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Derek hears the giggles long before he reaches the door. He also hears Scott's raspy rendition of "Oh Christmas tree" and can only imagine what's happening in there. He pulls out his phone and gets the camera ready because it can only mean good things.
He had all these scenarios in his head:
Aida and Scott getting an early start on decorating the tree.
The two of them making homemade decorations and Scott singing to her.
Or most likely (since it's happened so many times before) Scott serenading Aida while she sits on his shoulders.
It was none of the above.
Derek opens the door to his husband, arms poised like he's about to go into "I'm a little teapot," with ornaments hanging from his ears like makeshift earrings, tinsel draped like a boa around his shoulders, and their daughter Aida dressed in her elf onesie skipping around him flinging the silver tinsel strands not in Scott's hair all around him.
"Why do you let her do this?"
Scott shrugs at him,"Cause it's adorable."
"Papa's a Christmas tree!" Aida beams at him, "isn't he pretty?"
"The prettiest." Derek says as he walks up to his family. He picks Aida up and gives her a wet kiss on the cheek before he does the same to Scott.
"All together now." Derek says as he holds the selfie stick as far away as possible to get the whole scene.
"Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree thou tree most fair and lovely!" They croon together.
Their Christmas e-card is going to be the best one yet.