The Ice Queen

Chapter Eleven

"Are you two going to ever get up?" I heard someone knock on the door and groaned in my sleep, "Come on! It's Christmas!"

"Go away, Brad!"

"Red! Get your ass up! It's Christmas! You too Looch!"

"It's too early," I muttered and then felt someone move against me. I opened my eyes and picked my head up a little to be greeted with red hair. I smirked when I knew it to be Alyssa and saw her head on my shoulder, her body tucked under my arm and her hand draped across my stomach.

I placed my hand on top of the arm that was across my stomach and then glided my fingers along Alyssa's back with my other hand that was already on her arm.

"Mhmmm, morning," she muttered against my skin and then turned her head and rested her chin on me.

"Morning," I smirked and then saw that she had the sheets wrapped around her up to her chest, and I had the sheets to my waist. She sighed tiredly and I kissed her head and sat up, being sure to pull the sheet with me.

"I'm going to take a shower," Alyssa said as she stood up and pulled the sheet with her, making me pull for the comforter. She walked out of the bed and I stared at her, the sheet was loose against her back and ended just above her butt, showing off her bare back. When she got to the bathroom door, she turned around and smirked, "Care to join me?"

"Wha-Uh- Ye- Yes!" I jumped out of bed and jogged towards her and she laughed and walked into the bathroom and dropped the sheet and I attacked her.

-Alyssa-

"God, don't ever do it in the shower again! It like echoes throughout the house," Brad whined as Milan and I walked into the living room just in time to see Tyler walking in along with Nathan, who brought his wife and son.

"Ty, I thought your family was in town?" I asked and he nodded his head.

"I'm only over for a little bit," he said and I nodded my head and walked over towards the couch and sat down, staring at the presents under the Christmas tree and then remembering that I needed to get the presents out of my room.

My arms were full when I walked back into the room, the guys were laughing as I tried to place them in front of the tree without dropping them, "Thanks for the help!" I said and then guys smirked and waved.

"We gave moral support!" Brad said and I smirked and rolled my eyes.

"Not enough of it!" I stuck my tongue out at him and then walked over towards him and wrapped my arms around her, "Merry Christmas."

Brad kissed my head and then hugged me tight, "Merry Christmas."

I moved to Tyler, Nathan, his wife, Tammy and then over towards Milan. He smirked and then kissed my cheek before wrapping his arms around my neck.

Tammy had apparently made some food for us, not knowing that I was going to be here, but happy to see that there was another girl. I felt bad because I didn't know that she and her son would be here, I didn't get them anything for Christmas, and I got Nathan something.

"Presents!" Tyler yelled and I laughed when he and Nathan's two year old son, Dylan went over towards the Christmas tree.

"Hey little man, this one's your!" Brad said as he walked over towards the tree and picked up a present, "It's from," he looked at the label, "Alyssa! Auntie AJ got you a present!"

'...Huh?...' I looked at the wrapper, it wasn't one of mine. I looked over towards Nathan who smirked towards me and wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

"You didn't have to," he said and I smirked and shrugged my shoulders.

'...I didn't...' I thought and then looked over towards Milan to see him smirking, '...You little devil!...' I smirked towards him and shook my head, and then mouthed a 'thanks'.

"Whoa! Look at that!" Brad said and I then I decided to walk over and bent down.

"What did Auntie AJ get you?" I laughed and looked at Brad who was smirking at me, '...Literally, what did I get you?...'

"Supie!" Dylan yelled and I looked to see that it was a Superman action figure. I laughed because he was so excited about it and then looked over towards Nathan and Tammy to see them smiling brightly, "Open, open."

"What do you say, Dylan?" Tammy stated and I looked at Dylan to see him walking over towards me and held out the box. He say 'please' in the cutest little baby voice and I couldn't help but hug him right there.

"You're so cute!" I squealed and the guys laughed.

"Don't suffocate him, Red!" Brad said and I laughed and pulled back from Dylan and then picked him up.

"How 'bout you open your other presents little man?" Tyler said and then held up three more small presents.

"Supie!" Dylan said and I laughed and sat on the floor, leaning my back against the couch. Dylan came over and sat in my lap and Tyler handed me the presents.

