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𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬
"Honey, this is our first year hosting the holidays." Topanga told her husband as she worked on the Christmas meal. "Is your mom gonna go easy on me?"
"You want comfort or the truth?" Cory asked his wife in curiosity having his answer ready. "Comfort." Topanga responded hoping that he could have a right answer to calm her down.
"It's gonna be hideous." Cory told her with honesty not waiting a second. "I said I wanted you to comfort me!" Topanga exclaimed at her idiot of a husband.
"It's gonna be hideous." Cory repeated but this hugged his wife as a way of 'comfort'.
"It's Maya's first time with us and I need the holidays to go good for her." Riley told her parents. "Especially since Izzy isn't here for Christmas."
"She isn't coming for the holidays?" Topanga asked her daughter with a small smile knowing how important Isabella is to Maya. "No, she texted Maya saying she may not come this year for Christmas. Her father and his girlfriend wanted to go on another family trip this year." Riley shook her head as she explained to her mother.
"Well, I need the holidays to be good for your mother." Cory told his daughter making his wife turn to him with raised eyebrows. "Liar!" Topanga shouted pointing at him knowing him fully well.
"Liar!" Cory smiled pointing to himself. "I need the holiday to be good for Shawn. Shawn's coming!" The intercom then buzzed causing Cory to run over to it. "Shawn?!"
"Maya!" He heard instead. "Shawn?!" Cory asked again hoping his best friend would answer.
"Aww, what's the matter? Your boyfriend's not here yet?" Maya asked sarcastically as she smirked. "He's not my boyfriend!" Cory exclaimed to the young blonde girl.
"Oh, then what are we going to do with this 'Cory and Shawn 4-evah!' ornament?" Topanga asked him as she held an ornament showing her husband. "Oh, that? That goes right in front of the Cory and Topanga wedding ornament." Cory asked with a smile as he walked over to her.
Cory took the ornament out of his wife's hand putting it in front of their wedding ornament. Riley looked at her father with a questioning look which her mother noticed.
"All my life." Topanga told her daughter with an annoyed sigh before heading to the kitchen.
"I don't even think he exists." Maya then walked in the room closing the door behind her with a shrug. "He's real, Maya. I've known the guy my whole life. When your sister was with her dad Shawn used to babysit her sometimes. And he's real." Cory told her with a serious expression.
"You're fun to play with." Maya smiled before walking over to her best friend. "So, what's the deal on the mysterious Uncle Shawn? I've only heard some things from Izz." She asked Riley as she didn't really know him.
"I don't see him a lot. I don't think he likes me." Riley shrugged as she believed that considering all the times he came to visit them. "How can someone not like you?" Maya asked her with confusion.
"Ask him and let me know." Riley responded before she shrugged again.
No one noticed but the door was opened by a black haired girl. She smiled once she saw the blonde and brunette girl so she left her bags by the door quickly rushed to the girls covering their eyes.
Topanga and Cory finally noticed the girl and they smiled in excitement. Auggie saw her as well and he was about to scream out in excitement but Cory quickly covered his mouth knowing the girl wanted to surprise them.
"What's happening?" Riley asked not knowing who was covering her eyes. "I know those manicured hands anywhere. Izz!"" Maya smiled before removing the girl's hands off her eyes.
Riley quickly removed Isabella's hands seeing her too.
"Izzy!" Riley exclaimed before her and Maya brought the older girl into a tight hug. "Good to see you guys too." Isabella chuckled hugging them back.
"I thought you said you couldn't come this year?" Maya asked her as they detached. "Yeah, I lied. I wanted to surprise you and when I didn't see you at mom's I knew you'd be here." Isabella smiled as she explained her actions to the two best friends.
Auggie couldn't hold it anymore so he bit his dad's hand, which made Cory yelp, and quickly rushed to the older girls hugging her legs.
"Auggie! How are you bubby?" Isabella smiled bringing the boy up to her hip. "Good now that you're here." Auggie smiled as he kissed her cheek.
"Aww, that's so sweet." She smiled tickling the boy's stomach. "Why can't more guys be like you?"
