Unexpected Liberties

Chapter Twenty Eight- Darling, You'll Be Okay

Mike's POV

                Bang. More banging. I sighed, realizing someone was knocking on my door. I rolled over and pulled the blankets over my head. I was not ready to get up, and no one was making me get out of bed. Just as I was falling back asleep, my door was flung open and something landed on me with an oomph.

                "Wakey, wakey, Mikey. Tiiiime for Christmaaaaaas!" Harrison chimed out into my ear. Could of guessed. I pushed her off of me and stood grumpily, searching for pants. Once she saw I was up, she left, and I heard more knocking, yelling, and complaining from my brother and Jaime. I wonder what she did to get Tony up. I checked my phone. It was already noon... Oh. I walked out of my room, my gaze meeting the annoyed eyes of 3 other men. I nodded, silently agreeing with them. It was late, but we hadn't planned on waking up. Harrison ran from the end of the hall, grabbing Jaime and Vic's hands' and then pushing me forward with her body.

               "Christmas time! Come on! Forward children!" She was a little over excited.

                When we got downstairs, Tony brought us coffee which we thanked him for. He gave us a knowing look and went to sit down. Harrison began passing out gifts, making piles for each of us. As we began tearing the five or six gifts open, laughing at silly things and grinning widely. Harrison was in the kitchen making breakfast, her gifts untouched. She got me a new hoodie, which was perfect since I had been wearing the same one since we arrived here. That was normally okay for our colder dates, but not when we were staying for months. She placed five plates of pancakes and sausage on the table, leaving sausage off of one, Tony's. She smiled as she walked over to us, obviously looking for approval on the gifts she gave out. I watched as she sat on Tony's lap, kissing his cheek. He was so gentle with her, and she was so happy just to be sitting on his lap. Our flight was leaving at 3, and thankfully there was no lay over, so the six-ish hour flight would get us there by nine, in time for Christmas with a day to spare. We would start the tour back on the 27th and it would be finished in late February. We finished opening presents and relocated to the table to eat. By the time we had finished, it two o'clock. It was time for Vic and I to go if we wanted to be on time. We grabbed our stuff and said our goodbyes before driving to the airport.

Tony's POV

               Once Vic, Jaime, and Mike were all well on their way to spend Christmas with their family and girlfriends, Harrison and I were alone.

               "Movies and cuddles?" Hare asked, a small smile on her face.

               "Sounds good," I replied, matching her expressing.

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                A few hours later, we were spread out on the floor. She had fallen asleep an hour ago, and I had been drifting on the line between awake and asleep for the past two. Her hand was in mine, and I couldn't have asked for anything more. I pulled the blanket around us and finally found sleep.

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             When I woke up, Harrison was no longer beside me, and light streamed in through the big windows. I stood up and cracked my joints, stretching out and yawning. Padding back to the bedroom, I found Harrison just like I had the other night, with a book and her glasses still on. I guess she had woken up in the middle of the night. I put her glasses and book away, tucking her in then I went out to kitchen. Maybe I'd make breakfast. Or lunch actually. It was already one. Christmas Eve, and tomorrow we'd exchange our gifts before I had to go on tour. It was only for two months, and I knew Hare could manage alone. She would be fine. I wasn't going anywhere, and I could trust she wouldn't either. It would all work out.