AN (actually read me):

This was started prior to what was shown on GH, so there will be a NYE party at the Metro Court.

Very little Jason in this, I think I may do flashbacks later on because I don't have any clear scenes in my head for them in between Christmas and NYE.

Thanks for reading and WOOHOO with the reviews people.

Carly and Jax's:

"Don't worry, I got it," Carly yelled as she heaved herself upright from the couch and grabbed the crutches Jax had given her that morning. Her boys had disappeared with one of their new video games and Jax had taken Jocelyn upstairs to deal with a dirty diaper. Damn kids, they were getting coal next year for sure.

She looked out the door first, Jason. She smiled as she opened it, glad her best friend had come by.

The smile died and confusion settled upon her face, why was there a kid next to him?

"Merry Christmas," Jason quickly offered.

"Merry-" she began, still confused.

"What the hell happened to the front of your house?"

The smile completely died, he hadn't…

He had, Brenda stepped into view from the edge of the porch where she had been leaning out to see the display now in her bushes.

"What's she doing here?" Carly quickly asked.

"Oh come on Carly, it's Christmas, is that any way to treat your former neighbor," Brenda chirped.

"What is she doing here," she repeated the question.

"I come bearing gifts for the newest Jacks," she offered.

Carly gave Brenda a dirty look up and down and saw her empty handed.

"She's kind of like Mom," Charlie stage whispered to Jason.

"Honey, who's at the door?" Jax asked as he walked towards his wife, "Brenda," he smiled, which quickly died when his wife shot a look back at him.

"Ooh baby!" Brenda's eyes went wide.

"Oh no you stay away from my daughter," Carly threatened as Brenda went towards the baby.

"Sweetheart it's Christmas," Jax reminded.

"Charlie, give her the bag, material possessions should-"

"Brenda-" Jason snapped.

Carly smirked.

"Carly," Jax scolded.

Brenda smirked back.

Jason and Jax sighed in unison.

"Everyone in the house," Jax ordered. "It's good to see you Charlie," Jax nodded.

"Good to see you too,:" he replied.

"Give me Jocelyn," Carly ordered as Brenda started to coo to the baby, she was about to remove from Jax's arms.

"Carly, you're on crutches," Jax pointed out.

"I don't care, I'll hop," she vehemently defended her order.

"I'm really sorry Charlie," Jason said as he looked on as Jax tried to break up the squabble between the two women.

"Eh, I'm kinda used to it," he replied with a shrug not being phased by it. "We don't have to watch do we?"

"No, let's go find Michael and Morgan."

-o-o-o-o-o-

Robin's house:

She sighed as she smiled as she opened the back door to her rental. Charlie had drifted off during the short ride. She looked at her own sweet baby, who was quickly leaving all traces of babyhood behind. His cheeks held the slightest trace of baby fat that had all but disappeared by the time he hit one, paired with the fact that he had always been tall for his age. Still though, she still saw her little baby when he was asleep. She undid his belt and lifted him into her arms, she couldn't carry him for long anymore, but it still felt as amazing as it had when he was born. The feeling even more special than his early years because it happened rarely and would soon fade entirely, she dropped a kiss down to his silky brown locks as she carefully maneuvered up the driveway watching for patches of ice.

"Shhhh," left Brenda's lips as she smiled as the door opened, silencing her friend before she could even begin to respond. "Can I put him down somewhere?"

"Yea," Robin smiled back is a hushed whisper and she let out a loud, "Shhh," to the room and waved Brenda to follow her.

"That's Robin's friend, Brenda, right?" Matt asked Patrick, who was on the floor with Emma.

"Kid," was the single word answer.

"I'm just asking her name," Matt tried to keep a straight face.

"Lisa," Patrick reminded.

"We're just friends," his brother countered.

"You brought a friend to my house on Christmas Eve?" he looked at his brother in annoyance.

"You would have been bored to death without us."

-o-o-o-o-

Robin pouted as she was finally coaxed out of her bedroom, where they left the sleeping boy that Robin hadn't wanted to stop admiring, "He's huge."

"90th percentile," Brenda nodded in agreement.

"He was so…" Robin shook her head.

"I know every time I blink, he grows another foot and knows another language," she shook her head. "Didn't growing up take forever for us?"

"We got old," Robin pouted further.

"I swear I was just at prom and you were running over skunks," Brenda tacked on the end with a smirk.

