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The sides had just finished a long day of helping Thomas. It was Christmas after all. That meant they all had to be working to make sure Thomas’s Christmas celebration went well.
When they returned to the Mind Palace, they were all tired and ready for rest. Already forgetting what the day was.
Not Patton however. While the others were working, he had managed to sneak away for an hour to make sure the Mind Palace was ready for Christmas. He had baked the food, made sure everyone’s gifts were under the table - per his request the others gave him their gifts for the others -, the fire was lit, and he sent out the invitations to others to join their celebration.
When they entered the Mind Palace everyone was shocked, and confused as to who had the time to do this with how busy their day is. When they turned to Patton they immediately knew who had prepared their Christmas.
Laughing lightly at their - somewhat - shocked faces, Patton shooed them up the stairs telling them to but on their Christmas clothes. Quickly, everyone scrambled to their rooms, feeling more awake at the idea of having their first Christmas celebration together as a complete family.
Patton - who already had on his Christmas sweater -, headed towards the kitchen to set the table. This year he had two more additions to his family, and three more family members who were on their way. When the table was set, he started moving the food from the kitchen to the dining room table. As that task was completed, he marked each seat so no one was fighting over seats - Roman and Remus -.
Slowly the others joined him in the living room, relaxing while they waited to hear what Patton’s plan for the rest of the night was. After a few minutes, there was a knocking on their door. Each side was surprised, because the front door was merely for show and all the sides usually just sunk in.
Quickly Roman got up and threw open the door, surprise still evident in his face. “Emile, Remy! What are you guys doing here?”
Remy, being Remy walked under Roman’s arms and into the house, “Sup everyone. Patton invited us to join your Christmas celebration,” he turned to look at Patton, “Thanks for the invite babe.”
Each side got over their shock and welcomed the two. They all sat in the living room catching up and relaxing.
After another 30 minutes, Thomas sunk into the room, surprising the other sides, as for they thought he had gone to sleep - other than Remy and Patton -. Thomas placed his presents by the ones Rmey and Emile brought, and sat on the floor by Virgil.
Finally, Patton brought them all to the dinning, deciding it was time to eat. Patton had cooked a Christmas ham, green beans, mashed potatoes, fruit salad, and more. On the table was also both kid wine and actual wine - and of course coffee for our favorite coffee addict -. Each side found their places and sat down, eager to start eating. They all bowed their heads and said a quick prayer, before calmly filling their plates.
The rest of dinner was filled with light conversations, and a lot of eating. After everyone had finished, Patton led them back to the living room, so they could all relax before presents. Unfortunately on the way back, a few couples weren’t paying attention and got caught under the mistletoe.
The house was filled with light conversation, and happy laughter. Over time, the conversation switched to storytelling, and Patton and Janus had lots of stories of their children. Each story told left the youngest sides red faced, and the others laughing. After an hour of storytelling, they managed to stop the parental sides from continuing and were able to divert their attention.
When Patton and Emile returned to the living room, they handed each person their hot chocolate, and placed the cookies on the table. Finally, Patton allowed everyone to open their presents.
Soon each present was open, and the air was filled with light cheering and thank yous, filling the house with some good old Christmas cheer.
Eventually, they returned to their places, tired and happy. Remy and Emile said their goodbyes and thanks, followed by Thomas. Together Patton and Janus managed to get each of their children to bed and tucked in. And if they left a kiss on their foreheads like they used to, no one needed to know. Even when the last light was turned off and Patton and Janus had gone to sleep. The air was filled with happiness. Everyone knew they’d treasure the memories, and couldn’t wait for next Christmas. Hoping they’d do it again.