'Snow Does Not Rule'
For: Kennedy's Friday Night Delight
Pairing: Chris Sabin/Ashton (OC)
Year: (2010)

"Chris, what's going on?" the petite blonde asked her husband slowly and quietly as their car came to a slow stop on the road.

"I think the car broke down..." he trailed off in annoyance, "The engine probably overheated."

"Overheated? It's below freezing! How can it overheat?"

"I've been pushing it too hard for the past 100 miles and the heater's up as high as it'll go." he said coldly, "That's how the engine can overheat."

"So now you're blaming me for wanting to keep warm?" Ajay took his words the wrong way and undid her seatbelt.

"I didn't say that, Ajay!" Chris defended himself, "I was just giving reasons."

"All I want is to be at home, Chris, with Joey and Mackenzie! Jay's injured and can't look after them all by himself!"

The couple had driven to Niagara Falls for a romantic dinner at a nearby restaurant, but they weren't expecting something like 10 inches of snow to fall while they were eating.

"He isn't by himself; Aiden and Alex are there with him. They'll have Lexie, so there is a child for every adult there, they'll be fine." Chris said knowingly, but deep down he wasn't sure. Jay was injured and barely counted as an adult and then there was Alex who, while having matured considerably, was still mentally a child himself.

"Chris, it's Christmas Eve!" Ashton said in exasperation, "We should be at home right now!"

She only wanted to get back to her family. It was Mackenzie's first Christmas and she wanted to at least be able to spend it with her. Along with her wanting to give Alex, Aiden and Jay their own Christmases instead of making them spend time with her children.

"I don't know if we're going to be able to get home." Chris informed his wife whose jaw dropped. "It's too cold to get outside and try and fix the problem." Ashton glared at her husband.

"I don't know if you're trying to set me on fire or what... But glaring at me won't help this situation."

"Chris! It's Christmas Eve!" she repeated, "We can't spend Christmas in a damn car on the side of the road!"

"Well, it's a nice car..." Chris tried to joke, earning a slap from Ashton. "Yeah, right, ouch." He rubbed the side of his face to ease the pain.

"We need to get back to Kenzie and Joey, Chris!"

"Do we know anyone that owns a truck?" he asked in an attempt to get out of the snow. Ajay shrugged and cursed when he asked that question, "They could come pick us up." He suggested but she shrugged again.

"I don't know anyone with a truck. At least not anyone who would be willing to come get us on Christmas Eve!"

They had been in the car for an hour, numerous phone calls had been made but no one could come and retrieve them. A semi-trailer truck had pulled up beside them and offered to drive them back to their house, but Ajay was sceptical.

"The guy is a redneck. And he's a sleaze." She told Chris.

"Do you want to get home or not?" he asked and Ajay sighed, forcing her door open.

She stayed as close as she could to the door of the semi's cab, Chris sitting in between her and the driver. He had blatantly tried to hit on her, even with her husband there.

She scrambled out the door before the man had even put it in park, desperate to escape the small confines. She rushed through the front door at a million miles an hour to see Jay sitting on the couch, holding Kenzie with his good arm.

"She kind of fell asleep." He told her with a smile, "What happened?" he asked noticing the horrified look on her face.

"Our car got stuck in the snow!" she screamed and he flinched, "Some guy picked us up in his semi and he tried to pick me up! Chris was there and everything! He was undressing me with his eyes!" she cried, Jay's face had turned into a scowl.

"Where is he?" he tried to get up, "I'm gonna kill him."

"He's gone." Chris said as he walked inside.

"You let him live?" Jay asked angrily, "That's your wife."

"I know, man. I told him off." Chris assured Ajay's older brother.

"You couldn't have done it when I was there! When he was doing it?" Ajay yelled as she thumped his chest, "I feel violated!" she immediately lowered her voice when she heard Joey come into the room.

"Your yelling." He said as tears formed in his eyes, memories of his biological mother flooding back to him.

"Oh, baby. I'm sorry." She hugged him tightly; sorry for the yelling and thankful that she got to see him after her long evening.

"I have to head off," Jay said as he stood up, "Denise is waiting for me." Jay lived in Tampa with his wife, but he had bought a house closer to Ajay so he could spend the holidays with her.

"Thank you for looking after the kids." Ajay hugged him, "We'll see you tomorrow."

"See ya, Joey. Let's hope Santa brings you lots of presents, eh?" Jay patted the young boy on the head.

Ajay put Joey to bed after she assured him that nothing was wrong and that she hadn't meant to yell. Chris was laying Mackenzie in her crib.

They met in the living room and Ajay pulled out the presents. "Merry Christmas, babe." Chris said as he kissed her, it had just turned midnight.

"Yeah, Merry Christmas." She said back against his lips.