Oh Holy Night plays

Sully, Davis, Faith, and Bosco sit in a diner.

"Only two days left." Bosco remarks counting the days left until Christmas

"Yeah, I know." Faith replies as she sips her coffee

"You done your shopping?" Sully asks

"Yeah, Fred and I finished it up last weekend." Faith replies

"What did you buy me?" Bosco asks

Everyone laughs.

"You really think she bought you a present Bosco?" Davis asks

"She always does." Bosco replies

"Sully, why haven't you hooked me up on one of these deals?" Davis kids

"You're not worth the time to actually try to figure something out." Sully jokes

"Oh, I see how it is now." Davis laughs. *~*~*~*~*

Kim and Taylor are carrying packages.

"Why do you wait until so close to Christmas to shop?" Taylor asks fighting through the crowd at the mall

"Why do you complain about shopping?" Kim jokes

"I just don't like to shop." Taylor says

Kim stops. "Hey, look over there." She says pointing across the mall

"What?" Taylor asks

"Look who it is." Kim laughs

They watch as DK, Walsh, and Jimmy walk out of a store carrying bags.

"Wonder if they are actually buying presents or just goofing off." Kim ponders

The mall Santa walks up to them.

"Ho Ho Ho! Have you been good little girls this year?" Santa asks Taylor and Kim

"I dunno. I think that we've both been naughty girls this year." Kim jokes

"Very naughty." Taylor adds.

"Well, well, you know what Santa gives naughty little girls for Christmas." Santa says

"Why Santa, what do you give naughty little girls?" Taylor asks

"I guess you two naughty girls have to return with me to the North Pole." Santa says

"Santa, you sound like you're getting a little frisky." Kim teases as she tugs on his fake beard.

Taylor and Kim are laughing. But the laughter is short lived when the man who had been flirting with them falls to the floor. He clutches his chest.

"Oh my God! Santa!" Kim yells

A crowd begins to form around them. Kim and Taylor kneel to the ground to help him. Taylor dials 911 on her cell phone.

The guys look across the mall.

"Wonder what's going on over there." Jimmy says as the three head over to the crowd. *~*~*~*~*

"So really, what are your plans for Christmas Eve?" Sully asks

"Well, as of right now, I don't have anything." Davis says

"Yeah, same here." Bosco adds

"Faith?" Sully asks

"Nothing." She says shaking her head

"What if we all went to Midnight Mass?" Sully asks

They look around at each other.

"Sure why not." Bosco says

"Yeah, we get off at 11, so we could all go together after our shift." Davis says

Faith agrees.

"Well, we better get back out on patrol." Sully says

"Yeah." Faith says

They pay their bills and head out to their waiting RMPs.

"See you later." Faith says climbing into the car.

"Yeah. Be careful." Sully adds *~*~*~*~*

Kim pulls a CPR shield from her purse as Taylor takes the fake beard off of the mall Santa. Kids are screaming all around wanting Santa to be okay. Jimmy and the guys break through the crowd. They see Taylor and Kim working on CPR, so they work to get the crowd to back up and give them room. Finally in come Doc and Nicole with the bags and backboard.

"What happened?" Doc asks

Taylor looks up between compressions. "Santa here collapsed."

Nicole takes the mask and takes over from Kim. Doc hooks up the portable defibulator to Santa's chest.

"Vfib." Doc announces "Charging to 200. Clear"

Doc shocks the man. There is a rhythm on the monitor.

"Let's move him." Doc says as the medics lift the backboard onto the gurney and head for the bus.

The guys stand there and watch.

"Those girls never cease to amaze me." DK says

"What do you mean?" Walsh asks

"They always seem to be in the right place at the right time." DK replies

"They do their job, on duty or not." Jimmy smiles as the girls walk back to them.

"So, out shopping today guys?" Kim asks looking at the bags that the guys are carrying "A little." Jimmy replies

"Looks like we aren't the only ones." Walsh adds playfully prodding Taylor's packages

"When was the last time you looked under our tree?" Taylor playfully questions

"Ouch. That was kind of cold." DK laughs

They all laugh and decide to head off to finish their shopping.

"See you at home." Taylor says

"Later baby." Walsh says as he kisses her.

"Come on lover boy." DK says tugging on Walsh's coat sleeve

"See you later." Jimmy tells Kim

"Yeah." Kim smiles as she and Taylor walk away *~*~*~*~*

"So seriously, what did you buy me for Christmas?" Bosco asks

"You get your present tomorrow Bosco. After all, it will be Christmas Eve." Faith replies

"Oh man. I don't want to wait." Bosco whines

Faith laughs, "We've been doing this how many years now?"

"Nine." Bosco smiles

"So what's one more day?" Faith asks

"I don't know. I guess it brings back childhood memories of looking forward to Christmas Day." Bosco says

"Yeah. It is always a lot of fun watching the kids reactions on Christmas morning." Faith says

"One day, I'm gonna get married and have kids." Bosco says

"I think you'd be a great father." Faith replies. *~*~*~*~*

Doc and Nicole head back to the bus after dropping Santa off in the ER.

