AN: The song is Silent Night and Artie and Sam go for a walk at night.
Sam was going to wear a hole in the carpeting if he didn't stop pacing back and forth. Artie watched him from his comfortable seat on the couch. Ever since they had finished dinner, Sam had been moving around the house, apparently bored and looking for something to do. He had resorted to the pacing when he couldn't find anything else to do. Although it was rather amusing to watch, Artie was pretty sure that Sam was going to find something else to do that would probably involve him making a big mess if he didn't act soon.
"Do you want to go for a walk?" Artie finally asked Sam after watching him for a few minutes more.
"It's cold out though," Sam replied, not even breaking stride.
"So?" Artie countered. "It's not snowing or windy. If we bundle up, it shouldn't be too bad."
Sam finally stopped his pacing as he considered Artie's proposition. "Okay. But only because I'm really bored right now."
Artie just rolled his eyes as he hoisted himself off the couch and started to get ready to go outside.
The air outside was crisp and cold. It had snowed earlier in the week so the path was lined with snow but the sidewalk was cleared so they didn't have to worry about slipping on snow or ice. Sam pushed Artie's chair and Artie was realizing that it was probably a good idea that they had gone out to do something. The rate at which Sam was pushing his chair was just a little alarmingly fast. Either he had more coffee than usual or he was just sick of being cooped up; whatever it was, Artie just wanted him to get it out of his system.
It wasn't that bad out though. It was chilly but besides that, it was a beautiful night out. Many of the houses were decorated with lights and it was nice to be able to see them as they walked past. Everything was covered with snow that glittered in the streetlights. Nobody else was out and there was a calmness to the general atmosphere. As they walked, Sam finally slowed down to a normal pace as he took in their surroundings as well. All that was needed was some instrumental Christmas music and snow falling lightly around them and they could be in one of those cheesy Christmas movies, Artie thought to himself.
They didn't spend too much time outside since it was pretty cold out, but it did seem to have calmed Sam down and the two were both relaxed as they took in the serene scene around them. When they got back to their house, Sam made them hot chocolate and they settled down on the couch together, using cuddling as an excuse to warm up. They could see the calm, idyllic scene outside still and sat just enjoying each other's company and the peaceful night.