A/N: Slight writer's block but I'm working on "Last Unbroken Heart". This is a few days after the events of "Like Father, Like Daughter", I wanted to show Kris' adjustment slightly to a new home and dealing with Price's death.

Disclaimer: Read Ch. 1

Christmas Adjustments

Jane's POV

Christmas is a time to spend time with family even if they annoy you like mine does. However, Maura had come to embrace it even though she didn't have to house my mother. She loved my Ma and now she housed Kris. Kiddo had learn to adjust and moving in took a bit especially for Kris who had not visit the church since Price's funeral.

It was difficult for her.

Flashback…

We sat in the church with Kris sitting in between of us. People spoke about Father Price and Kris thanked each time they spoke then hugged her. Not many people expect Kris to speak thinking that she was too emotional but Kris stood up with her arm in a sling and her hand wrapped. She walked up to the podium before she cleared her throat, "Price was more than a friend to me, and he was like my father. It's going to be hard for all of us to mourn but we all have to be strong and remember that he wants us to be happy and joyous."

She spoke a bit more before we all walked out to the graveyard and buried him. Kris was silent and stood there for a moment before walking back to the car with us. I stayed the night with Maura and we heard Kris' soft sobs when we checked on her in the middle of the night. Kris might look strong on the outside but she had that child's outlook.

"Maura, I told you I didn't want anything for Christmas," I told her. I looked at Kris who was finishing the last bit of her unpacking into the guest room where Maura claimed now that it would be Kris' bedroom. "Kiddo, don't you agree?"

"Jane, she's been asking me the same thing for the couple days since I've started moving in," she answered back as she placed her last jacket into the closet. "Done."

"Excellent! Just in time for Christmas decorating," Maura clapped.

Kris gave a light smile as she looked over her shoulder. She then turned back around and I noticed that the smile slightly fell. I knew Maura was trying to boost Kris' spirits with the upcoming holiday but I knew Kris was still mourning and the back of her head, blamed herself for Price's death. She just wanted to keep Maura happy though.

As Maura walked out, I looked over at Kris. "Thank you," I thanked her.

"For what?"

"For just going along with it. I know you haven't been in the celebratory mood since…" I stopped myself.

"Since Price's funeral," she finished. "I already got Maura a gift anyways."

"What is it?"

Kris walked over to the closet and pulled out a small box. She handed it to me and I opened it to see a hand engraved pen with a small note that says, Thank you for believing in me! Love, Kris.

"She'll love this," I told her.

Kris smiled softly.

R&I

That was about several hours ago.

Now Kris had been missing for about three hours now. At first when Maura and Ma learned that Kris went missing without telling anyone, I figured she just went off to do last minute Christmas stuff even though she was still fresh from the hospital after the whole Adrian incident. Now, I began to worry for sure one hour was okay but three hours is when you send the search party.

"Okay, I say we call the guys and start looking for Kris," I told them as I grabbed my jacket and snow boots.

"Why would she disappear," Maura worried. "She would have called by now and her wounds are still healing."

"I know." Ma came in with a small backpack and I looked at her with a raised eyebrow, "Ma, why do you have that?"

"It's Christmas and I figure Kris might have gotten hungry while she's been out," Ma retorted as she walked over to the door with Maura trailing behind. I rolled my eyes and shook my head, grabbing my keys as I walked to the door.

R&I

"We've looked everywhere," Ma stated to us as we walked back inside the car. "Where can she be?"

"I don't know," I retorted.

Maura sighed and thought about it for a moment before she looked at us, "I think I figured it out."

It took us a bit but I didn't expect Maura to think of this. We pulled up and stepped out of the car to see a glowing light and the soft sound of a choir singing. We stepped up to the doors and pushed them open entering to see the church filled with rows and rows of people in the pews. I scanned the room seeing no sign of Kris. "I don't see her," I whispered. We turn around and walk out, going toward the graveyard gates. I looked up at the gates then at Maura, "She's in there?"

"Doesn't hurt to try," she answered before pushing it open.

Kris' POV

"I miss you. It's hard to adjust and everything and there are nights where I blame myself for why you are gone. I thought about so many scenarios where maybe I should have been shot or if you never took me in. But, if that happened, we would not have all the good times together and I might have never meet Jane and Maura." I released a sigh seeing my cold breath as I let my bandaged hand run against the lettering of the grave marker; I leaned further in before I noticed my medallion came out of my shirt. I looked down at it and smiled, "But I'm wrong also because you are here." I touched my heart, "You're here in my heart."

I then heard crunching of snow and I chuckled softly, "Looks like they found me."

Jane's POV

A little bit of walking later, we all reached the spot and we released a sigh of relief. There was Kris sitting by Price's grave marker, a small bouquet of poinsettias on the grave. Kris was humming to herself before the sounds of the choir in the church was heard by all of us.

"Silent night

Holy night

All is calm all is bright

Round yon virgin mother and child."

Kris looked up seeing us, she smiled a bit before the choir resumed singing with Kris standing up and singing the next lyrics aloud.

"Holy infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in heavenly peace."

She walked up to us and hugged Maura and I whispering, "I think Christmas was my favorite time only because of one thing."

"That is?"

She released us, "Price made it special for me. I was so use to it and with him gone; it's hard to adjust even though I have what I had back then. I had family with Price and now I have it with you, Maura, Angela, and the whole family."

"Why did you disappear," Maura asked.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to," Kris apologized. "I didn't mean to make you worry but I wanted to spend sometime with Price before the Christmas party tomorrow. I just miss him but I know he's here." She gestured to her heart and with her bandaged hand, "He's right here."

Ma approached Kris handing her a small Tupperware box, "This is for you."

Kris took the small case and opened it, immediately smiling widely pulling out the gingerbread men out decorated with police uniforms. "Is there more at home," she asked. I watched as Maura gave a wide smile at me for Kris saying 'home'. It showed that Kris was adjusting to the idea of living with her.

I think that was the best gift I can ever get from Maura.

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