Home For Christmas [Grayson Dolan]

Home For Christmas [Grayson Dolan] 🎄

Description: Grayson's ex will be at the Christmas party he is attending. Y/N pretends to be Grayson’s fiancé.

Warnings: Cursing, cheating ex?

A/N Day 10 of 12 Days of Christmas!

Grayson immediately panicked when he heard that Giselle was going to the Christmas party. And who does he call when he panics?

Well, Ethan, but Ethan couldn't help him this time.

He called Y/N, the twins best friend.

"Gray. I just got in bed, and we just got off the phone like forty-five minutes ago." She whines.

"Y/N/N this is important!" He exclaims. "Giselle is going to the Christmas party!"

"How'd you not know that? She goes every year when she can." She wonders.

"That's not important! Do you not remember what I told her when we broke up?"

"Yeah I remember your dumbass saying "Oh I'll have a girlfriend the next time you see me and then you'll realize what you lost.". Is that what you're talking about?" Y/N asks sarcastically. "Not that I don't agree with the last part." She adds.

"Yes." Grayson sighs. "I know it was dumb, but I need you to do something for me."

"Like what?"

"I need you to pretend to be my fiancé."

"You're joking right?"

§§§

The twins, Y/N and Ethans fiancé, Noel, had all flown to Jersey to spend Christmas with the twins family.

Grayson had bought a engagement ring and gave it to Y/N after explaining the situation to Ethan and Noel, who both thought Grayson was insane.

"So how are we going to explain this to the rest of your family?" Y/N asks as they get out of the car to get their bags and bring them inside.

"Well they all already know I like you so they won't question that." Grayson says nonchalantly before going inside, leaving Y/N standing there in shock.

§§§

"I can't believe you're going to marry my baby! Oh I'm so happy!" Lisa exclaims while bear hugging Y/N.

She had seen the ring on Y/N's finger during Christmas Eve dinner and questioned her, but Grayson explained before she could.

"Congratulations! We were all waiting for this to happen." Cameron says.

See, that's the thing. With Grayson's comment the day before, they still hadn't had time to talk about it, and Y/N was still wondering what exactly he meant, but with the way his family is acting, she's getting really confused.

He's never seemed to have those feelings before now.

§§§

Grayson walks into the living room the next morning with a cup of coffee for Y/N,  just how she likes it and sits in the rocking chair before pulling her down in his lap.

Y/N was about to lose her mind. He acted like this was totally normal. Could he not see how confused she was?

They still hadn't had time to talk about it, because they couldn't get any time alone. There was either always family around or Grayson was busy doing "man" things with Ethan.

She planned to finally talk to him about it while they were getting ready for the party after they were done with presents.

"You guys excited for the Christmas Party?" Lisa asks.

"Yeah, it will be great." Grayson says and smiles up at Y/N.

"Yeah, it will be fun."

§§§

"Gray, I have a few questions." Y/N starts as she brushes her hair out.

"Yeah?"

"The other day when we got here, you said that your family already knew that you like me. What does that mean?" She asks as she watches him do his hair.

"Well, I've always had feelings for you Y/N. I thought you already knew that?" Grayson looks at her through the mirror with a confused expression, just like hers.

"You seriously think that you would have dated that cheating bitch if I knew you had feelings for me too?"

"You have feelings for me too?"

"Yes, you idiot!" Y/N chuckles.

Grayson was going to respond, but Ethan knocked on the door.

"Guys it's time to go!"

They both look at each other.

"We'll talk more later?" Grayson asks. Y/N nods and opens the door, finally feeling a weight lifted off of her shoulders.

§§§

At the party Grayson searched the room for his ex, but didn't see her.

"So where's Giselle?" Y/N asks as she wraps her hand around his bicep.

"I'm not sure. Her parents are here." He nods to the older couple across the room.

"She can't be too far then, unless she actually isn't coming." Y/N says.

"Yeah, I'd be ok with that though."

The party was great. Y/N and Grayson danced, ate, drank, took pictures with family and friends and played some games.

It felt right. Like she is supposed to be by Grayson's side and seeing just how happy everyone is about their "engagement" made her wish it was real.

They had said their goodbyes and went back to Lisa's house around ten at night, but Grayson and Y/N weren't ready to go to sleep.

