A/N: I'm running out of words here. I don't know what to say in my author's note. But if I don't say anything, I'm afraid it will make me rude to you. Okay, I got a few things to say now. Thank you for the reviews, favorites, and alerts. That means everything for me. And, happy holiday for everyone!!! ^_^ Hope you all enjoy the holiday, and this chapter, of course…..

Disclaimer: I don't own CSI: NY, neither the characters. Though anyone you recognize as the OCs are mine……

Reed was just coming home from his girlfriend's place. When he walked past the living room, a sight of his mother who is sitting on the couch in front of the fireplace caught his attention. She was looking to the window. She looked so lonely. Reed decided to approach his mother.

"Mom?" he called Stella

Stella then turned to face Reed, "Yes, Reed?"

"You're okay?"

"Yeah, of course I'm okay," said Stella giving Reed a reassuring smile

Reed then took a seat beside Stella, "But you don't look okay, mom," he said, "What's wrong?" asked him to Stella

Stella shook her head, "Nothing's wrong, Reed," she said which earn a glare from Reed, "Okay, it's just... I miss having all of my children on Christmas Eve," she sighed

"Don and Jessica are in Jessica's parents place. Lindsay is spending her day with Danny and Emma, so does Adam. He's in Kendall's place with Micah. And Rachel, she's with her boyfriend somewhere in New York," said Stella sadly, "But I'm lucky I still have you," she said as she cupped Reed's face with her hand, and then kissed his cheek

"Merry Christmas, Reed," she said then she got up from where she sat and walked out the living room

Reed then got an idea. He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and the dialed Lindsay's number

"Sis, we have something to do,"

"Reed, you really don't have to cook dinner for us," said Mac as Reed guided them to the dining room

"I just want to give both of you a perfect Christmas present," he said as he smiled to Mac and Stella

His parents just chuckled, "I hope the food is delicious," said Stella

"You doubting my cooking skills mom?" asked Reed. Stella laughed

"Reed, why the dining room is so dark?" asked Mac as they reached the dining room's door

Reed just smiled, then opened the door for his parents

"Seriously, honey. Turn the lights on," said Stella as they entering the dark room

Suddenly the lights on and revealing that there are not just the three of them in the dining room, but all of the children are there too. Don, Jess, Lindsay, Danny, Adam, Micah, Rachel, and Sid.

Stella covered her mouth with her hands, trying to prevent herself from squealing, "Oh, God. So this is your plan, Reed?" asked Stella

Reed smiled, "No, actually everyone was helping me," he said as he glanced to everyone

"Sid, when did you come?" asked Stella as she gave Sid a hug

"Lindsay called me three hours ago," Sid said as he glanced to Lindsay

"Okay, so who want to taste my pasta?" asked Reed as he took a seat beside Rachel

Everyone then settled on their seat, and tried Reed's pasta

"Hmmm… I didn't expect Reed's pasta to be this delicious," said Rachel which made everyone's laughed

After dinner, everyone gathered in the living room. Trading gifts, and chatting to each other. Laughs and smiles filled the night. Don even played the piano while Sid and Adam sang a song. Around midnight they decided to end their party. Sid decided to go home and then everyone go to their room to have their sleep.

It was 6.00 in the morning and as usual Jessica felt the nausea rushed through her body. She then jumped out of the bed and then quickly ran to the bathroom, and slumped to the floor near the closet. She then stuck her head into the closet, then throws up. As she took out the entire contents of her stomach, she could hear footsteps heading to the bathroom, and not long after that the bathroom door opened, revealing the frame of her husband.

Don then kneeled down and holds Jess's hair, just like what he did when Jess throws up or the first time. He kept quiet, and waits until his wife done vomiting.

After she done vomiting Jess then got up and washed her face

"You're done?" asked Don to his wife

Jess nodded. Her husband then stepped closer, and brushed her hair, "You okay?"

