christmas was one of milo’s favorite holidays. behind halloween, of course. and marley was his favorite person to ever walk the earth. he loved her so much that sometimes it made his head hurt. agreeing to come to his family home for the holidays, he took along his girl. milo had half expected his family to be their wild and crazy selves, but they were reserved this year, probably trying to make a good impression on marley. he appreciated it, he did. but after a few hours and an awkward dinner, he took his mother to the side and asked if they could all just be themselves again. once he had returned to the living room, he took his place near the tree with marley, kissing her cheek softly. “are you having a good time?”