"Because they're not good enough." Auggie smiled.
Isabella smiled before letting the boy on his feet as Cory and Topanga walked up to the girl.
"Good to see you Isa." They smiled hugging the young girl. "Good to see you guys as well. Now I'd like to answer some questions but can I use your bathroom to change?" Isabella smiled before she asked them after they detached from their hug.
"Sure. But why your outfit is great?" Topanga nodded but furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at Isabella's outfit.
"Thank you but during my ride here some of the guys there were-" Isabella paused looking at the three younger kids before turning back to Cory and Topanga. "Having a nice guys night time." Cory and Topanga nodded understanding her. "And now I feel a bit off so I'd like to change."
"Oh, well, go right ahead." Cory told her seeing how uncomfortable that experience made her feel. "You know where the bathroom is at." Topanga pointed to the hallway sending her a small smile.
"Thanks guys." Isabella smiled before seeing Auggie trying to look through the big red bag she had the presents in. "And I'll take this with me so no little sneaky monsters look through."
"Aw, man." Auggie pouted causing everyone to chuckle at the little kid.
Isabella rushed to the bathroom with a grateful expression as she finally could change and glad that she had an extra set of clothing in her bag. While the raven haired girl was in the bathroom Riley turned to her best friend with a smile.
"And this is a great start to the holidays." Maya smiled as she was cheerful that her sister was here. "As it should be." Riley smiled before the intercom buzzed again.
"Shawn?!" Cory asked excitingly as he rushed to the intercom with no hesitation. "No, it's your parents." Alan responded to his son expecting him to do this.
"Rats!" Cory exclaimed as his finger was still on the intercom. "Let me explain how a speaker box works." Alan told his son over the intercom with a sigh.
"These holidays are important to me, Alan. How much of a fiasco do you think it's gonna be?" Amy reminded her husband before she asked him forgetting about the intercom. "Let me explain how a speaker box works." Alan repeated to his wife with the same sigh he had with Cory.
"Hideous already." Cory buzzed them in before turning to his wife reminded her of their previous conversation. "How about I throw this pot at you?!" Topanga asked her husband annoyed as she held a pot in her hand.
"They don't think you're real, but I know you are." Cory talked to the ornament of him and his best friend with a baby voice. Topanga finally threw the pot to her husband but he caught it on time. "She tried to hurt you Shawn."
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The door to the Matthews residence opened revealing Cory's parents who entered the apartment.
"Grandma, grandpa!" Auggie exclaimed running to his grandparents with smiles. "Hello, here's ten bucks. Write me better." Alan smile before handing him ten bucks.
"Okay." Auggie nodded before turning to his grandmother. "Here's cookies." Amy gave him a box of cookies.
"Thanks. Here's ten bucks." Auggie smiled grabbing the box handing her the ten bucks. "And...that's how you do it." Amy told her husband before putting the ten bucks in her purse.
Alan and Amy went ahead and hugged the rest of the people as Isabella came out of the bathroom wearing a new self designed outfit with the bag.
"Bella!" Alan and Amy smiled as they spotted the young girl.
Isabella noticed the two before setting the bag down gently.
"Mama, Papa Matthews!" Isabella exclaimed before going over to them hugging them.
"It's so good to see you. How you've been, sweetie?" Amy smiled before she asked Isabella as she hadn't heard from her in a while. "I've been good." Isabella nodded as her response with a small smile.
"How are you doing with your classes?" Alan asked the girl about her home school class. "I've been doing good. But I do got to talk to Cory about something later." Isabella explained to them as she remembered one other main reason she came.
"Well, that's good. We were sad when we didn't hear from you last year on the holidays." Amy smiled as she informed her about the greetings from then.
"Sorry about that. My dad and his girlfriend wanted to go to this family trip out of the country so I didn't really have any Internet access. . . or a working phone at that." Isabella apologized as she explained to the Matthew parents but mumbled her last comment. "Well, we're happy to see you now." Alan smiled as Amy agreed with her husband.
"Same here." Isabella smiled before she noticed Auggie. "Oh, no you don't you little monster."