"I can't do this, Don," said Jess then she stormed out the bathroom, Don followed behind her

"Can't do what, Jess?" he asked confused

"Us. I can't do us like this. You act like everything's okay. Everything's not okay, Don and you know that," she said, Don could see the tears rolling down her cheeks

Don sighed, "I'm sorry to put both of you in this situation," he said as he took a glace to Jess's stomach

"You have to make your decision, Don. You have to choose between us," Jess said as she put her hand on her belly, "or Aiden," she said

12.00 PM

Don's office

"C'mon, Don. Just give me an interview for my blog. People would love to read an interview of 'Don Taylor, the young senator'," Reed begged to his brother

"I'm so sorry, Reed but I have an appointment with someone," said Don as he took his coat, "Next time, okay?" he said to his brother then took off from his office, leaving Reed alone

"Next time," Reed murmured to himself, and then he walked out from the office

He was in rush to heading to the elevator, when he bumped into someone, literally

The person he bumped into was slumped to the floor, and the files she was holding fell to the floor

Reed then helped her to collect the files, "I'm so sorry," he said as he giving the files back to her that's when he saw her face. She is…….. so beautiful, no, she's hot, no, she's sexy. Ah, Reed runs out of words to describe her

He then shook his head and tried to snap out his thoughts of the woman in front of him, and helped her stand up

"I'm so sorry," he said to the woman

"It's okay," she said smiling at him, "It's my fault anyway, I didn't pay much attention,"

"No, no. It's my fault too," said Reed, then offering her a handshake, "I'm Reed. Reed Taylor," he introduced himself

The woman accepted Reed's handshake, "Sarah Walker, nice to meet you," she said, "So, you're Mr. Flack's brother?" she asked

Reed nodded, "Yeah, kind of,"
"Kind of?" asked Sarah

"No, I'm just kidding. Yes, I'm his brother," he said correcting his last sentence, "Um… Do you want to… maybe go grab a bite with me? It's lunch time," he asked her

Sarah nodded, "Yeah, sure. That would be nice. But I have to put this files on my desk first," she said

"Yeah, I'll wait you here," said Reed

Sarah smiled and then turned on her heels and headed to her desk. Reed stare at her while she was walking, and thinking about how lucky he is to bumped into a girl named Sarah Walker, especially how lucky he is have a chance to having lunch with her……

Meanwhile, in a café.......

Don was waiting for Aiden. He called her two hours ago to meet him here, told her they have to talk about something

"Miss me, Mr. Flack?" asked a voice from behind him

He turned, and found Aiden standing behind him, she then leaned down to give him a kiss, but Don refuse her

"Um… Aiden, actually I have something to tell you," he said, then motioning Aiden to sit

Aiden then settled on the seat beside him and begin to clinging to Don, but again, Don refuses her

"I'm sorry, Aiden. But we have to stop it," he said as he remove Aiden's hand from his chest

Aiden looks puzzled, "Stop what?" she asked

"Us. We can't do this anymore," said Don

"What do you mean 'we' can't do this anymore?"

"Aiden, Jessica is pregnant. We have to end this relationship. I can't cheating on her with another woman while she's carrying my baby," he said

Tears started rolling down Aiden's cheek, "So you want to leave me just because she's pregnant?" she asked in disbelief

Don shook his head, "No, it's not like that. I've been thinking about this these past few days, and I realize that I love my wife more than everything. I realize that this is what I want. Building a family with my wife. Have a child together with her. What happened between us, it's….. it's a mistake. It gave both of us bad effects," he explained

Aiden nodded, "I understand. You… have something more important to think about," she said

Don smiled, "Thank you,"

"But Don?"

"Yeah?"

"The thing that happened between us, did you ever love me at all?" asked Aiden

"I did love you. But I think start from now both of us have to stop loving each other," said Don

"I love you too. I'll try my best to forget you," said Aiden, smiling at Don. She then got up from her seat and walked out the café

"I did the right thing," Don muttered to himself, then placed some money on the table and leave the café

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