Fanfiction: Nora's Christmas Wish, Chapter 4
TITLE: Nora’s Christmas Wish.
AUTHOR: semisweetsoul
FANDOM: Brothers & Sisters
CHARACTERS: The Walkers, the Holdens, the Whedons, the McCallisters, the Harpers and a Wandell.
RATING: PG I guess.
SUMMARY: Christmas 2007 at the Walkers estate and the rollercoaster of emotions we all love to experience when we watch the show (hopefully).
SPOILERS: I did my best to respect canon up until last episode which was 2.09.
DISCLAIMER: None of these fantastic characters were originally created by me. I would be so lucky!
AUTHOR’S NOTE: My own little vision of what could be or could have been this Christmas (2007) at the Walkers’, out of the frustration of not being granted a Christmas episode this year. A bit late, sorry but I had trouble finishing Chapter 1, which is too bad because the rest was already written. Enjoy! And tell me what you think.
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CHAPTER TITLE: Bonding and bleaching
CHAPTER SUMMARY: Christmas Eve dinner preparations.
WORD COUNT: 1 284
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is just silly to enlighten my story and because I love to cook for Christmas.
Chapter 1- part1, Chapter 1-part 2, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Bonding and bleaching.
The day had arrived: Christmas Eve. Kevin had come early in the morning to give a hand with the cooking part; his mother had implored him so much that once again he had surrendered. He figured being busy would prevent him from racking his brains about his love life.
Julia entered the Walker household kitchen with her eight-month old daughter Elisabeth nicknamed Lizzie and saw her niece Paige sat on a stool, pensive. The baby’s babbling brought her out of her torpor; she stood up, came and planted a kiss on Lizzie’s forehead. “Aunt Julia, can I hold her, please?”
“Of course, sweetheart! Here, sit down first! There you go!” Julia said as she made sure the little girl was holding the baby properly.
“Wow! She’s heavy!” the ten-year old exclaimed as baby Lizzie caught Paige’s finger.
“So, do you like having a little cousin Paige?” Julia asked.
“Yeah! I do! She’s so adorable! Do you think she likes me?” Paige wondered inquisitive.
“Of course, she does, look she’s smiling at you!”
As Kevin arrived on the kitchen; he smiled at the touching picture. “How cute is that!” he exclaimed. “You know what! Hold still!” he demanded as he reached for his cell phone hidden in his back pocket and immortalized the moment.
“Hey, I was thinking maybe when I’m older I can baby-sit for you and Uncle Tommy, if mom and dad let me.” Paige suggested expectantly.
“Hey, that’s a wonderful idea. I’ll remember that. That’s really nice of you to offer, Paige.”
As the baby started to cry again Julia took her back from Paige’s arms to calm her down. “Maybe she doesn’t like me after all!” Paige said a little disappointed at the baby’s sudden mood swing.
“Don’t worry sweetie! That’s not your fault. She’s teething, it makes her tired. But right now I think she’s hungry.”
As Julia left for the living-room with her grouchy baby daughter, a curious Paige asked her uncle to get a glimpse at the picture he had just taken.
Kevin was focused on the food Nora had prepared with his help, he had always liked to cook and he was glad that was something he could share with Scotty. “Whoa! This looks delicious, we did a good job Mom and me! It makes me hungry! We’re going to stuff ourselves!” he exclaimed but his excitement rapidly disappeared as he perceived his niece’s saddened look; the kid was well aware that she couldn’t taste any of the dishes that were on the table. “Hey! What’s wrong kiddo?” Kevin asked in a somewhat detached tone not to scare Paige away.
“Nothing!” the girl answered matter-of-factly trying to dodge her uncle’s question.
Kevin gave his niece a quick peck on the forehead as an attempt to show some support and understanding. “You’re sad because you know you can’t eat these things, right?”
“Kinda.” Paige eyes diverted to settle on the floor not to meet her uncle sympathetic but inquiring gaze.
