All Washington was covered with snow, the roofs of the houses and the streets were shining in white even in the dim sunlight. Only two days were left until Christmas; the team, after successfully solving another case, was decorating the office and the newly bought Christmas tree cheerfully.

- White Christmas at last - said Tara musing. - Everything is covered up with snow… - she looked out of the window, with a decoration in her hand, which she was about to put on the wall.

- And, where are you spending Christmas? - D asked.

- I'll go home to my parents, as usual - Jack replied first. - The family gathers together at our house on Christmas Eve… this has been a tradition as long as I can remember - he said, while helping decorate the Christmas tree. I wish I could take Sue home as my girlfriend… I want nothing more than spending Christmas with her… and every other Christmas, as long as I live.

- I'll go home to my family as well, as always, since I moved here - Sue said. I wish we wouldn't have to go home and could spend Christmas together. I really love my mother, I'm glad to celebrate with her, but sometimes she can be really tiring. But if Jack would be there with me, I would bear the behaviour of my crazy relatives easily… nothing else would matter then, just that we are together.

- As you probably all know, my family consists of people of high rank - Myles said with a tone of superiority. - My parents have invited our distant relatives to the traditional Christmas celebration this year as well, all of whom, which I am sure you know, are aristocratic people…

- Oh, Myles, shut up! - Lucy said.

- Usually I go home to celebrate with my family, but this year, my mother and stepfather will be spending Christmas with me. They arrive tomorrow from Australia… and Darcy will be with us as well - Bobby said.

- I'll go home to my parents as well - Tara said. - We don't organize a big party or anything, like some people - she gave Myles an "I meant you of course" look - There will only be the family, we believe the most important thing is to be together on these special days.

- We too - Lucy said. - I don't see why it is such a great feeling for certain people, if a family holiday means nothing to them than showing off their relatives - she gave Myles a piercing look.

- We'll celebrate together with Donna, the children and our parents - D said. - They arrived yesterday evening, so that we can spend Christmas together.

- Do we have Randy's present? - Lucy asked.
- Yes… - Bobby said grinning. - I'm wondering whether he likes it…

They didn't have to wait for long for Randy's reaction.

- What is this???!!! - Randy stormed into the bullpen, with a pile of reports in his hands, with a red hat on top.

- Reports? - Tara asked with an innocent look.
- Why are they on my table???!!! - he raged.

- But Randy, you were angry the whole year, saying our reports weren't ready in time. Now they are all here, you cannot have a word against that - Bobby said.

- Now what is your problem? - Myles said. - You are angry for months that we don't hand in our reports in time. Well, you got them now… We thought we would give you something nice for Christmas… Aren't you happy?

- You should have handed them in in time, and not together!!! - Randy raged. - You never do what I'm saying!!! And what is this hat???

- Doesn't it look good? Look! - Myles said, took the hat off the reports and put it on Randy's head. He couldn't do anything against this, since his hands were full of the reports. He looked like an angry Santa Claus with glasses. - And how much this present fits you… - Myles added. The team looked at the writing on the hat grinning: "I am not funny, no woman wants to date me, and no one cares about my stupid reports."

- Doesn't this little surprise fit Randy perfectly? - asked Myles grinning.

- Leland!!! This is not funny at all!!! Take this down of me immediately!!! - Randy shouted. - But the team was just standing there laughing. - You will be sorry for this!!! - He turned to leave the office, but because of his anger he didn't look where he was going, thus he went right against the Christmas tree, which fell on him. Randy fell on the floor, with the tree and a pile of reports on top of him.

- Oh no, not again!!! Who had the stupid idea of setting that tree right there???!!! And why is this tree here at all???!!! - he said, to the extent the burden on him made it possible.

- Randy, look what you have done to our tree!!! - Myles broke out in anger. - We needed just you to knock it down!!! - he shouted in rage.
- Look what happened to our decorations, lots of them are broken! -Tara said.
- If you hadn't brought this horrible thing here, you wouldn't have such a problem! And why do you need a tree at all???

- What do you mean by why do we need a tree?! - Lucy said indignantly. - It is Christmas, in case you haven't realized it yet. Don't you have a Christmas tree?
- No!!! And I won't have one either!!! I hate Christmas!!! - Randy shouted.
- This is interesting… how can anyone hate Christmas? - Sue was wondering.
- I just hate it and that is all, it is none of your business!!! You would better take this horrible thing off of me! - he continued shouting.

After Randy got out from under the tree, he headed towards the door.
- Don't forget your presents here, Randy - Bobby reminded him. - Santa Claus wouldn't be too happy to see that you don't like your presents… He may be offended and next year he leaves you out of his list…

Randy left the bullpen in rage, and the team burst out in laughter.

- Guys, you didn't take the tree off of Randy to protect him, did you? - Tara asked.
- Oh, what are you thinking about, you don't feel sorry for poor Randy… - Bobby replied, then added grinning: - But it would have been a pity if the tree got damaged.

- Now we have to decorate it again… and clean the floor of all broken decorations… - Sue said.
- But let's admit that it was worth seeing this… - Bobby grinned.

The team started taking the decorations from the floor and decorating the tree again with a sigh, but smiling.