"You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear Voices singing, let's be jolly. Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Rockin' around the Christmas tree. Have a happy holiday, Everyone dancin' merrily In the new old-fashioned way. . . "
                                    - Brenda Lee
                 (Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree)

KAI COACHMAN
[December 25th, 2020]

"Guys I can help, really," I urge but almost immediately I hear a chorus of:

"No!" Coming from Vera, Declan, Killian, May, Marcus, Chris, Bryn, Zyah, Finnick, my mom, Elijah and Elliot. Basically everyone that played a role and was important in my life.

Everyone was frantically getting everything ready because it was fucking six pm and we hadn't gotten our Christmas shit together. The Christmas tree was littered with gifts that overflowed and spread around the entire living room space and there were still more gifts that weren't down here yet.

Vera was with my mom and they were in the kitchen cooking and going in and out of the kitchen and dining room, setting the table. Declan, Marcus and Killian were doing heavy lifting as they brought gifts into the living room because the gifts were hidden in order to keep Elliot believing that Santa existed. I so desperately wanted to tell him that Santa was a fake but I didn't want Elliot sad even though the boy was seventeen and still believed in Santa.

He was in a good mood these days and when I say good mood, I mean he was smiling. Of course he smiled before but this time his smile reached his eyes and they sparkled. It warmed my heart and it made me happy that he was coming to love himself more even if it was only a little because everyone deserved to be happy, except for Ailee, that bitch can die.

But speaking of Elliot, he and Elijah were making final touches on the Christmas tree. Elijah held Elliot and lifted him and I watched in awe at how Elliot put the star atop of the tree and somehow the tree looked so much more beautiful.

Bryn, Zyah and Blake were watching Kaylee and Jaylin.

Here's the tea; Bryn has not only one second chance mate but fucking two and the tastiest part was that it was Blake and Zyah. Elder Roxanne says she can choose one but that would mean rejecting the other so Bryn decided not to choose because she knew the pain of losing a mate.

Though, I can tell that Bryn feels something more and something stronger with Zyah so soon enough, she may choose her because when it comes to having two mates the feelings of attraction are either the same or there's one that you like more; in this case it's Zyah.

Blake can tell which is why, despite how much it hurts, she's pushing for Bryn to be with Zyah because she can see it in her eyes that the mate bond is stronger between the two.

Blake tried to slip away from Bryn and Zyah but Zyah wraps her arm around Blake's shoulder and prevents her from leaving. Shock shows on Blake's face but Zyah only smiles because that's how she was. She was friendly, caring and loving which meant that even though she knew the bond was stronger between her and Bryn, Zyah would always make sure Blake was included.

I wonder how that worked in the bedroom but with a blush coating my cheeks I decided not to dwell on it.

May and Chris were allegedly "helping with the hot chocolate," but I saw them making out and pretend they were putting marshmallows in the brown drink when people passed by. They were like horny teenagers but then again May was eighteen and Chris, much like Declan but not as bad, was sexual.

Finnick was with me, his ear was pressed up against my swollen belly as he listened to the kicks of the four little creatures inside me. I still couldn't fucking believe I wasn't having one, not two, but fucking four. I never imagined that I'd have four kids at once, it was truly just mind blowing to me.

I was also told that two of them were male and the other two were female. It was even so it worked out. Something else that Zyah told me was that it was random if they were werewolves, pure humans or hybrids. I wouldn't know what they were until they were about sixteen and if they shift on there sixteenth birthday then I found my answer or if they were hybrids I'd notice it in their speed, eyesight and ears when they were sixteen as well.

From the intense kicking Zyah confirmed that there was definitely at least one full werewolf in me which had Declan overjoyed but he was just happy in general.

My heart doubles in size as I remember the moments Declan and I shared throughout this whole pregnancy thus far. He laid on my stomach constantly, put up with my mood swings that had nearly everyone else ignoring me for weeks, and took care of me when the kicking was too intense.

There was still the same love in his eyes that he expressed when we met, when we mated and when we found out I was pregnant. No one else compared to Declan truly and I felt tears threaten to spill but I wipe at my eyes before they fall.

I feel Declan's soft lips press against my forehead and I smile up at him. It's as if he knew exactly that he was running through my mind.

"Get off, that's my property," Declan says jokingly as he tries to kick Finnick off of me.

