips. "I love you," he whispered against my lips.

"I love you."

He kissed my lips again. Our moment was thrown off as we heard screams. We both looked over to see Nora running because Kadence was throwing snowballs. I laughed and picked myself up. Elijah was about to stand, but struggled heavily.

"Ok for my present. I got..." he interrupted me. "No. I've got one more thing, my love." Elijah grabs my hand, bending down on one knee. I was in shock. Like I know he already proposed but.....

"I know I've done this before. But I wanted to do it with important people around us and in a romantic setting. I didn't want our memory of our proposal to be in a cold ass hospital and a day that felt heart wrenching. I wanna take you as my wife one day and have a beautiful family. I wanna have a future with you. Jada, can I have the honor of asking you again to be my wife?"

I was speechless and stuck. I don't know what to say. Why you might think?

"I-I." I pulled a velvet box from my coat and opened it. "I was gonna propose too." Elijah chuckled and stood on his feet. He kissed me deeply and passionately. He released me to let me breathe. "I didn't want you to have the memory of me being hurt in your head every time we talk about our proposal. So, I wanted to create a new memory. Can I have the honor of being your wife?"

He picked me up and kissed me again. "Yes, yes, yes." We both placed our rings on each other before he dipped me into a kiss. "We're getting married!" Elijah shouted. Everyone cheered, rushing towards us.

I love how deeply we care for each other. I've never felt this with anyone before. It makes me all gushy inside. I can't take away this feeling and I don't want to.

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-𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 ⭐️