December 18th - Christmas Gift by Cleo the Muse
All Ages
Gen, Drabble, Holiday (Christmas), Kidfic (Little Sam), Smarm
Warnings: None
Episodes: None
Synopsis: The AO Happy Place Advent Calendar challenge, in which each day of December (until Christmas), a new door is opened on the Advent calendar, and a picture prompt revealed.
Word count: 200
Status: Completed as of December 18, 2007
December 18th - Christmas Gift
It was getting close to midnight, and Sam was getting worried. When she'd talked to her dad on the phone last week, he promised he'd be home for Christmas.
"Like the song, Daddy?"
"Like the song, Sammy. Now go get your brother so I can talk to him."
"Love you, Daddy," she told him, then set the phone down on the kitchen counter and went to find Mark. Her brother grumbled, but put his comic book down and followed her out of the den.
Now it was Christmas Eve, and he still wasn't home. Sam bit her lip and stared at the clock, noting that only fourteen minutes remained until it was officially Christmas. Her mom had tried to send her to bed twice already, but gave up when Sam explained that Daddy promised to be here by Christmas.
At two minutes 'til, the front door rattled, and Sam leapt to her feet. The door opened, admitting a cold blast of air and a pink-cheeked Jacob Carter. His arms were laden with brightly-wrapped packages, but Sam decided the best Christmas gift wasn't tied with a bow.
He was wearing Air Force blues and a smile for his daughter.
Author's Notes:
Someone mentioned on the Little Stargate list that there don't seem to be very many kidfic stories with just Little Sam. Ta-da!