Uh...France?{Jeffmads}

F A T R E D S U I T

Sorry for having not updated for a while, a lot of has happened recently. Thanks to everyone commenting and voting on these chapters, especially the ones expressing how much they love this story. I'm bringing this up because this story is close to an end; I know how I want it to finish and personally would be happy if I didn't avoid it with fillers. Sorry if this disappoints some of you, but I am and have been working on other stories, some original works that will never see the light of day but oh well. 
Merry Christmas and/or happy holidays, I'm so proud of everyone for (we're almost there!)making it through another year and I'm grateful for the love this story has been receiving, rest in peace Jonghyun.

"IT'S CHRISTMAS!" James cheered, shaking Thomas awake. He'd spent the night because they were trying to stay up until midnight but both fell asleep. It also doesn't matter that Christmas has not been mentioned in any previous chapters and it's just happening now.
Thomas groaned and mumbled something, turning away from James. James snatched the pillow from under his head and started hitting him with it. "Thomas, get up! I want to open presents!"

James ran from the room to the lounge room where the Christmas they decorated together stood, their presents for and from each other under it, along with ones for their friends. James had put up his own tree at his place but everything was under Thomas'.
Thomas finally got out of bed and wandered out into the lounge room tiredly, James sat eagerly in front of the tree waiting for him.

Thomas came and sat beside him, James pressing a present into his hands immediately. Bc I don't want to think of things for them to get each other; The two exchanged the presents under the tree and made a mess unwrapping them that they'd clean up later.

"Merry Christmas, James." Thomas kissed the top of James' head gently and pulled him close. For a while they cherished the feeling of each other's embrace before Thomas suggested they clean up before everyone arrived. Peggy and Maria suggested they all hang out at and Thomas suggested at his place.

An hour later, Charles was the first to arrive with presents. "Am I early or really late?" He joked when he came in. He put the presents under the tree and they all waited for the others to arrive.

"You sure you'll be alright with Aaron here?" James asked him as they sat in the lounge room, Thomas was else where in the apartment doing stuff. Aaron and Charles had sorted everything out, Theodosia broke up with him and was spending Christmas with family.
Charles and Aaron weren't back together, Charles said he needed some time to work everything out with himself before getting back into a relationship but assured Aaron there was still something there. Aaron was happy to wait.

"Yeah, it's fine." Charles nodded. There was a knock at the door, Aaron had arrived. James let him in and told him where to put the presents. Now having nothing in his arms, he hugged James and Thomas when he entered the lounge room, and was surprised when Charles embraced him too. They all sat and waited for about ten minutes then the front door was thrown open and in came Peggy and Maria in Santa hats and matching ugly sweaters.

"MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU HO HO HOES." Maria shouted, dropping the presents from her arms onto the ground by the tree and forcing everyone into an uncomfortable group hug.

"I'm not a hoe!" Charles argued, squirming out of the hug.

"You're right, you're classier than that," Maria agreed, letting everyone go. "You're a fancy lady."

"It's the same thing!" Charles snatched the Santa hat off her head and started hitting her with it.
When Peggy had managed to pull her wife off of Charles as she beat him with her Santa hat while Thomas and James watched and Aaron tried to intervene, they exchanged presents.

After the unwrapping of the presents, Thomas and James prepared snacks in the kitchen, the girls cleaned up the mess they all made, Aaron alternated between helping the tow couples and Charles set up a Christmas movie because Maria threw his present at him and hit his head and standing made him dizzy. They're good friends.

With popcorn and drinks on the table and all the pillows and blankest from the bed on the now clean lounge room floor, they all got comfy and turned on the movie.