CHAPTER ONE -CHRISTMAS EVE

DISCLAMIER. This story will be getting uploaded both to WattPad and Fanfiction, my WattPad name is QueenbeeMasters. Anyway I don't own the show or the characters unfortunately but I do own my own ideas. Anyway Hope you all had a good Christmas. Merry Belated Christmas. And Happy new year. Please read and review. (this is for fanfiction this little disclaimer sorry guys) oh did anyone see how Jacob totally smacked Connie's ass in this week's episode sorry I will stop rambling.

Connie sat in her office at ten o'clock on Christmas Eve morning deep in concentration as she worked her way through all the paper work. Usually Grace and herself loved spending Christmas together just her and her baby girl and that's the way Connie liked it, it made her feel a lot less alone. However, this year Connie was spending it without Grace, and it was the first time since having her little girl, who she had almost lost when she was first born. So this time she was working hoping that work would take her mind off of anything and everything but work. What did make her smile though that Jacob was working today, she didn't know about tomorrow. With her mind focused on the paper work in front of her, she was startled by the knock at the door, which made the clinical lead growl at the intrusion.

"Come in" said Connie not even bothering to look up from the file on her desk that she was working on.
"You alright sweet-cheeks?" Asked Jacob walking over to her placing his hands on her shoulders from behind massaging them gently.
"Mhmm yeah, what is it like out there"?
"Getting busy, probably needing the queen bee to come out and help"
"Okay I can do this later"

Grinning her leaned down to her pressing his lips to hers. Connie smiled kissing him back and stood up from her desk, walking out of her office to the desk with him. He was right it was starting to look busier, even busier than normal and that saying something. Grabbing the card handed to her from Lofty she smiled feeling Jacobs hand on her lower back and instructed him that he was with her. Smiling she took a deep breath and went to cubicles. If there was one thing she knew was that tonight there be a lot of younger and older people drunk tonight, some beyond drunk. She just wanted to curl up in front of the fire with Jacob but at only ten forty-five am there was still a long time before that was even a possibility of happening in the near future.

Walking into one of the cubicles Mrs Beauchamp mentally sighed to herself as she seen the nineteen-year-old teenager with his head, torso and arms covered in lacerations and glass, his girlfriend sitting sheepishly by the bed. Both of them had clearly been drinking more than they really should have. Introducing themselves to the two younger people she pulled on a pair of gloves and started to examine the teenager starting with the not as deep lacerations on his head. Due to where those lacerations where they were ones that were bleeding the most. It took them a while and Connie had to leave to see other patients, leaving Jacob alone, but he finally had the lacerations cleaned, cleared of any glass and either sutured or dressed with paper stitches and some were closed with glue. Then Jacob met Connie in resus after she had bleeped for him and they spent the next hour and a half. Deep in conversation as they left resus Connie was stopped by a voice that she recognised calling mummy. Stopping walking and half way through a word.

"Gracie" She gasped as they turned around.

Opening her arms and bending down the brunette doctor watched her little girl running straight into her arms and she wrapping her arms around the young girl tightly. Jacob stood watching the scene in front of him and immediately came to the conclusion that the little girl was Connie's beautiful daughter Grace.

"Oh my sweet darling girl I've missed you. How did you get here baby?"
"Daddy is home to see grandma. I don't want to go back to New York. I want to stay with you mummy, so he left me here to find come find you. Please can I come back home"
"Oh of course you can baby. There is nothing more I would love" Connie smiled blinking back her tears.
"Who are you?" Grace asked looking up at Jacob.
"Ummm Gracie this is Staff Nurse Jacob Masters"
"Ahhhhhh…..your boyfriend…..Hi"

Connie blushed a deep shade of red at Grace's remark and the three of them walking back to her office where they sat down together. Firstly, though the clinical lead pulled out her mobile phone out of trouser pockets, scrolling through all of her contacts until she found the sperm donor as she had called him so many years ago number and pressed on the screen to call him. As soon as he answered the brunette gave him a piece of her mind, not holding at all, she was beyond angry at him for just leaving their daughter in the middle of the hospital without even telling her that she was there.

Grace sat on the couch and couldn't help but smirk at her mother's outburst to her father on the mobile until Jacob could see that she was getting herself far too worked up and stood up going over to her to calm her. Finally, though she had placed her phone back into her pocket and hugged her little to her chest once again. Just as they were about to say something there was a knock at door, and Zoe walked in explaining that if her and Jacob wanted to spend the morning with Grace until twelve then would manage without them. Connie was extremely grateful and for that and accepted the offer straight away thanking her and she was even more grateful that the massive amount of presents she had for hadn't been sent across to New York because Audrey has said she was going over just before New Year and would take them with her. That meant Grace would have presents to open even if she did have to go to the hospital with them from twelve until five o'clock. Grabbing their things, then they got ready to go and walked out of the E.D

"Alright guys listen up…. Thank you. Right you have all worked excellent work today… I know none of you like working on Christmas day but it has to be done. So let's try to keep the spirits high eh…. I'll be in from midday to five when shift change over. Then you are more than welcome at mine for Christmas dinner and drinks"
"Thank you Mrs Beauchamp and we'll be there" Was quickly said by all the staff.