"Let's go ice skate." Grayson says as he pulls out two pairs of skates. His and a pair for Y/N he had gotten specifically for their rink.

Y/N nods and follows Grayson outside. They put their skates on in silence, but once they get on the ice, they start to talk.

"It feels nice being here with you and the rest of your family, not just as your friend, even if it isn't real."

"It could be real. If you wanted it to be." Grayson says quietly as he gets closer to her.

"Us being together, or engaged?"

"How about both? I know you've been ready to settle down, and so have I. We know each other inside and out." Grayson pulls her close to him, engulfing her in his arms.

"I don't want you to settle for me though. If there is some girl that could make you really happy I want you to be with her." Y/N says as she looks into his eyes.

"The only woman who can make me really happy, in that way, is you." He admits.

"Are you sure?"

"Are you sure?" Grayson counters. Y/N nods. "So will you let me bring you home for Christmas every year?" He leans in.

"Of course." Y/N presses her lips to his and wraps her arms around him as best as she can.

When they finally let go of each other, Grayson smiles at her.

"I love you Y/N."

"I love you too Gray."

Medic [Josh ‘Burkey’ Burke]

Description: Australian Army Medic, Lieutenant Y/N Y/L/N, arrives home from her deployment early and learns that her ex-boyfriend, Josh, is still in love with her, even after two years of being away.

A/N: I do not know how the Army in Australia is ran, so this may not be correct.

Y/N stepped out of the airport and into the Australian heat. It was quite similar to the weather in Iraq.

She looked around and smiled. Two whole years away from this beautiful place. She didn't know how she survived that long away from home.

Australian Army Lieutenant Y/N Y/L/N is a medic, and just arrived back home from a twenty-four month deployment to Iraq where she worked at the base in the hospital. She'd treat soldiers most of time, but had civilians quite often.

She liked what she did, but she missed Australia. She missed her family, and friends. She missed Josh.

Josh is Y/N's ex boyfriend. They didn't break up because of something bad. They broke up because Y/N didn't want Josh to wait for her. She didn't want him to worry about her making it back. She wanted him to be free and live his life.

Y/N had told Josh "If we're meant to be together, we will find our way back to each other." She still loves him, but doesn't want to overstep if he is in a relationship.

Josh has spent the last two years working. He'd just recently got a job at Bondi Beach as a trainee and he loved it. He had became friends with all of the other lifeguards but he was still lonely, and he knew why. He missed Y/N. Y/N and Josh started dating when they were sixteen and broke up five years later at the age of twenty-one.

The day Y/N told him she was training to become a medic for the army was one of the best and worst days of his life. He was ecstatic for Y/N, but he also knew the risk of deployment. He didn't want to get a phone call one day to hear she had been killed. He wanted her to be safe, with him and not thousands of miles away. He'd never told her that. He let her break up with him and leave, without ever knowing if they'd see each other again.

Y/N had made it to her apartment and dropped her bags off. She had people to see.

First on her list was Josh's mom, who had also become Y/N's mom since her parents weren't around.

She made it to the Burke household and smiled. Everything was the same. Beautiful flowers, birds and the beach.

Mrs. Burke was walking around her house when she saw a familiar woman standing at the end of her sidewalk in military uniform. She gasped, ran to the door and threw it open.

"Y/N! Sweetheart you're home!" She exclaims and pulls the medic into a bone crushing hug.

"I'm home mom." Y/N smiles.

"I thought you had a few more months left." Mrs. Burke wipes the tears from her eyes and checks Y/N over. She looks the same, except her hair is different and the uniform almost makes her unrecognizable.

"I did, but they offered me a job at the new Military Hospital they're building. It's permanent." Y/N smiles.

"That's great honey! God, I'm so proud of you! How are you? Are you hungry?" She asks Y/N multiple questions and Y/N just laughs and shakes her head.

"I'm alright. I actually have a few questions though."

"Of course. Go ahead." Y/N looks down to the ground and takes a deep breath.

"How's Josh?" Mrs. Burke's eyes light up.

"Josh is good. He really misses you and talks about you all the time. He’s still in love with you."

"The feelings are mutual."

"Well, I know for a fact he's been single since you left, so if you want to go see him he's at Bondi Beach. He's a trainee lifeguard."

"Really?! He's always wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps."

"Yes sweetheart! You should go down there, his break starts soon!"

