Secret Santa
Author's Note: Hi, everyone! This is my first fic for Scorpion, my new favorite television show. I tried to keep everyone in character as much as possible and to make all of the interactions believable. Please drop me a line if you think anything could use a change or improvement. Aside from that, I hope you enjoy the story!
Disclaimer: Obviously, I do not own Scorpion. I can't write action-packed plotlines and subtle character development like they do on the show. The story idea just came to me one day during the holiday season.
Chapter One: The Idea
They had all agreed not to do Secret Santa.
Despite Paige's suggestion that it might be fun and a chance for them to create holiday memories they didn't have as children, Walter had been adamantly against it.
"Secret Santa celebrates a holiday which derives from a pagan ritual used to celebrate the winter solstice. The gift-giving itself is a tradition dating from the Three Wise Men's gifts to the Christ child. Since none of us prescribe to any particular form of religion or paganism, we would just be partaking in another secular holiday practice endorsed by big corporations and small businesses to fuel our already-rampant materialism and consumerism, all under the guise that it's the 'season of giving.'"
"So I'm guessing that's a 'no' then," Paige said, crestfallen. She didn't bring it up again and the subject dropped. It was decided. December would just be another winter month for the Scorpion team. There would be no Secret Santa.
Perhaps that's why everyone was so surprised to find presents on their desks a few days before Christmas…