“Well, sweetie, I imagine it must be hard for you to see all this food and Cooper running around with cookies all the time.” As he noticed Paige’s evasive nod, he added “I’m afraid you don’t have a choice.”
It was Christmas, the kids’ favorite holidays and Paige was no exception. Kevin decided his mission for the day was to cheer his niece up, and he knew what to do to put a smile back on her face. “Well, you know what Paige, I have an idea!”
“What kind of idea?” Paige asked intrigued.
“Come with me, I’ll show you.”
Half an hour later, Paige and Kevin had almost finish their venture. They had searched the web for a chocolate cake recipe for diabetics. They had almost finished when Paige had the ridiculous idea to play a joke on her uncle; the little girl dipped her finger in the chocolate mixture and wiped it on Kevin’s nose. She exclaimed chuckling “You look cute this way!”
“Correction! I look cuter this way! And wait a second missy! Close your eyes!” Kevin asked her mysteriously.
“Why?”
“Come on Paige, close your eyes!”
The little girl did as she was told, next thing she knew, her nose was covered in chocolate too and she had confectioner’s sugar on her forehead. Instead of being upset at her uncle, she grabbed the first thing at her reach and chased after him in the kitchen. Several minutes later, the exhausted duo called it quits realizing the mess they had made in what was considered the most sacred room of the house, especially to the eyes of their mother and grandmother.
It’s just at that precise moment that Nora pushed the door open; the expression that appeared on her face matched perfectly the words that came out of her mouth. “What is going on here? What happened to my kitchen? What is it with all the mess? And look at you two!” Nora admonished throwing up her arms in despair.
Both Kevin and Paige were covered in confectioner’s sugar and flour, some chocolate still stuck on their noses. Although anyone would have laughed at such a picture, Nora did not even smile, she remained unruffled.
Yes, Kevin was thirty-five but at this very moment he felt like a kid again, when his mother caught him and Tommy in the act. He could remember vividly how she settled the problem. At least Paige didn’t point at him shouting: “He started it!” He came down to earth and judging how infuriated his mother was, he understood he had no other choice but to try to pacify her with his favorite trick: his puppy dog face. “Mom, we’re so sorry, we didn’t mean to upset you. I guess Paige and I were just dreaming of a white Christmas!”
Nora stared at both her son and her granddaughter; the silence was heavy but the chocolate flavor filled the air with a nice smell. To Paige and Kevin’s surprise, Nora grabbed the flour package and started scattering some at Kevin’s face. Stepping back to avoid the cloud of dust, he slipped down on an egg that had fallen and spilled onto the floor in the fight.
Both Paige and Nora froze as they helped the poor amateur cook get back on his feet.
“Honey, are you alright?” Nora asked concerned, the fall had been quite spectacular.
“Great! I’m in for a bruise! Again!” Kevin sighed. “Don’t ask!”
They all sat around the counter, gazing at the kitchen and wondering how they had managed to turn it upside down that fast. Kevin was massaging his back to ease the pain while Nora dusted the flour and sugar turned fake snow from Paige’s hair. When Saul entered the kitchen, he couldn’t believe his eyes. “Oh, my! What the hell-”
“If anybody asks, you’ll just say you don’t know!” Kevin retorted; everyone knew the pain made him grumpier.
“Well, Nora I was looking for Holly. I assume she was here? Did you two have the rematch of your unforgettable food fight at the winery?” Saul asked, unfortunately for him, his words did not have the funny impact he expected.
Nora smiled “No, I haven’t seen Holly; I didn’t even know she was coming. Rebecca said she precisely couldn’t come to stay with her.”
“She must have changed her mind; she’s back there with Justin.” Saul announced glad that this time he managed to create some minor sensation.
“Rebecca said she’d try to come, Justin didn’t tell you?” Kevin said surprised at his brother’s oversight.
“No, he didn’t! Well, that’s okay. Tell them I’ll be there in a minute, as you can see we have some cleaning to do.”
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Up next: A Walker family dinner, which as usual will go awry. Here.
