Melissa's pov:

It had been quite a while since I had seen my brother, but when he told me he had a new serious girlfriend that he wanted me to meet I was extremely happy for him, yet excited I got to give him my blessing on his relationship.

Tristan did invite Enid to go to mass with us, but unfortunately she didn't show. I felt sad for my brother as he was my younger brother and all and I knee how much he was looking forward to her comming. He told me it was ok as he did invite her but not formally meaning he told her she could come if she liked but didn't have to because he knew she really go to church much anyways and didn't want her to feel awkward meeting me for the first time in such a setting.

It was a nice mass as my brother and I were holding hands through the first half of the service. Something we haven't done since we were little. After church we went home to change. My brother told me he was still holding out hope that Enid would come by and meet me as previously planned

I barely had time to change into my red, knee length cable knit sweater dress which I paired with black tights and my black knee length dress boots when I heard a knock on the door.  I quickly opened it and assuming the woman on the other side was Enid gave a quick hi. I then yelled for my.brother telling him Enid had just arrived. I then quickly walked away to the mirror hanging in the hallway so I could fix my hair. I tied it back in a high ponytail before rejoining everyone in the living room for introductions.

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Jarrod and I quickly hop into his car. He knows the directions better than I do as it has been yrs since I've seen either of his parents(and that was before they moved out of town) so Jarrod volunteered to drive. Upon starting our way on the road I couldn't believe how empty it was. That was a good thing because even though it only took us 2.5 hrs of the usual 3 hrs we just made it to the Christmas mass.

We quickly entered the church and found our seats next to William and Anna. His parents were seated in the row in front of us. Jarrod explained on the drive down that his parents went to Christmas day mass every yr. I figured that would be nice as my parents weren't very openly religious rarely if ever even going to church.

It was a very nice service, but my mind intermittently was drifting between excitement about telling Jarrod's parents we were engaged and enjoying the feeling of Jarrod caressing my thigh.

As soon as the service was over we said our goodbyes to his family and headed to his parents house. It was mid afternoon but we were expecting Christmas dinner to be a little early. Jarrod's mom and dad weren't't shy about expressing their joy that everyone was home for the holidays as it had been a few yrs since everyone had all been together.

We all take our places at the table. Jarrod's parents asked if everyone wouldn't mind going around the table and telling what they are thankful/grateful for. With much excitement Jarrod asked if he could go first.

"I'm thankful that everyone in my family could be together for the holidays." Then he surprised me by saying "I'm also grateful to have such a loving, caring fiancee by my side to share the rest of my life with." I was completely taken a back, but as I continued to stare at his face almost speechless I saw a tiny sparkly of impending tears quickly filling his eyes.

Without missing a beat I finally took a deep breath and said "I'm thankful to be included in such a wonderful celebration with an unbroken, non dysfunctional family. I'm also thankful to have such an amazing, sensitive, and caring fiancee by my side for now and for the rest of my life." I blurted out quickly because I knew when the tears that were filling my eyes fell  I would no longer be able to speak.

When I was done speaking silence filled the room. I didn't know what everyone was going to say or if they were even going to say anything at all or if we were just going to continue going around the table telling what everyone was grateful/thankful for. With that I slowly grabbed Jarrod's right hand that was on his lap and gave it a loving squeeze with my left hand. I then turned my gaze up to Jarrod's eyes, blocking out everything else. I quickly noticed a tear that was only moments ago swimming in his eye was now clinging to life on the tip of his left eyelash.

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I could tell Jarrod was willing his tears not to fall. Although I love seeing and ultimately taking care of his tears I understand he may not want to shed them here as his parents have probably never seen him cry. I did notice one tear finally manage its escape. The one hanging on his left eyelash finally started rolling down his cheek. I wanted to take care of his tear, to wipe or kiss it away but before I could I felt my own tears give way and begin to fall down my cheeks. I could feel tears rolling from both the middle and outside of both of my eyes and over my cheeks never fully making it to my chin as Jarrod quickly leaned in and tenderly kissed a couple of tears that had rolled from the outside of my eyes but were now on my cheeks. He then brought his  hands up to my cheeks where he used the backs of his fingers to tenderly wipe away the rest of my tears and their streaks.

I couldn't help but smile through my tears as I always loved how Jarrod knew just how to take care of me. With that I raised my left hand and gently used the backs of my fingers to delicately wipe away his still falling tear before it reached his chin. I then saw him give me a reassuring smile before leaning in and giving me a deep passionate kiss on my lips to which I responded in kind not caring who else was there or who was watching. I was so caught up in the moment it was like no-one else existed anyways.

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Enid's POV

It was so nice getting to meet Melissa, her red sweater dress looked gorgeous on her. And Tristan's Dad too

We sat down for dinner and pull our crackers over a light hearted conversation and groan at the jokes inside. Melissa wanted a couple to post on her Twitter feed for her followers

'How do you decide which ones to pick' Mum asked her

'I just pick the most funny ones' she said with a grin. She then asked if I had Twitter and I did so we both followed each other. Tristan and Melissa's mum then asked how I was progressing with my F1 season.

'I just watched the Canadian GP' I told them. 'Lukas nearly won because he got the lead in the final quarter of the race from Devon, but then him and his teammate had gearbox issues on the last lap. Antoine dropped out of the points and then Lukas lost the lead to Devon. I actually cried at the end'

I could see Tristan trying to hide his excitement as I knew he liked watching tears run down my cheeks.

Melissa's pov:

As soon as we sit down to eat and start chatting I feel happier than I have in a while. I mean I get to spend Christmas with my parents, my brother I haven't seen in 2 yrs and his girlfriend. I was having such a good time cracking jokes with everyone I couldn't help but ask if I could use a few for my Twitter. Enid eventually asked if she could follow me on Twitter. I was glad Enid was getting so comfortable with our family.

Enid and my mom eventually get to chatting about her F1 season. As soon as Enid explained I felt my brother place his right hand on my left thigh. I'm glad everyone was having such a good time.

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