White Christmas [Paul Lahote]

White Christmas [Paul Lahote] 🎄

Description: Paul and his family celebrate their sons first Christmas and first White Christmas.

Emily's house is packed full. The pack and their significant others and family are all over for Christmas. And it's absolute chaos.

The kids were all yelling while running through the house, so Y/N took the baby outside for a little quiet time.

It's Y/N and Paul's first Christmas as a family of three, since their son Parker was born a month ago.

Y/N took a seat in the rocking chair facing out towards the woods. She had bundled up herself and the baby since it was freezing cold and she didn't want either of them to get sick.

She loved everyone but all of the ruckus was making her nervous. It is a first time mom thing.

Of course Paul wouldn't let anything happen but it's just a natural reaction.

She rocked the chair back and forth and talked to a cooing Parker.

"What do you see, my love?" She asks.

Parker coos and smiles in response.

"It's your first Christmas. Isn't that exciting?" Y/N rubs his cheek and smiles at him. "You were in momma's belly just a month ago and now you're celebrating the holiday with your family."

Parker giggles and Y/N joins.

"What's so funny Park? Huh? What's so funny?"

The door creaks open and Paul steps out onto the porch.

He gestures for Y/N to stand up and she shakes her head no.

"I don't think we will all fit in this rocking chair babe." She laughs.

"Yes we will. We did before." He assures.

Y/N sighs and stands up with Parker still bundled in her arms. Paul sits down and pats his leg.

"Come on babe. I'm ready to be a personal heater." He smiles.

Y/N chuckles and sits herself in Paul's lap and he wraps his arms around her.

"I love those kids but I'm nervous for no reason right now. I know they'd never hurt the baby but I just needed to come out here and chill out."

Paul squeezes her leg and rests his head on her shoulder.

"It's okay. No one even said anything."

Y/N nods and looks down at her baby.

Parker is sleeping peacefully with a small smile on his face.

"I love him, so much."

"Me too. He's the best thing to ever happen to me, besides you of course." Paul agrees.

"Wow, you're so cheesy Mr. Lahote."

"Only for you Mrs. Lahote."'

Y/N looks up from her sons face to the yard surrounding them.

"Paul, look! It's snowing!"

Paul smiles at his wife and nods. He's always loved her enthusiasm about everything.

"It is." He breathes, "Look Park, your first White Christmas."

The door swings open again and everyone else comes outside.

"Guys! It's snowing!"

"White Christmas!"

Paul and Y/N both laugh before getting up to follow everyone out into the yard to catch some snowflakes on their tongues.

Paul stops Y/N and kisses her forehead.

"Merry Christmas, my love."

Hap-Hap-Happiest Christmas [Peter Mills]🎄

Description: Peter and Y/N miss having Christmas like when they were kids.

"Mills! What's for dinner?" Cruz asks.

Peter was standing at the island looking through a cookbook. He was trying to find a new recipe to try.

He looks up at Cruz and shrugs.

"I guess we will have to see."

Cruz sighs and turns to Y/N who is sitting next to him reading her book.

"Y/N, what's for dessert?"

Y/N closes her book and looks at Cruz.

"Joe, you know you will eat whatever I make. What difference does it make?"

"I am curious. And hungry."

Y/N chuckles and gets up from the table. She walks over to their cabinet to look through it.

"Uh guys?" She says.

Everyone perks up and Y/N turns towards them.

"Someone went through our food. There's pretty much nothing left but ingredients that aren't worth anything."

Everyone gathers around her and the cabinet and groans.

"I'm telling you guys. It has got to be first shift." Otis says.

"Our lock is even on the floor!"

Y/N looks over at Peter, who shrugs.

"I guess we will have to take a ride."

Chief Boden and both Lieutenant's walk into the common room to see what's going on.

"What's going on?"

"Chief! Someone went through our food and trashed it all. What are we supposed to do for Christmas dinner now?!" Mouch asks.

Chief Boden glances at Casey and Severide who both nod.

"Mills, Y/L/N. Do you guys mind taking a ride to the store. I'll give you guys money out of the account."

Y/N nods and walks over to grabs her jacket.

"Yes Chief, we will take the Ambulance and keep our radios on in case we catch a call."

"Does anyone have any special requests?" Peter asks, following Y/N.

"I want apple pie!" Otis replies.

"Yeah, can we have a cake roll too?"

"No we should have pumpkin pie!"

"It's Christmas not Thanksgiving!"

Y/N and Peter share a eye roll before heading out to the rig.

§§§

"Okay Pete. I've got my stuff in the oven. Is there anything I can do to help you?" Y/N asks.

Peter was making sweet potato casserole at the moment. Honestly there is nothing Y/N can help do as he's already done a good chunk of it, so he shakes his head.

"You can sit here and hang out with me though." He suggests.

Y/N smiles and jumps up onto the counter.

"So Mills, what do you normally do with your family on Christmas?" Y/N asks.

"Well, we will have breakfast Christmas morning, open gifts, and then finish cooking dishes for Christmas dinner with my moms family. When we were kids, my sister and I would go play outside in the snow. We'd make snowmen, have snowball fights, all of that." He sighs.

"You miss it don't you?" Y/N asks, noticing his change of mood.

"Yeah, I just miss being carefree. Being an adult sucks sometimes."

Y/N nods in agreement, "It does. My mom used to read me Disney Christmas stories each year on Christmas day. Sometimes I can still hear her voice, reading them to me."

Peter notices a tear in Y/N's eye. She wipes it away quickly, but he still saw it.

He places his hand on top of hers and gives it a squeeze.

"You know you can always talk to me about your mom, right?"

"Yeah, I know. It always hits hard around the holidays." She mumbles.

"I understand that. It doesn't really get easier."

"Y/N! Our food sits on that counter, get your butt off of it!" Otis and Cruz walk into the kitchen area going for the cabinet.

"Her butt can stay on the counter! I've seen you eat a meatball sub that had just fallen on the apparatus floor a minute prior." Peter argues.

Y/N looks over at him and mouths, "Thank you."

§§§

The next morning Y/N walked out to the rig to do a supply check, and noticed that there was a fresh sheet of snow covering Chicago.

Immediately a lightbulb went off, so she went back into the bunk room and over to Peter.

"Mills." She whispers, "Wake up."

"Why?"

"It snowed."

Peter looks at Y/N like she's gone crazy.

"Let's go have a snowball fight!"

Her eyes were bright with excitement, there's no way he could say no to her.

"Okay!" He laughs.

He gets his shoes on and follows her out to get his jacket and gloves.

Y/N pushes open the side door and walks into the middle of their yard.

She spins around as the snow falls and Peter can't help but admire her. She's always been beautiful, but seeing her like this is even better.

"Isn't this great?!" She exclaims.

He smiles and looks down at his boots, but as soon as his eyes are at the ground he hears a thump and a string of giggles immediately after.

Peter glances up to find Y/N laying on the ground sprawled out.

"Did you just fall?" He asks as he walks over to her.

"Yeah, but now I can make snow angels!"

"You're going to freeze."

