The Horans. The family of the angels.

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Niall's POV

CHRISTMAS DAY.

"It's alright", Carina whispered as she intertwined our fingers.

Last night, my parents and brother arrived in Dublin at my apartment and were introduced to Carina.

She seemed to be pretty nervous at first, but then got pretty comfortable around my mum, dad, Greg; my brother and Denise; my sister in law.

She also got along really well with Theo, my little nephew who's a toddler.

My family chatted with her over dinner and she used the spare bedroom in my apartment because, well, my mother didn't want us to share the same room.

If only she knew about the things we've done.

"Babe, I guess you're staring to zone out like me", Carina laughed and I was snapped out of my trance.

We were presently in Carina's parents drive way as we were making our way towards the main door of their huge bungalow.

It was beautiful bungalow with a large garden and probably a large backyard. There were plenty of floral plants which looked so beautiful.

I remembered Carina telling me about how much her mom loves gardening.

"Babe, I'm just nervous", I said as I took in a deep breath.

Of course, I'm going to be meeting my girlfriend's family for the first time, it's pretty obvious I'm going to feel nervous.

"You don't have to be", she said and pecked my lips.

Now this definitely calmed me down.

Carina rang the door bell as we stood in front of it with my family close behind us.

The door opened and revealed a woman who resembled Carina, but was much older and taller.

"Baby!", she exclaimed and wrapped her arms around Carina.

She's my baby too.

"Aw, and you're Niall", she said and pulled me into a hug.

I returned her hug and smiled, "Nice to meet you Mrs. Finch".

"Oh come on, you can call me Cecelia", she said and smiled brightly.

"Hello, Mr and Mrs Horan", she beamed brightly as she hugged my parents and then my brother and his wife.

"Hey, little guy", she said as she scooped a very cranky Theo in her arms.

He just looked at her and started to cry.

She handed him back to Denise and ushered for us to enter their wonderful bungalow.

"Love, look who's here", she yelled as we walked further in the bungalow.

The interior was beautiful as the walls were painted in a glossy cream colour, there was a large portrait of Carina's family and I suppose it was taken a while ago.

"Welcome home", a tall man, who I assumed to be Carina's dad spoke.

"Dada", she ran into his arms and he hugged her tightly and kissed her cheek.

"I've missed you so much my baby", he said as he let go of her.

She nodded and turned towards us.

"Dada, this is Niall, my boyfriend", she said and I felt like the happiest man.

"Hey Niall, nice meeting you", he said and pulled me into a hug.

Should I say 'Hi Sir'?.

"The pleasure's all mine, sir", I said as I pulled back.

"Oh come on, son. Don't 'sir' me", he laughed and I laughed too.

He greeted my parents and Carina pulled me into what looked like the living room of her home.

"Oh my god", she gasped and let go of my hand and ran towards a really tall and good looking guy.

"Baby", he said as he wrapped his arms around her.

"I've missed you so much", he said as he let go of her and she punched his chest lightly.

"Liar, you don't even bother calling or texting me. Don't lie on Christmas", she rolled her eyes and he faked a sad face.

"This is my boyfriend, Niall", she said to him and she literally dragged him towards me.

"Ni, this is Craig. My second older brother", she said and I extended my arm which he shook.

"Hey, nice to finally see you", he said as he looked me in the eyes.

"Uh, do you even know about him?", Carina smirked at him.

"No, I didn't. But I'm just glad that you've moved over that jerk and finally found yourself a nice guy", he said and he genuinely smiled.

Okay, he seemed to be pleased with me.

"How do you know if he's nice?", she asked him and my eyes widened.

He looked confused and tried to say something, but it seemed like he couldn't find the right words.

"I can't believe you're a journalist and you can't even speak in front of your baby sister", she laughed and he glared at her. 

"Well, he's not nice, he's great", she chuckled and I found myself at ease.

He face palmed and Carina and I laughed.

"Cari, my little pea", said another tall guy and rushed towards us.

He pulled Carina into a tight hug and kissed her forehead.

"How have you been? It's been ages since we've met or even spoken", she said as she pulled away from his embrace and he kissed her cheeks.

"I'm good, coping up with Elena's mood swings", he said and they laughed.

"This is Niall, my boyfriend", she said as she introduced me and continued, "And this is Carl, my oldest brother".

"Hi Niall, nice meeting you", he said and pulled me into a hug and I returned the gesture.

