No Longer Next Door

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Embers pov

Even after I turned off the camera Devan wouldn't stop smiling.

"I've never seen you this happy about something for this long," I giggled

"It's not everyday you find out your having you first child,"

I went up to him and I wrapped my arms around his next. His arms arms snaked around my waist and he hugged me.

"So you're happy?" I asked him

"Definitely more than happy baby," he put his head on top of mine as we rocked in each other's standing embrace listening to the soft hum of jingle bell rock.

I smiled inside and out knowing that he was just as happy as I am.

"Hey we should get going to your parents house," I said

"Yeah... but let's just like this a little longer," he didn't let me go

My head lying against his chest calmed my anxiety from earlier.

Just then Devan's phone rang

He mumbled a curse word under his breath as we reached over and grabbed his phone

"What?" Devan asked sounding annoyed

"Where are you?" I heard Collins say fro
The phone because he wasn't being quite

"I'm at home why?" Devan replied

"Well get over here!"

"Give us like five minutes and then we'll be on our way,"

Collins was in the middle of saying something but Devan hung up on him

"Told ya' we should've left," I teased

"Yeah yeah," he said letting go of me and walking to the bedroom. I went and slipped on my shoes and Devan came out wearing black sweat pants and a hoodie

"Let's go before I s calls me again even madder,"

We both laughed a little

***

Devan opened the door and Collins was on him

"Where have you been?!" Collins yelled

Devan took a step back and wide eyed stared at him

"I'm sorry not all of us are single lonely people. Some of us have a wife to tend to,"

Collins was set back by this

"Devan i swear you better run,"

"Eh, it's up early for that," Devan walked over to the back of the couch. He sat on the top and then fell backwards so his legs were still dangling over the top

"Mom!" Collins walked off somewhere.

I joined Devan I'm sitting in the couch.

"Do you two always fight on Christmas?"

"It's only tradition," he laughed a little

"Collins Shoo," Anna pushed Collins I to the living room

He flopped down in the floor and crossed his arms like a child.

"You're family is weird," I confessed

"Yeah, well they're yours too now,"

"Oh great,"

I was sitting in the couch regularly and Devan was still sitting backwards. I picked up his head and set it in my lap.