A Prayer for Every Year

December 16th
Sue was currently in the throws of an absolutely terrible day. Jack had not been in the bullpen when she'd walked in and a call on her Blackberry twenty minutes later explained why. He was off doing what FBI agents did, interviewing people and chasing down bad guys.
However, that meant that she hadn't seen the calendar for the day.
Nor had she when it was time to head home. All they'd gotten were a few calls from Bobby to say they were still alive and everything was okay. She wanted to hug Bobby for having the presence of mind to do and kill Jack for not doing it. However, most of her mind was practical and knew how focused he got when he got into the job.
Lucy tried to comfort her when she got home, but as hard as she tried it wouldn't work. Sue seemed to be content to wallow in her misery. Lucy felt bad to leave her alone – she had a date to go on – but Sue insisted she go.
It wasn't five minutes after Lucy had left when there was a knock on the door. Sue got up reluctantly, dressed in her pyjamas, and answered it, Levi ahead of her. To her surprise, Jack was there, holding a bag. Pulling one of the items out of the bag, he offered her a movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas. She smiled and let him in. He made his way straight to the kitchen and withdrew the rest of the contents. Hot chocolate came out of the bag and she resisted the urge to laugh, keeping her face impassive.
"Sue…" he began, wrapping her arms around her waist and pulling her away from the counter. Her lips twitched and he took that as a sign that there was a chance of him being forgiven.
"I caught Lucy leaving on her date and she told me how down you were today. I just want you to know that I didn't forget about the calendar. In fact, today's picture of a steaming mug fits perfectly with hot chocolate and a movie. What do you think?" Sue grinned. She was glad to have him here and, upon seeing him in the doorway, her anger evaporated.
It took them minutes to get the hot chocolate ready and to be curled up together on the couch. She was stretched out across the sofa, her head resting on Jack's chest as he stretched out across the footrest. It didn't take long for them to fall asleep from the day's stresses of casework for Jack and worrying for Sue.