A/N: Another chapter. Short and sweet just a little one for you. I might post the next one either tonight or sometime tomorrow morning. Hope you enjoy more Ellis Traditions.

Disclaimer: I own Darcinda Ellis. God I love this character so much and hope you do.

Christmas Time In The City

Darcy was excited about Christmas being here. She thought this holiday was great and even though it was the first one without her mom she still wanted to celebrate. The only bummer. No trees allowed. That was her favorite part. Her and her mother always bought a Christmas tree and then spent that night decorating it.

She got down stairs and marched straight up to the desk.

"What is this I hear about No trees. What kind of bullshit is that?"

"It's a fire hazard"

"Oh because this place has so many fire places in it!"

"Ma'am"

"Don't ma'am me. It's Christmas and as a very important guest I should have the right to a tree."

"Ma'am"

"You're a scrooge" she said then tuned and spotted Bart Bass himself. "Just the man I was searching for"

"You're Darcy, Charles' friend.

"And you're his father?"

"Why were you looking for me?"

"You have a dumb rule about trees. It's Christmas. I should be allowed to have a tree and since that's not allowed I now need to go find a make shift one"

"Make-shift?"

"A substitute. You know what never mind"

"Have you and Charles been discussing Business?

Darcy looked at him. Had Chuck really discussed this with his father? So he was thinking about it like he promised.

"Victrola?" she asked.

"I don't think it will be wise to be mixing business and pleasure"

"Excuse me?!"

"You heard me Miss Ellis"

"There will be no pleasure between your son and I!"

"I still don't think it's wise"

"Because I'm a girl"

"Just drop it and run along" he said then walked away from her. She rolled her eyes then got out her phone and called Chuck.

"You miss me?" he answered.

"Only in your dreams"

"What do you want Ellis?"
"You talked to your father about Victrola?"

"I may have mentioned it"

"So you didn't want me as a partner?"

"No quite the opposite actually. I thought being your business partner would be fun."

"So you could hit on me more?"
"I have better things to do then hit on you"

"Like Blackmail Blair?"

"I'm not…"

"Really Bass"

"Fine but if you tell anyone Ill blackmail you. A certain pillowcase comes to mind"

"Like I would tell. I first would have to admit to having midnight conversations with you"

"I'll talk to you later. Our friend Nate is calling"

"Fine""

"Fine!" he said then hung up.

She looked around trying to find something and couldn't find anything and it made her upset. She needed a tree. She was already missing her mother she needed the tree. She gave up and headed home. When she got back to the room she walked inside and saw her dad sitting on the couch

"Dad?" she said confused. She didn't think he was supposed to be here till tomorrow.

"Did you find your perfect tree?"

"No. One this hotel doesn't allow them and two I couldn't find anything that could act like a tree."

"Did you attack the front desk."

"One better, the owner but I didn't get anywhere with either."

"Well since we can't have the tree what's next on your mothers Christmas traditions"

"Christmas Movies"

"Let's add hot chocolate to that"

Darcy made them hot chocolate and they watched they're movies. She was so happy that her dad was in town. That made things a lot better.

The next morning was Christmas. Darcy woke up and headed out to the kitchen. On the counter sat her mother's wedding rings on a silver chain. She picked them up and ran her finger across the diamond.

"Before your mother passed, she had made me promise that you would get these because she knew you would cherish them."

"I do" she smiled then the there was pounding on the door. She walked over curious as to who it was. She knew it wasn't Bass or Nate because they were together according to Chuck. She answer the door to find a young gentlemen with two gifts. "For me"

"Are you Darcy Ellis?"

"Yes I am"

"Then Yes" the guy handed them to her then left.

She shut the door while admiring the gifts. One was wrapped nicely and the other was an envelope. She opened the envelope first assuming it was a card. She pulled out a check from the envelope for $10,000

"What does it say" her dad asked also assuming it was a card. Her face must have said it all. It was a shocker.

"$10,000"

"What?"
"A check for 10,000 dollars"

"Why?"

She smiled to herself knowing who this came from.

"Carter Baizen" she said and set the check to the side and picked up the other gift. She unwrapped revealing a bag of Hershey kisses. She picked up the card with it.

I know you're jealous that J got to kiss me so here you some kisses to make up for it.

Darcy smiled to herself and knew exactly who it was from.

"Who is that from?" her dad asked

"Nate"
"I don't get it"

"It's an inside joke between us. Only I am supposed to get it.

"Oh" he dad nodded and laughed to himself.

"What?!"
"Nothing." He smiled and watched his daughter reread the note over and over. She had it bad. He could tell.