§§§

Y/N made it to Bondi and just soaked in the view. It was picture perfect. Sunny, clear water, and decent waves. It was absolutely beautiful. She looks over at the tower and decides to go there to find Josh.

She's met most of the lifeguards since she and Josh came to Bondi all of the time, she just hoped they remembered her.

Y/N walks along the promenade to the door and knocks when she arrives. She waits a few seconds and then it opens. She's greeted with the confused face of Hoppo.

"Hi, you may not remember me-."

"Y/N? Is that you?!" Hoppo exclaims. Y/N nods and Hoppo bear hugs her. "You've grown so much, and you look different since the last time I saw you." Hoppo says.

"Yeah, so I've been told." She laughs.

"Well, what can I do for you?" Hoppo leads her into the empty tower.

"Well, I've been told Josh Burke is your trainee, and I'd like to surprise him." Y/N says. Hoppo nods.

"Did you just get back today?" He gestures to her uniform.

"Yeah. I was supposed to have a few more months, but I got hired at the new Military Hospital."

"Good for you!" Hoppo smiles. "I can get Josh up here for you. Just give me one second." Y/N nods and Hoppo grabs the radio.

§§§

Josh was with Harrison patrolling the flags and they were due for their break any minute now. The two lifeguards were talking about going surfing when a voice came through their radios.

"Bondi Central to Black Rhino. Come up to the tower boys."

Josh grabs his radio and replies. "On our way."

Harrison drives up to the tower and parks the Rhino by the stairs. They continue their conversation while walking up the stairs, both failing to notice the woman in uniform.

"Burkey, Hutz! Aren't you going to say hello?" Deano, who'd recently gotten back from his break asks as he points his phone at the boys, recording them. They stop and look.

"Hello-." Josh cuts himself off when he realizes who the woman is. "Y/N!" Josh shoves Harrison out of his way and sprints up the stairs. He makes it to Y/N and picks her up in a hug. "You're back?!" Josh lets her lean back.

"I'm back!" Y/N replies with a big smile and teary eyes. Josh digs his face into her shoulder as he lets tears fall.

"I love you so much. Please don't leave again. Please don't leave me again."

"As long as you want me, I will never leave again." Y/N says.

"I’ll always want you." Josh replies and kisses the top of her head. "Don’t ever doubt that."

In The Surf [Adriel ‘Bacon’ Young]

Description: Y/N gets ran over by her best friends boyfriend, Colton, out in the surf, and Bacon has to rescue her, but it’s complicated.

Warnings: Broken bones, gashes.

"You guys ready?" Y/F/N asks as her boyfriend and Y/N stand next to her.

"Uh, yeah." Colton, her boyfriend sighs.

He's definitely not ready. He doesn't know how to surf, but that's not what he told Y/F/N, and Y/N.

"Yeah. Last one to the lineup buys lunch." Y/N says and starts running towards the water. Colton was definitely going to buy lunch, because Y/N's using the rip to send her out.

The swell was great, eight to nine foot waves. You don't get that too often at Bondi.

Y/N made it out first and caught a couple of waves before sitting with Colton while they watch Y/F/N ride a wave in. Then she turns and sees a great set coming in. She starts paddling and so does Colton. Y/N gets up and she's closest to the break, so all of the other surfers back off, except for one.

Colton keeps going and loses balance for a split second, changing the direction of his board and smashing into the back of Y/N's leg and sending her flying before falling off himself, but he gets washed in towards the shore.

Pain radiates through Y/N's leg as she tries to resurface, but a huge wave throws her around before she can get up to breathe again.

Y/N's local. She grew up surfing and swimming here at Bondi, Tamarama, and Bronte. So, she's here quite often and has met a few of the lifeguards after helping a few people stay above water. She definitely didn't need them to rescue her, but when Bacon saw a familiar board bobbing up in down, vertical in the air after the big wave, his heart dropped. Then the board goes back to its original position and she throws her arms over the board and rests her head, but she doesn't get on.

"Hey Bacon, you might have to go in. I think she might've gotten hit by another surfer." Chappo says over the radio.

"Yeah mate, I'm going." Bacon replies.

He takes his pullover off and grabs the board, then starts running. He hits the water and starts paddling. The waves that kept coming were harsh, almost knocking him off the rescue board a few times.

Bacon was hoping that by time he got out to her, she'd still be hanging onto her board, and not under the water.

