Chapter 16

Christmas Day "I'll get it!" I yell down to my parents when the doorbell rung. I ran down the stairs and opened the door to greet Orion, as expected. "Hey, Liz!" Orion chuckled as I wrapped my arms around his neck and greeted him with a big hug. "Merry Christmas, Rio," I smiled as I pulled away from him. "Merry Christmas." He returned the smile, staring me in my eyes as he spoke. "I missed you." "You saw me two days ago," I chuckled as I let him into my house. "Long enough." He shrugged, taking his coat off and placing it on the coat hook. "You're early," I stated as we made our way into the kitchen where my parents were. "I'm still in my pyjamas." I looked down at my pyjamas that had red nosed reindeers all over them. "Yes, and they're very cute." Orion nudged me. "Good morning, Orion. Merry Christmas." My mom smil