Auggie shrieked as Isabella chased him to the living room bay window and giggled as she tickled. Maya and Riley smiled as they put popcorn through the strings.
"Ah, look at all these kids. It wasn't that long ago I had kids around the house." Alan smiled as he put his hands on his hips looking over everyone. "Yeah, it was just this morning, wasn't it, Dad?" Joshua asked his father as he entered the house tossing the keys to him.
"Oh, yeah, yeah, you." Alan pointed at his youngest son with a nod.
When Isabella heard his voice she froze not having to seen him in a long time.
"Joshie!" Auggie exclaimed running to his uncle as Isabella rushed to the girls. "Auggie!" Joshua smiled putting his nephew on his shoulder.
"I love it up here!" Auggie exclaimed with a large grin holding on his uncle. "My brotha'." Joshua smiled pointing to his older brother. "My brotha'." Cory smiled back as they fist bump. "How is it possible we're brothers?" He asked his younger brother with a small smile.
"Because...it's a surprise!" Joshua exclaimed in their father's face with a large grin. "Stop doing that!" Alan said annoyed as he shook his head.
"Aw, dad's so proud of himself. He gets into movies for like a quarter." Joshua looked over to his older brother with a joyful expression as he patted their father's shoulder. "Sweet, I'm going to be you're aunt-in-law." Maya smiled at Riley which Isabella heard causing her to turn to them.
"How'd you figure that?" Riley asked the blonde while furrowing her eyebrows. "He's Izz's Boing." Maya smiled as the girls turned to the older girl.
"No he's not. Need any help, Panga?" Isabella shook her head sending them a look before she turned to Topanga.
"Yes. Go hug Josh." Topanga nodded before glancing over to her younger brother-in-law knowing there was a rip in Isabella and Joshua's relationship. "With anything else by any chance?" Isabella asked nervously trying not to go over to him.
While she was talking to Topanga the girls went to Joshua as he laid Auggie on the couch.
"Uncle Josh." Riley smiled going over to him before hugging him. "Riley." Joshua hugged his niece back.
"Brother-in-law!" Maya smiled hugging him.
"What?" Joshua questioned in confusion but hugged the blonde girl back either way. "Don't worry about it." Maya smiled as she shook her head keeping him in confusion.
"No, I'm not going to." Isabella whispered to Topanga as at the moment she really didn't want to have a conversation with him.
"Why not? You guys haven't talked since you left public school, which by the way you haven't explained to us why." Topanga asked the raven-haired girl before she reminded her. "I got my reasons." Isabella argued back as she didn't really think they'd want to know what happened.
"Well, maybe you should help Maya right now because she's crying." Topanga lied as she needed to give Isabella a reason to turn around. "What!" Isabella exclaimed as she quickly turned around only to be shoved to Joshua's chest.
Joshua felt someone being knocked into him so he steadied the person without even knowing who it was.
"Whoa, are you okay. . .- Belle?" Joshua was about to ask but he cut himself off in shock once he saw her face. "Hi, yeah. Nice seeing ya. Now bye." Isabella took back her arms as she glanced up to him with nervousness.
Before Joshua could even let out any other word Isabella rushed to her big red bag taking the presents to the tree passing the girls. They had questioning looks but Isabella shook her head making the girls nod knowing better than to mess with her.
"Wait, Belle." Joshua called out as he followed Isabella since he wanted to speak with her. "Mom, what's up with Uncle Josh and Izzy?" Riley asked her mom as her and Maya went to the kitchen. "We don't know." Topanga shook her head as her mother-in-law walked up to them.
"All we know is when they were in seventh grade Bella begged her dad to let her be home schooled and once she was home schooled her and Josh just stopped talking." Amy explained as she looked sadly to Joshua and Isabella who were arguing lowly. "But why?" Maya asked not understanding what happened to the two older teenagers.
"She never told us why. But maybe she'd tell you, Maya. You guys are sisters." Topanga answered the blonde but she did inform them of a way for them to know. "Come on. Just let me talk." Joshua begged his old best friend as she wouldn't listen to him.