"Oh c'mon Pete. It will be fun. We could be kids for a little bit." She smiles up at him.

Peter thinks about it for a few seconds before getting on the ground next to her, almost immediately regretting it because of how cold it is, but he laid down anyways.

"Shit! This is cold!" He exclaims as he moves his arms and legs to make a snow angel.

Y/N erupts into laughter as she does the same.

Inside the rest of Firehouse Fifty-One is watching their two youngblood Paramedics play in the snow.

"We should go out there with them." Cruz suggests.

Everyone agrees and they grab their own coats before going outside.

"Hey guys! Come make snow angels with us!" Peter yells.

"This is so much fun!"

Y/N rolls her head towards Peter and he's already looking at her.

"This is probably the best Christmas I've had in a while."

"I'd have to agree Peter Mills. I feel like a kid again."

"Merry Christmas Chicago!"

Dollhouse [JJ Maybank]⚠️

Description: Y/N is stuck in a plastic family and a abusive relationship to keep up with the "perfect" kook family image.

Warnings: Cussing, domestic violence, assault.

A/N: This is inspired by Melanie Martinez’s "Dollhouse". Also, I am not super familiar with the justice system and if the charges and everything are correct. I tried my best.

Hey girl, open the walls, play with your dolls

We'll be a perfect family

When you walk away, it's when we really play

You don't hear me when I say,

Y/N Y/L/N is a kook. Her father is a very well off man, a Neurosurgeon with many published, successful studies. Her mother is a popular cosmetologist in the Outer Banks with her own studio and her client base consists of other kooks and even a few celebrities. Y/N is a junior in high school with perfect grades and the "perfect life" as her friends would say. No one ever sees what goes down behind closed doors though.

Mom, please wake up

Dad's with a slut, and your son is smoking cannabis

No one never listens, this wallpaper glistens

Don't let them see what goes down in the kitchen

Kristin has a drinking problem. She will start first thing in the morning and won't stop until she gets in bed. Her drink of choice is Tequila, until she starts to build up a resistance, then she switches to Whiskey.

Sometimes she passes out from how drunk she is. Her kids will find her on the floor and they make sure to turn her on her side, just in case she gets sick while unconscious.

Michael never would've thought about cheating on Kristin, until she started sleeping around with other men. They never acted like they were even married anymore unless they were out in public, to keep up with the image.

He has a new girl at least three times a week, so every day when he isn't at the hospital. He never brings them to the house, but he does rack up charges on his private credit card.

Reese is constantly high. It started out with weed, but then it escalated to hard drugs, prescription narcotics, opioids, benzo's anything he could get his hands on really. He even went as far as taking Y/N's anxiety medication, so she had to suffer for a month until she could fill her next prescription.

Everybody says the Y/L/N's are perfect but they never see what goes down behind closed doors.

Places, places, get in your places

Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces

Everyone thinks that we're perfect

Please don't let them look through the curtains

"Y/N, would you please just get the damn dress on!" Her mother yells. "And put some fucking makeup on while you're at it! I can't have people seeing their cosmetologist's daughter looking like that." She spits as she watches Y/N brush her hair out.

"I do have makeup on." Y/N replies quietly.

"Well apparently not enough."

Picture, picture, smile for the picture

Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?

Everyone thinks that we're perfect

Please don't let them look through the curtains

D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E

I see things that nobody else sees

Every Midsummers is the same routine.

Get berated for not being "as beautiful" as her mother.

Get a flower crown.

Be forced to take family pictures.

Then be forced to spend her night with none other than Rafe Cameron because the kook prince and princess just had to be together.

D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E

I see things that nobody else sees

Y/N had caught Rafe and his buddies beating the shit out of JJ Maybank. A pogue from the Cut. He had been walking around in a servers uniform so Y/N had just assumed that he picked up the job for some money.

JJ is a nice boy. He always was kind to Y/N when she showed up to parties where people from both the Cut, and Figure 8 attended. He always got her something to drink, even if it was just a bottle of water. He would hang out with her too when Rafe inevitability left her to go do god knows what with whoever he decided to that night.

They had cornered him in the locker room and Y/N was actually looking for her brother when she found them.

She gets nervous when Reese disappears after taking something. She's absolutely terrified he's going to overdose and she won't be there to save him.

"Come on pogue! How do you like that?!" Rafe yelled as he kicked JJ in the abdomen.

"Rafe stop! You're hurting him!" She yells. Everyone's eyes shoot to her and she swallows harshly.

She could tell that they were a mix of drunk, high and cross faded, she didn't know what would happen.

Rafe walks up to her and grabs her by the bicep while pushing her up against the wall, trapping her.

"Get the fuck out of here Y/N. Mind your goddamn business!" He starts twisting her arm and she can feel the muscle ripping from the tendon.

"Ow! Rafe stop!- You're hurting me!"

"Rafe! Act like a fucking man and beat on me you pussy!" JJ yells. "One of you fucking stop him! What, do you guys hurt women too?!"

Finally Topper comes over and removes Rafe from Y/N. Then the security guard walks in after hearing all of the ruckus.

Hey girl, look at my mom, she's got it going on

Ha, you're blinded by her jewelry

When you turn your back she pulls out a flask

And forgets his infidelity

Uh-oh, she's coming to the attic, plastic

Go back to being plastic

There was something seriously wrong with Y/N's arm. It hurt to even have someone run their finger along it, and move it even a centimeter.

Her brother found out what happened when he squeezed her arm to get her attention. He hadn't seen the handprint that she was covering up until she flinched away.

"Y/N, what the hell happened to your arm?! Whose handprint is that?!" He exclaimed as he pulled her hand away from her arm.

"It's nothing Reese. I'm okay." She whispers.

"No, who the fuck did that?!" He continues to yell.

Everyone's eyes were on them. Including Rafe's, and JJ's as he was hauled out of the locker room.

"Tell me!"

No one never listens, this wallpaper glistens

One day they'll see what goes down in the kitchen

Places, places, get in your places

Y/N looks at Rafe with frightened eyes. He just gives her a glare, silently telling her to keep her mouth shut.

Then she looks at JJ, who is nodding his head.

"Tell him Y/N! You didn't deserve that. You don't deserve anything bad." JJ says.

She hesitates for a second and takes a breath. Then she turns back to her brother.

"Rafe Cameron did it. I tried to stop him from beating JJ to death and he got mad. This isn't the first time he's laid a hand on me either." She says quietly.

Reese's eyes go wide and he starts shaking. Then all of the sudden he turns and runs at Rafe, who is standing by his father now.

"Reese don't!" Kristin yells as she hurries over to stop him, but she was too slow because Rafe was already on the ground.

"How do you like that Rafe?! Huh?! You pussy ass bitch! Beating on my baby sister? You fucking coward!"

Rafe is covered in his own blood and borderline unconscious when Reese is finally pulled off of him.

Kristin storms over to Y/N, who is getting checked on by her father. She grabs Y/N's injured arm and squeezes. Y/N immediately cries out and tries to get away.

"Look at what you caused! Over a lie! You're ruining this family's reputation!"

