She looked out the window at the snow falling softly over the Navy Yard and smiled to herself, some days she missed California but on days like today, a case closed and a hot cup of coffee in front of her watching the snow fall, she wouldn't change D.C for California for the world. California had sun and beaches sure but it didn't have her team, it didn't have some of her closest friends, people she had come to think of as family.
Her eyes strayed from the window and over to the large painting hung across from her desk, a Christmas gift from Bishop, the Ritz painting of Ellie and Gibbs. She had been right, it did look great in her office and it was a constant reminder of why she loved D.C. Her eyes then fell to the handmade picture frame on her desk, it was really two frames held together by a hinge with the words "As you Wish..." hand carved into the bottom. She smiled as she studied the pictures inside. The one on the left of her and Gibbs in the hospital the day the twins were born, he had Morgan in his arms and she was holding Johnny, both of them were smiling widely. The one on the right was of the entire team leaning on the staircase leading down to the bullpen. Despite the snow and the cold she wouldn't change it for the world, this was her home and those people were her family.
Alrighty Guys! The response I got to "The Night Before Christmas" was absolutely insane and the amount of people who requested more Slibbs was nuts so I started this little project…I know I have a one shot collection going already however I noticed that a lot of people who followed my Slibbs specific stories didn't really follow that so I decided to do a collection of one-shots specifically related to Slibbs or characters from Season 15 and up, Kasie, Vance, Ellie etc. for those of you who love the new cast… I already have a few requests in and I am working on them in my free time however due to school I can't promise regular updates but I will do as many as I can as quickly as I can, some will be longer and some will be short and sweet like this one… So go ahead and leave your requests in either the comments or inbox me!
~Katie