Chapter 35

{The pack house}

Dom's POV

"Merry Christmas Dom." Stef's dad says shaking my hand as he and mrs Moore walk into the house.

I smile and hug mrs. Moore.

"Stef's in the kitchen helping my mom finish up dinner. I'll take your bags up to the guest room."

I watch them migrate to the kitchen then grab their bags.

It's like a family reunion here at the pack house. Mine and Stef's family, Max and Danny's family. All here, under one roof. Including a little over two hundred pack members. All for Christmas...

Once I've placed Mr and Mrs Moore's bags in one of the many guest rooms I head back downstairs to find max.

I find max in the kitchen along with all four of our families and a few pack members.

"Max can I talk to you for a minute?" I interrupt his conversation with my dad.

He nods.

Before we leave the kitchen I notice Stef. She's sitting at the island, smiling and giggling as her and Mia are coating cookies with green and red sprinkles. She catches my stare and looks up at me, grinning. Cheeks pink and eyes bright.

"What's wrong Dom." Max asks pulling my gaze away from my mate. We step just outside the kitchen.

"I fucked up max, I fucked up bad."

"How?" He crosses his arms over his chest.

"I didn't get Stef anything for Christmas..." I cringe whispering.

Yes it is Christmas Eve. No I had no clue what to get her. And yes I know I fucked up. Massively.

Max laughs like I'm kidding.

I would laugh too, if I was joking.

Aggressively, I rake my fingers through my hair.

"Your fucking serious?!"

"Shh..!" I whisper yell at him. The kitchen is all of the sudden quite.

I put my index finger over my lips telling him to remain quiet.

"Look, I screwed up but I need you help me fix this. Will you help me?"

He sighs then nods.

"I just don't understand. How do you not get your mate something for Christmas?"

I tried, I really did. It's just that nothing in the mall, or any fucking store really, was perfect enough for her.

No fragrance could smell better then her natural sent. No piece of clothing could makes her goddess body anymore perfect.

I even thought about getting her lingerie but that would be a Christmas gift more for myself.

"Just meet me in my office after dinner." I whisper lastly before we return to the kitchen.

~%~

"You okay Dom?" My father questions my absence in family conversation.

I sit up a little to show some interest.

"I'm fine." I lie. Im fucking nervous.

When I look at my watch the clock just strikes 8. Nothing's gonna be open if we don't go soon.

I still haven't decided on what to get her. Christmas is making my brain hurt.

I look to my right where Stef and Danny are gossiping about something Stef's saw on Twitter.

Then It hits me. I shoot up out of my chair instantly.

"Max, could I speak to you?" He senses my urgency and follows me out of the dining room.

"What is it?" He asks, knowing I've come up with something.

"It's the perfect gift for her max!"

She'll love it! She has to.

"Great now tell me what it is."

I can't tell him here. There are to many trained ears In this house. I explain this to him then we devise a plan to get out of the house long enough to get the gift.

~%~

"You understand what you have to do right?" I ask max as we prepare to execute my plan.

"You really think this Is gonna work Dom. I don't think..."

I cut him off.

"I know Stef too well, it'll work. Now do it."

With my orders max uses a pair of scissors to cut one of the wires on the Christmas tree shutting off half of the Christmas lights.

"I hope your right. We've practically just ruined Christmas." Max says.

We leave the crime scene. Aka the living room.

No more then twenty minutes later Stef enters the dining room with a crying Mia.

"Awe what's wrong sweetie?" My mother is by Mia's side in seconds.

"The Christmas lights are broken." She cries.

I feel sort of bad.

Max looks at me. I guess feeling the same way.

"Yeah, a wire on the lights is completely split." Stef explains.

"Well you can't have a Christmas tree without lights. The little kids will be so upset." My mother frowns.

My dad speaks up.

"No need to be upset. Ill go out and see if I can find some?" He stands to his feet.

This is it.

"It's alright dad I'll go." Without a word he sits back down.

Everything is going according to plan so far.

I stand up to make my way out of the dining room.

"Hey Dom. You want me to come with?" Max asks. Right on que.

"If you want to." I say nonchalantly.

I plant a passionate kiss on Stef's lips before I make my exit.

~%~

"How the hell did we pull that off?" Max shouts when we've made it outside, into the car and onto the street.