"Pleasure is all mine", I smiled and he grinned.

"Nice, I'm happy that you found yourself Niall", he said and Carina blushed.

"You have no idea how happy I am", she said and I felt my heart roar.

Okay, so both of her older brothers seemed to like me. I just need to be liked by her little brother.

Well, I don't think that should be a problem.

"Come on, let's go", he said as he wrapped his arm around Carina and they walked past the dining room and towards the back door.

"Since there are a pretty lot of us this Christmas, we planned on having lunch in the backyard", Craig said as he and I followed Carina and Carl.

"Oh wow, I'm pretty sure you've got a big backyard", I replied and his smiled widened.

"Wait till you see it. We'd run around the backyard like wild animals and our mum would literally chase us until she got tired", he laughed and I did too.

We stepped out of the back door and were greeted by a large area which was their backyard.

Wow.

I could play golf here.

The backyard was covered in perfectly manicured lawn. There was also a mini pool!

There was a large table set at the centre of the backyard for all of us with miniature Christmas decorations on it.

"Babe, come here", Carina said as she held my hand and pulled me towards a group of people chatting randomly.

"Okay, so this is Niall, my boyfriend", she said as she wrapped her arms around my left bicep.

I smiled at the people who smiled back at me.

"Ni, this is my sister in law, Elena", she said motioning to the pregnant woman in front of me.

"Hi, it's nice to finally see Carina with a guy", she said as we exchanged a handshake.

"This is Violet, my niece", Carina said as she lifted a little girl in her arms.

"Hi, Violet", I said as I kissed the back of her tiny palm.

"Is he my uncle?", she asked and Carina nodded with a bright smile.

"Hi uncle", she said and smiled brightly at me.

"This is my grandma and grandpa", Carina said as she motioned towards the old couple who smiled at us.

"Hi, it's lovely meeting you", her grandma said with a thick accent and I smiled.

"It's lovely meeting up with all her people", I said and her smiled widened.

Suddenly Carina yelped and I turned my head to look at her.

A young boy snaked his arms around her waist from behind and kissed her cheek.

She smacked his face although her back faced him.

"Don't do that ever again", she yelled and her grandparents smiled.

She turned around and hugged the boy and he rubbed her back.

Well, I guess this is her younger brother; Chris.

"Baby, this is my boyfriend, Niall and Ni, this is my baby brother", she said and I extended my arm out. 

He looked at me for a second and gave me a curt smile and shook my hand.

"Come on, it's time we say the grace and have lunch", yelled her dad and we walked towards the table which was in the centre of the backyard.

"Well, you seem to be pretty fine, just don't hurt my sister like her ex did", Chris said sharply to me as we continued walking.

Okay, I didn't expect this coming from the little brother.

"Of course, I'd never do that to her", I said as I looked at Carina who was laughing at something that Violet said I smiled to myself.

Chris just smiled at me and sat on one of the many chairs which were around the dining table.

I almost forgot about my family until I saw them sitting here with Carina's family.

Our parents were chatting lightly and our siblings were laughing about something.

I saw Violet and Theo trying to shake each other's tiny hands and smile.

Our family.

Carina pecked my cheek and I was back into reality.

"Come on, let's sit", she said as she pulled me down on a chair next to her.

"Here", she said as she retrieved my painkiller from her hand bag and stretched it out on her palm.

I smiled at her and she smiled too.

This woman has made me fall so much in love with her in such a short time.

She takes care of me, she makes me smile, she makes me the best coffee, she kisses me like her life depends on it, she loves me.

And she's mine.

She'll make a really good wife.

I took the painkiller and drank some water from the glass in front of me.

"I want your ribs to heal as soon as they can, so that we can cuddle together", she whispered in my ear and girl, she was turning me on.

"Princess, don't be a bad girl", I smirked and she chuckled.

I missed holding her close to me as she put her head on my chest. But that hasn't happened since the crash because of my broken ribs.

I can't wait for this whole me being sick thing to end.

"Let's start, family", Carina's grandma said and we held hands of those sitting next to us.

I held Carina's hand as she was to my left and held Elena's hand as she was to my right.

We said the grace and soon began serving ourselves.

We clinked our wine glasses as we cheered, "Merry Christmas" and continued our lunch as we lightly chatted.

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A/N:

It's Christmas and everyone's happy!
I hope you are happy with this book!

The next part of Christmas is in the next chapter.

Lots Of Love
-Carita D'Costa❤️