We were all opening christmas gifts from each other. I gave mine to Joe, Jing, RemDogg, Stephen and Chantelle first.

Stephens was a cute cropped hoodie that said "the difference between pizza and your opinion is that I asked for the pizza"

"I love it babes!" Stephen squealed.

"I wasn't sure what size so if it doesn't fit I still have the receipt and you can swap it." I informed as Chantelle opened hers.

It was a big pack of makeup brushes "omg these are so expensive!" Chantelle smiled.

"I pulled some strings" I laughed.

I got Joe a printed picture of plane tickets for his pen pal to come and see him, RemDogg lots of mini things to do with cars and stuff and Jing some lipsticks because Chantelle got her a mini eyeshadow palette.

"And I'll have to give you your gift when we get home" I said to Mitchell

"Ooh, naked pictures?" RemDogg commented.

"No! It's just they're separate and big gifts and don't you dare break out a fat joke" I said.

I got gifts from the others, Chantelle got me this dress:

(It's a one direction dress)

Stephen got me and Chantelle friendship bracelets, Joe got me cherry lollies and Jing got me earrings:

(But cherry flavoured-looking)

"Here you go" Mitchell handed me an envelope with a smirk.

"Uh, I'm scared" I laughed. We were all sitting/standing at Stephen and Chantelle's table and I opened the envelope.

"TWO TICKETS TO SEE ONE DIRECTION LIVE!" I yelled.

"Mitchell how did you get these?" I asked.

"I have my ways. You can go with whoever you want."

I gave him the biggest hug ever. "Jesus I love you" I mumbled into the crook of his neck.

"I love you too Cherry"

"Will you go with me?" I asked.

"Nothing would make me happier. Oh and I almost forgot" he got another envelope from his bag.

"Okay, are you trying to give me a heart attack?" I asked.

"One of their songs" Stephen muttered making me laugh.

I opened the second envelope. I looked at what was inside and I started shaking. I looked up and Mitchell and started to cry.

"Mitch, you're trying to kill me aren't you?"

"Awh you're crying come here" he said and hugged me. I was full on crying.

"What is it? Mitchell what did you do?" Alfie asked walking through the door.

"We're going to meet one direction!" I exclaimed.

"What?"

"That's what the second one is, it's a private meet and greet after the show"

"Yeah, I entered this competition like 8 times and I won those, they're the only ones ever" Mitchell explained what he'd gone through just for me.

"Ugh, I really love you." I said and kissed his cheek and hugged him again.

"Okay now my gift seems really shitty" I laughed.

"I bet it's amazing'"

"It's nowhere near as amazing as this"

~~

"RoboCracker?" Stephen questioned Alfie's choice of the school play.

"Does that exist?"

"Not yet my friend, not yet"

"We've read your scripts before, you don't really do it subtly" Joe spoke

"Uh, subtlety can lick my balls and eat a plate of my ass for dinner" Alfie replied. "Gross" I added.

"If my dad finds out I've been on stage, he'll cut me out the will" Mitchell said.

"So you won't be getting his shirt tracksuits then?" RemDogg replied.

"You won't get your mums either, cause their all over my bedroom floor" Mitchell laughed.

"Guys, stop making fun of each others parents. You'll never realise how much you need them until they're gone... to Spain, to live with Javier and their children" Alfie said his little sad story. Stephen, Chantelle and Jing seemed touched whereas Mitchell just shouted "gay!"

"Can we swap mums?" I asked.

"Why?"

"Mines a complete bitch. She kicked me out because my brother has come to visit." I explained.

"Awh. Babes" Stephen pitied me.

"It's okay, I'm actually happier than I've been in a long time so" I smiled.

But it was the worst kind of smile. You know when you smile just to stop the tears from falling? That's how I was smiling. No one will ever know how I truly felt about my home life.

"Come on sir, you write your masterpiece, I'll help with auditions" Jing offered.

"Okay, who's trying out?" Alfie asked and everyone but me and Mitchell put our hands up.