You liked this chapter, so please leave me comment! Thanks!
AUTHOR: semisweetsoul
FANDOM: Brothers & Sisters
CHARACTERS: The Walkers, the Holdens, the Whedons, the McCallisters, the Harpers and a Wandell.
RATING: PG I guess.
SUMMARY: Christmas 2007 at the Walkers estate and the rollercoaster of emotions we all love to experience when we watch the show (hopefully).
SPOILERS: I did my best to respect canon up until last episode which was 2.09.
DISCLAIMER: None of these fantastic characters were originally created by me. I would be so lucky!
AUTHOR’S NOTE: My own little vision of what could be or could have been this Christmas (2007) at the Walkers’, out of the frustration of not being granted a Christmas episode this year. A bit late, sorry but I had trouble finishing Chapter 1, which is too bad because the rest was already written. Enjoy! And tell me what you think.
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CHAPTER TITLE: Bonding and bleaching
CHAPTER SUMMARY: Christmas Eve dinner preparations.
WORD COUNT: 1 284
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is just silly to enlighten my story and because I love to cook for Christmas.
Chapter 1- part1, Chapter 1-part 2, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Bonding and bleaching.
The day had arrived: Christmas Eve. Kevin had come early in the morning to give a hand with the cooking part; his mother had implored him so much that once again he had surrendered. He figured being busy would prevent him from racking his brains about his love life.
Julia entered the Walker household kitchen with her eight-month old daughter Elisabeth nicknamed Lizzie and saw her niece Paige sat on a stool, pensive. The baby’s babbling brought her out of her torpor; she stood up, came and planted a kiss on Lizzie’s forehead. “Aunt Julia, can I hold her, please?”
“Of course, sweetheart! Here, sit down first! There you go!” Julia said as she made sure the little girl was holding the baby properly.
“Wow! She’s heavy!” the ten-year old exclaimed as baby Lizzie caught Paige’s finger.
“So, do you like having a little cousin Paige?” Julia asked.
“Yeah! I do! She’s so adorable! Do you think she likes me?” Paige wondered inquisitive.
“Of course, she does, look she’s smiling at you!”
As Kevin arrived on the kitchen; he smiled at the touching picture. “How cute is that!” he exclaimed. “You know what! Hold still!” he demanded as he reached for his cell phone hidden in his back pocket and immortalized the moment.
“Hey, I was thinking maybe when I’m older I can baby-sit for you and Uncle Tommy, if mom and dad let me.” Paige suggested expectantly.
“Hey, that’s a wonderful idea. I’ll remember that. That’s really nice of you to offer, Paige.”
As the baby started to cry again Julia took her back from Paige’s arms to calm her down. “Maybe she doesn’t like me after all!” Paige said a little disappointed at the baby’s sudden mood swing.
“Don’t worry sweetie! That’s not your fault. She’s teething, it makes her tired. But right now I think she’s hungry.”
As Julia left for the living-room with her grouchy baby daughter, a curious Paige asked her uncle to get a glimpse at the picture he had just taken.
Kevin was focused on the food Nora had prepared with his help, he had always liked to cook and he was glad that was something he could share with Scotty. “Whoa! This looks delicious, we did a good job Mom and me! It makes me hungry! We’re going to stuff ourselves!” he exclaimed but his excitement rapidly disappeared as he perceived his niece’s saddened look; the kid was well aware that she couldn’t taste any of the dishes that were on the table. “Hey! What’s wrong kiddo?” Kevin asked in a somewhat detached tone not to scare Paige away.
“Nothing!” the girl answered matter-of-factly trying to dodge her uncle’s question.
Kevin gave his niece a quick peck on the forehead as an attempt to show some support and understanding. “You’re sad because you know you can’t eat these things, right?”
“Kinda.” Paige eyes diverted to settle on the floor not to meet her uncle sympathetic but inquiring gaze.
“Well, sweetie, I imagine it must be hard for you to see all this food and Cooper running around with cookies all the time.” As he noticed Paige’s evasive nod, he added “I’m afraid you don’t have a choice.”