"And that's my property," Killian says, referring to Finnick as he grasps Finnick by his waist and holds him close.

I forgot to mention that they were talking again, not like it was a surprise. They lasted a good two weeks before Killian broke. He wrote up a treaty type petition and spoke with each and everyone of the women who lost their husband. They were nicer and more forgiving than I thought because they forgave Elliot.

Apparently each of them had encountered Elliot and one of the first women said he reminded her of his son so shedding tears she begged for Elliot to return because even her husband wouldn't want a poor naive seventeen year sent to a pack that only believed in the bad in Elliot.

Of course Elliot would still be receiving a punishment of some kind, I wasn't sure what it would be but I knew that he wasn't getting off Scott Free which was understandable.

So after a week or so Elliot returned and Vera was the first to embrace him tearfully as if he was her son. Their relationship was beautiful.

"For all that is good, will you two stop making out. My eyes will fall out," Ma screeches out in annoyance.

May and Chris instantly pull apart and May blushes as she realizes that we're all looking at them thanks to my mom's outburst.

I didn't want my mom going through Christmas alone because I'd always spend Christmas with her so I invited her over and made sure Killian knew or else he'd blow a fuse, not like I was worried though because Finnick would sleep with him and he'd be calm again.

Sex was a chill pill, no one could fight me on it.

"Fuck, the chicken is burning!" Vera screams as she rushes into the kitchen with my mom quickly following after.

I knew the chicken wasn't actually burning because Vera never burns chicken. She was trying to get all the attention off of May who was embarrassed and she was successful as everyone resumed whatever they were doing.

"Do you have any name ideas?" Zyah asks sitting on the couch opposite to the one I was sitting on.

Declan hummed softly as he laid his head gently onto my baby bump.

"I thought of some," I admit.

"You didn't tell me that," Declan says as he looks up at me.

I shrug, "I was planning on giving name ideas when I actually had the four little demons because as of now there names are demon one, two, three, and four."

Declan chuckles and I smile down at him.

"I'm hungry," Bryn groans as she sits beside Zyah but then lays her head on her lap.

"Aren't you always," Zyah teases and Bryn sticks her tongue out at her.

"I know something you can eat," Blake says suggestively as she sits on the other side of Zyah.

Bryn blushes and rolls her eyes.

"Zyah, stop her," mumbles Bryn.

"We both know that Blake is unstoppable," Zyah chuckles.

"Ew, lesbos," Chris says as he plops down on the floor with May sitting beside him.

We all knew he was joking.

"Ew, straights," Bryn says back.

"Ew, gays," Marcus joins in targeting us as he leans against the wall with Vera chuckling by his side.

"Ew, Dom and Sub," I say towards Elijah and Elliot who are on the floor sitting by the tree.

"Ew, Alpha and human," Elijah says towards Killian and Finnick who are sitting on a loveseat with Finnick on Killian's lap.

"Enough of this ew gay, lesbo, straight, kinky, werewolf mixed human thing going on. We're all here because there's love for one another," ma says, peeking at all of us and smiles spread onto our faces instantly, "now let's eat, I'm too old to care about how fat I get."

I roll my eyes as there's laughter but everyone stands. Declan holds my hand and helps my get up because there's difficultly moving around with this added weight on me. My mom rushes to my side and holds me by my other side and I smile at her, watching her smile back at me with tenderness in her eyes.

I can remember the time when I told her the news and it took her maybe zero point six seconds to process it before she was on me and raising my shirt to see the bump. She was confused, shocked but tears came to her eyes and that made me cry with her.

We gathered at the table that was long in order to occupy all of us. We sat with plates in front of us all and the food at the center.

I think this was probably the best Christmas I've ever experienced. Everyone ate happily, there were so many jokes cracked and sometimes Kaylee would throw food which sparked a mini food fight that died down because my mom and Vera would stop it because that's what moms did; ruin the fun. But what could I say? I was about to be a mom, or play the mother role between Declan and I if that was even possible for me; I'd probably make us resort to just being two dads because a mother role wasn't always necessary.

The werewolves scarfed down their food quickly which surprised my mom as she looked at how they demolished their food in literally no time. They waited for the rest of us to be done and when we were, we all helped pack up the silverware and clean everything.

