Disclaimer: I do not own The Mentalist or any of its characters. But what I do own is the character Neesa (sort of) and her story.
A/N: A little bit of background for this character. In Redemption, Cho tells Rigsby that he has a dinner date with the niece of the shopkeeper from Red John's Footsteps. Desperate for a name for Cho's girlfriend, my sister and I took "niece of" and somehow transformed it into "Neesa." We gave her a job and other things which can be seen in the next chapter. Enjoy the story!
Tales from the Mistletoe
Chapter 1-Neesa
"Where do you want the tinsel, Aunty?" Neesa asked.
She had gone to her aunt's shop to help her decorate.
"You can put some over there, around the mailboxes." Her aunt instructed.
Her aunt spied the visitor in the doorway and smiled. She said:
"Be sure to put up some mistletoe Neesa. Hang some in the doorway over there."
Neesa turned around and then smiled at the man in the doorway.
"Hi Kimmy." She said happily.
"Hi sweetie." Cho walked over and kissed her. "I got your message about picking you up here instead of at your house since you were helping your aunt decorate. I thought I'd come a little bit early and help out."
"Thanks Kimmy. We can head to the party right after we finish."
"Sounds good. So what needs to be done?"
"Mistletoe!" Neesa's aunt called from behind the counter. "Be sure to put up the mistletoe!"
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A little while later, nearly all of the decorations had been put up around the shop.
"I think it looks good." Neesa stated. "Very festive."
Cho nodded in agreement.
"Let me just go change into something a little more formal than jeans and a tee shirt and then we can get going." Neesa explained to Cho.
"Okay honey, I'll be right here waiting."
Neesa grabbed her change of clothes from behind the counter and went off to one of the restrooms. As soon as Neesa was gone, her aunt turned to Cho and said:
"Go get her present. You have time now. Go get it."
As instructed, Cho headed out to his car to retrieve Neesa's gift. Meanwhile, Neesa returned to the lobby wearing a black skirt and a scarlet sweater.
"Where'd Kimball go?" She asked her aunt.
"He went to his car to get something." She replied.
"Oh, okay."
Neesa's aunt held up the forgotten mistletoe that had yet to be hung up. Neesa, taking the hint, took the mistletoe from her aunt and walked over to the doorway to hang it up. At that moment, Cho returned with Neesa's present in hand.
"You look beautiful Neesa." Cho said as he approached.
Neesa smiled at him.
"Thanks honey."
Cho handed her her present and said:
"I couldn't wait to give you your present. Merry Christmas."
Neesa opened the small rectangular box and a bright smile crossed her face as soon as she saw the contents. Inside lay a bracelet composed of diamonds and rubies.
"It's beautiful Kimmy! Thank you so much."
Cho clasped the bracelet around Neesa's wrist and then kissed her hand. Realizing that she still had the mistletoe in her other hand, Neesa raised the mistletoe over Cho's head and kissed him.
"Merry Christmas Kimmy. I love you."
"I love you too baby.'
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