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Merry Christmas
1. Oh Christmas tree
Ruth sat at her desk as she watched Beth, Zaf and Will organise the Christmas decorations. The Grid hadn't exactly been full of Christmas cheer but since both she and Harry were on call she was glad of the chance to have any sort of festivities was ok by her. She glanced towards the empty office hoping that Harry would be in a better mood when he returned from Whitehall than when he had left.
"I can't believe Harry banned Christmas trees."
Will shook his head, the black hair messy as it fell into his eyes.
"You can thank Beth for that." Tariq answered as she stuck a piece of tinsel to the monitor in front of him. He glanced at Malcolm for help but the older man merely chuckled.
"Eh?"
"Don't ask." Beth shot Tariq a look that Ros would be proud of. Ruth smiled slightly. She silently prayed the various terrorist groups they were investigating decided to take Christmas off but it didn't look likely. Will looked bemused as Tariq ignored Beth.
"Couple of years ago, she brought a killer Christmas tree in. Whole place on lock down."
"Shut the front door!"
"Thanks Tariq. Not going to be allowed to forget that. Am I?" Beth folded her arms as Tariq and Dimitri laughed.
"No."
"You bring one little lethal Christmas tree into work..." She sighed dramatically as Dimitri pulled her into a hug. Ruth smiled, glad to see the newer recruits enjoying themselves. She looked away from the tree and tinsel as the Pod doors whooshed open. Harry marched towards the office; barely pausing for breath.
"Miss Bailey. That better not be what it appears to be."
"What does it appear to be?" Beth answered. "Because it's not a tree."
Harry raised his eyebrows as she bit her lip. For a spook Beth was a consummate liar but this was stretching her powers. A five foot fully decorated plastic tree was hard to describe as anything other than what it was.
"Could be worse." Malcolm interjected. "Have you seen the monstrosity outside Cardiff Castle? "
"It's Tariq' new gadget. On a test run. Blending in with the time of year." Beth smiled sweetly. Harry shook his head smiling.
"Points for ingenuity." He smiled. "Bomb proof it, bug proof it and have it gone by twelfth night."
"Yes Sir."
Harry headed to his office as Ruth picked up the phone. She just prayed the meeting had gone well. After the events of 2016 she just wanted them all to have a good Christmas.
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A/N do I go on? Please review