"I told you it would work. Now we just have to hope that the fucking stores are open."

I'm praying that these stores are open.

~%~

After driving for an hour and a half were ready to give up.

"It doesn't look like its open Dom."

We're sitting in the Parking lot of the strip. The place that has both stores that we need to get into.

"Just go see if you can find some lights in big lots, that's still open." He gets out of the car and jogged down to the store.

I get out of the car and walk over to the sprint store.

I try to open the door. Locked.

Looking through the glass I see that the lights are still on and there are devices still running.

Just as I'm about to turn around and go back to the car a guy comes out of a room in the back of the store. He doesn't notice me. I knock on the glass. When he sees me I swear he rolls his eyes.

Taking his time he walks to the front of the store and opens the door only wide enough to hear my voice. Fucking prick.

"Sorry sir but clearly we're closed. It's Christmas Eve."

"I know that but if you could just help me out..." Maybe if I'm nice to this shit head he'll help me.

"I don't think I can do that."

"Look, your what the fucking manager here? You have to know how to do every job In this place. All I'm asking is do me this one favor and sell me a phone, please." I can't believe I'm fucking begging this guy.

"I don't see how helping you would benefit me in any way." He really wants to bargain with me?

"Come on, have some Christmas spirit or whatever."

"Maybe I don't celebrate Christmas..." He snaps starting to close the door.

I stop him.

"Okay, okay. For fucks sake what do you want? Money. I have money." I hold my wallet up.

"I don't want your money,"

If I don't get something for Stef waking up tomorrow morning is going to be hell.

"But. Your watch may do the trick."

I look down at my Rolex.

"You want my watch?" This was the very first thing I bought when I came into a little money. But Stef means more.

With one last look at the memorabilia i unclasp the watch from my wrist and drop it in his hands.

"Perfect. Now what kind of phone are you thinking of?"

His smile is evil.

"Fucking prick..." I whisper under my breath as we walk into the store.

"What was that?"

"Um I said the iPhone 6."

~%~

"About time, did you get it?" Max asks when i get back into the car.

"I got it. A brand new rose gold iPhone 6."

I really hope she likes it.

"Thank god. Everyone's been calling me ask where we are. I just told them all the stores we've been to were closed."

"Thanks for the help max."

"No problem bro. Oh and I got the lights but they only had the bundles left so there's like bubble lights, waterproof lights, blue LED lights, and whatever the hell else." I start the drive home as he talks about his hassle with getting the light.

"You thought you had to deal with shit tonight? The only way I could get that prick to sell me this fucking phone was if I gave him my watch."

"Wait. Your kidding me right? Your fist watch? The watch that you spent three grand on is now on that assholes wrist?" I knew he would flip.

"Exactly but, I've have that watch for years. He'd be lucky to get fifty bucks for it."

He bursts into laughter and I join him.

~%~

With a couple of shots of egg nog and Christmas music on repeat max, danny, stef, and I got the brand new lights on the tree along with a few ornaments. All while everyone else in the house is asleep.

"We better get to bed if we're gonna open gifts in the morning." I say taking Stef's hands and pulling her to my chest.

"Your right. Good night you two we'll see bright and early."

With that we all go our separate ways. Max and danny to max's old room and myself and Stef to a new room, since Mia joined the family.

~%~

"I don't think I can sleep, I'm so excited. Christmas is tomorrow!" Stef beams.

"But if you don't go to sleep you'll be to tried to enjoy Christmas." I grab one of my shirts for her to wear to bed.

"Your right." She sighs and lifts her arms so I can undress her.

I pull her shirt over her arms leaving her in a black bra that is hugging her breasts so perfectly it hurts.

Next is her jeans. I wrap my hand around her waist and undo the button and pull down her zipper.

"Sit down baby." I whisper in her ear.

She goes and sits on the end of the bed.

Kneeling before her I pull her pants off, one leg at a time.

"Up." She stands up so I can put the t-shirt on her.

"Thank you for dressing me."she blushes.

"Anytime pup." I kiss her lips and squeeze her ass.

"Okay, let's go to sleep so it can be Christmas!"

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Chapter 35

Thank you all for reading and thank you all so much for almost 100k. It's been a long journey and I look forward to continuing it.

~Hippy

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