39: Christmas

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" WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!" Penny jumped on Josh and Bexley's bed.

" Penny, it's six am." Josh chuckled, hugging Bexley tighter.

" So?" Penny asked.

" Why don't we lie down for another hour, then we'll get up?" Bexley murmured.

" Fine." Penny sighed dramatically.

" Come 'ere." Josh lifted the covers between him and Bexley for Penny to lay between them.

oOOo

An hour later, on the dot, Penny was up again.

" We're coming." Josh yawned.

" Can I go wake the others?" Penny bounced.

" Go for it." Bexley laughed. Penny raced out of the room to bang on Nick and Sky's door.

" It's Christmas! It's Christmas!" She shouted.

" It's also 7am!" Nick called back.

" So?" Penny sassed before running to Ben and JoJo's door.

" Penny, it's so early!" JoJo groaned.

" Come on!" Penny complained. Ben got up to open the door for her. Penny immediately ran to JoJo.

" Please JoJo?" Penny stuck her bottom lip out in a pout.

" Only because you're so cute." JoJo rolled her eyes.

" Yay!" Penny yelled excitedly as she sprinted back out the room to Cara and Natalie's.

" We're up, don't worry." Natalie swung the door open. Penny pulled her and Cara into the hall where the others were waiting.

They followed Penny into the living room. Her face lit up as she saw the stockings and gifts.

" Santa came!" Penny beamed with delight.

" Morning, folks!" Iain called as he and the others filed in.

" Santa came!" Penny announced.

" He did?" Michael asked.

" He found us!" Penny nodded excitedly.

" That's awesome!" Michael grinned.

" Penny, you can look in your stocking but we're opening all the presents after breakfast." Bexley called.

" Come on!" Penny dragged Michael and Jeff by the hand. She collected each stocking, handing it to it's respective person.

oOOo

After breakfast, they all sat around the tree, opening gifts one by one. Penny was almost having more fun distributing gifts than opening them.

" Here you go!" Penny found one of Jeff's gifts. He tore apart the wrapping paper.

" Yes!" He held up the karaoke set.

" Who hates us?" Ben groaned.

" Penny, you gonna sing with me?" Jeff ignored Ben.

" Yeah!" She nodded enthusiastically.

" This is from Uncle Nick." Josh held a gift out to Penny.

" Me?" Nick looked up.

" Her other Uncle Nick." Josh laughed. Penny opened the package.

" What are these?" Penny held up the shoes.

" Those are jazz shoes, for dancing." Josh smiled.

" Like you?" Penny perked up.

" Yes." Josh chuckled.

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