Author's Note – I already know the majority of the characters that are going to appear in the story how ever I've decided to leave it up to the readers as to whether Sonny appears in this story…if he does he'll be alone or with Sam…So let me know if you want him )

And can someone possibly email me a picture of the actor who played / plays Johnny? … Thanks

Holly and Ice

Chapter 1

Watching Thea interact with Santa, Luke Spencer, Elizabeth's smile grew wide. Luke made a perfect Santa for the simple reason that he had never fully grown up, and at Christmas he became little more than a child in an adult's body. Seeing Thea clap her hands in excitement and anticipation Elizabeth was bombarded with memories of her own trip to sit upon Santa's lap.

Acting on an impulse she moved forward to sit on Luke's lap when Thea was done. It had been years since she's had the chance and the pleasure she felt surprised her. After spending a few moments telling Santa what she'd like for Christmas and paying for a picture, Elizabeth and Thea started walking back down main street towards a little café called Kelly's, where they were to meet Steven and Carly for dinner.

Laughing as Thea practically dragged her towards Kelly's and her mother's promise of a milkshake Elizabeth was completely oblivious to the sound of her cell phone ringing. Instead she and Thea skipped down the street towards dinner.

Listening to his Fiancé Johnny O'Brian barely managed to avoid swearing. Gripping his cell phone a bit tighter he tried to hold his temper. Loving Jessamina Mullarkey was, he decided, no easy task. No matter how understanding or even tempered a person was, she could move them to agitation if not anger in minuets if the urge struck her.

For some reason unknown to him she had agreed to go to an out of town conference with their boss on a moment's notice. So instead of having dinner together as planned and then picking out a Christmas tree, they would both be eating alone. Shoving a hand through his short brown hair, Johnny tried to be understanding. Heaven knew he'd had to cancel on her many times because of their boss, but found understanding hard to come by when faced with a living room full of candles and chilled bottle of wine by one's self.

Sighing inaudibly he promised Jessamina not to get a tree till she got back, before telling her he loved her and hanging up. Faced with a night alone Johnny did what any male would do, he called his best friend Jason, figuring that they could both use a night out. Even as he waited for Jason to pick up the phone his mind was centered on a little dive on the docks called Jake's.

Clicking her phone off Emily Spencer came to a decision; Elizabeth Webber needed to have some fun away from her brother's family. Shaking her head she began to plan, knowing who to enlist for help. Though Carly had given up scheming after marring Steven she could always be counted on for advice on whether a plan would work. Mentally listing all the possible places to take Elizabeth, Emily began pulling clothes out of the back of her closet. Poor Lucky thought he was going to get to have some fun with his wife when she pulled out a pair of black leather pants and a white halter top, but instead was left looking at the inside of the front door after her distracted "I'll be back late, I'm going to go introduce Elizabeth to Jake's."