"I'm not lying! You've seen all the bruises and cuts I've had because of him! You always make me cover them in twenty pounds of makeup and wear long sleeves and pants so dad doesn't find out." Y/N yells back. "You make me feel like a plastic doll because of how controlling you are, all for this fake family reputation bullshit! I am so sick of it! You lie to the only people who actually care about me, because if somebody saw me at the hospital as a patient they would have to report this and then you'd look bad. I don't even like Rafe at all, but just because you slept with Ward and you two need to keep up with the look reputation you decided to put me through the hell of being his "girlfriend"!"

Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces

Everyone thinks that we're perfect

Please don't let them look through the curtains

Kristin looks around the room. Everyone is watching, and Ward gives her a look. He's silently telling her to shut her daughter up.

"Y/N! Rafe had never done anything to you! Why are you doing this?!" She yells.

Y/N scoffs and looks at her dad,"If Rafe has never done anything to me, then why was I covered in bruises last Friday night? I said something that he didn't like and he tried to choke me!" Y/N exclaims.

"My son would never-!" Ward tries to but in.

"Shut up Ward! You know he would. There's always been something wrong with him, even when he was younger." Rose exclaims, furious at her husband for cheating on her and for trying to protect Rafe when he's obviously traumatized the girl. She takes a few steps closer to Y/N and Kristin, gently pulling the girls mothers hand off of her obviously injured arm that is now purple and blue. "You're hurting your daughter Kristin. Take your hands off of her."

Picture, picture, smile for the picture

Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?

Everyone thinks that we're perfect

Please don't let them look through the curtains

D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E

I see things that nobody else sees

The tears run down Y/N's face as she looks at her dad.

"Daddy, please help me. I need help."

Michael tears up as he steps closer towards his daughter. Rose removes her hand from Y/N's elbow so her father can look at it. His shaky hands enclose hers and he examines her arm.

He can immediately tell the muscle is completely separated and she will need surgery.

He removes his hand and looks closer at his daughter. There's marks everywhere.

Burn marks, handprints, scars, and a freaking bite mark.

As he realizes what all Rafe has done to his little girl, and what Ward has allowed his son to do and get away with, Michael goes off.

"You bit my daughter?!" First, he goes after Rafe, who is now standing up again. "You piece of shit! How could you?! She's never done anything to you! Nothing!"

Rafe doesn't have the energy to fight back, so he takes the punches.

"Things happen." But his mouth has energy.

Michael's eyes go wide and he doesn't see anything but red.

Ward's trying to pull him off, but he's her fathers next target.

"You told me I could trust him! You knew he did this to my little girl! You let him get away with it! You sick bastard!" He knees Ward in the groin. "What if that was Sarah or Wheezie? How can you live with yourself?" He cries. "You, your son and that woman are sick in the head. You're all psychotic and I hope you rot in hell."

D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E

I see things that nobody else sees

Michael wipes the tears off of his face and turns to his son, daughter and JJ, who's joined his children.

"We're going to the hospital. Let's go."

JJ looks back at Sarah, Kiara, and Pope and they all nod. They know he cares about Y/N, so he needs to go with them.

JJ wraps his arm around Y/N's back and walks with her out the door. Reese follows behind and watches as JJ protects his sister from the door as it swings back towards her arm.

This is what she deserves, someone to protect her and love her with everything they've got.

Hey girl, hey girl, hey girl, hey girl, hey girl

Hey girl, open your walls, play with your dolls

We'll be a perfect family

All four of them end up getting checked out at the hospital. Michael and Reese are just awaiting discharge papers to sign, so they are in Y/N's room with her, waiting on the orthopedic surgeon to get there.

Sheriff Peterkin had already been by with an evidence team, to get statements, pictures and DNA samples.

Michael decided to press charges on Rafe, Ward and Kristin. Along with pressing charges on Rafe for JJ, in addition to restraining orders for everybody.

"Dad?" Reese says as they watch Y/N sleep in the bed.

"Yeah son?"

"I need to go to rehab. I need to get clean." He turns to his dad with tears in his eyes. "I can't do this to her anymore. What if I end up like Rafe and she ends up terrified of me?" He cries. "She's already scared because of me. I don't want to do this anymore."

Michael puts his hand on Reese's shoulder and leans against him.

"Okay, once we get home I will get you in somewhere. We'll get you clean."

Places, places, get in your places

Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces

Everyone thinks that we're perfect

Please don't let them look through the curtains

Once the orthopedic surgeon got one look at Y/N he got her into surgery right away. It was a long procedure. He had to repair the tendon and muscle. Then get everything back together.

Once in recovery, JJ was finally released with a few minor injuries, so he decided to sit with Michael and Reese while she woke up.

"JJ, I need you to do me a favor." Reese says, pulling him out of his trance.

"Yeah, of course." JJ sits up in the chair.

"I'm going to be gone for a few weeks. I need you to watch out for her. Dad won't be around all of the time, so she's going to need help and she's going to need someone. Will you please be there for her? I know she cares about you because she always talked about you after she'd run into you, and I know you care for her too."

"Yeah. I'll be here." JJ chuckles with a smile.

Picture, picture, smile for the picture

Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?

Everyone thinks that we're perfect

Please don't let them look through the curtains

D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E

I see things that nobody else sees

Today was court day.

Y/N Y/L/N .vs. Rafe Cameron, Ward Cameron, and Kristin Y/L/N

Michael Y/L/N .vs. Rafe Cameron, Ward Cameron and Kristin Y/L/N

JJ Maybank .vs. Rafe Cameron

Rafe was sued and found guilty on two counts of Aggravated Assault. Ward was sued and charged with Aiding and Abetting because he knew what was going on and covered it up for Rafe. Kristin was also sued and charged with Abuse, and Aiding and Abetting.

It was a long and stressful day, but at least they never had to go through this again. Things were going great.

Reese had started rehab, Y/N was finally able to start physical therapy, and JJ moved in with the Y/L/N's for the time being. Which wasn't a big deal because his father wasn't around.

JJ and Y/N have been inseparable, they are together twenty-four seven.

Michael and Rose have even started hanging out. If anything happens besides them being friends, who knows.

Everyone got up to leave the courtroom since court was dismissed and Rafe yells across the room.

"You've ruined everything for me!"

"Shut your mouth right now before I come do it for you!" JJ retaliates and tries to get as close to Rafe as he can.

Y/N grabs JJ's arm and then laces their fingers together.

"J it's okay. Don't let him have the satisfaction." She says quietly.

JJ looks at her and calms down, she's right. Rafe is just trying to get a rise out of him to cause trouble.

"C'mon you two. Let's go." Michael interrupts.

JJ grabs his coat and Y/N's, along with her purse and walks with her out the door.

D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E

I see things that nobody else sees

Once outside, they see Ward, Kristin and Rafe being put in the back of squad cars.

Y/N can't continue to watch the scene in front of them. She lets out a little sob and covers her mouth.

JJ and Michael stop and stand in front of her, since there are cameras everywhere.

"Sweetheart, it's okay now. They won't be able to hurt you anymore." Michael says and pulls his daughter into his side, rubbing her shoulder.

