- Thief-
It was finally Christmas eve and all Leon wanted to do was watch some T.V. with Claire. Maybe cuddle, have a little wine, possibly, and he stresses possibly, dance. But it never occured to him how much Claire loved to watch the specials on T.V.
Whether it was Rudolph, Frosty, that movie with those 'Miser Brothers' (That was his favorite when he was a kid, though he never told anyone), all of them we're 'Classics' in Claire eyes.
And now they sit there and nine o'clock at night watching "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Sure it has catchy songs and good animation, but how old were they? Leon was pushing his thirties and Claire was only two years behind him. They had no children, so that wasn't an excuse to watch them.
"I feel so sorry for that dog... Max? Yeah, Max." said the redhead as the commercial finally popped up. She popped a few kernels or caramel popcorn in her mouth and chewed slowly.
"Why? Because it's an apparent case of animal abuse and he's aiding a thief in 'stealing Christmas?' " Leon could help but laugh softly at how stupid that had sounded to him.
"All true things."
"The Grinch is in fact a thief. And then all the Who's forgive him after he gives back the presents. They only forgave him because they were selfish and wanted their presents back."
"You're wrong, Leon."
"I am? Where's the Who-Poilcemen that should be hauling him off to jail? He broke into a house while impersonating santa claus, stole gifts, and then hauled them off. He's a criminal!"
"Chill out. It's just a Doctor Suess story," Claire turned off the T.V. and grinned widely at her Boyfriend, "Stop trying to play the police officer. You're not one of them anymore. And this is a story for children. And it's trying to teach a lesson."
She poured him a glass of wine and nuzzled up close on the couch.
"Merry early Christmas, Leon."
"Yeah, you too, Claire."