A/N: Thanks so much to Cherry0208, britxfluva, DeviantOrchid, and Nadya E for surpassing my review goal of 3 reviews. New goal: 5 reviews- I will post anyway it just might take longer. If anyone has an idea for a better summary please let me know in a review,or PM me.
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Angela was excited. It was almost Christmas! Hodgins had let her spend what ever she wanted to. She had lights rimming the mansion like icing on a ginger bread house. She had all the main rooms decorated as themes such as snowflakes, snowman, ginger bread men, stockings, and evergreen trees. Each had decorations hand-made by her and Hodgins, well mostly her. Angela's favorite was the one she planned to have the Christmas party in.
Angela had invited everyone at the lab over for a party on Christmas Eve. Brennan had agreed right away. Booth and Zack also said yes since they were spending Christmas Day with their family. Cam was hesitant because of Michelle, but agreed to stay for a little bit. Sweets was coming as well. The best part was they were having a Secret Santa exchange. Each person had pulled a name from a hat and been swore to secrecy.
When it was the night of people began to arrive. Brennan arrived first along with Booth. Angela greeted them and invited them into the main family room. She had Christmas shows on TV playing softly in the background and had just put out drinks. Leaving Booth with Hodgins she pulled Brennan into the kitchen to help carry out the snacks. Then the doorbell rang, Angela set the treats down and ran to the door yelling, "I've got it! I've got it!" She opened the door to a startled Dr. Sweets and Zack. "Come in!" she said taking the Secret Santa gifts from them. Cam came right as Ange was about to shut the door. Once they walked into the family room Sweets looked puzzled, "A very interesting glimpse in your psyche" he told Angela. The space was decorated traditionally with the exception of the tree, which was all hand-made ornaments of bugs and bacteria (Hodgins contribution) and paintbrushes, palettes, mini paintings, and portraits of all the lab members (Angela's part).
They found Brennan watching the TV as if it were an intriguing skeleton. She kept tapping Booth saying, "I remember this" or "What happens next is when…" She grinned up at Ange "Russ and I used to watch these" she said delighted to remember after all this time. "Eat what you want" Ange said, "We have a pie and a cake for later".
When the episode of Frosty the snowman ended Angela turned the TV off and turned on the stereo, which began to play Christmas carols. She grabbed Hodgins hand and pulled him up for an impromptu slow dance. Booth offered his hand to Cam and they began to dance as well. Dr. Sweets then cut in and Booth instead began to twirl with Bones. Booth held her tight and allowed her to lead. Hodgins spun Angela around the room. She was laughing and smiling happily. When the song ended Ange went to serve the pie and cake, inviting Zack to help her. She felt guilty for leaving him sitting there but he assured her it was a fascinating anthropologic viewing.
Angela served the food and then declared it was time to do presents. Hodgins and her had gotten a small gift her each of their guests. They passed out the small bags to each of their friends. They all opened at the same time receiving chocolate covered bugs, scorpion suckers, and a Rolex watch or a small pair of diamond earrings. They all thanked the two profusely. Hodgins got everyone a drink refill and Angela got the secret presents. "To: Booth From: Hodgins" she announced tossing him the envelope. "Box seats to the game! Thanks" Booth said excitedly. "Box seats are the ones that are air conditioned and serve food, for the Superbowl, the major football game," Ange whispers Bren before she asks. "To: Sweets From: Booth" she read, lugging the box over to him. "A karaoke machine" Sweets said surprised. "So, you can sing in the confines of your own house" Booth said pleased with his idea, without dragging us along. "To: Hodgins From: Zack" she read handing the gift to Jack and planting a kiss on his lips. "How do you who gave what?" Sweets asked. "I can tell whose hand writing is whose" she replied. Hodgins opens a Rosenbergia hoyoisi, a very rare bug. "You're keeping that at the lab" Angela states immediately, moving toward the other side of the room to get the next present. Sweets got Cam a perfume, Angela recommended it after complaining about how he broke the rules and told her who he had for the Secret Santa exchange.
Cam gave Angela a scarf that was gold, purple, and lime green. Angela wrapped it around her neck, clashing with her red and green ensemble. She was wearing red and white striped tights, a green skirt, a red v-neck tank, brown squishy reindeer antlers with red and green ribbons tied around it, and red high-heels. No one commented, knowing she was an X-mas day fanatic who counted down the days, on a big fancy hologram calendar on the Angelanator, which counted down the seconds when a face wasn't being reconstructed. Then Bones gave her gift to Zack. It was a model airplane kit. He was amazed she noticed he liked them. "Good job, Bones. I'm proud of you" Booth whispered into her ear. A smile lit her face and she refrained from comments of how childish the holiday was, she was swept up in the magic.
Finally Angela gave her present to Brennan. Looked like it could be a huge painting. Brennan opened it to find a blown up photo of her and Angela when they had first met. Their arms were wrapped around each other shoulders and they were swinging their legs while sitting on the pier, their feet almost touching the water. Angela had tossed the camera to a couple on a boat that snapped the picture. Angela was smiling broadly in her dark jean shorts and red silk tank top. Brennan was laughing, her mouth open in light jean capris and a sky blue t-shirt. The sunlight made their hair shine and showed off their tans. They looked young and carefree. Brennan remembered that day "It was the day after I was locked in the car for breaking a dish" she whispered. "Just think of the good parts" Ange encouraged. Bren nodded "It was a lot of fun". This remark causes Booth to be thankful that Bren had a friend like this when she was alone. They looked like two young best friends having a terrific day. Angela had dragged Brennan out for a day of fun, and though she hadn't known why Brennan was upset, she fixed it to the best of her teenage abilities and was responsible for the smile that graced her face and the giggles shared that day.
Later they all left and Angela and Hodgins shared their gifts. The only rule in place was that it had to be hand made. Angela gave Jack a model airplane; she had designed it herself for maximum flight and decorated it with pictures of them together and of his favorite bugs. "My two favorite things" he said giving her a squeeze and a kiss. Angela smiled "So you can verse Zack and win". For this he kisses her again and hands her his present. She opens it to find handmade ornaments of snowmen and snowflakes, made of clay painted and covered in sparkles. They looked like a child's handiwork for his parents and she cherished them just a deeply. She hung them up and kissed him. He offered her another gift, "Don't be mad, they reminded me of you". Angela and Hodgins often gave each other gifts just because. Angela opened it to find a pair of whimsical diamond moon earrings. She slipped them on. They weren't hand made but they sparkled with his love just the same. Together they went to bed and fell asleep. This was a great day she decided half-asleep in Jack's arms. She was truly blessed with great friends and a fabulous fiancé. She went to sleep happy.