When Jay woke the next morning, Olivia was still sleeping on his chest. He couldn't help but stare. Jay ran his fingers through her hair. She blinked her eyes open and looked up at him.

"Hey." She said.

"You good?" He asked.

"Mhm, you?"

She snuggled closer to him.

"Olivia, about last night." He started, ignoring her question.

"I don't remember anything."

"You don't even know what I'm going to say."

"Shh, too loud."

Jay got out of bed.

"I gotta go to the district for a little bit, I'll be back for dinner."

"I'll cook, then we can decorate this place for Christmas, and buy a tree! This place needs some holiday cheer."

"Not happening Livi."

"Stop being such a grinch! Christmas is in three days!" She yelled as he left.

After Jay finished his paperwork, he caved to the nagging feeling he had. Something had been bothering Olivia last night and he had to find out what. In the three years they'd know each other, Jay never once ran a background search on her, he never felt the need. But now, Now something told him he should. He ran her name through every database he had access to, and nothing came back. There was no record of her until three years ago when she moved to Chicago, like Olivia McKnight never existed.

Jay opened the door to his apartment and stood in the doorway and looked around. it was like the inside of a Christmas magazine had exploded inside his condo. Olivia came out of the kitchen holding a mug, and wearing one of Jay's CPD sweatshirts. She saw Jay and her face lit up with excitement.

"Welcome home Mr. Grinch!"

"What happened in here? Where'd all this come from?"

"I went and bought it. Your place hasn't been decorated for the holidays since Erin left two years ago."

"That's because I leave here alone, there's no need to decorate. i usually end up at Will's place or I spend the holidays with you. What's the point in putting all this crap up."

"What do you mean! Look how nice everything looks!"

"It looks beautiful."

"We can take it all down if you want."

Jay looked at all the stuff. She had to have been busting her ass all day to do this.

"Something's missing though." He said.

"Like what?"

"A tree."

Olivia smiled.

"Maybe we should go get one?"

"Dress warm, it's getting really cold out."

Tree shopping was something Jay hadn't done since he was a teenager and his mom was still alive. They walked arm and arm through the tree lot, looking for the perfect tree. They sipped hot chocolate as they walked around. Children were running around and laughing while parents trailed behind them. When they finally found the perfect tree it had began to lightly snow.

"How perfect is it looking for a tree and it starts snowing. It's like a movie."

Jay noticed her child like excitement.

"Let's get this home before it starts snowing any harder."

After putting the tree up and decorating it for ten minutes the most, Jay decided he had no patience for it and Olivia could do it. She brought him a beer and drank from her wine glass as she decorated and Jay sat on the couch watching the Sunday night football game.

"You're really not going to help?"

Jay sat from his spot on the couch and threw christmas balls at the tree.

"That's helpful, thanks." She said, sarcastically.

Jay continued to toss balls onto the tree. One had sailed through the air and hit her in the back of the head. She turned to look at him with a faked annoyance. Jay burst out laughing.

"That was a total accident, but a great shot." He laughed.

She picked the ornament off the floor and threw at back at him.

"Jerk."

He put his beer on the table, stood and walked towards her.

"Did you just call me a jerk?"

"I did, you're a big grinchy jerk."

Jay picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder. He spun the two of them around and around.

"Stop," She laughed, "Put me down."

"Take it back, take it back."

"Never."

He continued to spin them around the condo.

"Take it back before you throw up."

"Okay, okay, you're not a grinchy jerk."

He dropped her onto the couch and sat next to her. She snuggled up to his sided and they admired the work they had done to the place.

"Looks pretty good."

"Yeah, it does." She agreed.

"Feels like home."

She smiled up at him before settling into his side again. He put his arm around her and held her close. This Christmas lights gave the condo a warm glow, and the music played softly around them. She healed a lot of the wounds he had when he first met her. She may not have realized it, but he did and he was grateful for her.