Is this destiny?

On December 11, Kitty gave birth to two cubs. To everyone's surprise, the first cub was completely black, and the other one was spotted, like a regular leopard. While Kitty was licking them off, the veterinarian checked and confirmed that the black cub is a boy, while the spotted one is a girl.

"The boy will be named Atlas, and the girl will be Vega." Sarah announced. "What do you think, Kitty?"

Kitty snorted and continued licking her cubs.

"She approves!" Sarah exclaimed.

The next two weeks passed in preparations and anticipation of today.

Sarah is happy that many of their friends can make it because everyone seems to be busy with their own affairs.

Ellie accepted the role of Madam Kiani, and Melissa is using every moment when Ellie is not busy with EY to teach her about the organization. Mathew is rubbing his hands happily. This also means that he is next because Ellie told him that once she establishes herself as Madam Kiani, she will spend time with him to learn how to be the next Boss Young. Ellie is busy.

Mathew called Sarah and Aiden several times to ask them if they need anything. He is confident that without their influence, Ellie would not be willing to take over Kiani and Young forces. Sarah and Aiden always gave the same response to Matthew: "If we need anything, we will let you know."

When Mathew heard that Ellie will be at the Cliffside Villa for Christmas, he shamelessly invited himself. Of course, Sarah and Aiden have no objections to hosting Boss Young in their home. He already knows about their involvement with the Army of Chaos, and it is good to keep close all the people who know about their secrets.

Melissa heard that Mathew will join because of Ellie and Jasper, and she wanted to come as well. When Sarah asked if Norman is coming, Melissa didn't give a proper answer and Sarah didn't probe further. Since Ellie married Jasper, Norman is mostly spending his time in seclusion and he is not in touch with anyone. It seems that Melissa and Norman are drifting apart, but because they are not talking about it, Sarah will not be nosy. It's none of her business, anyway.

Other than her work as JoAnna's assistant, Bridgette is busy supporting Steve who completely stopped working as Jeff's right-hand man in his quest to become the next head of the Long family. Steve is making progress by gaining support from the elders, but it is a long process. Gabriel (the current official successor) told Steve that he will support him if he gathers enough power to be a serious contender that position. Steve is not sure if Gabriel is setting up some trap, but for now, it does not matter because he needs to focus on the plan he and Jeff created.

Emma is spending her days at the rehabilitation center, supporting Charlie, and planning for their wedding in spring. Fun times!

Penny is occupied with her hotels and raising Oliver. Isabella gave up on the gallery in Los Angeles where Penny used to work, and Penny purchased that property from Isabella. 

Even Sophia and JoAnna are too busy for casual sister-meetups.

Sophia is handling matters of Orion Enterprise, and she took over some of Jeff's responsibilities. Everyone knows that she is Jeff's proxy when he is not available at the White corp. Other than that, Sophia has her role as the strategist at the White foundation, and she is also helping Sarah and Aiden with their plans with attacking the Voronin family. At home, there are Lia and Felix, and now that Adam is born, Sophia's free time is practically negative.

JoAnna is back to work, spending her time between LA Medical Center and the lab at the White corp. Bridgette is able to manage most of the things at the Golden Ocean Resort, but JoAnna feels that she should have more people helping her. She asked Sarah if any of the girls would be willing to work as an assistant, but Sarah told her sister that it's too soon.

"Maybe as an internship when the school is out, but not permanent." Sarah was not willing to put her girls into a position where they neglect their education because of a job.

JoAnna was not happy with this response. She needs someone permanent, because at this point JoAnna is relying on Bridgette heavily, and she would like to have a few more people who can help her and Bridgette. Jeff told JoAnna that he will find her assistant candidates, but he is aware that it's difficult to find trustworthy people. It will be a long process.

It's not that Sarah is idle, but she is used to seeing her friends more often, and she is excited that they can come and spend the day with them. It will be fun to catch up.

Back to the present…

"Merry Christmas!" Sarah greeted Stella and Edward when they arrived at the Cliffside Villa around 10 AM. They plan to stay two nights, and Genie prepared a room for them. "Aiden apologizes for not welcoming you in person, but he is busy."

"How are Sophia and Anna?" Stella asked Sarah while they walked down the hallway toward their room.

"Sophia is recuperating well. She will join us in the afternoon with Felix, Lia, and Adam. Damien and Smita are visiting with their boys, and they will be here as well. Anna and Jeff will come for lunch with Alice and Jayden and all of them will stay until fireworks at eleven in the evening." Sarah informed her parents and added: "You have about two hours to freshen up and rest. I will let you know when the food is ready. The kids are excited to put on a show this afternoon and we will have a fancy dinner with dancing…"

The Cliffside Villa has a massive room underground which can accommodate seating at the table for more than a hundred and fifty people with a large dancing area in the middle. Sarah is ecstatic that (finally!) they will get to put that space to good use. It's going to be a great event with good food, and everyone will be dressed up and they will get to show off their dancing moves. All the kids are taking dance lessons for more than two months.

To make sure lunch and dinner go without hitches, Matias (aka the cook) has three extra helpers in the kitchen and two pastry chefs, and Genie employed ten people who will work as servers for the day.

They hired a band, and Nico and Beck are working on setting up light fixtures and few other surprises, it will be magnificent.

"You packed your formal wear, right?" Sarah asked her parents when they reached their room.

Stella confirmed. "We also have presents for everyone. When will the opening happen?"

"Uhm… I'm thinking after the kids' performances are done. Everyone should be here by then. If you put all the presents on one side, I will get Genie to arrange them under the Christmas tree. We have a massive one in the room downstairs where events will be held."

Stella liked this. "We have two suitcases with only presents. It's the teal ones. Tell Genie that instead of bringing them here, she can open them up. The presents are wrapped and labeled. I had a feeling that there will be more people, so we got a few extra."

Sarah swiftly informed Genie about this. Ah, more presents! For Christmas, you can never have too many presents.

"You are planning a big event." Edward voiced his thoughts.

Sarah bobbed her head excitedly. "Other than Sophia and Anna with their families, Ellie and Jasper will join, and so will Emma, Charlie, Corey, Mike, Tiffany, Bridgette, Steve, Pam, Leah, Penny and Ben and they will bring Oliver… it will be fun. You should see how big Hero, Luna, and Bella are. And Atlas and Vega opened their eyes yesterday!"

Stella paused. "I don't know some of those names."

Edward's lips curved into a smile. He is happy to see that Sarah's circle is larger every time they visit.

"You will get to meet all of them today. We have a few other people staying with us." Sarah said excitedly without mentioning the names of Hong (aka Master Hollow) and his disciples who are yet to meet her parents. And they don't know about Corey or the cubs either. "Rest now. I need to check on a few things. I will see you at lunch…"

"A lot of things happened since we were here the last time…" Stella told Edward when Sarah left.

Edward confirmed. "Yes. Sarah is growing up beautifully."

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