Chapter 15

It was Christmas Day. I was curled on the couch with Damien, while the kids opened their gifts. We had went all out this year. Everything they wanted, we got it. 

Damien grabbed my hand and held it in his lap. I was content and just going with the flow. I laid my head on his shoulder and just watched our kids run around the room. 

"Mom ,you got me the new iPods." Junior asked me excitedly. "I love y'all."

I was glad that we was financially stable enough to buy expensive things for the kids. Christmas was the only time of the year that we gave them things that they really didn't need. As long as they did good in school, we would over indulge them on Christmas. 

Christmas time was my favorite time of the year. It always made me feel like a little girl. I could remember rushing in the front room to open presents when I was a little girl. My mom would spend all morning cooking a feast and baking cakes. My daddy would