"Hey buddy, look, what do we have here?" I said as I picked up a present that felt like a book. I placed my arms around him and placed the present on his lap. He squealed and then started to tear the paper off the present, "What's that?!" I smiled and looked at the superhero coloring book.

"Supie!" he said while pointing to Superman on the cover.

"Who was that from?" I said as I took the paper and looked for the tag, "That was from Uncle Marshy, can you tell Uncle Marshy 'thank you'?"

-Milan-

"She's so good with him," Tammy muttered to Nathan, but I heard it and smirked.

"He's enjoying himself," Nathan laughed and then nudged his elbow into my arm, "We might have to check her before she leaves, she might steal my son," he said and I smirked and nodded my head, hearing Alyssa squeal about how cute Dylan was.

Once Dylan opened up all of his presents, Tammy walked into the kitchen to start to heat up the food that she brought. Although, I don't think that she brought enough.

"Here Nate, I got you something," Alyssa said as she called Nathan over and handed a present to him, she didn't want to get up because Dylan was on her lap.

"You really didn't have to, AJ," he smirked and then kissed her cheek and then stood up.

"All right guys, Looch's pile, Marshy's pile, Horty's pile and AJ's pile," Tyler said as he showed all the presents divided up, "The loot has been divided," he said trying to sound like a pirate, but it didn't work.

-Alyssa-

"Stick to hockey, sweetie," I said and Tyler smirked and shrugged his shoulders and I saw the pile of presents next to him.

Brad was the first to open his present, it was from Tyler, he got football tickets to some kind of game, but Brad was excited so that's all that mattered. Milan got him some video games, Nathan got him some movies and Tammy got him a gag gift, socks. I smirked when he picked up his present from me, he tore the paper and then opened the box and his eyes widened and his mouth was wide.

I smirked when I saw his reaction and was so happy to see that he liked it, '...Thank god...'

"Red, I love it, wow," he said and then pulled the frame out of the box and placed it on his lap. The guys walked over and looked at it and then smirked. I made him a picture frame full of pictures of us growing up, from the time we were babies until now, twenty three years of memories.

"When was this?" Tyler asked as he pointed to a picture and Brad smirked.

"The year before she left, we were at the beach with our families," he said and I smiled at the fact that he remembered.

"Damn AJ, you look good in a bikini!" Tyler said and I blushed and hid my face into Dylan's head.

"Idiot," Milan said and then heard a smack.

"Here, let Auntie AJ get up really quick," I said and then picked Dylan up so that I could stand up and hug Brad.

"Thank you," he said and I smiled and nodded my head.

"Awww, they're bffs," Tyler teased and I kissed Brad's cheek and rolled my eyes.

Tyler opened his presents next, I got him a few movies and a gift card to a tattoo shop because I knew that he was interested in getting more tattoos. Nathan went next, I got him some candy that you could only find in DC that he loves and then a gag gift of a mini hockey stick signed my Mike Green because he hates Mike.

"Really?!" he tried to be angry, but I knew he was holding back a laugh. I smiled brightly and Nathan walked over and kissed my cheek, "You just wait, I'll get you back!"

I looked at Dylan on my lap and saw that he was starting to color in his new book, "Your daddy is crazy," I smirked and Dylan laughed.

Milan started to open his presents, but I noticed that he saved mine for last. I know that I got him the watch, and that watch was expensive, but I wanted to get him a little gag gift as well.

"You didn't have to get me two," he said and I smirked.

"Two?" Brad asked and I nodded my head.

"We were bored yesterday and opened a present," I said and Brad scoffed.

"Remember that was that I was looking at in DC?" Milan said to Brad and he nodded his head.

"The one you were practically drooling over?" Brad said and i smirked.

"I wasn't drooling-"

"Yes you were," I laughed and Milan waved me off.

"She got me that," Milan said and Brad smirked. Milan then looked down at the box on his lap and opened it, throwing back his head, laughing and then shaking his head, "You would pull that on me!"

"What?" Brad, Tyler and Nathan asked and I smirked when Milan put the box down and pulled out the bright red Capital's jersey, signed and worn by your truly.

"Because I know how much I know you love my team," I laughed and then winked towards Milan, "Merry Christmas!"