"Looks like Santa needs to cut back on the cookies." Nicole cracks

"I believe that may be a bit too late." Doc smiles

"Yeah. True. Too bad Santa couldn't recognize the signs earlier." Nicole shakes her head.

"Good thing he was only a substitute Santa." Doc cracks

"Fear not little children! Santa will live to ride again." Nicole laughs

"Yeah, he just needs to find a new helper." Doc says as they get back in the bus. *~*~*~*~*

"Well, another shift has come and gone." Sully says pulling the RMP back into it's space.

"Yep." Davis replies

"One more shift till Christmas." Sully remarks

They walk into the locker room. Bosco and Faith are already changed. Bosco pulls a Santa Claus hat out of his locker.

"I think I'm going to go home and have a drink." Bosco says

"Sounds like a good plan." Davis adds

"Good night everyone." Faith says.

"Night Faith. See you tomorrow." Sully smiles as his friend passes him. *~*~*~*~*

There is a knock on Kim's door. She looks at the clock and asks herself, "Who could that be?" She reluctantly gets up from the couch and walks to the door. She looks through the peephole and then opens the door.

"What are you doing here?" Kim asks

"I thought that we could talk since I know that Joey is at your mom's." Jimmy replies

"Does it have to be now?" Kim asks

"I want to work this out." Jimmy replies

"I know that you want to work this out, but." Kim is interrupted by Jimmy's warm embrace. He runs his fingers through her long brown hair. His lips find their way to hers. She can't push him away. She wants to be with him very badly, but she is afraid of what will happen. Jimmy picks her up off of her feet and carries her back the hallway to the bedroom. He lays her down on the bed; she hurriedly takes off her shirt revealing her lace bra. Jimmy runs his fingers through the lace. Kim's fingers unbutton Jimmy's shirt and she pushes it off of his shoulders revealing his muscular arms and smooth chest. She runs her hands down towards his pants. He pushes her hands away; he is not ready to go that far yet. His lips softly kiss her breasts, again she moves her hands to unfasten his pants, this time, he does not fight it. *~*~*~*~*

The morning light sneaks in through the blinds of Taylor's bedroom. She stirs.

"What time is it?" She asks

"Quarter after 9." Walsh replies

"It's Christmas Eve." Taylor realizes

"Yep. That it is." He smiles as he rolls over and puts his arm over her, then kisses her on the cheek.

"What's for breakfast?" She playfully asks

"Whatever you want." Walsh smiles

Taylor grins and pulls the sheets up over them. *~*~*~*~*

Jimmy rolls over and puts his arm around Kim. They are tangled amid the sheets of her bed.

"Good morning beautiful." Jimmy smiles

"Good morning." Kim returns

"Are you working today?" Jimmy asks

Kim slips away from Jimmy's embrace. He looks confused as Kim hurriedly dresses.

"What's the matter?" Jimmy asks

"I need to go." Kim says

"Where?" Jimmy asks

"I have to go pick up something. You need to get dressed and get out of here." Kim says

Jimmy slowly pulls his clothes on. He is confused.

"I'll see you at work then, I guess." Jimmy says dejectedly

"Yeah. I will see you at work." Kim replies as she pushes the door shut behind him. She quickly grabs her purse and rushes out the door. *~*~*~*~*

"Boscorelli!" The Officer at the desk says as Bosco heads up the stairs. Bosco stops.

"Yeah?" He asks

"Phone Call." The Officer says

"Thanks." Bosco says as he heads into the Role Call room.

Faith walks into the locker room carrying a somewhat small box that is wrapped in red paper. She sits it down in front of Bosco's locker and begins to change for the shift.

"Hey Faith." Sully says as he walks into the locker room.

"Hey Sully." Faith smiles as she puts the dress that she is going to wear later in her locker.

"So what did you get Bosco?" Sully asks as he hangs up his suit jacket

"Nothing major. Just something meaningful." Faith teases.

Davis walks into the locker room. He is carrying a suit bag.

"Hey guys." He smiles

"Hey Davis." Faith acknowledges

"Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas." A voice says as the locker room door opens once again.

"Well Bosco's here." Davis cracks

"Yeah, and he's in a very good mood." Sully quips

"I'm ALWAYS in a good mood." Bosco stresses

Faith rolls her eyes. Bosco hands Faith a small gift bag. She takes the box off of the bench and hands it to him. He stares at it for a moment. "Well, open it." Faith says

Bosco carefully unwraps the package. He takes the top off of the box to reveal a photo of the pair of them, taken on one of their first days as partners. He smiles as he stares at the picture.

"I forgot that this picture even existed." He says

"I found a copy a few weeks ago." Faith said

"This was taken right after we made our first arrest." He smiles.

Davis and Sully watch the exchange go on. Bosco puts the framed picture on the shelf of his locker.