Finally, after one last huge wave he reached her.

"Y/N?" Her head pops up and she sees Bacon, who she'd met multiple times.

"Hey. I got hit." Y/N says and tries once again to get up on her board. "My left leg hurts like a bitch and I can't get up on the board."

Bacon nods and moves on his board. "Is it alright if I get in and take a look?"

"Be my guest." She laughs and plops her head back down.

Bacon jumps into the water and swims over to her leg. It's bent at a weird angle.

Definitely broken.

He resurfaces closer to her and puts his hand on her shoulder.

"I'd say it's definitely broken. I'll have to support it somehow."

"We will have to ditch my board. It's not going to help at all." Bacon nods and goes back under to free her from the strap.

Then she lets go of her board and grabs onto the blue rescue board. The surfboard starts going towards the shore with the waves.

"Alright I'm going to lift you up on here. It's probably going to hurt." He warns.

"Do what you have to do, I'll be fine." Y/N replies. Bacon nods and grabs onto her thighs.

"Push up from my shoulders." Y/N nods and does as directed. She finally gets on the board but the painful part is coming, laying on her stomach and moving the broken extremity around. Bacon helps her get into position and gets on behind her. "I'll try and be as careful as I can." Bacon says and starts paddling.

The rescue is going smooth, until a big wave pops up and wipes them out and onto the reef, making Bacon lose the board, and causing some pretty nasty gashes and scrapes. 

"Shit! Are you alright?" Bacon asks as he gets over to Y/N.

"Yeah, I'm good. You?" She asks and scoots herself so she's sitting up.

"I'm fine, just lost the board." Bacon notices how pale she's gotten knows he's got to make a decision soon.

Wait for another lifeguard. Or, carry her so she doesn't get hypothermia and go into shock.

He decides to carry her in, so, he puts a arm under her leg and the other around her back. He hoists her up and starts walking, then another wave hits them, and he falls to his knees, but doesn't let go of her.

§§§

Bacon and Y/N finally make it to shore and Maxi meets them, while Quinno gets a splint and the green whistle ready.

Y/F/N runs up with Colton in tow.

"Y/N what the hell? Where'd you go?"

"She was stuck out in the surf because your boyfriend ran his board into her leg and left her out there." Bacon snaps.

Colton is definitely on his shit list.

"I was closest to the break dumbass. You don't keep going if I've got the wave."

Bacon and Maxi set Y/N in the back of the rhino. They wrap her in towels and blankets while Quinno gives her the green whistle.

After a few breaths of that Y/N's pain slowly starts to go away and she looks at Bacon.

"You're a good guy. Saving my ass unlike King Dickhead over there."

The boys laugh and Y/N just keeps breathing with the whistle.

"Never thought I'd have to rescue you if I'm being honest." Bacon replies as he sits next to her and puts another blanket around her.

"Right? But at least I was in the right place for what I was doing. Swim between the flags. Not at South Bondi, and in Backpackers Rip. That thing is like a freaking ice cream truck or something, because everyone goes straight to it." Y/N says and uses her hands for exaggeration. All of the boys laugh and agree with her.

§§§

Even though the people the boys normally rescue don't show up again, Y/N definitely did, and Bacon got a girlfriend out of it.

Heart [Andrew ‘Reidy’ Reid]

Description: Y/N is Reidy's daughter, and she has a heart condition.

Warnings: Cursing? I think that is it.

"Hey Y/N/N wanna race in?" Harries asks with a big, playful smile.

Y/N, Harries and Maxi were all out in the water taking advantage of the beautiful weather. Bondi has been quiet all day and Reidy had brought his favorite, and only, girl down to hang out with her favorite guys.

Y/N Reid was born with Congenital Heart Disease, where her heart has holes in it, and if her heart rate gets too high, she can't breathe.

Her mother didn't want to deal with it, so she left. Leaving Reidy alone with his sick baby girl, but he'd never have it any other way.

Reidy is obsessed with his now, teenage daughter. Y/N is the light of his life and keeps him motivated to be the man he is. She is his favorite person, so that means Reidy is quite protective over her, and when she hangs out with two of Waverley Councils goofiest lifeguards, he has strict rules.

One. Don't go too far out.

Two. Stay away from the twins and flat rock.

Three. Don't go swim in a rip.