"I'm letting you talk. Isn't that what you're doing now? I'm not keeping that right from you." Isabella asked her as she laid the presents around trying to avoid any glances over to him. "But you won't let me explain." Joshua pointed out with a sadden expression which he tried to hide.
"Do you have an explanation now? . . . Because you didn't have one five years ago." Isabella asked him as she turned to him with a serious but tired expression.
Joshua looked at her with a guilty look as Isabella shook her head with a sigh before she went to put the empty bag in her suit case.
"Look I don't want to argue today. It's the holidays and I don't want to ruin it for anyone. So just for tonight let's not argue about this." Isabella explained to him as she felt him next to her. "Fine. But it doesn't mean I won't try and get you to talk to me today." Joshua agreed but he wasn't about to back down.
"Then you are going to have to wait a long time, buddy." Isabella told him before she walked over to the kitchen.
After a while the boys were settled on the couch as someone familiar to many had entered the apartment.
The girls noticed him but he held a finger to his mouth telling them to be quiet.
Amy, Topanga and Isabella smiled as he sat next to Auggie on the couch knowing Cory's reaction.
"Gee, Cor, I thought you'd be excited to see me." Shawn smiled as he joked knowing what his best friend was about to do.
Cory turned to him hearing his best friends voice.
"Yay!" Cory screamed as he and Shawn hugged.
Everyone looked at the duo in amusement as they saw Auggie squished between them.
"I told you he was real!" Cory exclaimed to Maya as he and Shawn hugged.
Auggie struggled as he got underneath the two when he finally got free throwing his hands up.
"I'm okay. I'm alive!" Auggie exclaimed as he rushed to Isabella. "Well, then you deserve a prize." Isabella smiled at him as she grabbed a cookie from the box handing it to him.
"Yay!" Auggie smiled as he ate the cookie with happiness. "So, that's us, huh?" Maya asked her best friend seeing the older best friends. "So I've been told." Riley nodded as they both turned to Isabella.
"Sure." Isabella nodded as she shrugged not wanting to hear a huge explanation from anyone yet. "Hey, Shawn, am I cooler than you yet?" Joshua asked Shawn as he stood up walking up to him.
"Oh, not yet, but I'm getting nervous." Shawn told him as they both chuckled sharing a hug.
"Hey, Mrs. Cory." Shawn smiled as Topanga walked over to him. "Hey, Mr. Cory." Topanga greeted back with a large grin causing Isabella to giggle.
Without her acknowledgement Joshua smiled at the girl which the girls notice making them share a quick smile. Topanga and Shawn hugged each other and when they detached Cory walked up to them.
"You two. How great is this? My favorite person in the world...and my wife." Cory beamed in happiness as he put a hand on their shoulders while Isabella chuckled. "All my life." Topanga shook her head with some annoyance but happiness as well before she walked back to the kitchen as Isabella walked towards Shawn with a smile.
Once he noticed her Shawn had a big smiled on his face as he always seen the girl as a daughter.
"Hey, Tori." Shawn greeted using her a nickname of her middle name. "Hey, Shawn." Isabella grinned as they shared a hug with one another.
As they detached from one another Alan walked up to them.
"Hey, Shawn. How you doing?" Alan smiled as he greeted the Hunter boy he's known for a long time. "I keep movin', Mr. Matthews." Shawn told him as they shared a hug.
"We're glad you're here. Are you hungry?" Amy chuckled as she hugged him before asking him. "Yeah." Shawn nodded as he couldn't wait to eat.
"Good luck with that." Amy told him with a nod as she patted his shoulder while Isabella tried to stifle a laughter as she took noticed of Topanga's expression. "I'm right here." Topanga told her mother-in-law as she gestured herself.
Riley and Maya shared a look before they walked up to Shawn as Isabella went to the kitchen.
"Hey, Uncle Shawn." Riley greeted with a small smile trying to be hopeful. "Yeah...hey, kids." Shawn awkwardly greeted back as he walked away to his best friend.
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"Izzy, would you please come play with me and Josh?" Auggie begged her with a small smile as he tugged on her dress. "Oh, I don't know, Auggie." Isabella shook her head with a frown she hid with a small smile.