"Well, go on and open yours. It's not as meaningful, but I think that you will still like it." Bosco says

Faith unties the ribbons holding the bag together. She pulls from the bag a small Police Woman figurine. Tears well up in her eyes when she reads the inscription.

I searched for a while, trying to find something to get you. But then I realized that it's not the gift that matters, it is the thought put into it. I saw this and realized that people like you are rare. You are a great partner, but most importantly a great friend. We've had our moments, but you have always stood beside me, and for that I am grateful. I am glad to have someone like you in my life. Thank you for being a great friend.

Bosco stands there and watches Faith's reaction. A few moments later he softly says "Thank you."

Faith smiles. "Wow Bosco. This means more than anything else you could have given me."

They finish changing and head for Role Call. *~*~*~*~*

Jingle Bell Rock plays

Taylor climbs down from the stool that she was using to hang a small piece of mistletoe over the doorway.

"Looks good." Kim says with a smile as she finishes stringing the lights around the window.

"I thought so." Taylor grins as she looks at the small Christmas tree in the den.

"Hey look." Kim points down to the street where DK, Walsh, and Jimmy are walking in. Walsh and Jimmy are carrying bags.

"Hmmmmm... I wonder what's in the bags." Taylor grins

"I don't know." Kim returns.

Carlos, Nicole, and Doc walk into the room.

"The decorations look good." Doc smiles as he puts five small boxes under the tree amid some of the other presents.

The guys walk into the room.

"Leave it to the girls to decorate the house." DK smiles

"Hey, they did a heck of a job." Walsh laughs

Taylor looks up, then walks over to Walsh and kisses him.

"What did I do to deserve that?" Walsh asks

Taylor points up.

"Well in that case." Walsh smiles as he pulls Taylor closer

Lieutenant Johnson walks up the stairs. "All right guys." He laughs. "Decorations look good." He acknowledges

"Thanks Lieu." Kim laughs

The alarm breaks in.

"Adam 55-3 possible heart attack 1893 73rd." the alarm says

"Well, let's go." Carlos says to Nicole

The pair heads down the stairs and to the bus. *~*~*~*~*

Davis and Sully are sitting at a street corner.

"This shift has been too quiet" Sully says

"It's Christmas Eve, every one is with their families." Davis replies

"I guess." Sully replies *~*~*~*~*

Faith and Bosco are driving down Lexington

"55 David shots fired 123 and Lex" the radio cries

"123 and Lex." Faith replies

"It's Christmas Eve, we shouldn't be running these calls." Bosco says as they head off.

They pull onto the scene and find a man lying on the street.

"55 David to Central. We need a bus on a rush to this location." Bosco radios

They look around and find no one else. They look at the man who had been shot, then they look up the street to see the lights of the bus in the lonely night.

Taylor and Kim jump out of the bus and rush over to the pair.

"Scoop and run." Taylor says to Kim

"Yeah. Let's get going." Kim replies

They put the man on a gurney and with Bosco and Faith's assistance they load him on the bus.

Before Bosco closes the doors he shouts out sincerely, "Merry Christmas."

Taylor looks up. "Yeah, Merry Christmas to you too."

The bus pulls away and Bosco looks at his watch. "Wow, it's 10 already."

"It's that late?" Faith asks as they climb back into their RMP. *~*~*~*~*

The crew at the firehouse begins their Christmas celebration without the girls. They sit down and have some punch and some snacks. Finally the girls get back.

"Finally!" DK laughs

"What?" Kim asks

"We can open presents now." Walsh quips

"Just like a little kid huh?" Taylor asks Jimmy is already separating out the presents. Once everyone is seated around the room they begin.

Once everyone is finished opening their gifts they say their thank yous.

Silent Night Begins to play

"Wow. It's 11:30 guys." Nicole says

"Wow. It is. But you know what? I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be right now." DK says

"Yeah, celebrating with friends is the best thing I can think of on Christmas Eve." Carlos smiles *~*~*~*~*

Davis, Sully, Bosco, and Faith walk into the Church.

"It's been a long time." Sully says quietly as the four take a seat.

The choir sings Silent Night the bells begin to chime. It's Christmas Morning.

The four cops look around. "Merry Christmas" Bosco says to his friends and coworkers

"Merry Christmas." They return. *~*~*~*~*

Kim and Jimmy sit in the living room of Kim's apartment.

"Merry Christmas" Jimmy says with his arms wrapped around Kim's waist.

"Merry Christmas." She replies as the fire burns in the fireplace. *~*~*~*~*

Taylor and Walsh are standing by the window in her apartment.

"It's Christmas." Walsh says quietly

"I know. It's our first Christmas together." Taylor smiles

"And it's snowing." Walsh says

"I know." She replies

"I can't think of any other way I would want this Christmas to be. It's snowing, I am with the woman I love. Merry Christmas." He responds.

"Merry Christmas." Taylor smiles as the pair looks out into the night

Silent Night ends and the Scene fades out