Title: You Are In My Heart
Disclaimers: NCIS, the rights to the show and its characters do not belong to me. No money was made by this. Inspired by the song "The Man Who Would Be Santa", which belongs to Vertical Horizon.
A/N: English is not my native language. So please forgive me my grammar and spelling mistakes.
Spoilers: Hiatus I&II, I guess. And what little background we have of the male members of the team, including Ducky and Palmer.
Pairing: none mentioned, take your pick with the first chapter, I know what I intended it to be, but just like with Summer Nights, there are no names mentioned
Summary: 3 short one-shots to the three verses of the song "The Man Who Would Be Santa" by Vertical Horizon.
A/N2: Yes, I realize this is the second story today, and the second one inspired by a song by Vertical Horizon. If you like Tabitha's Secret, Goo Goo Dolls, Dishwalla and/or Lifehouse, you should check them out. They're awesome. The italicized parts are the lyrics that inspired the scene.
And the man who would be Santa slips into the room
And the hour of daylight's yet to come but he hopes they don't wake too soon
All the presents wrapped in paper and tied with a bow
The children sleep upstairs and Santa works below
And he can hear the children dreaming
Slowly, he crept down the stairs in his house, cringing inwardly when the floorboard of the last step creaked under his weight. He paused and listened. The house lay still in the middle of the night, not a single sound could be heard besides his ragged breathing and his pounding heart. Relaxing, he made his way to the living room and opened the cupboard. Pushing away some tablecloth, he reached into the darkness and felt his fingers close around the objects of his desire. As silently as possible, he pulled them out and stood up.
The moonlight fell through the windows as he walked over to the decorated tree and placed the two wrapped presents underneath. It had taken him over an hour to wrap them up. Normally, that was the job of his wife, but he could hardly ask her to wrap her own present. And if he did, it would not be a surprise, would it?
A soft smile crossed his face, and for a moment, he stood there, completely happy and content. This would be their first Christmas as a family. Not just husband and wife any more, their beautiful daughter would be with them this time. Speaking of which, their little bundle of joy would awake in a few hours. He better go back to bed and catch some much needed sleep.
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