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"What's up, babe?" Pippa asked. Stevie bit her lip and took Pippa's hands into hers.

"I just wanted to let you know that I'm really sorry. For everything," Stevie said. Pippa shook her head and went to speak, but Stevie beat her to it. "Wait, just let me finish," Stevie pleaded. Pippa nodded and waited patiently. "I had no idea that how much this was taking a toll on you. Née told me about you getting sick, and calling her. I felt really bad when I went to hang out, but I felt like I had to. It's my last days before I have a baby, and I'm forced to be a mom. I should have come to talk to you, instead of listening to Lilly," Stevie said. Pippa pushed some of her straight hair behind her hair and placed her hand back on top of Stevie's. "And I'm sorry for the terrible stuff I said to you, and all the attitude I gave you, and for skipping doctors appointments, and the lying. Really, just everything," Stevie finished. Pippa placed her warm palm on Stevie's cheek.

"You, my child, will always be forgiven. If I have learned anything from playing Eliza is that sometimes forgiveness is stronger than love. And because I love you, I am forgiving you," Pippa said. Stevie hugged her mom as best as she could. "Let's go out and celebrate with everyone! Oh, and Merry Christmas," She said, kissing Stevie's forehead. The two got up and walked back to the living room. Everyone had finally arrived and was sitting around talking. Pippa sat down next to Lin and had Stevie on her other side. Brielle toddled to Pippa and stood between her legs.

"It's baby," she said. Pippa nodded. Brielle crawled in between Lin and Pippa.

"Yep. It's a little girl, just like you," Pippa said, poking Brielle's stomach.

"Do you have a name yet?" Jasmine asked. Pippa and Lin looked at each other.

"Yeah. Lesley Charlotte Miranda," Pippa answered. It was pronounced Less-lee because Pippa hated when people added a Z when saying the name. Chris held out his hand and Leslie paid him 15 bucks. "Why are you paying him?" Pippa asked.

"Well, somehow he guessed Lesley," Leslie answered. Lin snickered and placed his hand over his mouth. "You told him didn't you?" Leslie said. Everyone started to laugh, but Leslie did not.

"In my defense, I didn't know he had made a bet before I told him," Lin defended. Leslie snatched his money back from Chris and shoved it in his pocket.

"Alright, let's eat!" Reneé smiled. Everyone got up and went to the dining room. It was set up nicely. There was a tiny Santa hat cardholder at each seat with everyone's name at their seat. 

"Wow, Neé! Everything looks so charming!" Jasmine smiled.

"Thank you! But, Stevie really did this," Reneé said. Stevie smiled and sat next to Pippa.

"And me too!" Brielle shouted. Everyone laughed and thanked her as well.

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It was 3:30 when everyone migrated back in the living room and decided to do Secret Santa. "I wanna go first!" Jasmine cheered. She got up and gave Lin a bag. She sat back down and watched him open it. Lin pulled out the tissue and saw it was a blanket. He pulled it out fully and got so happy. It was white and gray and read 'Worlds Most Excited Dad' in black letters. He smiled.

"Thank you! I guess imma go next," he said. He picked up the bag and gave it to Leslie. Lin sat back down and watched with pride. Leslie opened the bag to see it was a bottle of Hennessy. He smiled widely and kissed the bottle.

"Thanks, man!" He said. Leslie got up and handed Reneé a bag. She sat it on her lap and tore off the paper. It was a bottle of her utmost favorite perfume. And it's super expensive!

"Leslie. Wow. This is amazing," Reneé reacted. She set the bottle on the side table and picked up two big bags. She placed one at Pippa's feet and one at Stevie's."So, I had Pippa, and I decided that since I had a mother, I had to get the daughter something too. It's a two-part gift. The first part is now and the second part is later," Reneé smiled as she sat back down next to Stevie. Pippa went first and pulled out the tissue paper. The first thing in the bag was a picture frame with three picture compartments. It held a picture of Lin and Pippa that said 'True Love' underneath. Then the first ultrasound that said 'Meant To Be' underneath. Then a picture of Stevie and Pippa that said 'He Gave Me You' underneath. That frame was definitely going in the foyer. The next thing in the bag was a pink floral swaddle blanket with the matching bow headband that Pippa had picked out in the mall a couple of weeks prior. The next thing was a four-set of onesies that were short sleeved, then a frog pillow pet, and last but not least a present for Pippa. It was the boots she had been eyeing for months.