Four. Don't overwork herself.

Maxi and Harries love to go out and paddle with Y/N, because she can give them both a run for their money.

"What does the winner get?" Maxi asks.

"Nothing, but maybe a laugh at the losers." Harries replies. The younger two of the three laugh loudly before agreeing.

They made a starting line and counted down from five.

"Five. Four. Three. Two. One!"

They took off paddling as hard as they could, all three of them looking back every few meters to look for waves to speed it up.

Once they’re two hundred meters from shore Y/N's heart starts racing and she starts slowing down. She knew she had to try and slow her heart rate, or else it would be bad.

After stopping for a few seconds and waiting, her heart continues to pick up its pace, so she called out to the boys.

"Guys!" Her voice was quiet amongst the sound of the ocean.

They didn’t hear her.

§§§

Reidy had gone across the road to the locker rooms, and he had told Hoppo to keep an eye on Y/N, so when Hoppo saw Y/N stop and lie her head down on the board, he knew exactly what would happen.

He left Gonzo in the tower and took one of the rhinos down to the waters edge. He didn’t wait and see if she could make it in, he just grabbed the board and went.

He passed Maxi and Harries who seemed confused, and they turned around to see Y/N laying on her board, floating with it.

"Shit! Maxi did she yell for us?!" Harries exclaims while turning around to paddle back out.

"I didn’t hear her!" Maxi replies as he does the same.

Hoppo reaches Y/N and grabs her hand.

"Just breathe. You’ll be alright." He gets Y/N on his board and unhooks the leg rope from her board. He sits there with her for a few moments. Breathing with her and trying to get her to calm down. It works a little bit, but not all the way.

Hoppo has known Y/N since she was a toddler. When Reidy first started working at Bondi he would always bring her around when he couldn’t get someone to watch her, so she’d hang out in the tower with everyone.

All of the lifeguards love having her there. She’s like their little peak of sunshine on rainy days, so when she’d start having trouble breathing like she is now. They’d all be trying to help her and get her anything she wanted or needed, which most of the time was her dad.

When Reidy came back to the tower and saw Hoppo out on the board with his daughter he immediately sprinted down there and made it in time to help her onto the sand.

Reidy sat behind her while Harries got the oxygen mask for her to breathe into.

"Here sweetheart. Breathe into this." Reidy puts the mask over her nose and mouth and lets her breathe carbon dioxide. They all sit by her while Reidy rocks them both side to side and strokes her hair.

After a few minutes her heart rate is in normal range and she feels better.

"You feeling better now?" Hoppo asks.

"Yeah, just tired." Y/N answers and takes the sweatshirt Maxi is handing her. "Thank you guys."

"Don’t thank us. We’d do anything for you, we love you." Harries gives her a bear hug.

"Well, I love you guys too."

The Two Percent [Adrian ‘Taco’ Kovacic]

Description: Y/N has to handle some business and Taco gets protective.

Warnings: Harrasment, cursing.

After having been a trainee at Bondi for two years, Y/N finally finished her TAFE course, and got offered a permanent job.

Of course she took it. Who wouldn't?

She was three months into her first summer as a fully fledged lifeguard when she was asked to do a voiceover for Bondi Rescue on a incident that had occurred a month earlier.

"Ninety-eight percent of people down here at Bondi are great, they mind their own business, don't cause any problems. But then there is that two percent of people that are just complete assholes." She tells the camera. "There was an incident with a group of kids, sixteen year old girls. They were local, and it was the weekend, so where else do teen girls go on a hot weekend? The beach."

Y/N was with new trainee, Adrian, better known as Taco, up at North Bondi, just watching the water when she heard a girl tell someone to go away. Neither one of them payed attention to it, but after the second time Y/N turned her head to look.

A older guy was over by the girls, he was about twenty, only two years older than her.

"Hey Tac and Y/N, I think you might have an issue a couple of meters away from you. This guy just keeps talking to these girls, and they aren't liking it." Chappo, who's in the tower, says over the radio.

Taco grabs his radio to answer back. "Yeah mate, we heard one of them tell him to go away. Has he touched any of them?"

"Not yet, but he's inching his way closer, just keep an ear out."

"Copy." Taco replies and sets the radio down. "If we have a rescue, you can go in just incase he acts up, you shouldn't have to deal with that."