"I know, I know." She wipes her tears as they continue to fall. "I just haven't been able to actually process what has happened and I just feel so—so relieved." She finishes.

"It's over. you've got everyone on your side to support you and move on." JJ adds.

"I know. I can't thank you enough JJ."

"You don't have to thank me. I'm always here for you baby." JJ pulls her in for a hug and kisses the top of her head.

"Forever?"

"Forever."

First Glimpse Of You [Jay Halstead]⚠️

Description: Jay and Y/N go through a short rough patch while working a tough case and Y/N gets told life changing news.

Warnings: Maybe cussing? Discussing case details.

Jay and Y/N had been dating for two years. They met through the Intelligence Unit. Y/N was already a detective chosen by Voight to be in his Unit and then he brought Jay in. The two immediately hit it off and their relationship developed easily after that.

Intelligence was working a tough case. For the past two weeks they were trying to solve the murder of a twelve year old girl. She was taken from the school playground while waiting for her father to come pick her up.

The girls father owns a luxury car dealership and he's a known drug user. He admitted he was in debt to a dealer and that he got a letter in the mail stating that if he didn't pay he'd lose something valuable to him. He never thought they'd kill his daughter.

Y/N and Erin took this case hard. They were always trying to identify and track down the dealer, but they weren't having any luck.

Jay was getting tired of his girlfriend not being home and not taking care of herself. His frustrations boiled over the night before the units five day weekend was supposed to start.

"Nice of you to finally come home." Jay says as Y/N shuts the front door behind her and locks it. The smile on her face fades and she slouches.

"What is that supposed to mean?" She asks.

"This is the first time in a couple of weeks you've been home before one in the morning. What'd Voight do, lock you and Lindsay out?" He asks angrily. Y/N scoffs and kicks her shoes off.

"No, actually. I arrested the bastard that murdered that little girl an hour ago." She says as she goes upstairs and slams their bedroom door.

Jay sighs and leans his head back on the couch.

His back is going to hurt tomorrow from sleeping on the couch.

§§§

When Y/N woke up the next morning Jay was gone. He and the guys had decided to go fishing on Lake Michigan, so he would be gone almost all day. Y/N decided to clean the house, get ready and then she and Erin would go shopping.

She picked everything up, started laundry, put stuff away, did the dishes, swept and mopped the floors. The house was a mess. Normally Jay and Y/N split the chores, but they both have neglected their home lately.

After finishing, Y/N sat down for a second. A pain ripped through her left side and it nearly took her breath away. She held her side and took deep breaths until the pain subsided, deciding it was a pulled muscle and that she should just go take a shower and get ready.

While getting ready she had a few more pains, but they were never as bad as the first one.

§§§

Y/N and Erin had decided to get breakfast and coffee and then went to the mall. They went to the stores outside of the mall and they were walking on the sidewalk after leaving a boutique when Y/N stopped and grabbed her side.

"Hey, are you okay?" Erin asks and puts a hand on her shoulder.

"I think so. I’ve been having side pain today." She finishes her sentence and then looks up at Erin before her eyes unfocus.

"Y/N?" Erin waves her hand in front of her eyes and then suddenly they roll and she’s collapsing. "Y/N?!"

§§§

Y/N woke up in the hospital to see Will and Maggie in the room talking with Erin.

"Why am I here?" She asks sitting up.

Will walks over to her and puts his hand on her back. "You passed out while you were out with Erin today. You told her you’d had side pain all day and then you just collapsed." He tells her. "You’re very dehydrated and you’re pregnant. About two months along, and I’m assuming you didn’t know."

Y/N stares at him in disbelief before glancing over at Maggie and Erin for confirmation.

"Oh you’re not kidding are you?"

"No, honey. With what Erin told us you guys have been doing here lately we aren’t surprised you didn’t know, and we’re not surprised you’re having side pain." Maggie says.

"Well." Y/N sighs. "Did anyone call Jay?"

"No, we didn’t. We figured it would be better for you to." Will says.

"Okay." She nods. "Can I have pictures of my baby?"

"Sure thing, sweetheart. I’ll go get the technician." Maggie says with a smile.

Maggie leaves the room and then Erin excuses herself to take a phone call, so Will And Y/N are left.

"Listen, I know Jay has been grouchy about you throwing yourself into that case and I know what happened last night, but don’t freak out. He will be ecstatic. He loves you a lot. I’ve never seen him this way with anyone, and he will love this baby so much." Will says, sensing her nervousness.

"Thank you, Will. I know he loves me and I know I shouldn’t have got so into my head about this case, but this is our job and that little girls mom broke my heart. She never deserved that. Her dad was dumb, and made mistakes, she never should have had to pay for his mistakes and my heart told me I needed to find the bastard that killed her, and guess what? I did."

"I’m proud of you." Will says and gives Y/N a hug. "I’ll be back in a little bit to discharge you."

He leaves the room and Y/N glances at her stomach. She places her hand on it and smiles.

§§§

Jay walked into the house and saw that it was clean and all of the lights were off except the night lights on the stairs, so he took his shoes off and made his way up. It was late, so he expected Y/N to be sleeping already, which she was. He softly closed their bedroom door and smiled at her peaceful form before grabbing a pair of sweatpants and underwear to change into after his shower.

After finishing his shower, Jay walked back into the bedroom and put his phone on the charger and his gun in the nightstand. He pulled back the covers and climbed in behind Y/N and wrapped his arm around her and kissed her cheek.

She stirred awake and smiled. "How was your day?" She asks.

"Good. I caught some trout, salmon and a largemouth bass." He replies. "How was your day?"

"Good. I cleaned, went out with Erin." She says playing with his fingers.

"I’m sorry about last night. I shouldn’t have been upset with you. I know you were just doing your job, but I missed you and you were neglecting your own needs. I was worried."

"It’s okay. I don’t blame you and I know I’m going to have to take care of myself now." She sighs.

"Did something happen when I was gone?" Jay asks.

"I passed out when I was with Erin and she took me to the hospital. I was dehydrated and having pretty bad side pain that I chalked up to be a pulled muscle."

"Babe, why didn’t you call me? You know I would’ve dropped everything if I knew."

"I know, but I’m fine. They just gave me fluids." Jay chuckles and rolls his eyes at her stubbornness.

"So, what was the side pain?"

"Abdominal stretching pain is what your brother said. It’s caused by pregnancy mostly." She says nonchalantly, waiting for him to pick it up on his own.

"Oh, well I’m glad it wasn’t anything serious." He stops for a few seconds before sitting up and pulling her to face him. "Wait, pregnancy? Are you pregnant?!" He exclaims.

"Yes! I’m two months along and the baby is very healthy and big, which is why I have abdominal stretching pain already because of you and your genes that you’ve passed to our child." She smiles.

Jay pulls her into a hug and kisses anywhere her can reach while still holding her against him.

"Oh my god! We’re having a baby." He pulls away and smiles at her before pulling her in for a proper kiss.

Once they pull away Y/N reaches over to her nightstand and pulls a few ultrasound pictures off of it.

"I have pictures and we will be getting more soon."

