Disclaimer: Don't own but I wish I did. Lol

A/N: Christmas Holidays are finally here, Let's add some holiday cheer!

Peter was sure that his family would be joining him in Philly on Christmas. Well that was true until about two hours ago. They had called two days before and cancelled because of the delayed flights and the horrible blizzards they were experiencing. They were plowing snow every single day and more and more continued to come. Washington was horrible this time of the year and Peter knew that. That's one of the reasons he had left in the first place. Although Philadelphia wasn't all that better, Peter found it beautifully peaceful not hell in the wind.

"What do you mean you can't come," Peter practically shouted into the speaker of his cell.

He was headed into the Medical Examiner's building to start a grueling day of work. He enjoyed doing his job, but sometimes his feelings didn't stand true. Peter continued to listen to his three sisters' barked at him for having an attitude because they couldn't come see him. He loved all his sisters and it had been three years since he had seen them. He wanted to be with his family this year just not in Washington. Libby, Nancy, and Diane continued their chatter as Peter remained quiet when he stepped on the elevator. The elevator reached the fifth floor and Peter hopped off telling the girls that he loved them before he hung up. Furry overtaking him, he didn't even notice Megan speaking to him.

"Morning Peter." Megan spoke again.

It was Peter thought as he threw up his hand in a half-ass attempt at speaking. He made it to his office and sat down before he heard his door open. Without looking up he knew who was in his office. "Sorry Megan. Just not in a good mood."

Megan closed the door as she tilted her head at her partner. He was always so perky and cheery so something must have happened. Taking a seat in front of his desk, Megan leaned back as she studied him.

"Want to talk about it?"

Peter sighed, "My family can't come down this Christmas because of the horrible blizzards in Washington. I'm a little bummed about it."

Megan felt her heart sank as she realized Peter would be by himself on Christmas. Nobody deserved to be alone on Christmas and she knew this from personal experience. Reaching out her hand, Megan rubbed the top of Peter's hand as her attempt to sooth him failed miserably.

Peter pulled his hand back and leaned back in his chair. He knew Megan was just trying to be nice, but right now he didn't need to be patronized. He was a grown ass man and he would just have to deal. He needed to get his mind of this misfortune. It wasn't going to do him any good to mope around. Finally looking up at Megan, Peter saw that she truly did feel sorry for him. Her expression and the way she stared at him said she wanted to be of service to him.

"Megan, I'll be fine."

Megan raised an eye brow and smirked. She wasn't going to take no for an answer. "Peter, you can celebrate Christmas with Lacey and I."

Peter shook his head and responded, "Thank you but no thank you. I don't want to intrude on your time with your daughter."

"Non sense. Lacey wouldn't mind and honestly, its time you get to know her." Megan said through a grin.

It was Peter's turn to throw up a brow. They had become quite flirtatious over the last two months after they both had agreed that they had a thang. The only thing is they wouldn't publicly admit to hit. Although everyone in the Medical Examiner's office had realized they had great chemistry, no one really said anything about it, at least not to them anyway.

"Don't we have a new case to tend to," Peter pressed trying to change the subject.

Megan smiled and stood up, "Yes we do but I figured it was time for Ethan and Curtis to get their hands dirty for once. We have other things to do."

Peter narrowed his eyes at his partner. What in the world had she gotten them into now? Peter followed as they left out of his office and headed for the elevator.

"Does Kate know you're leaving?"

"No and when she asked I'll tell it was on business."

Shaking his head, Peter knew Megan was about to get him in a lot of trouble.

Peter found himself in Wal-Mart Shopping Center, Megan by his side, while they stood in the food department. She was looking at turkeys and hens he guessed for her Christmas dinner. He couldn't help but snicker at her as she picked up the heavy turkeys examining them.

"Do you want some help," He asked her peering over her shoulder.

Megan smiled. Finally he was getting into the holiday spirit. She turned and stumbled a little not realizing he was that close to her. Her hands flew to his collar and the turkey hit the floor. They both chuckle as Megan pressed her forehead into his chest. She found him comforting in any situation. His body felt nice and she had forgotten where she was as she extended her face up to look at him. They shared an intense looked before turning from one other and grabbing the turkey.

"Umm I think this turkey is ok," Megan stammered.

Peter sighed. He had felt that spark as much as Megan had. Grabbing the turkey out of her hand, he spoke. "Not this one, it's been on the floor, grab the one on the end."

Megan walked down a little ways as she pointed at a few turkeys until Peter approved. Bending to grab the turkey, Megan realized that this one wasn't going to be easy to retrieve. Before she could turn around, Peter was by her side grabbing the turkey from the stack and placing it in the cart.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. What else do you have to get?"

"The rest of the trimming for the Christmas dinner, do you mind?" Megan smirked.