Pippa got up and hugged Reneé. "Girl! You know me so well!" Pippa said. She sat back down and waited for Stevie to open her gift. After the tissue paper, the first things Stevie pulled out were 4 pairs of cabin socks. She had told Reneé a while back that those were her favorite. Next, Stevie pulled out a box and instantly knew what was inside.

"You didn't?" She said. Reneé grinned and shrugged. She opened the box and saw three Kylie Jenner Lipkits. They were in the shades Mary Jo K (red), Leo (darker purple-red), and Maliboo (a shade darker than nude). Those were the exact colors she wanted too. "Did you tell her?" Stevie asked Pippa. The young mom looked away and tried to act innocent. The next thing was a car seat Canopy that was grey and blue with white animals all over it. And the last thing was a picture of Pippa, Stevie, Brielle, Jasmine and Reneé from the first day they hung out. "This is incredible. Thank you so much." Stevie said. She tried to put everything back into the bag while Lin took Pippa's gift to Anthony.

"I knew you liked a lot of stuff, so I got some of everything," Pippa explained. There were three graphic tee's, two water bottles filled with a bunch of gift cards, a metallic Nike pullover, and black Adidas soccer pants in the bag.

"This is so cool," Ant smiled. He grabbed the bag next to his fiancé's leg and passed it to Jonathan. Lea would have come, but she came down with the flu the night before and didn't want to get anyone sick. Jonathan opened the bag to see an assortment of 50 flavors of tea, that had 4 packets of each flavor. Lea and Jonathan always drank tea, so this was perfect for them.

"Thanks, man. You know how I feel about my tea," Jonathan smiled. He then picked up his small bag and handed it to Chris. "You, my friend, are hella lucky. Lea picked it out," Jonathan stated. Chris opened the bag and was in shock. It was a gold plated watch. It was gorgeous. Everything about the watch was gold. Even the second hand was gold. Chris smiled wide, and carefully closed the box.

"My watch collection grows each year with you amazing people," Chris said. He picked up his medium sized bag and gave it to Jasmine. She smiled widely at the sight of the sledding bears on the bag. When she actually opened it, she was overjoyed. He gave her the lens for her camera that they had talked about during an intermission once. Jasmine hugged him and put the box back in the bag.

"I think that was a success," Lin said. Everyone agreed and started to talk amongst themselves. Lin got a text from the movers that, they were outside. He turned towards Pippa and got close to her ear. "I'm gonna let the movers in and finish setting up for Stevie and tonight. Text me when you guys are ready to leave," Lin said. Their new house was in the next neighborhood over, so it was no biggie for Lin to leave and come back.

"Okay. I'm gonna take this stuff to the car then do you can take it home," Pippa said as she started to gather the present. Lin shook his head.

"I got it, baby. Relax. Have fun," He said. Lin took the bags from Pippa and stood up.

"Be careful. I love you," Pippa said. She gave Lin a kiss and let him slip out. Stevie turned to Pippa and was about to ask her a question when she saw a black and blue spot on Pippa's chest.

"Is that a hickey?" Stevie asked, pointing to the small dot. Pippa looked down and sighed.

"There is 7. I counted and I tried to cover them all, but it's hard," Pippa stressed. Stevie took her mother's hand and led her to the guest room.

"I gotcha mom. I cover hickeys all the time," She said, without thinking. Pippa gave her an oh really look, but Stevie shook her head. "Not like that, anymore. I did before I knew you. I swear," she corrected. Pippa nodded and took her scarf off. Within 5 minutes, the hickey was covered, and Phillipa was relieved.

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A/N WHAT UP??? What do you think of the gifts? Why was Reneé so shocked. Am I the only one that didn't know Pippa's fiancé was 40? And has a twenty-year-old daughter? Probably. Comment.Like.Follow💕