"Two blinks and you'll be teaching him how to drive," Robin smirked right back.

"Not funny," she said looping her arm into her best friend's, "where's Mac and Maxie?"

"They left awhile ago, they didn't come by for long, how long are you staying?"

Matt's ears perked up for that last question as they walked back into the room.

"New Year's if there's something good going on."

"There's a party at the Metro Court," he threw in.

Brenda turned her attention to the voice and couldn't help, but smile, "I don't know that's Carly's hotel, she'd probably put a laxative in my champagne. I'm Brenda," she nodded still holding onto Robin.

"Matt, Matt Hunter," he nodded back. "Between the four of us, I'm sure we could manage to keep your champagne safe, I think I can manage to commandeer a few uncorked bottles."

Brenda laughed and disengaged from Robin, "Maybe." She smiled brightly at both men, "So who wants to go get Emma's gifts from the car because I have had enough of the outdoors today."

-o-o-o-o-

"This is going to be bad," Robin said once more reclining in her husband's arms now that their guests had left and Emma was asleep.

"Hmm?" he murmured half asleep.

"Brenda and Matt," she was wide awake.

"Brenda's just here for a few days and Matt doesn't do kids," he tried to reassure.

"Brenda has this…" she frowned, "thing for bad boys. And guys with Brenda... You never saw Sonny and Jax over her. It was not pretty. Luis drugged her and tried to kill her exes to keep her with him."

"Well I doubt my brother is going to become a homicidal maniac over a woman with a child, even one as-" he stopped himself.

"What?" she questioned, humor began returning to her voice.

"Fun as Brenda."

"Fun really? That's the word you're using?"

"And nice."

"Fun and nice? Really? Are you sure you don't want to use the word hot?"

"Well of course she's moderately attractive, didn't she model until she had Charlie?"

"Moderately attractive?" she laughed turning in his arms.

"You're way hotter," he swore with a smile.

"Mmmhmm," she nodded at him, "so my mom is-"

"Emma's asleep," he reminded, "last Christmas with peace and quiet."

"I am so going to torture you about this later," she laughed before she kissed him.

"Trust me I know," he groaned.

-o-o-o-o-

The Quartermaines (New Year's Eve 2009 ):

"There is a reason you're my best friend," Robin decided as she stood in a guest room at the Q's.

Brenda chuckled as Robin was checking out herself in the black, sequined, strapless dress that she had borrowed, in a mirror, "Yea, you're hot." She walked over to stand next to her, "Actually, we're both ridiculously hot." She took a moment to admire herself in the skintight gold dress she had on, the woven, sweetheart strapless neckline, was amazing and well worth the splurge last month.

"I don't even want to know how much this dress cost," Robin said pulling back the loose curls she and Brenda had spent ages creating.

Brenda laughed again, "Like half the price of this one and it's older, so spill on yourself before me," she mimicking Robin's movement, pulling her straightened hair back over her shoulders.

Robin sighed, "I want your shoes."

Brenda laughed, "That is where I draw the line; you'd break your neck and I want to dance."

Robin sighed again.

"Do you want to walk in with them on and then you can change?" Brenda chuckled.

"No," she pouted.

Brenda laughed yet again, the now empty bottle of champagne only slightly contributing to that, she'd forgotten how good this felt, getting ready to go out with her 'little sis.' "I'm going to go pee before we go out in the cold."

It was brutally cold outside, Robin thought with a frown, wondering if she should do the same. Surprising Patrick with her super hot look would be seriously less effective is she ran past him and into the restroom. She double checked her bag while she was waiting for Brenda and noticed a new text.

Patrick

Matt changed his shirt and tie 3 times. He's got it bad. He's like a giddy school girl.

She snorted, then quickly looked around in fear, praying no one had heard her. This was going to be ridiculous. Matt kept shooting down any suggestion of his interest in Brenda, yet he managed to invite himself to dinner Monday when Brenda was coming over. Yesterday when they'd been at Kelly's he'd happened to be there as well and got himself invited to sit down. Not to mention every time Brenda had stopped by the hospital for a quick hello, Matt managed to get there before she left. It would be pathetic if it weren't so funny.

And what did her best friend do? She flipped her hair, laughed and managed to make frequent physical contact with Matt.

This was going to turn out so poorly, but damn it if wasn't funny to watch.