My favorite couple get the last licks here. I hope that even though the holiday is officially over, the spirit of the season will linger hopefully linger on with you all.

Thanks to WildDaisies for letting me play with her Secret Santa Gift. I hope she enjoyed it !!

DISCLAIMER: Procrastination is mine, the characters belong to CBS and Heller.

DECEMBER Christmas Part 4

Grace Van Pelt watched as Cho rescued Tiffany from Dickerson. She smiled to herself, secure in the knowledge that as long as she was dancing with Wayne, jerks like that would never be a problem. There was nothing like having a date at a party like this. Holiday work parties were notorious for bringing out the drunk wanna-be ladies man in even the most shy guy. If you were a pretty girl, they were like mine fields. Even though she and Wayne were not supposed to be dating, the lax behavior at this party was a perfect cover.

And the way Jane and Lisbon were dancing together before, whatever she and Wayne were doing would be minor stuff compared to them. When they danced together, they were all but occupying the same space. But what the heck was he thinking with that mistletoe stunt? She felt a little bad going along with it by kissing her and making Wayne kiss her too. But it was funny. She sure hoped Cho was able to calm her down. If anyone could reel Lisbon's temper, it was Cho. He was the only one who could get through those Jane induced fits of rage.

She leaned up and whispered to Wayne, "Cho calmed her down. We should be clear. I can't wait to see what she does next."

"Good thing. She would have taken my head off when she was done with Jane. Well, Cho has the mistletoe now. I guess Tiffany is getting the full Cho treatment tonight"

"Oh God! I could have lived without that last comment. I just hope she is nice to him. He deserves to find a nice girl"

"Oh Grace, I don't think nice is the word he is looking for tonight. These holiday parties are all about hooking up…..oh not you or me or us, I mean"

Grace had to laugh at Wayne. He was sweet. She knew darn well about the holiday parties. Last year she spent fending off jerks in Santa hats and antlers. This year, she got to dance slowly with sweet adorable Wayne. Last year, she watched as woman after woman threw themselves at him. She thought it was sweet he turned them down. This year, he didn't even pay enough attention to them to even do that. His attention was all on her.

Mistletoe was all very fun, but it was the last thing they needed. Wayne didn't need greenery to be prompted to kiss her. The man would kiss her all day, every day if he could. And boy could he kiss! The man could melt her into a puddle of goo with his mouth. Kissing Wayne Rigsby had become her favorite activity.

"Look, Jane is watching for Lisbon to come back in and make a scene. He's pretending not to, but he is watching the door. I think he is actually nervous. Turn me around on the dance floor so I can see?"

"Grace, I don't think you should get involved here. Those two are combustible together. Take from an arson expert. You don't want to be in the explosion zone." But he still turned her. Saying no to Grace was impossible for him.

They pretended to be watching each other and watched instead as Lisbon crossed the floor completely relaxed. To those who knew him, they could see Jane's eyes briefly narrow and then relax. He was trying to figure out what she was up to.

Teresa strolled over to the young agents and smiled at them. "You could have told me! But at least you two weren't the worst to kiss me. Dickerson! Need I say more? I'll figure out how to get him back. By the way, this had better not spill over into the work day. Tonight it's a party, Monday, we are back at work."

Wayne gave a sigh of relief as she slowly walked away. At the few people who commented about the mistletoe, she laughed lightly and moved on.

Finally making her way over to a slightly confused Jane, Lisbon plucked the champagne from his hand and started drinking it. Giving him serene smile she murmured, "Jane, if you wanted a Christmas kiss all you had to do was ask. I am not saying you would have gotten one, but you really didn't need to resort to such silly tricks. Oh! Are they serving dinner?" Gliding away, she was pretty sure she left a surprised Jane in her wake. She only wished she could look back but that would ruin the effect.

Grace and Wayne were trying to pretend to dance and not laugh. They could see Jane watching Lisbon as she walked away. Grace realized Lisbon was swinging her hips in a way her boss never did. Maybe it was the heels, maybe it was besting Jane, maybe it was knowing he was watching her every step. But as one woman watching another, Grace knew Teresa was working it. She applauded it.

Wayne was watching Jane. The blond consultant usually kept a genial mask on his face. But Wayne had begun to learn to read him. Jane's eyes were glued to the back of Lisbon, more spefically to her her ass as she walked away. As a man who had spent over a year watching the woman he loved, Wayne recognized that look. It was hunger, pure and simple.

Wayne knew he was blessed. He didn't have to hunger anymore. He had his girl. Focusing back on Grace, he pulled her tighter into his arms. She was wearing a deep green dress made of a soft velvet with no straps. As he looked down, he blessed his height. It gave him a great view of all that creamy skin. Bending down, he pressed a kiss onto her bare shoulder.

"Wayne! Everyone will see!"

"You know what Grace? Lisbon and Jane are too busy with each other and Cho doesn't care. Everyone else is too wasted. You look amazing and I love you. If I can't kiss you here, let's get our of her so I can unwrap you"

As they walked out saying their goodbyes, Cho handed Wayne the mistletoe. Wayne shared a purely male smile with Cho. He knew exactly where he was going to put that mistletoe.

Fluffy ending, I know, but face it. Christmas is ALL about the fluff!!

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