It was Christmas, the kids’ favorite holidays and Paige was no exception. Kevin decided his mission for the day was to cheer his niece up, and he knew what to do to put a smile back on her face. “Well, you know what Paige, I have an idea!”
“What kind of idea?” Paige asked intrigued.
“Come with me, I’ll show you.”
Half an hour later, Paige and Kevin had almost finish their venture. They had searched the web for a chocolate cake recipe for diabetics. They had almost finished when Paige had the ridiculous idea to play a joke on her uncle; the little girl dipped her finger in the chocolate mixture and wiped it on Kevin’s nose. She exclaimed chuckling “You look cute this way!”
“Correction! I look cuter this way! And wait a second missy! Close your eyes!” Kevin asked her mysteriously.
“Why?”
“Come on Paige, close your eyes!”
The little girl did as she was told, next thing she knew, her nose was covered in chocolate too and she had confectioner’s sugar on her forehead. Instead of being upset at her uncle, she grabbed the first thing at her reach and chased after him in the kitchen. Several minutes later, the exhausted duo called it quits realizing the mess they had made in what was considered the most sacred room of the house, especially to the eyes of their mother and grandmother.
It’s just at that precise moment that Nora pushed the door open; the expression that appeared on her face matched perfectly the words that came out of her mouth. “What is going on here? What happened to my kitchen? What is it with all the mess? And look at you two!” Nora admonished throwing up her arms in despair.
Both Kevin and Paige were covered in confectioner’s sugar and flour, some chocolate still stuck on their noses. Although anyone would have laughed at such a picture, Nora did not even smile, she remained unruffled.
Yes, Kevin was thirty-five but at this very moment he felt like a kid again, when his mother caught him and Tommy in the act. He could remember vividly how she settled the problem. At least Paige didn’t point at him shouting: “He started it!” He came down to earth and judging how infuriated his mother was, he understood he had no other choice but to try to pacify her with his favorite trick: his puppy dog face. “Mom, we’re so sorry, we didn’t mean to upset you. I guess Paige and I were just dreaming of a white Christmas!”
Nora stared at both her son and her granddaughter; the silence was heavy but the chocolate flavor filled the air with a nice smell. To Paige and Kevin’s surprise, Nora grabbed the flour package and started scattering some at Kevin’s face. Stepping back to avoid the cloud of dust, he slipped down on an egg that had fallen and spilled onto the floor in the fight.
Both Paige and Nora froze as they helped the poor amateur cook get back on his feet.
“Honey, are you alright?” Nora asked concerned, the fall had been quite spectacular.
“Great! I’m in for a bruise! Again!” Kevin sighed. “Don’t ask!”
They all sat around the counter, gazing at the kitchen and wondering how they had managed to turn it upside down that fast. Kevin was massaging his back to ease the pain while Nora dusted the flour and sugar turned fake snow from Paige’s hair. When Saul entered the kitchen, he couldn’t believe his eyes. “Oh, my! What the hell-”
“If anybody asks, you’ll just say you don’t know!” Kevin retorted; everyone knew the pain made him grumpier.
“Well, Nora I was looking for Holly. I assume she was here? Did you two have the rematch of your unforgettable food fight at the winery?” Saul asked, unfortunately for him, his words did not have the funny impact he expected.
Nora smiled “No, I haven’t seen Holly; I didn’t even know she was coming. Rebecca said she precisely couldn’t come to stay with her.”
“She must have changed her mind; she’s back there with Justin.” Saul announced glad that this time he managed to create some minor sensation.
“Rebecca said she’d try to come, Justin didn’t tell you?” Kevin said surprised at his brother’s oversight.
“No, he didn’t! Well, that’s okay. Tell them I’ll be there in a minute, as you can see we have some cleaning to do.”
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Up next: A Walker family dinner, which as usual will go awry. Here.
You liked this chapter, so please leave me comment! Thanks!