"Hey boss. Boss? Hey Wake up!" Jake shouted after trying to gently arouse his boss. Donovan had been sleeping on his desk when he found him and would not wake up.
Frank groggily opened his eyes hoping not to be greeted by another ghost. Wow this one looks just like Jake, Frank thought as he sat up rubbing his sore back. Anyone is better than that last ghost.
"So which one are you?" Frank asked annoyed at another ghost. This one he wasn't as afraid of as he had been on the last one. Maybe considering this one actually had a face.
"It's Jake, boss you ok?" Agent Shaw asked, extremely confused. "Are you alright?"
"Wait. I'm not in my room. What's going on? Is Christmas over?" Donovan asked, thankful that Jake had made it back and was actually smiling. What the Ghost of Christmas Present had led him to believe about Jake had him really worried.
"Monica, Alex, Cody! I think you guys better get in here," Jake added then glanced back at Donovan "Quick!"
"Yeah Jake I'm fine," Donovan replied. Silently thanking anyone that it had all been just a dream. "So Christmas isn't over?"
"Don't worry boss. You didn't miss Santa's visit. It's Christmas Eve. It's not over yet. I just came up to tell you that we are all done with the paper work that you had us finish"
"You don't know how happy that makes me Jake," Donovan replied, with a giant grin.
At that moment Cody, Monica and Alex rushed into Donovan's office with alarmed looks in their faces.
"What's wrong?" Alex asked.
"Nothing. We're fine. Right Jake?" Donovan asked, making sure not to frighten the others more.
"Yup," Jake said, sliding his hands into his pockets.
"You sure?" Monica asked, raising an eyebrow. It was obvious that she had doubts.
"Of course. Well you are all free to leave I'm sure you all want to get home for Christmas with your families."
"Oh yes. I can't wait for another dinner with my old Grandfather telling me if I don't behave that Santa Clause won't come to the house," Cody said with mock enthusiasm.
They all laughed and exchanged Merry Christmas's to each other and Alex left first, followed closely by Monica and Cody who were whispering something to each other about the Grinch and getting shot. Frank quickly grabbed his jacket and quickly ran down the stairs hoping to catch Jake before he left. Luckily Jake had gone to get his jacket too was just walking across the main room.
"Hey Jake, what are you doing for Christmas?" Donovan asked.
"Nothing. Father Michael and some of the kids down at Holy Cross to the sister parish in Boston so I'm staying at a nearby hotel," Jake explained looking down, he didn't want Donovan's pity.
"Well I'm not doing anything either. You want to go grab a bite to eat maybe?" Donovan asked hopefully. He somehow knew that he had those dreams for a reason and that he was going to change his future just like the ghost of Christmas Present had told him he could.
"Yeah that'd be great," Jake admitted and the two walked out the door towards happier lives and a newfound friendship.
Frank groggily opened his eyes hoping not to be greeted by another ghost. Wow this one looks just like Jake, Frank thought as he sat up rubbing his sore back. Anyone is better than that last ghost.
"So which one are you?" Frank asked annoyed at another ghost. This one he wasn't as afraid of as he had been on the last one. Maybe considering this one actually had a face.
"It's Jake, boss you ok?" Agent Shaw asked, extremely confused. "Are you alright?"
"Wait. I'm not in my room. What's going on? Is Christmas over?" Donovan asked, thankful that Jake had made it back and was actually smiling. What the Ghost of Christmas Present had led him to believe about Jake had him really worried.
"Monica, Alex, Cody! I think you guys better get in here," Jake added then glanced back at Donovan "Quick!"
"Yeah Jake I'm fine," Donovan replied. Silently thanking anyone that it had all been just a dream. "So Christmas isn't over?"
"Don't worry boss. You didn't miss Santa's visit. It's Christmas Eve. It's not over yet. I just came up to tell you that we are all done with the paper work that you had us finish"
"You don't know how happy that makes me Jake," Donovan replied, with a giant grin.
At that moment Cody, Monica and Alex rushed into Donovan's office with alarmed looks in their faces.
"What's wrong?" Alex asked.
"Nothing. We're fine. Right Jake?" Donovan asked, making sure not to frighten the others more.
"Yup," Jake said, sliding his hands into his pockets.
"You sure?" Monica asked, raising an eyebrow. It was obvious that she had doubts.
"Of course. Well you are all free to leave I'm sure you all want to get home for Christmas with your families."
"Oh yes. I can't wait for another dinner with my old Grandfather telling me if I don't behave that Santa Clause won't come to the house," Cody said with mock enthusiasm.
They all laughed and exchanged Merry Christmas's to each other and Alex left first, followed closely by Monica and Cody who were whispering something to each other about the Grinch and getting shot. Frank quickly grabbed his jacket and quickly ran down the stairs hoping to catch Jake before he left. Luckily Jake had gone to get his jacket too was just walking across the main room.
"Hey Jake, what are you doing for Christmas?" Donovan asked.
"Nothing. Father Michael and some of the kids down at Holy Cross to the sister parish in Boston so I'm staying at a nearby hotel," Jake explained looking down, he didn't want Donovan's pity.
"Well I'm not doing anything either. You want to go grab a bite to eat maybe?" Donovan asked hopefully. He somehow knew that he had those dreams for a reason and that he was going to change his future just like the ghost of Christmas Present had told him he could.
"Yeah that'd be great," Jake admitted and the two walked out the door towards happier lives and a newfound friendship.