"Mitchell, Katie wether you like it or not you're doing it." He pointed to us.

"I can't, I have to babysit, she's coming to watch the show with me" I replied.

"I gotta help her" Mitchell lied.

"Awh how old?" Chantelle asked.

"17 months, she's my brothers. Yes you can meet her" I laughed and she lightly applauded along with Stephen.

~~

Mitchell and I walked to Frasers office, he knocked the door and we entered.

"Hiya sir, you alright?"I greeted.

"Oh, hey, I'm snow-Kay you?"

"Not bad, yours-elf?" Mitchell replied making me facepalm.

"Ohhh, Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen and Banter!" He kicked the air as we sat down, well Mitchell sat down I sat on his lap.

"We wanted to get me Wickers' mums phone number" I informed

"on the toilet wall"

"Tried that one it didn't work" Mitchell said.

"Why do you want it?"

"Want to do something nice for him."

"Like genuinely nice or...?"

"Yeah, it's Christmas"

"We want to invite her to Alfie's play" I added.

"Okay but Alfie hasn't seen her in years" Fraser explained.

"You've gotta convince her then. Make something up" Mitchell said.

Fraser called Alfies mum and told her that Alfie was in a horrific car accident making Mitchell and I go wide eyed.

~~

It was after school and I was taking care of Ella for the first time. I took her to watch the other practice for the play, they did trust exercises whee everyone rolled over each other.

"Guys? This is Ella" I greeted when I got to the room everyone was in, picking Ella out of her pram to show everyone the adorable baby.

"Awh, she's so cute!" Stephen complimented.

"Hello, how are ya?" Chantelle asked in a baby voice.

"Look, it's Uncle Mitch" I said in my baby voice.

"Hello Ella" Mitchell said in his baby voice, which was the most adorable thing I'd ever heard. If possible, which I didn't think it was, I'd fallen even more for Mitchell.

"Uncle Mitch?" Chantelle asked.

"Yeah, I'm her auntie so..."

"That is the cutest thing ever!" Stephen fangirled.

"Alfie, do you wanna meet Ella?" I asked.

"Oh yeah" he smiled.

"Hello" he said.

"Wow, a lot of baby voice right now" I laughed.

"You guys carry on with your practice we'll just watch." I smiled moving the pram away front he doors and sat down in a chair with Ella back in her pram.

I laughed when RemDogg had to wheel over Mitchell, as they were doing a trust exercise where they rolled over each other. Even Ella laughed at it.

Then Chantelle rolled towards Alfie we just kept rolling away until he noticed Rosie watching them. She asked who watched to go to a tramp soup kitchen.

Mitchell disagreed with going by saying "I ain't wanking off tramps"

"Child in the room" I reminded. "Sorry babe"

Alfie thought that they actually did that to "keep them warm". I didn't go with them because I had Ella, so I went to the park with her.

I got a phone call from Mitchell.

(Bold-Katie italics-Mitchell)

Get me out of this tramp wanking station

I'll sneak out where are you?

Okay be safe

I Love you

I walked halfway towards when Mitchell was, by the amount of him hating it, "held hostage"

~~

"Hey" I greeted Mitchell as he walked our way.

"Hi" he kissed me and then said a cute little hello to Ella and we just walked around and waited for Ella to fall asleep.

"Ugh, I want one" I sighed.

"Me too, but maybe in like a year" he smiled. "

A year? Really, a year?" I asked, shocked.

"Yeah, a year, or two?" He asked not knowing if I wasn't on board or not.

"No, it's just that, I didn't think you'd say that" I laughed.

I looked down at Ella in her pram and saw she was asleep.

"Come on, well go back to my place, Joey and Kelly should be home soon, then we can watch a film" I smiled. We headed back to my place and saw that my mum wasn't home, thank god!

Ella woke up again as soon as I'd say down, I sat on the couch holding her, letting her fall asleep on me, and Mitchell on my right with his head on my shoulder almost asleep himself.

