Can You Teach Me? (Parts 201+)

Part 213 Pairs Cannot Be Separated

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Part 213 - Saturday December 21st

Sang's POV

I joined the guys in the living room. Everyone had on festive pajamas, including North. His was all black, and the T-shirt said "Ba-humbug!" It was perfect for my grumpy boy.

All of the Christmas presents were set out in front of the tree and it looks like Santa threw-up in the living room. My one gift for all nine boys and the gift to me from Gabe were both rectangular and poster size. The other gifts were fairly small, some bigger than others.

I knelt down in front of the tree, sitting on my heals and just studied the beauty of all the giving because of love and family. Why did my step-mother deprive us, Marie, Dad and Myself, of something so altruistic? I will never understand her hatred.

I turned around as Sean came into the room with a tray of hot cocoa mugs and a bowl full of marshmallows to put in our drinks. I stood up and helped to hand the mugs out to everyone. North took hold of my wrist and gave me a gentle tug to sit in his lap. "I'll sit with you, but first I want to put some marshmallows in mine."

North tugged me down to his lap, "you don't need the added sugar. The cocoa has enough."

Silas glared at North, "If Aggele wants a few marshmallows, it is not going to kill her." He picked up a few and dropped them in my mug.

"Yeah North, it's Christmas. Let Peanut have fun." He picked up a few marshmallows, and dropped them in my mug too. I smiled at their standing up for my sugar intake.

Luke didn't say anything, but he stood up, grabbed some white puffy goodness and dropped a few in my mug, then jumped out of the way of North's arm flying at him. That caused Gabriel to hoot with laughter.

Owen entered the room, took his grey mug and went to one of the white side chairs. "Sang!". He called getting everyone's attention. "Merry Christmas, love." I blushed that he called me 'Love' in front of the others. "I have a Christmas gift for you, but you have to come with me out to the garage to see it." He had a well contained smile, but his eyes shown with excitement.

"Did you get me a car?"

"Come with me and see." Owen stood up, holding his hand out to me. I took a hold of his hand and let him lead me outside. All the rest of the boys were talking excitedly as they followed us outside. At the garage door, Owen placed me in the center and motioned for me to stay right there. He hit the garage remote button and the garage started scrolling up slowly. Owen was standing to the side, watching my reaction.

My eyes grew wide, my mouth dropping open. I looked to Owen, then the garage, back to Owen and then the garage again. "You got me both of them?"

"They are a pair. They cannot be separated."

I eagerly ran inside the garage and scooped up the little beagle puppy and the sweet grey kitty that we saw on our date at the park. "Aren't you two the cutie-wootiest! Both of you will be loved more than any other dog or cat in the history of the world!" Then I looked up into Owen's face with a pleading look, "May they come inside with us? It is too cold out here tonight." I could hear some of the guys snigger at that.

"As you wish, Sang."

Silas came over to me and took both the dog and cat in his arms, cradling them like the sweet babies they are. They didn't seem upset by his size. Before I went back in the house, I went to Owen, put my arms around his neck and stared into his sinful grey eyes. "Thank you for saving them for me. For keeping them together like a family should. That was the perfect Christmas gift! I love you." I pressed my lips to his and slightly melted into his body as he held me close around my waist.