~~~ How about a THANKSGIVING DOUBLE !!

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"Is this on?" Tim asks the bartender as he picks up a microphone.

"It is now." The bartender says after turning on a few switches.

"Thank you. You can go now and please close the door behind you." Tim says.

The bartender nods and wishes them all a good night before leaving.

"Can I have your attention, please?" Tim asks over the speakers.

Chris reaches over and turns off the music and everyone gathers around the little stage Tim was standing on.

"You guys have been busy partying and may not have realized it. But tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I'm thankful to be alive and to be spending with my family. It's been a rough year but at the same time, it's been a great year. They always say when one door closes another will open. That is definitely true for me." He reaches out and takes Adam by the hand and smiles at Eddie and Esther. "Old romances rekindled. And new romances has started." He smiles at Avi, Kirstie, Chance and Austin. "Even an engagement."

He stops for a moment and looks at the faces of each of his friends.

"It's also been a very hard year. We've been through some rough times. But we made it. A couple of us might have gotten banged up a bit but we made it. And we did it together. I just want each and every one of you to know how much I appreciate you for sticking by me and that I love you guys so much. I know I don't say it enough but I am so thankful for you all. But there are two things that I am most thankful for this year. Getting Adam back into my life and having Avi join us amongst the living again. The good Lord knows, I don't deserve any blessings for the things I've done. But for some unknown reason, he's blessed me with a gorgeous boyfriend that I love with all my heart and great friends that risk their lives for me. Friends that I'm proud to call my family."

Tim sniffs and quickly wipes his eyes. "I, uh, I just felt the need to say that."

"Can I say something?" Avi asks as he walks up on the stage beside Tim.

Tim smiles and hands him the mic.

"That was touching." Avi chuckles and wipes a tear away. "I, too, have got so much to be thankful for. I was dead. I had lost my friends, guys that I called my brothers. My family. Thinking I would never see them again. Then I met a beautiful angel. One that I could only dream of spending my life with. I fell in love with this angel even though I knew we never stood a chance. But this angel managed to get Tim, Eddie and Austin back into my life. And my life was given back. Then this angel and my three brothers managed to give me back my family. My beautiful sister, my mom, dad and Josh. Plus, I've gained Chris, Chance and Adam into my life. So am I blessed and thankful. You d*mn right I am. Because that beautiful angel that I once could only dream of spending my life with will soon be my wife."

"D*mn." Tim says as he reaches for a tissue to wipe the tears rolling down his cheeks.

"I hear ya." Eddie laughs as he and Esther also reach for tissues.

"You are all blessings to me." Kirstie says with tears streaming down her face. "Avi. I don't have the words to describe the blessing that you have been to me. My entire life has changed. I... I... can't even talk." She grabs Avi into a hug.

"Well, I have a lot to be thankful for. My prayer that I've been praying for, for so long. Came true. And he's standing here beside me." Adam says smiling through his tears at Tim. "I thought I was going to lose you when you were shot before I even got a chance to tell you that I still loved you. That's another huge blessing that I'm thankful for. My brother, whom I love dearly, has been by my side my entire life. He's been my strength and my rock."

"Alright, I don't think it's cool for a hitman to be crying like this." Tim chuckles. "So let's just drink a toast. To family. May we live long and prosper."

"TO FAMILY" The gang shouts and clinks their glasses together.

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