"Let me see." Jay rushes.

He takes the pictures and looks at the baby. His baby, Y/N's baby, their baby. He notices he can already tell the baby has his nose and tears start streaming down his face.

"Don’t cry. You’re going to make me cry." Y/N whines, wiping under her eyes.

Jay pulls her into him again and kisses her.

Once he pulls away he wipes her tears and kisses her cheek.

"I love you so much. This is all I’ve ever wanted and now I get to experience this with you."

"I love you Jay Halstead."

When Push Comes To Shove [Ryan Yerbury] ⚠

Description: Y/N and Ryan are secretly dating, when she gets assaulted at work and caught in a bad spot the truth comes out.

Warnings: Physical and Verbal Assault.

Y/N and Ryan had been dating for a while, almost a year. They met on their first day of being trainees at Bondi Beach. Ryan thought she was beautiful right away and wanted to get to know her, but Y/N was a little more difficult. It took her a few months to warm up to him.

After their first date Ryan asked her to be his girlfriend and they've been together ever since.

The only thing is, no one knows.

They weren't sure if they'd get fired for being in a relationship with a coworker or if they'd have to break up, so they just didn't say anything and tried not to lead the others on to think they were together.

Y/N had just finished changing when she walked out of the women's room and was pulled around a corner.

She squealed a bit but when she realized it was her boyfriend she quieted down and slapped his arm.

"You can't do that! You gave me a heart attack." She whisper yells.

Ryan chuckles and hugs her tight. "I just wanted to see you real quick before we got to work. I missed you."

"I missed you too." She replies, before pressing a kiss to his lips.

"I can't wait for tonight. It's nice to hang out with you and the boys and not be at work." He mumbles into the kiss.

"Well I think after giving me a heart attack you owe me a drink." She smiles.

"I'll get you whatever you want sweetheart." He pulls her in for a kiss again, but this time they are interrupted.

"Y/N?! Ryan?!" Maxi yells as he walks around the locker rooms.

The two jump apart and start walking towards the voice. Maxi peeks up when he sees his cousin and his friend.

"Hey, there you guys are! You two are on South End." Maxi says as they walk to the tower.

"Okay, thanks Max!" Y/N says as she stops in the tower to put her stuff away and grab what they would need.

Maxi raises his eyebrow at Ryan and Ryan just walks away, ignoring his big cousin.

§§§

Y/N and Ryan were down by Backpackers Rip around four when a group of drunk, heated up men started acting up.

They kept going into the water, and both lifeguards had told them multiple times not to go out, and they'd been keeping an eye on the group, but when an injury pulled their attention, they took the opportunity.

A few of the men had gotten stuck in the rip and Maxi, Harrison and Jesse who had all come down for the injury all helped Ryan get them back in while Y/N was left on the sand to keep the rest out.

The biggest of the group walks towards the water and Y/N steps in his way.

"Sir. I can't let you in the water. You're intoxicated and you could drown." She says in a calm voice, trying to reason with the man.

"If I want to go swimming. I'm going to."

"You don't understand. I cannot let you in the water. You could drown and die and I will get in trouble." She explains.

"I don't give a shit about what happens to you. Like I said if I want to go in the water, that's on me." He gets in her face and she takes a step back.

"Sir, I'm just trying to keep you safe. There is no reason for you to get in my face." She says.

"Listen here you little bitch! Maybe a man should get in your face! Little bitches like yourself don't listen so you have to learn. You're a little girl. I can do whatever the fuck I want." He continues to get closer, but she doesn't move an inch. She stands her ground.

"If you're going to continue to act this way I will have you thrown off the beach." She retaliates.

"I'll fucking kill you, you fucking bitch!" The man yells and grabs her arm throwing her into the rhino.

Before he can do anything else the man is already being pulled off of her by Maxi and Jesse while Harrison calls for police and Ryan grabs his girlfriend.

"Are you okay?!" Ryan asks as he pulls her into him.

"I think so." Y/N says and wraps her opposite hand around where the man grabbed her. It was throbbing, and it felt like she had a cut on her leg, probably from landing in the rhino.

"Let me see." Ryan demands. He pulls her arm to where he can see it and his heart drops when he sees the hand bruised into her flesh already. "Y/N." He sighs.

"I swear I'm fine. It's just a bruise."

Hoppo shows up the same time the cops do and after a ton of questioning, Y/N insisting she's fine and refusing to press charges, the man is taken to the jail for public intoxication and for being a public nuisance.

Y/N is told to go home for the rest of the day and rest until later that night, she tried to argue, but ultimately gave up, so she got her stuff and said goodbye before going home.

§§§

Later that night after the beach closed the lifeguards made there way to the local bar and grill where they were all meeting to have dinner and drinks together. The lifeguards that weren't already at the beach were coming separately so Ryan had to wait to see Y/N.

He had been worried the rest of the day. He just had a bad feeling about something, but he wasn't sure why yet.

After sitting down he texted Y/N letting her know where they were at. She took a few minutes to text back.

Y/N Y/L/N

okay i'll be there in a minute.

Ryan knew Y/N wouldn't text and drive so she must've decided to walk. He checks her location and sees that it's moving a tiny bit every few seconds. He closes his phone and orders his drink.

Ten minutes had passed and Ryan was confused. Y/am said she'd be there in a minute and her location said that as well, so what was the hold up?

He subtly grabs his phone and opens up her contact. A few of the other guys had shown up and Jake, one of Y/N's best friends was also wondering where she was.

"She said she was a minute away a while ago." Ryan says.

"Maybe a few of us should go looking for her. She's never been here before, she could've gotten turned around." Jake replies getting up from his seat and grabbing his phone. Ryan, Maxi, Jesse and Glick get up as well.

They head out the door and start walking towards where her location last showed. They get a street away before they start hearing a man yelling.

"You got him put in jail! He didn't do anything wrong!" The voice yells.

"For the last time, I didn't press charges! He got arrested for being drunk and causing problems in public! Just like you assholes are right now!" Y/N exclaims.

She'd been cornered by the mans drunk friends. They were pissed and ready to hurt her. Like earlier, she stood her ground and tried explaining but there is no getting through to people like them.

The boys turned the corner and landed their eyes on their friend. She wasn't worried, like normal, but she was definitely outnumbered until now.

"Hey! Get the hell away from her now or we are going to have problems." Jake yells as he runs towards her.

Jake loved that girl like she was his baby sister. That is basically what she is. She grew up with him.

He gets between the men and Y/N and stares them down.

"What are you going to do about it?" Another man asks. "The little bitch needs her karma."

That pissed Ryan off. He didn't even think before his first went flying into the mans nose, causing a loud crunch and blood to start pouring out of the now broken nose. He didn't cool off after that, he looked at the rest of the men and glared. His eyes had gotten darker, he was seriously pissed.

"Leave my girlfriend alone or I'll kick all of your asses." He threatens. "Your friend assaulted her, he's a drunk piece of shit who hurt a woman. Do you guys want to be the same?!" He exclaims.

The men all seemed to take that to heart.

"We didn't know he hurt you." A man says.

