Billie's POV

Me and Gemma waved goodbye to the Channel Islands as the ferry pulled out of St Helier.

Tears ran down our cheeks as the town grew smaller in our field of view. We interlinked arms and pulled our bodies close together, rubbing our booted legs up against each other.

'Let's go back inside' Gemma suggested after a few minutes. We wiped each other's tears and kissed on the deck. As we moved back inside we tied back out windswept hair into a couple of ponytails

William’s POV:

I give Anna a smile: “I hope your sexy thighs keep offering me the perfect jiggle they do now once they reach the desired fitness level. As for your precious tears, there’s no shame in allowing me to take care of them regardless of where we are or who is witnessing, I always take care of them with all my love.”

A couple of weeks go by and Christmas is just around the corner…

Enid's POV

I give my husband a kiss, saying I appreciate the sentiment but we should wait until we arrive in Italy

We watch the movie, although the small screen makes it difficult to catch Maria's tears as they fall.

Tristan chooses the next movie

Kate's POV

It turned out I had underestimated my memory a little. My extensive rehearsals of the character of Carole had born fruit.

The director of Off The Hook was relieved after the first run through. He did need to give me a few notes and after a break we did another go.

Meanwhile the producers were frantically negotiating with the studio, but they were holding firm. Amelia had to be in Los Angeles in two days or she would be in breach of contract. That meant she had to leave that afternoon.

The wardrobe department were all hands on deck to make me my various costumes as unfortunately I wasn't quite Amelia's size. The legal department was even more up against it as they didn't have any time to draw up a proper contract for me.

Instead I had to sign a letter of intent  for the first couple of performances, until they could finalise my deal.

We weren't quite ready as the curtain went up. One of my costumes wasn't quite finished, and my cast mates had to guide me through the blocking but despite the elevated nerves, I didn’t do too badly.

The audience however seemed to enjoy it and after we had taken our bows, Stephen  who was playing the harassed hotel manager came up to me

'We are so glad you are here' he told me relieved. The rest of the cast concurred and tears ran down my cheeks. They were all so kind, it must have been hard to adjust to a new actor

A couple of days later, when my contract had been properly drawn up and Dad had confirmed everything was in order, I applied my signature on the dotted line to officially join the company

Anna's pov:

William smiles at me as he says that he hopes my thighs keep jiggling for him just the way they do now after I reach my desired fitness goal. And that there is no shame in me allowing him to take care of my tears no matter where we are or who else is around as he will always take care of them with all his love.

"I know. You're amazing. It's just my own personal problems I am dealing with." I say as I lean in and give him a giant kiss.

A couple weeks later I wake up and realize it is almost Christmas. It is a very exciting yet stressful time of yr trying to make everything perfect for Annabelle as well as visiting all our relatives etc.

"Have you finalized what you want to do for Christmas? I mean I know your brother as well as parents have been asking us to visit. I don't want anything to be too rushed for Annabelle but also don't want to disappoint anyone either." I ask as soon as Annabelle is all situated and we are all at the breakfast table.