A/N:I'm so excited to give you this chapter. There are a handful of fics in this series that I am overly excited about, and this is the first of them. I won't say much more except thank you all again for your kind reviews. This experience has been so wonderful already and its only been 3 days! It's Evlynn time! Enjoy!

"I'll Be Home for Christmas"

Eve was on her way to the reading room late that afternoon. As she passed by the main annex table, she could not help but notice the envelope laying on it. Strange: that wasn't there before.

Cautiously, she walked over to look at it more closely. To her surprise, it had her name on it. Slowly, and slightly hesitantly, she opened it and removed what was inside.

It was a novelty holiday card, showing Mickey and Minnie on the front cover, dressed in Christmas attire and rubbing noses, surrounded by a wreath. Confused, Eve opened the card and instantly froze. Her breath caught in her throat. Coming out of the card was a voice she knew all too well, singing sweetly.

I'll be home for Christmas, you can count on me, please have snow, and mistletoe, and presents under the tree.

Eve felt a tear form in her eye. It had been weeks since she had actually heard Flynn's voice. She felt a warmth grow in her chest. She stared at his handwriting, scrawled messily across the cardstock.

Sorry I missed you guardian. Only had a few minutes and you weren't here. I miss you like crazy Eve. I'll promise to come back alive if you can promise me you'll have a good Christmas, even if I'm only there in my dreams.

She laughed. He was always looking for a chance to crack a joke. As she read, his voice played over and over, singing the same lines, slowly soothing her.

Merry Christmas, Eve. I love you. –Flynn

P.S. I left a little surprise for you in your room before I left

Eve wiped the tears from her eyes, and, still holding the card tightly, headed to the bedroom where she would stay if a mission ran late, and she was too tired to leave the Library. More often than not though, considering the back door could take her straight to her apartment, she and Flynn used the room when they needed some…alone time.

She arrived at her door and pushed it open. She looked around the room, first at the bed, and then at the floor around it, and saw nothing. She opened a few drawers: no. Where did he hide this thing?

Just then, she heard the door creaking behind her, and the soft approach of hidden footsteps. Always on her guard, she turned, immediately pulling out and aiming her gun. Instantly, both she and the face greeting her screamed.

"Jeez Eve" Flynn teased. "I know you're upset I was gone, but there's no need to shoot!"

"Flynn?" she gasped, dropping the gun to her side.

"That's my name, last time I checked." Eve laughed. She dropped the gun and rushed into Flynn's already open arms. He squeezed her tightly and she buried her face into his shoulder.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Well, turns out that that mission was less complicated than expected. After we talked the other day, I started working really hard to get everything done, and turns out it only required two more days of my time"

"So…you're here to stay?" Eve questioned, not believing what she had just heard.

"I'm all yours"

Eve smiled and kissed him immediately, throwing him off guard as always. He sunk into her. He missed this so much.

He had never known what it meant to love someone so completely until he met her. To love like this, and to have that love returned, was the most wonderful phenomenon he'd ever encountered. Living without it was almost unbearable.

Their lips parted, but she still remained close to him, neither one of them willing to let go. Flynn stared at her hand, rubbing his thumb up and down the back of her palm. He wanted to study every little perfection that he hadn't seen in weeks.

"It'll really be Christmas now that you're here" Eve whispered.

"Well I can't wait to spend it with you" Flynn replied. "The place looks great by the way. But I can't believe you decorated without me!"

"Cassandra insisted. Besides we didn't know you were coming home" She batted his arm playfully.

"I'm only teasing" he said, turning her to face him, now holding both of her hands in his own. He brought one up to kiss it.

"Well now that I'm here" he continued. "Are you done with work?"

"Yes indeed" she replied, smirking gleefully.

"Well then Guardian, I'd say I owe you a nice dinner"

"Oh I don't know about that Librarian" Eve teased. "It's only 4:30. We've got plenty of time before dinner to take care of, other things"

"I thought you said you were done with…" Flynn stopped his talking when he saw the way Eve was now looking at him, understanding immediately.

"Oh" he said. "Those things. I believe you're right Guardian. They must be attended to immediately" He grinned at her and leaned in for another kiss.

Eve's hands flew up to run through Flynn's hair, and the card she had been clutching fell down to the floor and opened, continuing to sing.

Christmas Eve will find me, where the love light gleams

As their lips continued to meet, and they fell further into each others embrace, Flynn turned Eve around. She smiled breathlessly and kicked the door closed behind them.

I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams

A/N: Hope you all enjoyed! Sorry this is a bit later than usual. Normally I write the stories the night before and publish as soon as I get home from school, but I was watching The Wiz last night and didn't get to finish this until I got home today. Anyway, the story continues tomorrow with "Up on the Rooftop!" See you then my little LITs!