Sorry this is so short but it's my party tonight so like I just bunged something together quickly

"What you watching?" Nick asked as he entered the flat to see Carla curled up on the sofa with the light from the TV flooding the room.

"Some reality crap," Carla said. Her voice sounded tired, "How was your Mum?"

Nick had been to see his Mum that morning, Sunday tradition still living on even when he's grown up. They'd had a brief conversation regarding whether Carla would join him; she'd been reluctant still afraid of getting in the way and still feeling out of place.

"Yeah, she was fine. We just spoke about Christmas and what everyone was doing," Nick told her as he removed his coat and sat himself next to Carla. She immediately took to her usual position, curled up into Nick's side.

"What did you decide?" Carla asked but gained a blank expression from Nick, "About Christmas?"

"I told her we wanted some of the morning just the two of us which she was surprisingly understanding about. Then she said if we went to their house around twelve we could have lunch and spend the afternoon there," Nick told Carla. She'd told him she was happy with the arrangements of going to his family for Christmas but Nick knew deep down there were still nerves that Carla felt regarding his family.

"Remember I want to see Roy at some point," Carla said. Roy had become a huge part of her life throughout the year; he was there for her through everything. A constant shoulder to cry on and constant ears to listen.

"Yeah, that's fine sweetheart, we'll go together before we go to the pub in the evening," Nick told her making a smile form upon her face.

"Are you watching this?" Nick said referring to the show still playing on the TV. Carla shook her head; she hadn't really been watching it since she put it on. She just liked the background noise.

"Well Max sent me home under strict instructions we had to watch this," Nick said as he reached for his coat and got the DVD disk out the pocket.

"What's that?"

"It's called 'Elf' or something, it's a Christmas film," Nick said as he stood from beneath Carla and put it in the player, "Apparently, according to Max, I'm missing out big time because I haven't seen it."

"Nick, it's a kid's film. Are you really going to make me spend my Sunday afternoon watching it?" Carla said raising her eyebrows as Nick came to sit back beside her.

"I didn't actually invite you to watch it with me," Nick said, Carla gave him a sarcastic smile before standing from the sofa and going to walk off. Nick's grip on her hand was the only thing to stop her.

"Carla, you have to watch a Christmas film in December," Nick said pulling her back and making her fall onto him. He laughed as she fell and held her tightly onto his lap so she wouldn't get up again.

"Nicholas last time I checked there wasn't a law regarding Christmas films," Carla said as Nick kissed her, "Nick seriously," Carla laughed.

"Come on we'll watch it together; we can cuddle up and it'll be fun," Nick said moving Carla so she was curled up next to him.

They watched the film in a comfortable silence; Carla curled up next to Nick his hand grazed up and down her back making her feel safe and comforted. When it finished they remained in that position; Carla yawned gently and Nick carried her bed where they held each other throughout the night.

He was he comfort. She was his comfort.

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