CH3

**Christmas**

The boys were never early risers. So their mother got everything done for dinner that evening. The ham as in the oven, potatoes peeled, filling was made and in the refigertor until it was time to put it in the oven. Everything else could wait until later. As she was sitting and drinking coffee, she heard footsteps and the bathroom door opening and closing several times. She knew her Hounds were up. "Hey mom." All three said in unison. They plopped down on the couch and Seth was all but back to sleep instantly. Dean was in and out of sleep, and Roman was staring off. They had somethings to do, so their mother made a loud banging noise and all three boys jumped. Now they were all awake.

Rick came over and so the boys thought they would finish dinner for their mom. Now their mom could spend time with Rick. Once dinner was done, it was only the five of them. It was nice and small. They didn't need to have a lot of people to have a good time. Now it was obvious that Roman, Dean and Seth were cooking, but it was still good. Again,to give their mom alone time with her significant other, the three boys did all the cleaning up.

Since dinner was all over and the cleaning was done, they thought it would be a good time to exchange gifts. The last two to open their gifts were Roman and Dean from Seth. Once they opened them, the two were surprised, shocked, confused and most importantly, excited. They each were holding a brand new Hounds of Justice shirt. They quickly put them on and Seth was laughing at them. "They don't know it yet, but the Hounds are back, better than ever. More dangerous." Seth told his two brothers. "Here." Seth threw Dean and Roman's vests to them. They were the same ones with the Shield patches on them. The three were so excited.

The holidays are over, they had to go to the airport to catch their flight to the next city. Rick and their mother took the boys to the gate where they would be departing from. Say what you will about having thre grown men being walked to the gate at the airport, but it was the holidays and they weren't ready to say goodbye to their mom just yet. Once they got to the gate, it was time to say their goobyes. Their mom knew though once they had a free minute, they wold come back to visit. They always do.