Two hours later…
Jess was tucked up in bed sound asleep…
Jace, Lisa and Mason came in the house.
“Shay got number one” Mason said
“Oh…okay” Tina sighed “Not a big deal”
“Tell Jess that” Jace sighed “She’s not going to be happy”
“I don’t think she will bother…she got number one last year” Bette stated “And you guys haven’t released your album yet”
“Okay I need to jump back out to collect a few things just dropping Mason off” Lisa said “Do you need anything or you okay?”
“No were all organised for a change” Bette smiled
“Mama can I go play my x-box?” Mason asked
“Yes course you can, only for an hour though”
Mason smiled hung up his jacket and then ran upstairs.
Carmen sat on the sofa switching on the TV.
“You organised sweetheart? Tina asked
“Yep everything is wrapped and good to go” Carmen smiled
Bette came into the lounge handing Carmen a mug of tea, she sat on the opposite sofa putting her feet up and enjoying the quiet.
“I’m just going to check on Jess” Tina left the room going into Jess’s side of the house and through to her bedroom. She pulled the cover down from Jess’s face and felt her forehead. She decided to open the window and let some air in. Jess didn’t even flinch with the movement of Tina.

Lisa and Jace walked through the mall.

“How bloody rude…people have no manners…they think it’s acceptable just to walk into people and not even apologise” Lisa ranted
Jace laughed “It’s Christmas Eve what do you expect?” Jace took his wife’s hand “Where do we need to go?”
“Apple store, Lakers store, Vans, and Armani” Lisa said “That’s just Jess’s instructions, I have no idea where we are going yet”
Jace closed his eyes and shook his head “I had plans to watch Christmas movies and chill, not run about in this crazed crowd present collecting”
“Well Jess is sick not much we can do about that and besides you said I could pick anything I want”
“Yes okay you win” Jace smiled “Let’s just get it over with”
“Just think this time next year there will be another one for mum and mama to fuss over” Lisa smiled
“Hopefully a boy”
“No I think I want a girl”
“No I most certainly want a boy; me and Mason are outnumbered as it is.” Jace stated looking around the mall “Babe I’m starving can we eat first”
Lisa stole a kiss from her husband “You’re always starving and yes okay”
Meanwhile back at the Kennard Porter household.
“What is this?” Tina asked sitting next to Bette
Mason came down the stairs and sat on the sofa next to Carmen.
“It’s called Twas the night before Christmas” Carmen smiled putting her arm around Mason as he cuddled in
“Mama when we having dinner I’m hungry”
“Soon sweetie, well get a takeaway, were too tired to cook” Bette smiled
Jess walked into the lounge
“Hey sweetie how you feeling?”
“Not great all congested its horrible” Jess sighed “What’s this?”
“A Christmas film come cuddle with us” Mason smiled
Jess sat at the other side of Mason, she pulled the blanket over her and lay watching the TV with them all.