Secret Santa
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Just borrowing.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The lab plays Secret Santa.
A/N: I promise I'll have this finished soon. LOL, Christmas is way over and I'm still writing a Christmas fic. I'm still listening to Christmas songs too. I love Christmas. Enjoy and review.
Catherine strolled through the doors of the crime lab with a smile on her face and her new necklace around her neck.
"You look happy."
"Christmas always makes me happy," she replied to Gil who had also just arrived for the nights shift.
"Lindsey excited?"
"Yeah. She wants gift cards and X-Files on DVD mostly."
"X-Files?"
"Yeah. She's addicted," she replied. She shivered; the cold was still on her.
"Cold?"
"Yeah. The heat hasn't warmed me up yet," she said. "Do you think we'll get snow this year?"
Gil shrugged, "With all this global warming, I won't be surprised." Catherine smiled.
"That's one of my grown up Christmas whished- for it to snow in Las Vegas."
"Miracles do happen," he replied wondering down the hallway to his office. Catherine smiled. With her wonderful gifts and peaceful and normal life, at the moment, snow would be just perfect for the end of the year.
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"Fingerprinting for Dummies," Greg read the title of the book in Jacqui's hands upside down. "Secret Santa?"
"Yup. It's cute," she replied.
"I'm not an it," he joked.
"This game is better than I thought it would be. I know I don't have Ecklie."
"How?"
"I'd get some old, boring gift."
"You never know," he replied, "It could be a cover up so that you don't guess him."
Jacqui thought for a moment, "Ecklies not that smart."
"Ouch. What else did you get?"
"A party hat."
"Let me guess? Because you're a party animal?"
"Good Greggy," she replied.
"How much did you put in the betting pool?"
She giggled, "I'm not telling you."
"Mandy is not the best finger printer person ever."
"Fine! I put over $100 in."
"Hmm. Are you sure Eclikes not your Secret Santa?" he asked before gracefully turning around and leaving the lab.
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Once again everyone searched for his or her hidden gifts. Their reaction was either an, awe or a laugh. No one was disappointed on day 3.
Gil had found his gift on his shelf. His observations skills spotted to foreign wrapping paper on his bookshelf. He took it down and quickly opened it. It was a book based on Discovery Channel. He smiled like a kid who had gotten the most expensive baseball cards. He flipped through the book satisfied with what his eyes had a peek of.
He sat at his desk and thought about his gifts. There were not that indicated that one person knew what he liked. Everyone in the lab knew he had owned a couple of spiders over the years and watched discovery channel. If anyone hadn't guessed, he liked Sherlock Holmes.
'Santa is good,' he thought.
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At the end of shift, Catherine sighed. She thought that this shift was going to be good, but it wasn't. A bad case and no gift… yet. She yawned and sighed climbing into her Denali.
She started the engine and jumped when her radio played loud music. She didn't leave her radio on and Greg hadn't borrowed her car. She turned it down and listened.
We'll share
I've prayed
To be loved
On Christmas
Because Christmas love gives me that feelin'
We'll share
I've prayed
To be loved
On Christmas
Because everybody should be in love with somebody on Christmas.
On the steering wheel was her note.
'Listen to the radio.'
She smiled and fingered the locket around her neck. Her night was all better now.
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"Ew. What's wrong with you?" Lindsey asked looking at her mother. She had a dopey smile across her face as she made breakfast.
"What?" Catherine asked.
"You have that… look on your face."
Catherine looked at her daughter.
"Like you're in… love."
"I am. I'm in love with Christmas," she replied. 'And a Secret Santa'
A/N: The song is In Love On Christmas by N Sync. I know it's short, but please review!