The Greatest Gift
A/N: The song, "The Greatest Gift of All" was written by John Jarvis. Nobody ever writes Marco in these short vignette things. So I decided to be different.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Dawn is slowly breaking
Our friends have all gone home
You and I are waiting
For Santa Claus to come
Marco and his wife, Jenny, cuddle on the couch on Christmas Eve. The party was long since over and Jake, Cassie, Tobias, Rachel and all their kids had left, wishing the Bradley family a Happy Holidays and Lily and Tyler had been sent to bed.
"Look, Marco. The sun's rising." Jenny comments. Marco smiles and kisses her forehead.
There's a present by the tree
Stockings on the wall
Knowing you're in love with me
Is the greatest gift of all
"Here, open your present now, before the kids wake up." Marco whispers, handing a small wrapped box to Jenny. She opens it and gasps. Inside is a diamond necklace.
"Oh, Honey, it's beautiful!" She exclaims as Marco claps it around her neck.
"Not as beautiful as you. I love you."
"I love you, too."
The fire is slowly fading
Chill is in the air
All the gifts are waiting
For children ev'rywhere
As the fire dies out, Marco wraps the blanket tighter around his wife, and looks at the presents under the tree. He can hear nothing but silence coming from the kid's rooms as they dream of Christmas morning.
Through the window I can see
Snow begin to fall
Knowing you're in love with me
Is the greatest gift of all
"Look, it's snowing." Marco tells Jenny. It's the first snow of winter, they were sure it would be a green Christmas. Jenny smiles and moves closer to her husband, resting her head on his shoulder.
Just before I go to sleep
I hear a church bell ring
Merry Christmas to ev'ryone
Is the song it sings
Marco kisses the sleeping face of his wife, and is about to join her in Dreamland when he hears the jingling of bells outside the door and young voices joined in chorus singing, "We wish a Merry Christmas…"
So I say a silent prayer
For creatures great and small
Peace on Earth goodwill to men
Is the greatest gift of all
Peace on Earth goodwill to men
Is the greatest gift of all