Taco only says that out of sympathy, because ever since Y/N started at Bondi, some men would touch her butt, or grab her boob on "accident", or just do it because they think it's ok.

"Nah, I'll be fine." Y/N replies and grabs the megaphone to move some swimmers down to the flags.

After a while Y/N saw a few of the girls go into the water. She was standing in the back of the rhino drying off after a rescue, so she had a great vantage point. She sees the guy get up and follow them so, she radios up to the tower.

"Chap, I'm going to go talk to these girls. I'm not going to identify myself yet. Could you possibly send someone down here."

"Yeah will do. Take Taco with you and be careful." Chappo replies.

Y/N takes her lifeguard rash guard off and that leaves her in a black bikini. She jumps off the rhino and walks over to Taco's side.

"We're going to go talk to those girls, take your pullover off." She tells him. Taco nods and gets out of the rhino. He takes the pullover off and sets it in his seat.

They casually make their way into the water and Y/N stands beside one of the girls.

"Hey." She greets the young girl.

The girl turns and sees Y/N and Taco. "Hi." She smiles.

"Is that guy bothering you and your friends?" Y/N asks quietly, trying not to draw any attention.

"Sort of, but it’s nothing we can’t handle." The girl replies.

"Well, we are lifeguards here, so if you want him to go away just come get us. Alright?" Taco says. The girl nods and they walk back up to the rhino to see Bacon standing there as well.

"How’d it go?" Bacon asks.

"She said they were fine, but I told her we were lifeguards and that if they wanted him gone to come get us." Taco replies.

"Ok, I’ll just hang out here with you guys incase he acts up."

§§§

Eventually, the man got too close to the girls, and put his hands on the girl Y/N had spoken to earlier, and she was livid.

She was in the middle of talking to Taco when she saw what happened, so she cut him off.

"Excuse me, I have to go make a scene." Y/N says and hops off the rhino.

She starts speed walking over to the group and makes it to them before Taco even has a chance to breathe.

"Oi, buddy!" She exclaims. The man looks at her and the girls move away from him. "Come here. Now." Y/N demands. The man reluctantly agrees and walks over to her. "What do you think you’re doing?"

"Talking with to the girls." He responds.

"No. You were talking. They were telling you that they didn’t want anything to do with you, but you couldn’t take no for an answer."

"What the hell is your problem, little girl?! I could stomp your ass into the sand!" The man exclaims and comes closer to Y/N, and that is when Taco intervenes.

"I suggest you back off mate." Taco warns.

"Or what? It’s not like you can do anything."

"I can and will do something if you touch her." Taco states firmly. The man rolls his eyes.

"You need to leave the beach, and don’t come back." Y/N says.

"Why?! I didn’t do nothing!" The man exclaims while throwing his hands around.

That’s when Taco stands in front of Y/N. The last thing he wanted was for her to get hit.

"You touched her! Did she say you could?" Y/N asks as she points to the girl, who quickly shakes her head no in response.

"Whatever, she liked it."

Last straw. That’s what set Y/N off.

"Get the hell off the beach and don’t come back or I will call the police and have them arrest you." The fire in Y/N's eyes seemed to finally convince the man that she wasn’t screwing around, because he turned around and bogged up the beach and both lifeguards watched the man leave the beach.

After that was all said and done Y/N walked over to the girls and apologized for their experience with the man, and asked if they were all alright.

All of the girls were grateful that she and Taco stood up for them and assured the two they were perfectly fine, and then they left for their homes.

§§§

After pack-up when all of the lifeguards were in the tower they were all talking about how the day went when Bacon brought up the situation up at North Bondi.

"Y/N was a total badass, she wasn’t taking shit from that bloke." Maxi says.

"Yes, you could see the steam coming from her ears all the way from South Corner." Reidy laughed.

"And Tacky, I’m so proud of you mate! Always having her back." Deano adds.

"She’s always had mine." Taco replies and smiles down at Y/N, who in turn, smiles back at him.

"Awe, so sweet!" Harries exclaims.

"Yeah, it’s safe to say I’ve found my new buggy buddy."

Christmas Carols [Nolan Patrick] 🎄

Description: Nolan doesn't feel the Christmas spirit but Y/N, who lives above him, keeps playing Christmas carols really loud.

Warnings: None

A/N: Day 2 of 12 days of Christmas!