Peter shook his head no as he began to follow her once more. He was actually enjoying shopping with Megan. She was different when she wasn't doing her job, but that was everyone. They moved up and down the aisles gathering up mixtures, seasonings, and the odds and ends of everything else. Peter began giving his suggestions that Megan willingly took. As they headed for the checkout, Peter realized that Megan had practically bought things that he had mentioned. Why was she trying so hard Peter thought? Though his decision was still in the air, he was willing to help her in any way he could before Christmas. They checked out and headed to the SUV. Peter unloaded the buggy as Megan took a phone call. He returned the cart to its rightful place as he headed back to the car.

"What is it?"

"Kate needs us back at the lab."

Peter hopped in the driver's seat and sped off back to the morgue.

They arrived to find Kate livid that Ethan and Curtis was handling a case that Megan should've been working on. Like always, Kate torn into Megan and Megan reciprocated with he own little digs.

"Don't push your luck Megan. You may be a damn good surgeon, but that doesn't mean I have to keep you," Kate glare at her.

Megan sighed, "Well if you are done, I need to run home for and emergency and I'll be right back to finish up with the case."

Kate swore under her breath as she walked away from Megan. Kate hadn't learned that Megan did what she wanted and still ended up with impeccable results. Kate slammed her door closed and sighed; Megan was going to break her one of these days.

Megan unloaded the SUV and put up all the things she'd bought. Having to leave Peter at the lab, Megan found that she had bought quite a bit of stuff for her dinner. After her sixth trip, Megan took a rest. She was getting to old for this.

The rest of the day flew by quickly as Megan wrapped up the case and serve Kate with the typed report by the end of the day. Walking back to her office, Megan made a detour and headed for Peter's office. She knocked on the door before entering, "You got any plans tomorrow night?"

Peter looked up from his computer and glanced at her, "Nope. Was going home and drink myself to sleep. What did you have in mind?"

Megan smiled as she took a seat on the edge of Peter's desk, "I was thinking you come over and help me cook Christmas dinner. Lacey wanted to spend Christmas Eve with her father since she would be with me on Christmas which means I'll be shorthanded."

Peter smirked at her. She always had something up her sleeve and it never seized to amaze him with how she turned on her wit and charm to get her way.

"No problem. What time should I arrive?"

"Let's make it five."

Peter took in the sight of his partner's apartment. It was nice and decorative. She had done a great job with the place and it was so Megan all around. Heading into the kitchen, Peter found Megan washing her hands and getting out all the necessary utensils to begin her feast.

Megan quickly put Peter to work as they began the holiday feast. They were laughing and talking all while making great progress. After an hour and a half later, Megan offered to give Peter a break. Watching as he took it willingly, Megan chuckled to herself. It was funny that he wasn't prepared like she thought he would. Hopefully she was going to be about to convince him to join them for Christmas.

Taking a seat on the couch, Peter sipped his Merlot and let his mind wonder. Who was he kidding, nobody wanted to be alone on Christmas and deep down he knew that. Peter waited until Megan had joined him on the couch to take her up on her offer.

"Are you sure Lacey isn't going to mind me crashing you all's Christmas?" Peter asked hesitantly.

Megan chuckled as she sipped her wine. Peter was so considered and sometimes it was downright ridiculous. "Would you like me to call her so you can get her approval?"

Peter hesitated then nodded. He wanted to hear it from the horse's mouth. He wasn't going to take anything away from that precious girl. Watching as Megan pulled her phone out and began dialing Lacey's number, Peter became nervous. He had never really talked to Lacey on a personal level so this was going to be a little awkward. Peter let Megan ease into the question before she handed him the phone.

"Hey Lacey do you-"

"Not at all Peter. Honestly I think mom would really enjoy your company," Lacey cut him off with a snicker.

Peter began to smile. He couldn't believe Lacey had picked up on their little thang, but it was inevitable. Thanking her for his personal invitation, Peter handed the phone back to Megan and threw her a lop-sided smile.

They finished their wine before going back to work in the kitchen. Mostly everything was done besides the turkey and stuffing. Megan thanked Peter for his assistance as she walked him to the door. They lingered for a minute before saying their goodbyes.

Walking out of her apartment, Peter couldn't help his bubbly emotion that filled his body. He had really enjoyed her company and for once they didn't hide their flirtation.

Christmas was finally here. Lacey was the first one up as she ran into her mother's room and attacked her.

"Merry Christmas Mom!" Lacey yelled.

Megan moaned as she felt Lacey's weight smothering her. Rolling over, Megan began tickling Lacey as a giant smile crept across her face. It was Christmas and she had her beautiful daughter in her loving arms. She couldn't ask for a better day than this. Pushing Lacey off of her bed, Megan pulled her covers back and hopped out of the bed. Feeling Lacey grip her hand, she felt herself being pulled out of her room and downstairs towards the Christmas tree.

For the next two hours, both Lacey and Megan tore open gifts as they thanked one another for their gifts. Seeing two more gifts under the tree, Lacey curiously looked at her mother for an explanation.

Megan noticed Lacey's quirky expression. "One gift is from you to your father and the other is for Peter."

Lacey smirked at the last part of her mother's statement. It hadn't gone unnoticed by her that their attraction to one another was more than they led on. After catching their long stares and short, quick glances was all the evidence Lacey needed to confirm her suspicions.