"Please." Auggie sent her his puppy eyes knowing that with him she would consider it. "Make the kid happy, Belle." Joshua told her but he also wanted her to be near him.
"Sure why not." Isabella sent Joshua a quick glare before sending Auggie a smile. "Yay!" Auggie beamed as he dragged her with him so they can decorate Alan.
They have been hanging ornaments on Alan for a while since he was sleep and they've been having fun.
"Hold this, will you?" Joshua asked Auggie as he handed him an ornament while he moved some on his father's face. "Should we be doing this?" Auggie asked the two older teens as he tilted his head.
"Most probably not." Isabella shook her head putting tinsel on Alan's hair. "Absolutely." Joshua nodded to his nephew as he always thought it was fun to do different things.
"What's the difference between having a younger daddy and an older daddy?" Auggie asked them not seeing anything different. "Younger daddy doesn't fall asleep in the middle of the party." Joshua shrugged thinking of the first thing that popped in his mind.
"Think again." Isabella told him as her and Auggie pointed to Cory and Shawn who were sound asleep. "Yip, yip, yip, yip..." Cory mumbled as he leaned on his best friend's shoulder.
Maya and Riley suddenly walked into the room quickly heading to the two grown men.
"How could you possibly not like Riley?" Maya asked Shawn causing them to wake up. "What is she talking about?" Shawn asked Cory as he was confused of what the blonde was speaking of.
"Whenever you do come here it's like you find an excuse not to talk to me and then you leave." Riley explained to him while sharing a look with her best friend.
"I talk to you. I'm talking to you right now." Shawn tells her but he did not look at her which was something he avoided.
"When's my birthday? What's my favorite color?" Riley hit him with the simply questions while Joshua and Isabella shared a look which they really didn't mean to. "Riley, that stuff doesn't matter." Shawn shook his head.
"It does matter. Tell us what you know." Maya disagreed with Shawn as she shook her head. "Girls. Shawn knows Riley's birthday." Cory tells the young best friends as he shared a look with Shawn.
"How do you know?" Riley asked her father not seeing his point. "He knows." Cory told his daughter knowing Shawn very well.
Topanga had then called them all for dinner before they could continue.
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Five minutes later everyone aside from Shawn and Isabella had finished their meals.
"Five minutes?! That dinner took two days to cook. You animals ate it in five minutes!" Topanga exclaimed as she gestured all the empty plates on the table. "What's for dessert, Mom?" Riley asked her mother with an innocent smile.
"Nothin'! I want you to sit there for two days and think about that dinner you just devoured, and then maybe I'll give you a cupcake." Topanga shook her head before she smiled sarcastically. "Well, thanks for the home cooked dinner, Panga. It's was very good. Elena tries her best to cook a nice meal but ends up burning it up so we order take out." Isabella smiled over to her as she set her fork down.
"Well you're welcome." Topanga smiled at her and she was very grateful she didn't finish all her food as fast as everyone else. "I thought it was great as well, Topanga. Thank you. I don't get a lot of home cooked meals." Shawn thanked her as well with a small smile.
"How's the job going, Shawn?" Cory asked his best friend as he looked over to him. "Oh, you do something?" Maya asked him sarcastically.
"Yeah, I write for a site called, 'Hit the Road'. Got a lot of different places and tell you if it's worth a weekend." Shawn answered her before he explained his job. "I-I go on that site." Maya stuttered as she had no idea he worked for the site.
"Restless little spirit, huh?" Shawn asked her as he raised his eyebrow. "No, I just think about-" Maya shook her head.
"Other places?" Shawn cut in as this seemed too familiar. "Sometimes." Maya nodded as she slightly glared at him.
"Yeah..." Shawn trailed off with a small nod. "Yeah... You take the pictures too." Maya trailed off as well before she pointed out.
"I do." Shawn nodded. "How'd you guess that?"
"I draw them." Maya informed him. "Izz takes 'em."
They turned to Isabella who stood up putting her dishes away.
"And she doesn't like to be put in the middle right now so she's going to pretend to get a phone call." She told the two before grabbing her phone 'answering' it. "Hey, yeah, I haven't hear from you in a long time."
