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hal/olivia | canon au | 552 words

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Olivia walks into Christmas with the Masons with zero expectations and a whole belly full of nerves.

It’s the kind of nerves that usually come when she has to interact with normal people in the world, a kind of anxious I hope I’m doing this right that she never used to have before Hal. She never actually cared about leaving a good impression on people before but this is Hal’s family. And if Hal is going to become a more permanent fixture in her life, she wants to be sure that she’s made a good impression on his family too.

They stopped in a motel just outside Boston the night before, getting one last night alone to themselves before they are thrust into the Mason Holiday Whirlwind, and now they were getting ready to leave again. She’s standing in the front of the hotel room, staring into the mirror on the wall, playing idly with her hair as she tries to make sure she looks nice. The clothes are all new new which is weird, and she never actually cares what she does with her hair beyond throwing it into a ponytail to keep out of her face so also weird but she’s trying. That should count for something.

Hal comes up behind her and grins as he looks her over. “Jeans without holes in them, a shirt that isn’t flannel – ” He slips his arms around her waist and pulls her in closer, until she has no choice just to relax back against him and she sighs softly in return. “ – I feel like my girlfriend’s been replaced by some kind of imposter. Who are you? Where have you taken her?”

“Shut up,” she rolls her eyes as she leans into him, her eyes meeting his in the mirror. “I just want to look nice for your parents.”

He sighs softly, before glancing to the side to look at her more. “You don’t have to be nervous, you know. My parents are the easiest people to win over, hands down.”

“That’s what you said. But I still … I don’t want to seem weird.”

“You are weird.” She gives him a look and he holds up his hands innocently as she turns to face him. “I mean that in a good way! You come from an entire world of weird, and I get why you can’t tell them about it, but that doesn’t mean you have to pretend to be someone you’re not, okay?”

She sighs and nods. “I’ve just never done Christmas or meeting my boyfriend’s parents or really … being around a normal family for the holidays. I don’t really know what to do.”

“Easy.” He smirks at her. “You eat lots of food, kick my brothers asses at video games, and if you see mistletoe in the doorway, you make sure I’m around to do this.” With that, he leans in to kiss her softly. In that instant, most of the tension melts away and she sinks into him, sliding her arms around his neck.

As the kiss parts, she sighs softly in agreement. “I think I’m gonna like this holiday if I get to do a lot of that.”

“Good,” he grins, before taking her hand. “Ready to hit the road?”

“Yep,” she nods. “Let’s do this.”