Christmas Gathering
The Burnwood estate was twinkling beautifully for Christmas. Tasteful lights adorned the trees in the driveway, while a huge Christmas tree could be seen sparkling from a downstairs bay window.
James pulled up outside the door with four children in tow, and a headache. The journey over had not been easy, with Charles and Evie complaining the whole way. Rose - now doing her best to appear grown up - joined in whenever James tried to cheer them, whereas Sally was more concerned about Santa knowing where to bring their presents this year.
“Diana and Emershan better be here already, I’m not in the mood to deal with Mum alone.” James thrust Charles onto Enora once out of the car, before taking the bags out. Rose and Sally dashed to the front of the house, ringing the doorbell maniacally as Evie ran after them.
“My darlings!” Nancy opened the door almost immediately, clearly delighted to see her grandchildren. “Come in, come in - it’s cold! Run along into the front room, there are treats waiting for you.”
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Inside the house, Emershan had been sitting down for nearly an hour, watching Emma be amazed by the Christmas tree, pulling each decoration to take a better look at them.
"Honey, can you grab Emma?" He asked his wife, interrupting the small talk she was having with Henry. "She'll tip the tree over her."
