Trying Not to Love You
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I moved the covers out of my way and made my way upstairs with Hailey and Jaylinn to my room.
I was waiting for her to go to Mason's room to grab the gift to wrap, but she just reached in her purse, pulled out a piece of paper and some kind of passes.
I looked at the passes; they were for skiing in the Poconos this coming weekend. New Year's Eve weekend, the weekend I was going away with Hunter.
She winked at me and said, "I have to keep him busy somehow. There's only so much I can handle of him before I can't walk."
"Oh my God Hailey! I don't want to hear about that shit!" I said, completely disgusted by the thoughts running through my head.
"No really, I told Hunter I would help him. I'm not sure this is going to work but it should, since he has no idea you are going away with him." Hailey said.
I looked over at Jaylinn, waiting for her to tell me what she was going to be doing to keep Cooper busy. They claimed nothing was going on between them but I knew different. Cooper was never one to settle but Jaylinn was just the right person to change that.
"I don't have any plans. Cooper said he was busy." Jaylinn said with an unsettled look on her face.
"Coop doesn't have shit planned Jaylinn. You guys are coming with us; just don't tell him I told you. It's supposed to be a surprise. And you," Hailey said pointing at me, "better make this time worth it."
I walked over to her and gave her a huge hug, "Love you Hails."
Jaylinn joined in on our hugging and said "Love you too Hails."
After we got our last minutes gifts wrapped up, we made our way back downstairs to the boys. We all hung out for a little while before calling it a night.
"So you, your mom and Jaylinn are coming over tomorrow for breakfast?" I asked Hunter, walking him towards the door and away from Mason and Cooper so I could steal a kiss.
"Yeah, we'll open our gifts then come here."
"Ok, then I'll see you in the morning."
Hunter pulled me close and looked over my shoulder before he kissed me. He pulled back and said, "I'll see you in the morning. Make sure you take your medicine. I need you better for this weekend," he whispered.
I smiled and nodded my head. After Hunter and Jaylinn left, I went upstairs to get some sleep before a long day tomorrow.
19
I woke up Christmas morning feeling slightly better, my fever gone at least. I was so excited; I loved Christmas and I got to spend it with my little nephew. I quickly got up, showered and made it downstairs just as Jackson, Chloe and Alex were walking in. I walked over to Jackson and grabbed the car seat from him; I couldn't wait to get my hands on Alex any longer.
"Merry Christmas to you too Kenzie." Jackson said sarcastically.
"Just wait, I need my nephew first." I unfastened Alex from the car seat and picked him up. He was so much bigger than the last time I saw him just a few weeks ago.
"Merry Christmas baby Alex." I cooed to him, and he grabbed a hold of my finger. He was so sweet and handsome. He looked so much like Jackson, with a little touch of Chloe.
I walked into the dining room where my mom, dad, Jackson, Chloe and Cooper were. As soon as I walked in, I lost Alex to Cooper. Now that my hands were free, I went over to Jackson, put my arms around him and wished him and Chloe a Merry Christmas.
There was a knock on the door. I figured it was Hunter, Jaylinn and Mrs. McCormick. I went to answer it but was in for a surprise when I saw Dominic standing there.
Shit!
"Merry Christmas." Dominic said.
"Um, Merry Christmas. What are you doing here?" I asked with a slight panic in my voice. I did not need there to be a fight on Christmas and I was sure there would be one.
"I just wanted to stop by and say thanks." He reached up and ran his hand over his jaw.
Huh? "What are you talking about? Is this something that can wait for another day? Hunter is going to be here any minute and I don't want there to be another fight."
Cooper came up behind me and said, "What the f**k are you doing here? Did you not learn your damn lesson over Thanksgiving?"
"I'm not here to start any shit Cooper; I just came by to let your sister know that Brittany isn't pregnant. She lied about the whole damn thing." Dominic said, looking over at me.
"That's good and it explains why she was at the bar the other night with Logan."
"She was at the bar with Logan? You sure?" Dominic asked.
Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. "Yeah. Look, you really should leave before Hunter shows. I'm glad you got an extra Christmas present this year."
I stepped back into the house with Cooper, shut the door, turned towards Cooper and said, "Not a word that he was here, got it?"
"Yeah alright. It's my business anyway. I got my own damn problems," Cooper said, stalking off towards the kitchen.
Hailey, who must have come downstairs when I was out front with Dominic, was helping my Mom and Chloe make breakfast.
"Merry Christmas Hails." I went over and kissed her cheek.
"Get off my girl." Mason said, sneaking up on me.
"Your girl? I think she was mine first." I wrapped my arms around Mason. "Merry Christmas Mase."
"Merry Christmas Kenz. What are you doing for New Year's?"
Shit! "Umm, I don't have any plans just yet; maybe hang out here with mom, dad, Jackson, Chloe and baby Alex. What are your plans?"
"Probably the same thing. Maybe we should invite everyone over here and have a party. I don't really feel like going out anywhere."
I glanced over at Hailey who had her eyes on the pancake mix that she was mixing. "Yeah, ok, sounds good."
Just as everything was about finished cooking, Hunter, Mrs. McCormick and Jaylinn showed up, armed with gifts.
I walked into the pantry to grab a roll of paper towels when Hunter snuck up behind me and wrapped his arms around me. "Merry Christmas CC."
"Merry Christmas." Turning around in his arms, I stood on my tiptoes and kissed him. He grabbed the back of my head with one hand; he let his other hand slide down my sides and around my waist to caress my ass. His tongue brushed my lips, wanting access into my mouth.
"What the f**k!" Mason yelled.
Hunter and I broke apart but Hunter grabbed my hand, started pulling me back in the kitchen, towards Mason. Mason stopped us from passing.
"I told you to leave my sister alone dude." Mason gritted through his teeth.
Hailey came up behind Mason and tried to grab his hand, but he moved his hand away from hers. Looking at me with his jaw set, he was waiting for one of us to answer him.