Title: Merry Christmas, Leroy
Fandom: NCIS
Author: Alidiabin
Words: 300
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Warnings/Spoilers/Rating: slight for 9x11 | G
Parings: none.
Summary: The Gibbses get together for Christmas. Merry Christmas ISMLES
Merry Christmas, Leroy
Jackson Gibbs looked outside. It was snowing quite heavily. The white blanketed the small town. Smiles crossed the faces of the people who were hanging around. Snow covered up the ugly parts of life and made it all lovely again.
"Looks like it's going to be a white Christmas," he told himself. He was alone in his store like most days It was two days before Christmas, and it seemed he would be in Stillwater again this year. Not that he minded.
It was as he watched the snow fall and the towns' children run out to make the most of it that he missed his own family. His own son had not called to arrange anything and the rest of his family was dead. For a moment he thought of little Kelly, she always did like Christmas. So did Shannon. The Christmas cards they had sent every year sat in his store pinned to the bulletin board.
The shrill ring of the telephone broke him from his musings and his bittersweet memories.
"Stillwater general store," Jackson said as he picked up the phone.
"Dad," a familiar voice uttered. A smile crossed Jacksons wrinkled face.
"Leroy," he replied.
"We're on duty Christmas," Gibbs reported, "And then we're going to Leyla's. She's making lamb."
"Is this an invitation or a have a Merry Christmas," Jackson asked unsure of his sons motives.
"It's whatever you want it to be, Dad," Gibbs replied as he hung up the phone.
Jackson sat for a second digesting the conversation. He hoped his son's cryptic phone call had been in an invitation. But was not sure.
In the end, Jackson decided that Christmas was for family. Jackson was going to spend with his family. He'd be there whether Gibbs liked it or not.
"Merry Chrismtas Leroy,"