Disclaimer: I do not own these lovely boys and will never in a million years try to make money with them.

I had a lot of fun writing this ;)

It was just under two weeks till Christmas when workaholic Private Eye Arthur Hansen had one of his biggest cases. He'd teamed up with Scotland Yard to help track down a serial killer, and unfortunately, that meant he didn't hardly have any Eames-time.

Eames knew his boyfriend was hard at work, even saving lives, but it worried him so much—knowing Arthur could die on the job any day.

So on December 13, Eames decided to make the best out of their time together, leading up to Christmas Eve.

At around 9:30 PM, Arthur finally got home. Eames was setting the table, just as Arthur set his briefcase down.

"What's all this?" Arthur asked, upon seeing lit candles at the table, and Eames in his apron. The point man took off his coat and hung it up on the coat rack.

Eames smiled as he walked over to give Artie a quick kiss and lead him to the table.

"The countdown to my favourite holiday with my favourite person."

Arthur smiled. "And what would be on our menu tonight, Mr. Eames?"

They sat down and Eames uncovered their plates.

"Tonight, darling, we have lumpia* and pancit**, and of course, lumpia dip***. The exact food we had in Manila when we first met, remember?"

"Of course I remember. Thank you for all this, Eames. And I'm sorry I've been so goddamn busy all the time…" he trailed off, rubbing his temples.

"It's alright, Artie, as long as you come home safe, and in one piece…"

Arthur smiled and picked up a lumpia. "To my safety," he toasted.

Eames did the same, and they dug into the food.

"This is delicious, Eames. How'd you learn to make it?" Arthur said through a mouthful.

His boyfriend smirked. "That's for me to know and you to find out."

A/N: *lumpia: Filipino eggrolls (delicious and addicting)

**pancit: Filipino noodle dish (also delicious and addicting)

***lumpia dip: simple dip made of garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce (goes great with lumpia!)

I'll try to post day by day if I get a chance, if not, then I'll do two chapters a day. Who's excited for Christmas? I know I am! Only twelve days left! (I count Christmas Eve as Christmas)