by: Halliwellgirls
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�Hey, how was the doctor?� Kennedi asked Siobhan Arintero as she came in the door, bundled against the cold. She and Tara Maclayne were sitting on the couch in the living room, in view of the door.
Siobhan sighed, �Oh it was fine, just routine. What time do Madison and Alyson get here?� she asked, taking off her coat, and plopping down next to her friends.
�Well, Ally wanted to stop by and see her family first, so she said she�d be here by four, which is....in a half hour, and Madison�s plane gets in....in three minutes actually, so she should be here by four-fifteen. Then we can decorate and catch up.� Kennedi said.
�I can�t wait! It�s been weeks since we�ve seen Ally, and months since we�ve seen Madison, since she didn�t come home for Thanksgiving.� Tara said.
�I know, it�s been almost four months. I mean we talk on the phone and online, but....� Kennedi trailed off.
�It�s just not the same.� Siobhan finished.
�I am so glad we�re at the same college. I just don�t think I�d survive without someone I knew well there.� Tara said, solemnly.
�Me neither. Thank you guys.� Siobhan said, laying her head on Kennedi�s shoulder.
�Oh, you�re welcome, honey.� Kennedi said, softly, as she looked towards the door, almost willing the doorbell to ring.
�Somehow I didn�t think finals could get any harder, but wham! They got harder! I am so glad they�re over!� Tara said, sounding quite stressed out and tired.
�Honey, we�re in college now, of course they�re harder.� Kennedi pointed out.
�I talked to Ally earlier this week and she sounded so stressed out. Her finals were Wednesday, yesterday, and she had one this morning before she left for winter break.� Tara said, �It really doesn�t start for her until tomorrow, but she�s coming home today anyway.�
�Yeah. We�re lucky, we�ve been off for three days.� Siobhan said, her head still on Kennedi�s shoulder.
Tara pulled her legs underneath her on the couch and leaned into Kennedi, looking up at the tree, �That�s going to look so nice once we�re done.� she remarked.
�It sure is. I made Kendra leave all my special ornaments, including the ones from you guys.� Kennedi said. There were many �Kennedi� ornaments that she�d either made as a child or gotten as gifts. When she got her own place, they�d go with her to start a new collection.
�That�s good. Can I put the sled up?� Siobhan asked. Kennedi had gotten a sled ornament for her fifth Christmas, back in 1989, and for some reason Siobhan loved that ornament, with its little silver bells and fake holly and ivy decorating it.
�As long as I get Santa!� Tara said, urgently. Tara had given Kennedi a Santa ornament last year, and had been the one to put it on the tree then, too.
�You can have Santa, I don�t need Santa. Being Jewish and all.� Siobhan said, grinning.
Kennedi laughed, �There you go.� she said, smiling, even though her friends were facing the tree and couldn�t see her.
�I�m thinking of converting.� Siobhan said, after a silence.
�To....?� Kennedi asked.
�Wait, are you serious?� Tara asked, sitting up.
Siobhan sat up, too, �Maybe, I don�t know. I don�t exactly go to synagogue anymore, and I don�t fast or anything.� she said.
�Yeah, but you celebrate Hanukkah. I don�t go to church much at all either, and I�m still Christian.� Kennedi pointed out.
�Ditto.� Tara said.
�True.� Siobhan said, thoughtfully.
�Honey, was this a random thought or are you seriously thinking about it?� Kennedi asked.
Siobhan thought for a moment, �It was mostly random. I thought about it a little last week during my math final, after I was done and had time to think.� she answered finally.
�Well, give it a good thought. It�s perfectly okay to be Jewish and still not go to synagogue very much. You do go on holidays, and I barely do that. Last Christmas I didn�t go to church.� Kennedi said
Siobhan sighed, �Yeah. Boy, Madison has it easy. Being an atheist and all.� she said.
Kennedi giggled, �Yep.� then she sighed, �Oh hurry up guys!� she said, looking at the front door.
�Patience, Kennedi, patience.� Tara said, grinning.
�I can�t be patient! It is now.....well okay it�s only 3:58 but...� Kennedi was cut off by the doorbell.
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