WHERE TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

i was in a great christmas mood today so i came up with this storry. i am planning on updating it until new year and it should be complete by then. i hope you like it. please rereview and MERRY CHRISTMAS

December 24.

Mac had now been dating officially for 2 months. It was still early in their relationship. She had met his team at Lucy's birthday and him of'cause new her family from back when he was partner with Stan and the fact that they relationship started right in front of her entire family. They had been talking about maybe celebrate Christmas together this year but Mac's mom also wanted him to come home to Chicago. Mac had been super busy in the lab with back to back cases for the past three weeks so he didn't have much time for Christmas planning. Christine had also been super busy in the restaurant but she had always her big family Christmas party as a back up if she couldn't celebrate Christmas with her new boyfriend. Christine really wanted to celebrate Christmas with Mac even going to Chicago with him for Christmas. Now it was December 24. There was a warning about a huge snowstorm coming in over Chicago and it would pretty much shut down the entire state. The flight traffic the past few days out of New York had also been crazy so Mac had started to rethink if he should go to Chicago or not. Everyone in the lab was getting ready to go home for Christmas. Lindsay's father had come in from Montana to spend Christmas with his daughter, son in law and his grandchild. Her father had been looking after Lucy since she was off on winter break from kindergarten, but Danny and Lindsay still had a huge caseload. Now they were finally getting ready to go home for a peaceful Christmas break. Jo was going to Washington DC to visit her parents with her two kids. Mac was sitting in his office after everyone else had gone home. Still trying to figure out his Christmas plans. He had told Christine to go celebrate Christmas with her family since his plans were messed up if there even ever was a plan for his Christmas. He still had CHristines Christmas present in his desk. He wanted to stop by her restaurant today to give it to her so she could get it before Christmas.

Christine'srestaurant December 24. 2.30 Pm

Christine had closed the restaurant at noon today so she could clean up before she had to go to her parent's house. She was a little sad that she wasn't going to celebrate Christmas with Mac, but she also understood that he couldn't risk getting stuck in Chicago for weeks because of the snowstorm but that he also really wanted to go visit his mother. Christine was cleaning off the last few tables when her waitress Simone left.

"merry Christmas Christine." She said before she left the restaurant and walk out into the freezing snow. It had been freezing over New York the last few days. There were at least 2 feet of snow on the ground. Every day she saw kids playing in the snow on the street when they when home from school. Christine grabbed some dirty coffee cups from a table and carried them to the kitchen. When she was in the kitchen she heard the restaurant door open.

"we are closed," Christine called out. She didn't get any respond so she assumed that whoever it was had left again. After she had put the coffee cups in the dishwasher she when back into wipe off the tables when she saw Mac standing in the restaurant. She stopped and looked at him with a sweet warm smile that almost melted all the snow on his jacket.

"hey." She simply said. "merry Christmas."

"merry Christmas." He said with a warm smile. He was freezing cold.

"do you want a cup of coffee. It is still warm?" she offered/

"I thought you were closed." He teased with a smile.

"I will also keep open for you." She smiled back.

"thanks." He takes off his coat and takes a seat while Christine leaves to get two cups and some coffee. She comes back with coffee, two cups and a plate with a few Christmas cookies on it. He helps her set it on the table and they take a seat.

"take one. My waitress Simone made them."

Mac grabs one after he takes abide he nods in approval.

"they are really god."

They sit in silences for a little before Christine breaks the silences.

"so your plans for Christmas?" she asks.

"I don't know. I still think you should just be with your family. I am not going to Chicago. I can't get stuck there for weeks. I talked to my mom today. They are shutting down the airport tonight."

"so you are just going to sit home alone for Christmas?" she asks. Feeling a little bad for him.

"I'm fine. But I don't want you to miss out on Christmas with your family because of me."
"I won't Mac." She takes a sip of her coffee. "you could come with me to my family?" she offers. He gives her a little smile over his coffee cup.

"thanks but… it is Christmas tomorrow. It is too late. And… they didn't invite me."

Christine starts laughing.

"oh believe me. they did!" it makes Mac feel warm knowing that Christine's family still cares about him that much. "My mom has been driving me nuts the past three weeks about why I wasn't asking you to come."

Mac smiles.

"I would love to… if you want me to?" he asks a little nervous.

"are you kidding me? I want you to be there."

"hm…" mac looks down a little disappointed. Christine looks surprised. "you don't want to celebrate Christmas with me?" she asks.

"I do… but…" he says when a teasing smile creeps up on his face. "that means I have to wait until tomorrow morning to give you your present."

They both starts laughing.

"I hate when you do that. Playing mind tricks with me."

"I know but you are really fun to do it with because you get that sweet glimpse in your eyes. That is kinda cute."

She looks into his eyes with the sweets smile he has ever seen.

"stop looking at me like that." He says and breaks eye contact with her. She giggles she knows she can make him soft. That he one of the things she really that. That he can make this toff badass Marine soft just by smiling at him. he starts to blush and looks down. She takes his hand and rests her hand on his.

"I am really glad we are going to celebrate Christmas together. I know I said it was okay we didn't but honestly I really really wanted to be with you."

Mac looks into her eyes again.

"me too."

"but I'm sorry you can't be with your mom." She says honestly because even though she is really happy to be with him on Christmas she also feels a little sorry that he can't be with his family because of a snowstorm.

"I know." He says. The look into each other's eyes for a little while.

"I should finish cleaning up. We should be at my parents at 5. dinner at 6."

They both gets up.

"do you want help with anything?" he offers/ she smiles at him.

"sure. If you could help me get all the dirty stuff to the kitchen. Just place it next to the dishwasher."

They both starts collecting dirty dishware, and utensils and bring it to the kitchen. In the kitchen, Christine hands him a plastic apron so his clothing doesn't get wet. They are standing next to each other and can't help but sneak a peek at each other once in a while. They smile a little shy when they get busted by the other one like teenagers in love. They help each other clean up and Mac wipes down the tables in the restaurant while Christine finishes up in the kitchen.

At around 3.15 they are ready to leave the restaurant.

"do you mind if we stop by my place I would like to pick up some things before we go to your parents if we have time for it?" Mac asks.

"sure." She wraps her arms around is and leaned in close to him to stay warm once they leave the restaurant and walks to his car. He likes feeling her so close. He had A feeling that this is going to be the best Christmas he had in years.