A Prayer for Every Year
December
8th
Jack pulled Sue into a conference room almost as soon as she'd gotten to the
bullpen. Part of her was slightly apprehensive at his sudden need for privacy
but another part of her was giddy with happiness. Once they were in, the door
firmly closed, he handed her a Christmas bag.
"I wasn't expecting you to find out this soon," he confessed to her. She
grinned.
"I am FBI," she replied, cheekily, carefully removing the paper. Inside was another
bear, though this one was much different than the previous one. Where the FBI
bear was great for cuddles in front of a good chick flick, this bear was one
small enough to sit on her mantle piece. It was a TY Beanie Baby, she realized
belatedly and let it sit in the palm of her hand.
"He's adorable, Jack, thank you." He grinned back at her, pulling from behind
his back a cardboard item, looking much like her chocolate advent calendar.
"My mom found this and sent it to me. I wasn't going to use it, because it's
meant for two people but each chocolate has a picture. I was wondering if you'd
like to share the pictures with me?" Her face lit up in a grin that made his
day seem that much brighter.
"Of course I would!" she exclaimed kissing his cheek and bounding out of the
room to show Lucy their new addition to the decorations. Jack stood there for a
few more minutes, his mind still trying to process the events that had just
occurred. Then he smiled, raising a hand to his cheek and grinning like a kid
on Christmas morning.
The cute couples advent calendar isn't my idea. Its actually from one of my favourite JAG stories, the title of which I cannot remember at the moment. But I am not taking credit for coming up with the idea, I didn't, but I am twisting it a bit to fit my own ideas.