▽ Ebony Day Cover Of Mistletoe

               ➣ thirty-five

The camera was angle to point at Ariella as she sat on the floor surrounded by ripped decorative paper.

''Come on Ariella, open you're present'' I urged.

''Wait! I'm back and I finally found my phone'' He exclaimed before taking a seat next to me.

She nodded and opened up her last gift. A box.

'What the hell?'.

''Open the box'' Stiles instructed. She nodded and flipped the box around to find an opening. When she did it took all her will power to open it.

''Damn'' I muttered as she took out another box.

Stiles chuckled. ''Now open that box''.

She opened it as well with less difficulty to have taken out a smaller box.

''I don't got all day-''.

''Open it''.

I rolled my eye's, preparing for another box but was taken by surprise to see a rusty charm bracelet. The charms itself included a wolf, huntsmans bow, a heart, a pair of handcuffs that also chained together the bracelet, swan, keys and a revolver, and a little car.

''Wow'' Ariella and I mumbled in awe.

''You like it?''.

''Of course'' She cheered, slipping the bracelet on easily since her hands were small.

He leaned in and whispered ''That's also not waterproof''.

I flattened my lips and nodded.

''I'm never gonna take this off'' She exclaimed, taking her Hello Kitty flat screen and running to her room.

''How long do you think that'll last?'' He questions, most likely referring to the tv.

I laughed at his response and stood, arching my back to stretch.

''An hour and a half full of screaming and overly love, I'm pretty much done for the day''.

I made my way over to the kitchen, taking out a pack of bacon.

He chuckled. ''It wasn't bad''.

I shook my head. ''Three years in a row can get pretty tiring''.

I turned the knob on for hot water to start rinsing some plates.

''Say, you know when the others are gonna come over?'' I asked, rubbing the scrubby part of the sponge along the plate.

''Around the afternoon''.

I nodded.

''You know I-uh, I've been thinking.. When you gonna tell Ariella I'm her father?'' He stuttered.

I pursed my lips and went on to the next plate. Honestly the thought hasn't even crossed my mind.

''Well?''.

I turned to him and took a deep breath.

''Well what? If you wanna tell her, tell her right now''.

× × ×

''Oh my god he is literally going to tell her right now'' I muttered.

Stiles came back into the living room holding Ariellas hand, the two of them take a seat on the couch next to me.

''Ariella, there's something that we have tell you. Go ahead Juliet''.

Slowly, I craned my neck to look at the cheeky bastard. Ignoring him, I closed my eye's and took a deep breath.

''Ariella, you do have a dad-''.

She jumped out of her seat. ''Really, who is he?''.

I turned to Stiles and back at her. ''It's Stiles''.

''Really? How do you know?'' She interrogates. I gotta admit, that was not how I thought her reaction would be.

I turned to Stiles, trying to process any words that can be comprehensible for a three year old.

''Because he-uh.. Because-''.

''I knew the whole time when mommy didn't. Now she knows and now you know'' He quickly says.

I turned to him with my eyebrows inching together. Not only did he flip the script but it was vague as hell.

She shrugged her shoulders. ''Fair enough''.

Her grin returned as she got on his lap to give him a hug. I smiled at the moment but it disappeared once Scott came in wearing a Santa Claus outfit with Kira and Lydia following after him.

Yet Kira had to be the only one in a elf costume.

''Merry Christmas! Ho Ho Ho!''.

I smirked. ''Booy!''.