A Different Time and Place - A Collection of WoSo one shots.

Under The Mistletoe (O'Hara/Press)

".... City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there's a feeling of Christmas
Children laughing, people passing
Meeting smile after smile
And on every street corner you hear ..."

"OMG, Pressy, turn that off!! I can't handle any more holiday cheer. The holidays suck! Christmas sucks! Everything sucks!"

Christen Press abides by her roommates' wishes and turns off the radio while making them breakfast. She carries a coffee and some avocado toast into a bedroom and sets it down on the nightstand before sitting on the side of the bed.

"Kel, c'mon, you've barely moved from your bed for the last few days. I made you coffee and breakfast, now sit up and eat."

The blankets lift and Christen sees her roommate looking like a dishevelled mess. Kelley sits up and reaches for the hot beverage, "Thanks, Pressy."

"You're welcome, now do me a favour. Get up, have a shower, brush your hair and for the love of god please brush your teeth!"

"I don't want too." Christen wraps her arms around her friend, "I know, Kel."

"She broke my heart, the whole time she was playing me. I thought Alex was the woman I was going to marry and spend the rest of my life with and then I find out she was seeing that Servando guy this whole time and now she's pregnant."

"I never liked that Alex chick, Kel. Her blue eyes always looked like they were hiding something, well, come to think of it, I guess they actually were. She was never good enough for you. Now, please get up and get ready, we need to be at the mall in a couple of hours to help greet guests and wrap presents."

"Because the last thing I want to do right now is to put on an elf costume and wraps gifts for ungrateful little brats."

"Woah, Kel, that's quite enough! Just because you're pissed off at the world, doesn't mean you have the right to take it out on everyone."

"You're right, I'm sorry."

Christen stands up, "Finish eating and get cleaned up. I'll be in my room."

Kelley drags herself into the shower and the hot water running all over her body immediately relaxes and puts her into a slightly better mood. She heads into her bedroom and finds that Christen has already laid out the costume she is supposed to wear on her bed. She changes into it and after finishing making herself presentable, or as presentable as any 30 year old can be in an elf costume, she walks out into the living area.

"You look adorable, Kel, c'mon we need an elfie, selfie!"

Christen takes a quick picture of the two of them and posts it before they head out to meet up with the team at the mall.

After driving around and finally locating a parking spot they head inside and following the guest services sign, find their Utah Royals teammates already engaging with the customers.

Kelley and her teammate, Becky Sauerbrunn are tasked with walking around, talking to people and encouraging them to enter in a draw to win Royals tickets for the next season.

"You heading back to Georgia after this is done, KO?"

"Yeah, I can't wait to get out of here. You?"

"I'm flying out tomorrow morning to spend the holidays with Zola and our families."

"Do you think I can get a refund on the plane ticket I bought for Alex? I had planned to bring her home to meet my family."

"Not likely this close to Christmas. Sorry, to hear about you and her, I thought the two of you were a good couple."

"Me too, I was already looking at rings, you know."