A/N: I wanted to get a holiday fanfic up because well, tis the season. As per usual, main pairing is Tess/Oliver (Tollie) and I don't usually put more then one of the less popular couples in one story but since it's Christmas I figured I could treat myself. So other couples being Clark/Lois (Clois), Lex/Lana (Lexana), and Chloe/Jimmy (Chimmy, Chlimmy). The story is in basis inspired by the movies on the Hallmark channel during this time of the year. I'm not ripping it off. But I wrote it making sure it would fit on that channel.

Holiday Matchup
"So, who are you bringing to the holiday party, Ollie?" Lois asked Oliver. They were with Chloe, Jimmy, Lex, Lana, and Clark in the Talon on a Friday. They always met on Fridays. Lois, Lex, and Oliver all had to put their work aside for the group's weekly relax sessions. No one was aloud to miss unless they were away or there was a family emergency.

Christmas music played in the background. Lana had everything set up for Christmas even though it was still a month away. Decorations helped set the mood, but what put it over the top was the separate Christmas menu. Peppermint candy cane, mint mocha, flavored hot chocolate, all of it.

Everyone's heads swiveled to Oliver. Lana was laying with her head on Lex's lap. Jimmy had his arm around Chloe. Lois was leaning up against Clark. In other words everyone in the group had a significant other. Clark and Lois were engaged, but were holding off on the wedding until April, when Lois' father could come. Chloe and Jimmy had been married for two years. Lex and Lana had been together for three years. And Lana was starting to get inpatient.

Oliver shrugged. "I don't know."

"And no bottle blondes this year," Lana complained. The last few parties the group had attended together Oliver had brought women who clearly died their hair and couldn't form a complete sentence without the word "like" being used incorrectly.

"Yeah," Chloe agreed, "I try to be friendly but they make it very difficult."

"The last one got kicked out of the bar," Lex reminded everyone.

"And it was the Ace of Clubs," Clark pointed out.

"I still can't figure out how you get kicked out of a place like that," Jimmy admitted.

Lois shrugged. "Well maybe Ollie's next date can help you with that."

Oliver shot her a look. "I get it, I get it. But good women are hard to find."

Every girl's eyebrows shot up. "That aren't already taken," Oliver amended. Lex's phone began to ring so he sent an apologetic look towards the group before heading outside to take the call. Lana pouted but repositioned herself against the arm of the couch.

"Come on, Ollie, there's got to be someone," Chloe persisted, not allowing the swift change of topic.

Oliver shrugged and smirked. "Careful, Chloe, you might make Jimmy jealous."

"Not in a million years, rich boy," Chloe returned. Jimmy smiled. Int he beginning he had been worried about Clark as a danger to their relationship, but he knew Chloe would never go for Oliver.

"Good. That means Lois and I get to play matchmaker," Lana said happily. An evil grin spilled across Lois' face.

"Uh, no thanks. Can we all remember Dinah?" Oliver pointed out.

Clark groaned. Last time Lana and Lois played matchmaker, Oliver got stuck with one of Lois' college friends, who felt the incessant need to flirt with Clark every chance she got. It was not an experience anyone wished to repeat.

"Dinah wasn't that bad," Jimmy said, always the good guy.

Lois made a face this time. "She didn't flirt with you," Clark pointed out. Jimmy shrugged in agreement.

"We'll do better this time," Lana assured them.

"Yeah, now we know what not to look for," Lois agreed.

Lex came back, face deathly pale, and mouth hanging open. Lana was in an instant. "What's wrong?"

He seemed to come back to Earth. He looked at her, confused. "I have a sister."

Everyone's face mirrored Lex's. Chloe was the first to snap out of it. "When do we get to meet her?"

Then everyone else snapped back. "Who is she?"

"What does she do?"

"What is she like?

"Do we know her?"

"Slow down," Lex ordered, "Her name's Tess Mercer. She actually just started working for me. I've never talked to her outside of work, but she seems like a good person."

A maniacal smile spread across Lois' face. At first everyone was confused but Lana and Chloe caught on quickly. An identical smile crept onto Lana's face. "No," Chloe asserted, "you don't even know her."

"She's related to Lex, how bad could she be?" Lana defended.

Chloe replied, "And even he hardly knows her."

"But he said she seems like a good person," Lana argued.

"Besides, it's not like we need your approval," Lois said haughtily.

Immediately after Lois made that statement, both Lana's and Lois' heads snapped to Oliver, who shrugged. "I guess, she's probably going to be better than anyone else you two would set me up with." Lana pouted again, but instead of taking insult, Lois chose to focus on the fact that she won. She sat up straighter and wore a bright smile. "Good idea."

Another A/N: I'll try to post probably every two days, depending on how far I am in the story and how close we get to Christmas because I'd like to wrap it up before then. Please review!