"Yeah?" Shawn asked Maya as he sent her a look. "Yeah." Maya nodded sending him a look herself.
"I'm gonna say 'yeah' one last time, okay?" Shawn asked her as he gestured between themselves. "Very mature." Maya nodded rolling her eyes.
"Yeah..." Shawn trailed as everyone still watched the scene in front of them. "Yeah..." Maya mouthed. "Okay, that's it. When's my birthday, Uncle Shawn?" Riley cuts in as she asked the Hunter man.
Shawn turned to his best friend asking for help.
"He knows, Riley." Cory told his daughter once again. "You keep saying that. Why won't he answer? What did I do?" Riley sighed as she asked her father.
Shawn had enough so he threw his rag down on the table walking over to the door opening it but he turned to Maya and Riley asking, "You coming or what?"
Maya and Riley looked at each other before following Shawn downstairs.
When they were gone Isabella put her phone away going back to the table sitting in front of Cory which unfortunately for her meant to sit next to Joshua.
"Cory, I need to ask you something." Isabella told him.
"What is it, Isa?" Cory asked her.
"So, since it's still a requirement for any high school student I need some volunteer work." Isabella informed him. "And I was wondering if I could somehow become your teacher assistant."
"But that would mean you would be getting up really early and drive here early." Cory furrowed his eyebrows. "Wouldn't that be too much of a hassle?"
"Well, I've talked to my dad about that and he understands that I need these requirements to get into college so since he has a bedroom apartment here in the city..." Isabella trailed off.
"Wait so that means you'd be moving to New York?" Topanga questioned her.
"Yeah." Isabella nodded.
"But you guys can't just drop everything over there and move." Topanga told her.
"Well, that's the thing it wouldn't be us, it'd be me." Isabella told them.
"Wait, so you're going to be living in New York by yourself and leaving Philadelphia?" Amy asked her.
"Yeah." Isabella nodded. "But I wouldn't be by myself cause my dad has a friend who'd be living across the hall from me and he'd agreed to be looking over me."
"That seems like a big change for a young sixteen year old girl." Alan commented.
"I've always been mature for my age and my dad trust his friend to keep me safe." Isabella informed them.
"But couldn't you have stayed at your mom's place?" Cory asked her.
"Well, she already has a tough time to afford the place for Maya and herself adding in another person would only have her working more." Isabella explained. "And she barely allows my dad to sent her money for some necessity."
"But if you couldn't stay there you could be able to stay here." Topanga told her as Cory nodded agreeing with his wife.
"Thanks for the offer but you guys don't exactly need to be troubled by a sixteen year old girl." Isabella smiled. "And plus I've been able to be independent since I turned thirteen, I even started doing some jobs here and there earning my own money. I've also sold some clothes I've designed which has gotten me a lot of money."
"But leaving your home." Amy said. "Wouldn't you have a lot to leave."
"I'm home schooled so that takes care of one problem. I only had two friends and they both moved before seventh grade and I don't have anymore friends back home." Isabella shrugged as Josh glanced at her before looking down. "I can also tell Elena and my dad want to have some time for themselves not having to worry about me."
"So he just agreed to this?" Alan asked her.
"No it took a lot of convincing but after some time I convinced him that I need this to finish high school so." She shrugged. "So, Cory, what do you say? Can I be you teacher assistant?"
Cory and Topanga shared a look before she nodded to her husband.
"Yes, you can become my teacher's assistant." Cory nodded causing Isabella to nodded. "But we'd feel better if you'd stayed here majority of the time just so we can make sure you're safe."
"Yes!" Isabella smiled before getting up. "I'll call my dad and discuss this. Thank you!"
Isabella quickly headed to the bay window in the living room calling her father.
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After everyone was done cleaning the kitchen the door was opened by Riley at the same moment Isabella ended the phone call with her dad.
"Get in there!" Riley told Shawn pointing to the direction to her room. "Uh, Riley, you don't command a grown man." Cory told his daughter with a small chuckle.
"You!" Riley exclaimed pointing to her father.
"Who me?" Cory asked pointing to himself.
