A\N- Hello everyone! I've got a Christmas themed story for you guys. I will be uploading chapters for this story as soon as I get them, so there will more than likely be multiple chapters today. Don't worry though, this is going to be a reasonably short story. As far as Second Chances goes, I will try to keep updating it through the holidays, but no promises that it will be consistent schedule if I get the chance to. Sorry about that. Anyways, enough of my babbling, I hope you like the story! Please review!
After Shelby's last light hearted mission on Earth, her last one before Christmas, she decided to stay in Illinois for the season and through New Years to see her aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and old friends again. It had been years since she had seen any of them in person since her mom and dad moved to the colonies on Mindor when she was only three. On some rare occasions though, some of her friends and family would video chat her, so, she was still close with some of her old friends.
Thane had to go back on the Normandy after the mission, but promised her he would return to her as soon as he could. As soon as November came, Shelby always told Thane about her family's old Christmas and New Years traditions. He knew the human occasions meant a lot to her, so of course he wanted to be a part of them with her. What Shelby didn't know was That Thane had planned to take her and Kolyat to Earth for Christmas. Shelby was born there, and Kolyat and Thane had always been curious about life on Earth. But now it was better, because he could surprise Shelby for the holidays. Thane left on the Normandy to round up Kolyat and someone else he knew Shelby would enjoy seeing, even briefly, and to give Shelby some time to settle in with the country house she was renting for the three months she would be there. She was even able to retrieve her old horse and family dog from Mindor. She wasn't sure how they managed to survive the raid and then end up back on earth with her dad's dad and stepmom, but she decided not to question the little miracles. Almost her whole family was together again.
Thane was on his way, she was with her blood family again, she even got her "babies" back. The only ones missing, were her mom, dad, and little brother, Dan. Shelby frowned knowing that yet another holiday was passing without her closest family. Shelby quickly wiped under her eyes and shook the though out of her head as she went back to pull on her jeans and long sleeved shirt and sweat shirt before she headed out the back door to Porter's barn.