Hey guys, sorry this one took so long. I hope this one lifts your spirits after that last couple.
"Christmas? Dean and I haven't thought about Christmas in years." Sam said, shocked that Jackie brought up the oncoming holiday.
"Well, neither have I, since I've been hunting on my own for the last three years. But now that we're all together, I figure we might as well have a Christmas."
"Jackie," Sam hesitated. He couldn't celebrate Christmas. Not when this was Dean's last. He couldn't sit around, opening presents; pretending life was perfect when this time next year Dean would be dead. But Jackie didn't know about Dean's deal. How could he possibly reject the request without telling her?
"Oh come on, Sam! Please? With everything that's happened lately, it would be nice if we had a little bit of fun once in a while." Jackie pleaded with Sam.
"I don't know, Jack…"
She grinned and said, "It'll be great! We'll get a tree, presents, I'll cook a bit. I'll even wear a dress." Jackie volunteered.
"What? You never wear dresses." Sam laughed.
"Exactly. And if you want an opportunity to see me in one, which is an opportunity you will get very rarely, then you will accept my offer."
"Urgh. Do I have to?"
"Yup."
"Fine. I'll do Christmas."
"Yes!" Jackie laughed and kissed him again. She went over to her bathroom and changed quickly, laughing and joking with Sam about Christmas stories they'd heard about. She came out wearing jeans and a classy black jacket with a bright blue silk tank top underneath, and her hair straightened and down.
Jackie walked over to Sam, kissed him on the cheek and said, "I've got to go get ready. Christmas Eve is today! Merry Christmas, Sam."
"Yeah. Merry Christmas, Jackie."
"I'll be back soon. Don't miss me too much." She said as she walked out the door. Sam laughed and went to go wake Dean.
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Jackie returned about three hours later, laden with shopping bags.
"Shit, Jack. What'd you do, buy the whole mall?" Dean remarked after seeing Jackie.
"Only most of it." Jackie retorted quickly.
"Cute." Dean said and returned to reading John's journal.
"Wait a moment. I have one other thing." Jackie said and left the room for just a moment. She came back hauling a large box.
"What is that?" Sam asked, laughing.
"A Christmas tree." Jackie stated, smiling at the boys.
"Alright!" Dean laughed. "A tree? That's awesome!"
Jackie laughed and said, "Yeah, I was going to get a real one but apparently they start on fire quite easy."
"What? You bought a fake tree to avoid a fire?" Sam laughed.
"You can never be too careful."
Sam laughed and ran over to help Jackie put up the tree. Once it was up, Dean strung on lights that Jackie had bought.
"This is insane. I haven't seen a 6 foot tree an ages." Dean said happily.
"Me neither, trust me." Jackie said.
Once the lights were on, they all hung decorations and ornaments, talked and laughed and joked. Those few, precious hours were some of the happiest the three would feel in their lifetime.
After they were all done their decorating it was quite late, about 11 at night. They all fell on the nearest bed and sighed, a little exhausted.
"When was the last good Christmas you guys had?" Jackie asked.
"I remember once, I was twelve, Sam was eight. Dad was on a hunt, and we were in some gaudy motel room, setting up the tree we stole from a mini mart down the street. It was great decorating that tree. Dad came home and we even exchanged a few presents."
"You stole a Christmas tree from a mini mart?" Jackie said, laughing.
"Oh yeah, that was a Winchester tradition!" Sam said. Jackie laughed.
"I never really had a good Christmas. My Dad was a drunk, abusive. My mom had bruises to prove it. He did tequila shots on Christmas morning. Mom was always just staying out of Dad's way… I just avoided them both."
"You don't deserve that." Dean said.
"Thanks, Dean." Jackie said, smiling.
"Well, I promise you, we'll have a good Christmas this year." Sam said, looking at Jackie and grinning.
"Yeah, I daresay we will." Jack held Sam's hand.
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