"Both of you. Go to my room." Riley told the two grown men.
Cory and Shawn walked to that direction but stopped at the doorway.
"This would never happened on 'The Cory and Shawn Show'." Cory told his best friend which received him a nod of agreement.
Both had continued their way to Riley's room.
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When they were done with there talk everyone has gone to the living room opening their presents.
"I wished you told us you were coming, Isa. We could've gotten you some presents." Topanga smiled sadly over to the raven-haired girl as she had no presents. "Another reason I didn't tell you guys. I didn't want you guys to waste any money on me." Isabella smiled softly with a small shrug.
"But you've still gotten us all one." Amy said gesturing the gifts they all received from her. "Even Joshie." Auggie pointed to his Uncle who had received a pair of designer shoes.
"I've came prepared." Isabella shrugged as at that moment she had received a call so she went to get some privacy while the others opened their gifts. "Good husband, good father, good brother...good son. Good for you." Alan smiled as he patted Cory's shoulder.
"Thanks, dad. I had you at your best." Cory thanked his father with a smile of his own. "No, I had him at his best. Surprise." Joshua said as he wrapped an arm around his father.
"So, listen, I have an assignment next weekend up in Columbia County, upstate New York City. It's beautiful up there." Shawn explained to everyone as he stood up. "We're gonna miss you, Shawn." Cory nodded to his best friend.
"Well, maybe not. 'Cause I was thinking maybe you might wanna come?" Shawn shook his head before he asked Riley. "All of us?" Auggie asked him as he stood up.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Shawn smiled at the little kid. "You know..." Riley started with a grin.
"Here it comes." Cory turned to his wife as they shared a knowing look. "I never go anywhere without my best friend who wouldn't want to go without her sister." Riley told Shawn.
"Yeah, that's not a bad way to grow up." Topanga smiled with a nod. "So, maybe you would like to invite Maya and Izzy?" Riley asked Shawn.
"Oh, you mean her and her?" Shawn jokingly pointed to the two girls. "What do you say, kiddo? You guys wanna come?"
"Yeah. And we have to invite Izz's hubby." Maya nodded before smiling to Joshua.
Joshua looked at her in question but before he could ask Isabella, who was in the living room bay window, exclaimed, "Yes!"
"Did I say something?" Isabella asked them turned to see everyone staring at her."Oh, no, you just agreed to go to trip with us." Maya smiled trying to play it off.
"You going?" Isabella asked her little sister. "Yeah." Maya nodded confirming her question.
"Then okay. Papá, when you get it." Isabella smiled before she went back to her phone call
"Of course, mi vida." Samuel nodded from the other side of the phone. "Alright, I have to go now you have a good time and tell everyone I said hi."
"Okay, pàpa. Bye, love you." Isabella folded her arms as she talked to him. ". . .Love you too, mija. Bye." Samuel had bid goodbye
When the line was hung up Isabella skipped back to the group.
"Somebody seems happy." Topanga commented seeing Isabella's expression. "I am. And dad says hi to all of you." Isabella smiled as she nodded.
"Well are you happy enough to sing us something?" Maya asked her older sister.
"You know what?" Isabella smiled. "I do feel happy enough to sing. Somebody pass me my guitar case."
Riley handed Isabella her guitar case which received her a thank you.
Everyone gathered around the girl who was about to give them a performance. This was the first time Alan, Amy and Joshua were going to hear her sing which made them more excited.
Isabella played with the melody for a bit before she started to sing.
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
It doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've brought some corn for popping
The lights are turned way down low
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
When we finally kiss goodnight
How I hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear we're still goodbye-ing
As long as you love me so
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Oh, it doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've brought some corn for popping
And the lights are turned way down low
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Oh let it snow
All the way home I'll be warm
All the way home I'll be warm
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear I'm still goodbye-ing
As long you love me so
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
As she had ended everyone cheered for her causing the singing girl to smile.
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First update of Photograph, amores!! Hope you liked it!
So how do you guys like Isabella? What do you think happened between her and Joshua?
What do you guys think the reason for her to be homeschooled was?
Published~ December 20, 2019