Ryan walked up to Y/N and pulled her arm up for them to see.

"That's his hand print!" Ryan yells. He turns her around and shows them the large cut on her leg. "That's because he threw her." He turns her back around and pulls her into his chest. "Now are we going to have anymore problems or are you going to walk away and leave her alone?"

"I'm so sorry." The man Ryan had punched in the nose says and they all dissipate.

Glick and Maxi start clapping and Jesse eventually joins.

"Finally manned up and asked her out?" Maxi asks.

"Yeah. A while ago." Ryan smiles and presses a kiss to Y/N's head as she rests it against his chest with her eyes closed.

"We always knew you had a massive crush on her." Glick says.

"Wait! You're dating?!" Jake exclaims.

Y/N opens her eyes and looks at Jake.

"Yeah, almost a year." She says. Jake puts his hand to his chest, so she cuts him off before he can start. "We didn't tell anyone because we don't know if it's allowed." She clarifies.

"Y/N, Hoppo doesn't care as long as it doesn't get brought into work." Jesse chuckles.

"Well now that you guys know." Ryan trails off.

"Let's go back to the restaurant."

They all start walking and Ryan holds Y/N's hand.

"Are you okay? Are you up to go still? We can cancel." He says, giving her a worried glance.

"Babe, I'm fine. Like I was earlier. It's going to take a lot more than drunk, pissy men to tear me down." She assures him.

"Are you sure?" Ryan repeats.

"Yes." She laughs. "I just need a drink through."

"Whatever you want sweetheart."

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year [Anthony ‘Tito’ Beauvillier] ⚠🎄

Description: Over their years of friendship Tito has tried to convince Y/N that christmas time is the most wonderful time of the year after it being ruined for her years ago, but this year she seems to be coming around.

Warnings: Cursing, mentions of abusive relationship.

It's the most wonderful time of the year With the kids jingle belling And everyone telling you be of good cheer It's the most wonderful time of the year

Y/N huffs and turns off the radio, deciding no radio station was safe from Christmas music. Her commute home from work is the time she takes to unwind from her twenty-four hour shift as a Trauma Nurse Practitioner in the Emergency Department at Nassau University Medical Center.

For those who don't know Y/N well, they would just assume she was a grinch, that she has hated Christmas since day one. Those people are wrong, Y/N Y/L/N absolutely loved Christmas until she turned eighteen, which by "coincidence" was around the time she started dating her ex-boyfriend (Almost ex-husband, if she would've actually married the man.)

Drew and Y/N met during Y/N's first semester as a freshman at college. She was going for her Bachelors in Nursing, while Drew was only there for football, parties, girls, alcohol, and drugs.

Y/N's friends told her Drew was no good. He constantly tried to get her to drink and even eventually do drugs with him. Sure, she might've had a drink every once and a while, but drugs were a hard no from her.

She never knew Drew did drugs until her third year of college, which was also her first year of nursing school. She had just gotten back from a lab and walked in on him doing a line off of her coffee table.

Y/N kicked him out right then and there, but Drew always found a way to weasel back in, even though all he did was bring her down. Drew was never a nice person, not even to the girl he claimed to love so much. He made Y/N doubt herself in school, he made her doubt her own image and made her doubt the things she loved (unless it was him). He even got physical with her often, even going as far as beating her up multiple times. Y/N always promised she wouldn't be that girl who puts up with that because her partner "loves" her, but manipulation can make you break any promise.

That's were this all started. A boy who was no good and ruined her love for everything, including the holiday season.

It's the hap-happiest season of all With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings When friends come to call It's the hap-happiest season of all

Y/N walked through the doors of the bar she was meeting her friends at. It was freezing cold outside, so the wave of heat made her smile and rub her hands together to try and warm them up.

She scanned the room for any familiar faces when her eyes landed on her blue eyed, Canadian friend, and his landed on hers.

Tito excuses himself from the table to go get her and assist her through the crowd. Once he reaches her, he pulls her in for a hug and she notices he smells different. She can't put her finger on what the scent is, considering in her line of work you never really try to smell things.

"Hey Beau, how are you?" She asks as they pull apart. Tito smiles at the nickname, even though everyone has called him that at some point.

"I'm good, I went with Barzy to get his Christmas tree today." He says with a twinkle in his eye, "How are you?".

"So that's what you smell like, Christmas tree?" She asks, bewildered.

Tito chuckles at the look on her face, "Yes sweetheart, that's what I smell like."

"Well...." She pauses, "It smells nice."

"Christmas tree smells nice? I never thought I'd hear that come out of your mouth." Tito laughs and grabs her hand to pull her through the crowd.

"That's the only thing you're going to get out of me Anthony. Don't push it." Y/N giggles as he drags her through the last of the crowd and over to their friends.

Everyone says hello, then Y/N sits down in the booth and Tito follows her.

"I'll get you to see Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year one day." He whispers into her ear, making her shake her head with a smile on her face.

There'll be parties for hosting Marshmallows for toasting And caroling out in the snow

"Y/N I could really use your expertise." Tito says as soon as Y/N answers the phone.

"What's up Beau?"

"I need help with the party." He says quickly.

This year is Tito's turn to host their friend group's Christmas party. Which means he has to decorate, cook, and come up with some games or activities.

Parties- Definitely Y/N's thing.

Christmas Parties- Not really.

"Beau......" She drags with a groan.

"Y/N/N please?" He begs. "I will do whatever you want me to do." With this comment, he lowers his voice.

Y/N contemplates it for a few seconds, before ultimately giving in.

"You owe me Beauvillier."

"Yes ma'am."

§§§

"So, what style are we going for?" Y/N asks as they walk down the aisles of Target.

"I don't know, something with red and green I guess." Anthony shrugs.

Y/N stops and stares at him for a second before scoffing.

"Typical man." She says, "How about red, white and gold? I think it would look nice, especially with your apartment's floor to ceiling windows. It would make it look cozy."

Tito nods, agreeing. "You know for someone who doesn't enjoy Christmas, you sure do know how to decorate for it." He says.

"Yeah, my parents decorate with those colors." She sighs, "I think they look nice, especially with warm tone lights."

"Well you and your parents have great taste." Tito compliments and earns a smile out of Y/N. "Can I ask you something?" He asks after a few seconds.

"Sure."

"Why don't you like Christmas anymore? Your parents and Natalie always talk about how much you loved it before you went off to college. No one ever says why you don't like it anymore."

"Drew happened." She states. "My first Christmas at college, after we had started dating, we went to the tree farm at night because he had practice. He was in a crappy mood and didn't want to go, but apparently I "bothered him enough" that he went with. He got mad because I was taking too long to pick a tree, and I told him that we could go home and he blew up Beau. He chased me around the field with a handsaw screaming and yelling." Y/N takes in a deep breath and continues, without looking at Anthony. "Eventually he grabbed ahold of me and took me to the ground and he held the freaking rusty saw to my neck. No one was out there so he could've killed me, but for some reason he didn't."

Anthony stares at her in disbelief. How in the hell could someone treat her like that? Is one of the thoughts running through his mind.

That and the thought to track that bastard down and kill him.

