Leigh James pulled up to the Spencer home. It was only a little before five. She ran her hands through her auburn hair that had been pulled back with an accordion headband.

Leigh: Your gonna owe me Spencer.

She gets out of the white jeep and looks at the ground noticing the most of the snow has melted. She sighed, as she walked up the path, leaving her bags behind except for her royal blue purse. She stood in front of the door for a moment and then knocked. The door opened and she saw Lucky, still in jeans and the sweatshirt she had giving him only a few years earlier.

Leigh: What no hello, no hug, no Leigh why is your hair auburn?

Lucky: Soaking up the image babe.

Leigh: So we gonna start heating the east-coast?

Lucky: I’ve apparently forgotten my manners.

Leigh: I can tell.

Laura walks out from the Kitchen.

Laura: Hello, you must be Leigh. I’m Laura Spencer.

Leigh: Nice to meet you Mrs. Spencer and thank you for allowing me to be here.

Laura: Where is it you go to school now?

Leigh: I’m a junior at Rutgers, I’m majoring in psychology.

Lucky can sense what his mother is up to. He grabs Leigh’s hand and drags her back outside.

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About an hour later in the guestroom, Lucky and Leigh are sitting on the bed.

Lucky: Still making all those friends on-line?

Leigh: yeah, Angela is going to UCLA, Steven got a very small role on a soap, Phil is still in Oxford, and Michael is off making his movie and Emily is getting married New Years Eve.

Lucky: Wow, wait Emily?

Leigh: Pass me my laptop and I can see if she got my e-mail.

Lucky: (passes the laptop) Where’s this friend Emily from?

Leigh: (While logging on) Port Charles.

Lucky: Emily Quartermaine?

Leigh: Yup, let me guess, the love of your life.

Lucky: Exactly!

Leigh: Good thing I came then.

Leigh’s computer makes a beeping sound.

Leigh: I’ve got mail!

She opens her mailbox and sees an e-mail from Emily. She reads over it with a huge grin growing across her face.

Lucky: Leigh, what is it?

Leigh: Emily days my latest short story is great and she loves it. She says she and I must defiantly get together while I’m in town, and she wants the name of my friend from CU.

Lucky: Well tell her!

Leigh: Spencer take a deep breath, calm down. Of course I’m gonna tell her.

Lucky: Good.

Leigh: Why am I here? I seem to have forgotten.

Lucky: Because, you’re a hopeless romantic, and you could have stayed in New Jersey alone or gone up to Superior and spend time with your father and brother.

Leigh: Ahh…yes, well I made the right choice.

Lucky: So, have any ideas on how to get Emily to really talk to me?

Leigh: Of course, what hopeless romantic wouldn’t?

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it’s almost six o’clock, Laura, Lulu and Luke are in the living room decorating the tree. Lucky and Leigh come down the stairs, Lucky still wearing jeans but, instead of the sweatshirt he now has a white turtleneck and a deep evergreen sweater one over it. Leigh is dressed in a pair of jeans, a green turtleneck and a deep Christmas red sweater.

Luke: (looking to the stairs) You must be Lucky’s friend.

Leigh: (walks to Luke and sticks out her hand) Leigh James, You must be Lucky’s father. I’ve heard so much about you. If I didn’t know better I would say you were a character in a romance novel.

Luke: I like you.

There’s a knock at the door, Lucky goes to answer it. When he opens the door he finds Emily and Nikolas waiting on the porch.

Lucky: Nikolas, Emily, come on in.

~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~

After Emily and Nikolas get settled and Luke has finally let go of Leigh, Emily walks over to her.

Emily: You must be Lucky’s friend, please forgive me but I don’t know your name.

Leigh: It’s Leigh James, I’m betting your Emily.

Emily: Leigh J, by any chance?

Leigh: Yeah, I’m betting your Emily Q then.

Emily: Small world, how do you know Lucky?

Leigh: We shared an apartment together up in Superior. (pauses) He talked about you all the time.

Emily: (nervous) Really?

Leigh: Yes, he really loves you.

Lulu climbs on the couch waving a video in the air.

Lulu: Can we watch the movie now?

Everyone turns to Lulu. Luke walks over and picks her up.

Luke: Everyone want to watch (looks at the video) White Christmas?

Everyone nods.

~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~

As Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vere-Ellen sang the closing song, Lulu snuggled closer to her father.

The movie ended and Luke realized that Lulu was asleep.

Luke: Well my little princess has conked out with out a fight about staying up.

Laura: She’ll be up early though.

Luke: Let’s get her to bed.

Laura: Night everyone.

Laura, Luke and lulu go upstairs.

Leigh: Well, as much as I would love to stay up and wait for Santa, I’m just totally wiped from the drive today so I’ll be off to bed.

Lucky: (hugs her) Night Babe.

Leigh: Night all.

Leigh retreats upstairs, knowing Lucky will find an excuse for Emily to stay.

Nikolas kisses Emily on the cheek.

Nikolas: Hon, I have to get back to the island, you ready?

Emily: I think I’ll help Lucky clean up and such.

Nikolas: Alright, Lucky, I’ll see you tomorrow for dinner.

Nikolas leaves. Lucky and Emily stand in the living room, looking at each other but not speaking.

Lucky: I don’t really need any help.

Emily: I want to help though.

Lucky: Why?

Emily: Because we need to talk.

Lucky: About what?

Emily: Us. (looks above his head and sees the mistletoe.) Spencer you should watch where you stand.

Lucky looks up and sees the mistletoe. His heart sinks as he thinks he’ll get nothing but a simple kiss on the cheek. He moves away from the mistletoe and towards the tree. He takes the small green box and looks at her.

Lucky: Em, you know how I feel about you. I want you to have this. (he hands her the box) Please Em.

Emily: (takes the box) Want me to open it now? (he nods) Okay.

Emily removes the cranberry ribbon and then carefully removes the green paper. She opens the white cardboard box and removes a black velvet box. Her hands start shaking, bot with worry or fear but with anticipation. She opens the box and sees the turquoise pendant. Her eyes widen with surprise and joy.

Emily: How…how did you know?

Lucky: The other day at the mall, Lu told me you had been looking at it.

Emily: Ya know she’s playing matchmaker.

Lucky: She claims to have reason.

Emily: I know. (pauses) I love it Lucky.

Lucky pushes her hair from her eyes. His hand stroaks her face. Emily turns her head, her lips brushing against his fingers.

Emily: Is this where we sing Count your blessings instead of sheep?

Lucky: Only if you want to babe.

She looks up into his eyes, she smiles.

Emily: Look up.

He does as he’s told and sees the mistletoe.

Emily: Lulu would be ever so upset if we didn’t up hold tradition.

Lucky: Well what are you gonna do about it?

Emily: This.

Emily’s hands glide down Lucky’s neck. She looks in his eyes, praying to God he’ll know what she’s trying to tell him. Her hand reaches behind his head as her fingers tangle in his brown hair. She coaxes him closer and kisses him softly, yet tenderly on the lips.

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