Nolan Patrick is the real life embodiment of the grinch this Christmas. This would be the first Christmas he wouldn't be home with his family because of his career.

Of course he loves hockey, but he also loves his family and wants to spend time with them during the holidays.

He didn't have a tree, or any decorations for that matter. He didn't participate in any normal Christmas traditions. Really the only thing he's done for Christmas was a video with the Flyers media team saying what his favorite Christmas movie was and why.

He hadn't even listened to Christmas music, even Frosty the Snowman, until his upstairs neighbor decided to blast her Christmas carols on a Saturday afternoon.

He kept quiet about it, even though it was annoying him, but she kept blasting it every few days, and after a bad loss, coming home to hear Christmas carols was the last thing he wanted to deal with, but he didn't want to cause issues so he just put his headphones in. With anyone else he would've told them to turn it down, but this is Y/N, his beautiful neighbor/kind of friend/crush. He won't tell her to turn it off.

A week later they bump into each other in the elevator and Nolan brings it up.

"So you seem to really like Christmas music."

Y/N smiles and replies, "Yeah, of course. Who doesn't?" Nolan stays quiet and looks down at his shoes. "You don't like Christmas music? You listened to it last year." Y/N questions.

"Yeah, this year is different though." He replies and starts to fiddle with his duffle bag.

"How so?" Y/N pushes.

"I can't go home because of work, so there's really no reason to celebrate."

Y/N sees the hurt on his face. He really wanted to be with his family.

"Well, how about this, you can celebrate Christmas with me since neither of us can go home this year." She suggests.

Nolan looks up at her and he shakes his head.

"It's ok, I swear. I don't want to intrude, I'll just have to celebrate next year."

"Nolan we've known each other for like three years. You're not intruding." Y/N laughs.

"Seriously, it's ok. I'll just watch some movies and order some takeout." Nolan assures.

The elevator stops on Y/N's floor and they look at each other.

"I won't take no for an answer Nolan." Y/N argues as she steps off of the elevator. "I'll make you stop being your little grinch self." Y/N winks before walking off to her apartment.

Nolan leans against the elevator wall and lets out a deep breath.

§§§

A few days later Nolan is walking into the building with Travis. They had just left practice and decided they wanted to play video games at Nolan's place.

"So Patty, how is Y/N?" Travis asks as they play call of duty.

"She's good. Why?" Nolan glances at Travis' face to see his smirk.

"Just wondering. You avoided the elevator." He replies.

"Uh. Coach says we need to stop being lazy." Nolan mumbles.

"So it doesn't have anything to do with Y/N getting home around this time?"

"No." Nolan croaks. "It's not-. Y/N doesn't-. Damn you Teeks." Nolan sputters, his cheeks burning.

"You like her. She invited you over for Christmas. Go or I'll kick your ass."

§§§

Nolan walks into the lobby coming in from Philadelphia's cold, snowy weather. It's the day before Christmas Eve and today was their last day of practice until the day after Christmas.

After brushing his hair out of his face he looks up to see Y/N standing at the front desk waiting for her mail. She turns her head to see Nolan standing there and waves at him. He walks over to the desk and asks for his mail as well.

"So, Christmas."

"Your place or mine?" Nolan asks.

"Be at my place at one. Don't worry about bringing anything." She says as she grabs her mail.

"You sure?"

"Just bring yourself Nol." She smiles before walking to the elevator.

§§§

Nolan switches the hand the bag is in before knocking on her door.

He knew she said not to bring anything but he didn't feel right so he got her a gift. With Travis' help.

The door opens and Y/N smiles at him.

"Hey, come in!"

Nolan walks into the apartment and looks around.

It looks like a Christmas bomb went off.

"I like your decorations."

"Thanks! I about broke my neck climbing up on a ladder to put the star on top of my tree." She chuckles.

"I brought you something as a thank you for letting me spend today with you."

"You didn't have to Nolan. If anything you're doing me a favor. Making me feel like less of a loner."

"You're not a loner. You know Travis, Carter and I love spending time with you."

"Yeah but I'm just the girl you guys hang out with sometimes." Y/N replies. "Anyway, I got you something too." She goes into the living room and grabs a box. "Open it, I might slip up if you don't open it now." Her bright eyes made Nolan's heart melt. Maybe this would turn out an ok Christmas.

"Only if you open yours first."