Candy cane Sleigh. Sleigh's made out of candy canes and chocolate bars start appearing in the teams lockers. December 11th. Callen's point of view.
I went straight down the gym this morning so now I've just got out of the showers and I'm heading for my locker in my towel. I need to grab some deodorant. Sam and Melissa are in here when I arrive.
'Morning G.' Sam greets.
'Hi G.' Melissa greets me turning from in her locker and then promptly turning back when she realises I'm only in a towel. She's visibly embarrassed as she drops something from her locker, a shirt of some kind? I move to pick it up and so does she. I'm quicker though and her hand brushes against mine as I pick up the black shirt that had fallen to the floor. There's a blush on her cheeks I notice as I stand up straight.
'Thanks.' She offers as she takes it from my grasp without looking at me properly.
'You're welcome.' I smirk as Sam stifles a laugh. Her cheeks are a brighter shade of pink than usual as she shuts the locker. I move around her and put my hand in the way to stop the door shutting as I notice a cluster of colour in the left hand side of her locker. She jumps slightly as I do. I take a step to the side and investigate further as she moves away.
'What's up G?' Sam asks me. He's noticed my interest had been caught.
'What's this?' I ask as I pull the item out. A sleigh made out of chocolate bars and candy canes. I'm careful not to break it. Someone has put a lot of effort into making it, I can tell.
'It's a chocolate sleigh I found it in there this morning. It's probably Nate's doing. It was at Pendleton in 2006.'
'You've seen one of them before?' Sam confirms what Melissa just said.
'Yes. I've had 3 in the last 7 years.'
'Wow…'
'That's one way of spreading Christmas cheer.' I add looking at it properly. There's even a little Santa on it. I quickly place the sleigh back in Melissa's locker and shut it behind me and then move to my own. My locker is next to Melissa's. Melissa leaves as I shut her locker.
'See you up there.'
Sam sits down on the bench and watches me as I open my own locker. I notice the sleigh as I open the door. It's exactly the same as the one left in Melissa's locker. Someone is putting them in our lockers. I don't know whether to feel honoured or that my privacy has been violated by them putting it there.
'How come you two get them but I didn't?'
'Don't know.'
'That's unfair.' Sam jokes as I grab my spray out and continue with getting ready to head up to the bullpen without uttering another word.