Finally, the three of them arrived back home at Connie's very large house at the excitement of Christmas day being tomorrow had hit Grace tenfold because she was positively hyper and practically bouncing off of the roof. It took a lot of convincing but finally all three of them had showered and dressed in their pyjamas, well accept for Jacob who had gotten dressed into sweat pants and a t-shirt. Now the tricky part was to get the nine-year-old to settle down for the popcorn a movie and then a story read by her mum in bed. Why, oh why did Jacob give her that bag of pic and mix sweats in the car to eat on the drive home? And he wasn't helping settle her, No, not one bit, no instead he was tickling her into a laughing fit on the couch.

Standing by the door watching them for a minute or so she couldn't help but smile brightly at the two of them, despite the fact she was tired and needed to get Gracie to settle down for the night. Sucking in a deep breath of air she walked in to the living room and leaned over the back of the couch to give both Grace and Jacob a kiss on the head before asking the pair of them who wanted some hot chocolate with the movie. Receiving a yes from the two Connie nodded and went through to the kitchen to make it and instructed Grace to go and put the movie in the machine and press play. When she came back with the hot drinks she placed them on the coffee table next to the bowl of popcorn and Grace moved wanting her mum to sit in the middle. Connie sat in the middle leaning into Jacobs side with his arms around her and Grace cuddled into her mum's side as they watched the movie that had been chosen which was the Polar Express.

By the time the movie had finished Grace was more than ready for her story from her mum and her bed. So when her mum announced that it was time to go clean her teeth and go to bed she requested Jacob come too then took her mums hand, going up the stairs. After cleaning her teeth Grace climbed into bed, smiling as the covers got pulled up and Connie sat beside her on the bed and picked the book off of the bedside table that had been left for her to read.

"I'm not sleepy mummy" Yawned Grace.
"I know shhhh just close your eyes baby"
"Mmmmkay" Yawned Grace again making Connie smile.

"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugarplums danced in their heads; And Mama in her kerchief and I in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter's nap-
When out on the lawn, there rose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, gave a luster of midday to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer, with a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, and he whistled, and shouted, And called them by name- Now Dasher now dancer now prance and vixen! On comet on cupid on Dasher and Blitzen! To the top of the porch, To the top of the wall!
Now Dash away, dash away all! As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, so up to the housetop the coursers they flew, With sleigh full of toys- and St Nicholas too; And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. as I drew in my head and was turning around, Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished in soot. A bundle of toys he had flung on his back. And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes how they twinkled! His dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow! The stump of a pipe held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly. That shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump- a right jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and twist of his head, soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all the stockings then turned with a jerk. And laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team he gave a whistle and away they all flew like dawn of a thistle. But I heard him explain as he drove out of sight Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night" Spoke Connie finishing the story
"Night mummy I love you"
"I love you too Gracie"

Connie smiled pressing a kiss to her forehead and kissed her goodnight before tucking her in. Satisfied that she was asleep the two adults headed back down the stairs quietly as not to wake they sleeping girl. They waited for a couple of minutes to make sure deciding to have a glass of wine to be certain that she was asleep. Pouring a second glass of wine they got the presents out from the cupboards and set them all out in front of the three in front on the huge bay window. Standing back to make sure it looked perfect Connie was glad that the large amount of gifts hadn't been shipped to over because of the coast it would have been to ship the excess amount of gifts over with Audrey, even though money wasn't an issues. Taking Grace's stocking down off of the fire place she filled it with wrapped parcels of all shapes and sizes, some of which Jacob was amazed at how Connie had been able to wrap the peculiar shapes.

Once all the where out and the stocking had been done the living room looked like Santa's grotto they decided to call it a night. Both of them more than ready for a shower and bed. Not wanting dishes from the night before on Christmas morning they quickly did the dished and went up the stairs to her bedroom. Together they shared a shower, an innocent shower, doing nothing but washing each other before they got into bed, Jacob taking Connie into his arms, her head on his chest.

"I Like Christmas with Grace it's fun" Smiled Jacob pressing a kiss to her forehead.
"I've missed her so much, I'm glad she's home, but what if I mess up again… I Don't think I can go through losing her again."
"You won't because I'll be there through every step, you're not alone baby you have me and Charlie"
"Thank you Jacob"
"You don't need to thank me, I love you baby"
"I love you too, now let's get some sleep before Grace's wakes us up at a ridiculous hour"

Chuckling her got Connie to look at him and pressed a kiss to her lips before they drifted off sleep well after two in the morning.

A/N Sorry this took so long to upload, the holidays and graduation then going back to work after Christmas has had been busy as anything Originally I wasn't going to put the whole of Twas the night before Christmas but then I decided to anyone, Now I'm regretting it, however its midnight and I've hardly any sleep so it's staying. Hope you like it and I will post the new chapter as soon as possible. Please read and review.