Well not all of us, Declan and Finnick remained with me even though I told them I'd be fine on my own. Declan stayed with me because he didn't wanna do the dishes because he was lazy while Finnick stayed because Zyah told us during dinner that I would give birth anytime this week.

He was now paranoid that I needed to be monitored twenty four seven but that was Declan's job. He's literally been acting like my bodyguard ever since the Ailee incident and he's afraid she'll kill the babies somehow. I keep trying to assure him that it won't happen but he continues to stay by my side not like I hated it; I loved being with him.

After the dishes were finished it was now nine thirty pm. We were all gathered somewhere near the living room but not in the living room because it was filled with gifts.

Kaylee was being held by Vera while my mom held Jaylin but the two twins managed to rip open a gift that exposed thick white paper with the number eight at the end written in black.

"That was supposed to be the last gift opened," Declan groans out in irritation.

I look at him, "what is it?"

Instead of answering me, he looks at my mom.

"Open it, Ms. Coachman," Declan tells my mom.

My mom hands Jaylin over to Marcus before bringing the gift to her side. She doesn't spare time as she rips into the gift and my eyes widen when I see what it is. My head snaps to look at Declan with shock.

"No way," I whisper.

He smiles, "yes way."

"Oh my..." my mom begins but trails off so I look at her and see the tears brimming in her eyes and her voice cracks as she says, "I can't accept this."

It was a five hundred thousand dollar check.

"You can. Kai tells me how stressful it is for you to work everyday and hearing that you wake up at nearly four am and get back home at nearly twelve midnight and you're suffering from pains and a chronic illness was enough to have Killian sign this check over to you, " Declan says and I look back up at him with my bottom lip quivering.

He smiles down at me and wraps his arms around my waist as I was sitting between his legs with my back on his chest.

"I—I don't know what to say," my moms voice shakes and I see wipe at her eyes constantly before Finnick hands her a tissue with a gentle smile.

"Say you'll quit your job," is what Vera suggests.

"Agreed," May nods.

"Remember what you said?" Elliot speaks up, "We're all here because there's love for one another."

"This is because we love you and want nothing but the best for you," Finnick says.

Even though some of the people here weren't close to my mom like that it was obvious that they cared about her well being and it made tears pool out of my eyes just seeing how deeply touched my mom was.

"N-now," my mom sniffles and tries to smile through her shakiness, "I haven't felt like I had a whole family like this in years."

My heart clenched within my chest.

"M-ma," my voice cracks.

She looks at me and I outstretch my hand the best I can until my mom immediately knows what I'm doing and leans forward to hold my hand within hers. It lasted maybe a minute or two but in my mind, it lasted a lifetime.

"Thank you, Killing," my mom looks at Killian but I burst out laughing because she said, 'killing,' instead of 'Killian.'

Soon after, everyone else began to laugh except for Killian who sighed and poked Finnick's side for laughing.

Gift after gift was opened until there was nothing but wrapping paper that littered the floor.

Everyone managed to get something they really wanted. I got a lot of baby gifts but I did receive a lot of money, designer clothes, keys to a car, a plane ticket to Fiji, condoms from fucking Chris and other things.

Killian set up a room for my mom to sleep in because it was about eleven now and none of us wanted her going home at this time, especially knowing that it wasn't exactly safe, Ailee was around and we knew it was dangerous to go out.

Everyone went to their rooms with there significant other. Elijah spent the night in Elliot's room and Bryn, Zyah and Blake had a sleepover in the living room.

Usually, Declan and I would snuggle close to each other but I needed space because I moved a lot in my sleep and I had a ginormous belly so I'd knock him off the bed without a doubt.

It was around maybe twelve fifty at night when I felt like I was completely dying. I began screaming as I felt the wetness of liquid pooling out of me.

Declan wakes up instantly, he's sleepy but is trying to calm me down.

I knew what was happening.

I shake my head, "this is it."

Declan freezes.

"What?" He asks.

"This is it," I say again and scream at the knife stabbing pain in my abdomen.

"No, this can't be it. Zyah said—"

"This is it."

Omg GUYS THIS IS IT. This chapter made me flash back to Christmas time and now I'm sad that it's literally sooooo far away. I'm so excited for the next chapter. P.S, your comments in the previous chapters literally killed me, I was laughing too much lol.

~Babybird.