Once Joey and Kelly got back, Mitchell and Ella we're both asleep.

"Hiya" I whispered as to not wake either of them.

"They both fell asleep?" Kelly asked.

"Yeah, Ella and I had fun, and Mitchell has been in a trampy soup kitchen almost all afternoon so" I explained as Kelly gently took Ella from me and put her to bed.

I moved my arm to wrap around Mitchell as he moved his head from my shoulder to my lap and put his other foot up on the sofa.

"Well, I guess I'm sleeping here tonight" I laughed.

"Okay, goodnight"

"Night Jo" I smiled.

~~

I woke up the next morning, with Mitchell in the same position as the night before. I checked the time on the old clock on the wall and saw that we would have to leave for Mitchell's house for him to get ready.

"Mitch? Wake up baby" I woke him softly.

"What time is it?" He asked in is sleepy, husky voice.

"Time we get up" I laughed.

"Okay" he sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"I'll quickly get ready here and then we can head down to your house so you can change" I said and quickly ran upstairs to my room to look for a spare uniform, Joey and Kelly weren't even in my room. Why did mum say there was no room if my room is empty?

I grabbed my shirt and tie, then my new skirt that I forgot I bought and some knee high white socks and my favourite boots. I would do my makeup while Mitchell was getting ready for school.

We quickly got to Mitchell's house and I quickly did my makeup, poked myself in the eye with my mascara wand which really hurt!

But it's all good.

We got to school in time, we were about 5 minutes late which wasn't bad seeing as when we're late on purpose we are way later than that.

~~

I was taking care of Ella again, it was the night of the school play, I couldn't wait to see Mitchell in his cute little reindeer costume that I helped make.

~~

After the play, Mitchell came over to Ella and I in his reindeer costume.

"Why are you still wearing that?" I laughed.

"I saw Ellas face when she saw me in it. It's too cute" he said the last sentence in a baby voice.

"Uncle Mitch is a silly boy isn't he Ella?" I asked picking her up.

Ella didn't respond in any way, she's usually make some sound but instead she just slapped Mitchell in the face, to which he and I both laughed at.

Chantelle and Stephen watched Mitchell and Katie as the made baby Ella laugh, she found it adorable how good they both were together with children. Joe and Jing saw them too, they were happy that two of their best friends had found their soulmates, and that they were lucky enough for them to be each other.

RemDogg also watched the cute scene before him, he was happy for his best friends, they'd been "shipped" for many years and they'd finally made it true. He knew how lucky he was to have the amazing couple as his best friends, even is he was a 7th wheel to them and the actual wheels he was stuck with.

"Actually it was Mitchell and Katie's idea" the couple heard Fraser telling Alfie about their gift to their teacher.

"Don't be going soppy on us now Dickers" Mitchell said pointing at him.

"Yeah, and please don't call your mum 'mummy' ever again?" Katie added as they turned back to the baby.

RemDogg was happy, until he was broken out of his thoughts by a random man touching his face and crying.

"Can someone stop Fernando Torres trying to bum me?" He spoke as the Spanish man hugged him and cried about someone putting him in the wheelchair.

"Javier, that's not Alfie" Alfie's mother spoke to the Spanish man I learned was named Javier, and he stopped crying and stood up straight, he patted Rem on the head and walked towards Alfie.

~~

"Katie your not eating you okay?" Rosie asked.

"Yeah, I'm just not hungry." I lied. I knew it was donkey meat everyone was eating.

"Plus, I'm feeding Ella" I said giving her a few bits.

~~

Some homeless guy, who was invited to the little Christmas dinner in Alfie classroom had left to "use the lavatory" but never came back, so Mitchell drank his full pint of beer.

We all started throwing food at each other and having loads of fun.

"Mitchell" I whisper-yelled and slapped his arm.

"What?"

"Alfie and Gulliver" I said and pointed to the two teachers.

They were hugging, but I was indicating something else going on.

"Sir's got a boner!" Mitchell shouted, pointing and laughing.

"Mitchell!"

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