After cleaning up their trash and putting away their gifts, Megan continued to cook the turkey and stuffing. She began pulling out the rest of the food; heating it up to be served later. Setting everything up, Megan ran upstairs to get ready before Peter arrived. She had just hopped out of the shower when she heard the doorbell. Looking at her cellphone, Megan realized it was two o'clock.

"Dammit!"

Megan heard Lacey greet Peter and told him to make himself comfortable. She smiled; thanking God Lacey didn't mind playing hostess while she continued to get ready. That's one thing she love about her daughter, if she had slack, Lacey always found a way to pick it up and help her along.

"Peter why do you have gifts with you," Lacey asked curiously eying one.

Peter cleared his throat, "Because its Christmas and I think somebody deserves a gift."

Lacey was about to speak but was interrupted by her mother who graced everyone with her presence. Megan hit the bottom step and walked swiftly over to Peter, pulling him into a hug, and thanking him for sharing this day with them. Excusing herself, Megan walked into the kitchen and pulled out the bird and the stuffing. She sat it out and let it cooled before she hollered for everyone to join her in the dining room.

Before long, all three were laughing and talking over their meal. They exchanged wide grins and heart felt laughter before leaving the table and heading back into the living room.

"Megan, you and Lacey have a seat," Peter quipped as he ran over to the tree and grabbed his gifts.

He handed Lacey two boxes then handed Megan her one box. He had to thank them both for not letting him spend Christmas alone and for that he was quite thankful. His face was full of cheer as he watched them rip into their gifts with pure excitement.

Lacey was first, gasping with joy at the beautiful Pandora charmed bracelet. She couldn't believe her bright brown eyes. This was a huge gift and it was definitely winning Peter his brownie points. Next she opened her other gift and her mouth fell open once more as she pulled out the gold pendant that had her name engraved on it. Lacey quickly thanked Peter and gave him a giant hug. Not only had he gone out of the way for her mother, he had done the same for her and she knew at that very moment that Peter would always be more than just her mother's partner.

Megan was next. She was very hesitant and unsure about opening her gift. Her gift was of the new designer medical briefcase that she had eyed online for over two months. Having once told Peter about it; even showing it to him, Megan decided against buying it. She couldn't believe it was in her hands with her initials inscribed along it.

"Thank you so much Peter," Megan said as she tried to hold back her emotions as they threatened to come out.

She stood and embraced him, lingering long enough for them to both feel a spark. She could never repay him for this gift. Thinking about the one she had bought for him, she realized it held no comparison. Releasing him, Megan walked over and grabbed his gift from under the tree as well.

Handing it to him, she smiled. "Lacey and I picked it out together, I hope you like it." Squeezing Lacey lightly, Megan silently hoped he liked his gift.

Peter's expression went from curious to exhilarated. He couldn't believe it. They had bought him an X-Grim watch. No way in the world they had bought this for him.

"Thank you both so very much. This truly means a lot to me," Peter said as he stood to give them both a hug. They had really outdone themselves and he couldn't stop thanking them.

Finally everything was up and they enjoyed watching Christmas movies and drinking eggnog. Splayed across the couch and love chair, they sat watching Christmas on 34th Street. After it went off, Lacey ran off to her room to wish her father a Merry Christmas. Both Peter and Megan said quietly on the couch sharing glances from one another.

Megan sighed as she leaned back and smiled at Peter. He was so cute and adorable in his Christmas outfit and she wanted to kiss him badly. He had made her day even better just by being there.

"Why do you keep staring at me?" Peter asked blushing.

Megan giggled as she tried to gain some type of composure, "That outfit is cute. I think you look very handsome."

Peter leaned toward her, whispering, "I wore it just for you. Megan thank you so much. This was amazing."

"Don't mention it. Peter you are welcomed to spend any holiday with us," Megan said taking a sip of her eggnog.

Grabbing her hand, Peter pulled Megan to a sitting position. He wanted to tell her something that had been nagging him sense last night. He had to tell her, he couldn't hold back anymore. Slowly stroking her hand, Peter pulled it towards his lips as he planted a delicate kiss to the back of her hand. He looked into her eyes and saw the innocence and passion that could strike the match in his heart. He had to do it and this was no better time.

"Megan, I am falling in love with you."

Megan gasped. She couldn't have heard him correctly. There was no way this man had just told her he was falling for her. How could this be she thought? Megan smiled as she realized that he had made his move. He had said it and she finally knew that this wasn't some figment of her imagination. Someone besides her daughter loved her. Still in shock, Megan didn't have time to respond as she felt herself being puller closer and closer to her partner. Within an instant, their lips brushed against one another. They deepened the kiss as Peter wrapped his hand around her neck, pulling her closer. After what seemed like forever, they pulled away to catch their breath.

Megan looked into Peter's eyes and smiled. It had been a long time since she felt this overwhelmed and for once it was a good feeling. Stroking his cheek softly, Megan pulled him to her, "Merry Christmas Peter," she told him before kissing him once more.

Peter pulled way and smiled back, "Merry Christmas Megan."

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