“Come on Ash, Spence.  If we have to go, so do you.”  Chelsea muttered sleepily at the two still curled up in bed.

“They’re your kids.” Ashley mumbled looking at the darker woman, still clad in her flannel pajamas.  …matching pajamas with Clay.  The two looked like very tired, large children.

Spencer peeked her eyes open seeing the brunette still had her head under the pillow and was burrowing deeper.  She smiled mischievously looking at her niece and nephew jumping around on their bed.  The blonde whipped off her blankets and straddled the form of Ashley, still wrapped in the blanket.  And began to mercilessly tickle the brunette’s sides as she chanted along with the two children.

“IT’S CHRISTMAS MORNING ASH!! IT’S CHRISTMAS MORNING.”

The brunette was squirming and begging for the blonde to stop, until finally she found the strength to push the blonde off and reverse their roles.  Now sitting on top of the blonde she threatened Spencer her fingers rest at the blonde’s hips.

“I’ll do it I swear I’ll tickle you Spence.”

“NO!!”  Spencer was already squealing and squirming to get away from the threatening fingers.

“Say, ‘I’m sorry Ashley, you the awesomest person in the world.”  She continued to taunt the blonde, her fingers probing lightly.

“Awesomest isn’t even a word!”  The blonde continued giggling.

“Tickle her Auntie Ashley!  Tickle her!!”  The two children cheered on the brunette.

“Say It!!”  Ashley said in a sing song voice, “last chance Spence…”  Her fingers moving closer to Spencer’s sensitive sides.

“OKAY! OKAY!  I’m sorry Ashley, and you’re the most awesome person in the world.”  The blonde both gave in and corrected the brunette.

Finally getting off the blonde.  The six now very awake Carlins/Davies raced each other down the stairs.  Laughing at each other as they tripped or awkwardly slid, Clay threw Chelsea over his shoulders fireman style as the girl laughed joyously and the two children cheered their father on.  While Ashley wrapped her arms about Spencer’s waist lifting her up in the air, running her back in the directions of the room she dropped the blonde on the bed.  Spinning on her heels in a mad sprint towards the stairs.

“ASH! THAT’S NOT FAIR!! YOU CAN’T DO THAT!!”  Spencer yelled after the brunette, laughing, after having finally untangled herself from the blankets rocketing through the hallways back towards the stairs.