"I could never figure out what set him off. Everything had been going great until then and it never was the same afterwards." She finishes, breaking him out of the trance he was in.

"Y/N-." He starts.

"Beau, don't apologize. I've gotten over him and what he put me through. I just can't get back into the Christmas spirit after all of these years. It's like a mental block, I just don't know what to do about it." She sighs, "And I should be the one apologizing. I always bring down everyone's Christmas spirit like the Grinch I am. That's not right of me and I'm sorry."

Finally when she meets his blue eyes, he notices the tears in her eyes.

Anthony abandons the cart, right in the middle of the Target isle and walks closer to her.

He brings his hands up to her face slowly and uses his thumbs to wipe away the fallen tears.

"It's okay." He whispers and brings her in for a tight hug with his hand on the back of her head, keeping her close.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get so emotional." She hiccups.

"Y/N, I promise it's okay. You have every right to get emotional." Anthony says as he releases his grip on her. "Let me show you that Christmas can be the most wonderful time of the year." He offers.

Y/N takes a second to think and then nods, with a growing smile on her face.

"Okay."

There'll be scary ghost stories And tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago

Anthony had been planning for a few days. Not for his party, but planning on how to get Y/N in the Christmas spirit.

He really wanted to take her to the tree farm but after what he was told, he wasn't sure if that was a good idea, so he settled on taking her to the Christmas Festival.

Y/N had just gotten off of work when her phone started to ring.

She pulled her phone out and smiled at the screen. It was a picture of Anthony and herself at a charity event that the team put on for childhood cancer. He was sitting in a huge chair that they had for photos and for the kids to sit in, and Y/N was sitting in his lap with a huge smile on her face. Her smile mirrored Anthony's as they looked at each other. He was also leaning into her hand that she'd placed on his cheek.

That was a great night.

It was also the night that she finally realized she felt more for Anthony than just friendship.

"Hey Beau!"

"Hi pretty girl! What are you doing walking home in the snow? It's way too cold for that." Anthony scolds.

"How do you know I'm walking home?" She stops walking and looks around.

"I came to get you!" A door shuts behind her and she turns to see Anthony now standing outside of his car that she hadn't noticed before.

She speeds over to him and wraps her arms around his torso.

"You didn't have to do that Beau."

"Well I'm taking you to the Christmas Festival. So I'm going to take you home and hang out while you  take a nap and get cleaned up so we can go." Anthony says. He let's go of her and leads her into his car.

"I don't have to sleep Beau, we can go after I shower and change if you want?" She says as she sits down in the car.

"Y/N/N you just got off of a twenty-four hour shift, you're going to sleep at least a little bit." He argues, " Also, Barzy and Natalie are going with us, I already told them we would go this evening so we can see the lights." Anthony replies before shutting her door.

He rounds the front of the car and Y/N sighs.

"We can go get dinner together, it will be fun." He assures.

"I'm sure it will." Y/N yawns.

Anthony looks over at her with a smirk, "See, you're tired."

"Yeah, yeah. Take me home Beauvillier."

"Yes ma'am."

It's the most wonderful time of the year There'll be much mistletoeing And hearts will be glowing When loved ones are near

"Beau, look at the little snowman guy!" Y/N exclaims as she walks over to the booth selling decorations.

It's a snowman with a scrub cap and a stethoscope painted on it. It's right up her alley.

"That's cute. Do you want to get it?" He asks and picks it up.

"Yeah, how much-..." She trails off as Anthony takes it over to get in line to pay.

"Anthony, I can pay for it myself."

"Pick out whatever you want." He says, ignoring her.

"Anthony-..."

"Seriously babe, it's my treat." And as if he didn't realize what he'd said, just goes back to standing in line.

§§§

The group had spent the rest of the night going around to booths, getting junk food, listening to carolers, watching the lighting of the christmas tree and ended up getting dinner at the end.

The whole time Y/N kept thinking about how easily the pet name slipped out of Anthony's mouth.

Could he really feel the same way about her?

Natalie had picked up on Y/N's behavior. She wasn't being quiet or anything, just acting a little weird. She never acts weird around Tito.

So, at dinner Y/N went to go to the bathroom and Natalie followed, leaving the boys behind.

"Hey, is everything alright?" Natalie asks.

"Yeah." Y/N sighs, "Beau called me "babe" and I don't know if I am overreacting and thinking that he might feel the same way for me or if it was just like a friend type "babe"." She rants.

The whole time Natalie was smiling like an idiot.

"Oh Y/N. You really haven't noticed have you?"

"Noticed what?" Y/N asks.

"Anthony Beauvillier is in love with you sweetheart. It's so obvious." Natalie places her hand on Y/N's arm. "You just haven't noticed because you've been protecting yourself for so long."

"You really think so?"

"I know so. Talk to him later, just the two of you." Natalie suggests.

Y/N nods and they make their way back out to their table.

When the girls round the corner Anthony's eyes instantly land on Y/N and his mood visibly brightens.

"Yeah, look at that. Just seeing you made him happier." Natalie chuckles.

It's the most wonderful time of the year

After dinner, Anthony drove Y/N back to her place and she was so nervous she was twitching in her seat.

She really wanted to talk to him about her feelings but she wasn't sure how to bring it up.

She had a really good time tonight, so his plan is working, and it's making her want to be with him even more.

Y/N looked over at Anthony and watched him for a second. She could tell he was happy, he had a small smile resting on his face as he quietly sung along with the christmas song on the radio.

She finally decides to go for it. Rip the band aid off.

"Beau?"

"Yeah?"

"I wanted fo talk to you about-..."

RING

Of course her phone starts to ring right now, and it's the hospital so she can't ignore it.

"Shit, I'm sorry." She apologizes before answering.

"This is Y/N."

Anthony watches as Y/N speaks to the person on the other end of the phone.

He wants to tell her how he feels, but he's so afraid to do something wrong and scare her off, so he stays quiet.

"Yeah, I'll be there in a hour." Y/N hangs up and sighs.

She looks back over at Anthony and frowns.

"I'm sorry Beau. The on call N.P. didn't show up and nobody can get ahold of him so I have to go in and cover, so we can't do movie night."

"It's okay Y/N. We can do it another night. Do you want me to drop you off?"

"No its okay, I don't want to make you go out of your way again." She replies.

"I like dropping you off and picking you up for work. I feel better knowing you're okay."

"Awe Beau, that's so sweet." Y/N leans over the center console and kisses his cheek. "I need to go and get my stuff from home and change, so if you really want to..."

"Yes, I really want to. And I can come pick you up when you're done, just let me know before you're ready to leave." Anthony replies.

He wants her to know he's serious, so he doesn't have a joking tone or anything.

"Okay." She nods with a smile.

§§§

Y/N got changed quickly and grabbed her work bag before heading back out to her living room where Anthony was sitting.

"Okay I'm ready to go."

Anthony stands up and walks with her over to the door. Before she can grab her coat Anthony is already holding it out for her.

Y/N smiles and puts her arms in her coat. Then Anthony turns her around to zip it up for her.

"Now you'll be all warm." He smiles and looks into her eyes.

