Thanks to everyone that has reviewed so far! It means a lot. Also, there is only one more chapter after this and I promise to have it posted before Christmas Eve as an early present! Alright, on with chapter two!

Chapter Two

24 December 2004

The Roberts' Residence

Great Falls, Virginia

1724 EST

Mac sat in her corvette staring at the Roberts' front door. Was she really going to go through with this? What if her heart got shattered into a million pieces, and in front of everyone? Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the bag with the presents for everyone and her CD, and opened the door. Stepping out onto the lightly snow covered ground she locked her doors and hurried up the steps. She shivered slightly as she knocked on the door. Was that the cold or her nerves? Before she could ponder that thought, her former commanding officer stood in front of her.

"Mac, come on in!" AJ greeted as he ushered in from the cold.

"Thank you sir," she replied as she rushed in and shook the snow off her coat.

"It's AJ, Mac, I'm not in the Navy anymore," he warned as he took her coat for her. She smiled and nodded as she picked up her bag from the floor.

"Sorry AJ, old habits die hard," she smiled.

"You're telling me, I've been correcting Harriet and Bud for the last half hour," he said shaking his head. Mac laughed and followed AJ into the living room to put the presents under the tree. Before she was able to set the bag by the tree however, a blond blur hit her hard in her legs.

"Auntie Mac!" squealed little AJ.

Laughing slightly, Mac smiled down at her godson. "Merry Christmas AJ."

"Merry Christmas! What did you get me?" the five-year-old asked.

"AJ Roberts!" yelled Bud as he walked into the room. "You know better than to ask that. Now apologize for being rude." AJ looked up at Mac with his big blue eyes.

"I'm sorry," he said meekly. Mac smiled and ruffled his hair.

"Its okay kiddo, but you'll just have to wait and see about your gift, okay?"

"Okay!" AJ exclaimed, happy enough to know there was a gift. Just then Mac felt a cold breeze at her back. "Uncle Harm!" AJ ran to the front door. Mac turned to see Harm and Mattie at the front door, taking off their coats.

"Hey there kiddo," greeted Harm as he picked up AJ. "Whoa, you're getting heavy!"

"Am not!" denied AJ as Harm tickled him before setting him back down. AJ scampered off into the kitchen and at that moment Harm made eye contact with Mac and smiled. "Hey Mac."

Mac smiled in return, "Hey sailor, hey Mattie." The young girl walked over to her.

"Hey Mac, what are you doing?" Mattie asked, gesturing to the bag at the floor.

"Just putting some presents under the tree, want to help?" Mac replied. Mattie nodded in reply and the two kneeled on the floor.

"Mattie, I'll be in the kitchen," Harm stated as he walked away. Mattie slightly nodded, but she was on the hunt for Mac's present to Harm, hoping to get out of her what it was. Before she got that far, however, she noticed the CD.

"So this is the CD wof your favorite Christmas song?" Mattie asked as she flipped it over to look at the back. Mac snatched it out of her hand and put it in her purse, but not before Mattie saw the title "All I Want for Christmas is You."

"You'll just have to wait and see like the rest," she replied quickly. Mattie smiled inwardly; it had to be that song. She wanted to squeal because her wish was finally going to come true! And better yet, she would be here to witness it! "Thanks Mattie," Mac said as they finished putting the presents down.

"You're welcome," she replied as they stood up. "I'm going to see if I can steal a cookie from Harriet, be right back."

"Okay," Mac stated as she watched the redhead walk away. Over the next half hour she talked with several people until the final people arrived, Tiner and Jen.

"Alright, everyone is here, shall we start the Christmas carols?" asked Harriet. Everyone, except Mac who was inwardly freaking out, nodded in agreement. "Okay, who wants to start?"

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