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this au is brought to you by the song “christmas wrapping” by the waitresses. if you‘re familiar with the song, you already know how this fic is going to go.
merry christmas to all of you darlings, i love you all! and happy holidays to those of you who do not celebrate!
I Think I’ll Miss This One This Year
“Bah, humbug,” Emma muttered as she passed yet another Santa next to a donation cauldron, imploring her with his sad, tinkling bell to give someone a good Christmas.
That wasn’t really fair, she acknowledged that. Emma actually loved Christmas. Or at least she loved the idea of Christmas–people being cheery, peppermint and chocolate-flavored everything, maxing out your credit card to show the people you care about just how much you care with that gift basket of cranberry-scented bath products. As she trudged along toward the grocery store, she smiled; Mary Margaret would probably exclaim with glee over those bath products, but then again, the woman was easy to please.
Her phone started blasting “Jingle Bell Rock,” ringtone courtesy of her kid, the main reason she loved Christmas. She reached into her tight pocket and fumbled it, her gloved fingers clumsy as she wrestled her phone out of her thick, down coat.
“Sheriff,” she greeted, already knowing what he was going to say.
“Sheriff,” David returned. “Are you sure you can’t join us for some nog and Christmas cheer? I, myself, will be carving the roast beast.”
It All Starts With a Dance 