Y/N looks into his eyes as well and then glances down to his lips.

Anthony's heart instantly started racing.

She pauses for a few seconds and then looks back up at him.

"Can I try something?" She asks quietly.

Anthony nods, "Yeah."

Y/N slowly leans in and he doesn't move.

He is desperately trying not to fuck up with this girl, so he lets her do things at her pace.

She gets closer and her hand wraps around to the back of his neck pulling him closer since he's taller than her.

Finally, he gives in and leans down to meet her lips with his.

Heat floods Anthony's body and his lips start to tingle.

He reaches down to wrap his arms around her and pick her up.

Y/N giggles as he lifts her up off the floor and guides her legs around his waist.

Anthony turns them around and pushes her up against the wall before pulling back to breathe.

"Y/N, I'm in love with you. I have been for a while and I can't continue this if you don't feel the same way."

Y/N runs her hand through his hair and kisses him again.

"I think I am in love with you too, Beau."

"Thank god." He lets out a breath before meeting her lips again. "I don't think I could be just your friend after this."

There'll be parties for hosting Marshmallows for toasting And caroling out in the snow

Anthony laughed as Y/N struggled to hang up the garland around his mantle in the living room.

"You'd think with a mantle this tall you'd have a freaking ladder in your house to be able to do anything with it." Y/N mumbles as she stretches her arm as far as it will go to reach across.

"I don't have a ladder because I am tall enough to reach everything." He replies as he walks over to her.

"So funny Beau." Y/N fake laughs.

Anthony shrugs and wraps his arms around her waist before lifting her up to the mantle.

"Oh my god! You're going to drop me!" She yells, grabbing onto the mantle and holding on.

"You're not going to fall! Just put the decorations up there."

Y/N gets the garland set the way she wants, and places the little decorative trees and stocking holders on it as well.

Finally he brings her down to the ground. Y/N lets out a breath of relief.

"See you're fine!" Anthony laughs and presses a kiss against her cheek, before walking over to the box of decorations to pull out their new stockings.

Anthony went out and bought matching ones with their first initials as soon as he dropped her off at home after her unexpected on call shift two weeks ago.

He had asked her to be his girlfriend before they even got in the car. He couldn't go on any longer without her being his.

Y/N turns and grabs hers out of his hand and places it on the hook, and he does the same with his. Then, both back up to get a good look at the area.

"I think this looks great." Y/N says with a small smile.

"I think it does too. It's the best my mantle has ever looked."

Y/N just laughs and shakes her head at him.

"Are you excited for the party tomorrow?" Anthony asks.

"Yeah, I think I actually am." She nods.

"Good..." He trails off, "So what do you think about staying here tonight? We can finish decorating and just spend the rest of the night watching movies and eating."

"I think that's a good idea, but I don't have any clothes or anything for tomorrow." Y/N says and leans into his chest.

Anthony wraps his arms around her and kisses the top of her head.

"We can run to your place here in a little bit and you can bring some of your stuff over here for when you stay." He replies.

"You planning on holding me hostage here Beauvillier?" She asks sarcastically and pulls away to finish the decorations.

"Yes ma'am. Can't have you leaving me here by myself anymore."

Y/N just laughs, but continues to finish the decorating.

"You're a man child Beau."

"But I am your man child."

There'll be scary ghost stories And tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago

"How do you think they'll take us actually being a couple?" Y/N asks.

They finally finished decorating, cooking and preparing everything else for the next evening.  Now they're on the couch watching Hallmark movies.

"They won't be surprised. They've been wanting us to get together for years." Anthony replies.

"How much do you want to bet that they have a bet running on us?"

"I am one hundred percent sure they have a bet running on us, but do you want to bet on how much the bet is? I say probably two hundred." Anthony chuckles.

"I bet it's even more."

Anthony laughs and grabs the remote.

"What do you think about watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? It's one of my favorites." He asks.

"I think that's a great idea." Y/N replies, "Do you think we could watch the grinch after?"

Anthony looks over at Y/N and smiles. He can't believe it.

It's finally working!

"Yes babe, we can watch whatever you want."

"Okay." Y/N nods, trying to hide her growing smile.

She never thought she'd want to celebrate Christmas again, but Anthony has made her see that there is still a good side.

Even if their relationship doesn't end up working out, she will be forever grateful for him helping her get her love for Christmas back.

It's the most wonderful time of the year

"Y/N/N! This place looks great!" Mat yells after he walks in the door.

"Thanks Barzy! I didn't do it all by myself though." Y/N replies as she walks into the entryway to greet Mat and Natalie.

She embraces Natalie in a hug first, then moves onto Mat.

"Looks like Tito got you into the Christmas spirit." Natalie comments.

"Yeah. I'm actually enjoying it a lot." Y/N smiles shyly.

Anthony finally comes out of the bedroom from taking a shower and walks into the living room with only his towel wrapped around him.

"Babe! Did you want me to start another load of laundry or should we wait until afterwards?" He shouts as he turns the T.V. on to play music.

After he doesn't hear a reply he starts walking to the kitchen, then he doesn't see her there either.

"Baby?!" He calls as he rounds the corner.

"Holy shit! No way!" Mat screams and slaps his girlfriend on the shoulder. "Nat, I told you! Where's my money?!"

Anthony and Y/N just stare at each other in disbelief.

"You two seriously couldn't wait another year?" Natalie asks before walking into the kitchen, with her boyfriend following.

"What the hell?" Y/N mumbles.

"So how much did we bet that they bet on us?" Anthony asks.

Y/N walks up to him and face plants into his chest. After a few seconds she bursts out into a fit of giggles, and he joins her.

"That is not the reaction I expected. I figured they'd be surprised." Y/N says.

"I told you they wouldn't be surprised, now just wait for everyone else to show up. I'm sure it will be the same."

There'll be much mistltoeing And hearts will be glowing When loved ones are near

The rest of their friends arrived for their Christmas party and things were in full swing. The couple had set up some games and they also had their annual White Elephant to do too.

Anthony and Y/N were alone in the kitchen picking up a few things while the others were out in the living room.

"So, what do you think?" Anthony asks as he puts some dishes in the sink.

"About the party?" Y/N counters. He nods, "I'm really enjoying myself. The games were really fun. The food was great. Of course I love our friends." She goes on.

"I'm glad you're having a good time. I know the holidays are rough for you, but thank you for letting me show you it's not so bad." Anthony replies.

Y/N closes the gap between the two and wraps her arms around him.

"Thank you for doing this for me. I'll always be grateful for you helping me get back into the Christmas spirit."

"You're welcome baby." He presses a kiss to the crown of her head.

Y/N pulls away slightly, so she can look at him,

"Beau, I feel safe with you. Like nothing bad will ever happen again." She whispers.

Anthony tears up and has to wipe his eye. Then he puts his hand on the back of her head and pulls her in for a deep kiss.

"I love you Y/N Y/L/N, and mark my words, you will be my future."

"I love you too Anthony Beauvillier. I always will."

It's the most wonderful time Yes the most wonderful time Oh the most wonderful time Of the year