Songs & Fire [Brett and Casey]

I'll Be Home For Christmas - #23

(62) Challenge: Day 23 - 12/23/19

Song: I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams) (Frank Sinatra Version. One of my favorite Christmas songs.)

I'll be home for Christmas

You can plan on me

Please have snow and mistletoe

And presents on the tree

Brett looked at her ringing phone and smiled before she picked it up, "Hello."

"Hey, babe."

Brett smiled into her phone as if she was looking at the love of her life in person and smiling at him, "Hey, yourself. Did you get your flight sorted yet?"

Casey sat in silence for a few moments before he answered, "No, they don't think they'll be able to fly until the twenty-sixth."

"What? That's crazy, that means you're going to miss Christmas, tomorrow's already Christmas Eve."

"I know." Sighed Casey into the phone.

"Casey, it's our first Christmas together."

"I know, I'm sorry. The airport said I'll be on standby, so hopefully, the weather will clear soon and they can get me on the first flight out of here."

Brett sighed as she looked down at her feet covered in her favorite Christmas socks, "I just don't get why you had to go see her right now. I mean, you could have waited and had your lawyer send the papers again."

"I know, babe. I was just ready for the whole thing to be over. I mean, can you imagine how shocked I was when I found out that Gabby and I have been married this whole time because she forgot to sign something on her end to make the divorce official."

"Yeah," Whispered Brett, "Well, it's pretty late here, so I'm probably going to get ready and head to bed."

"I love you." Whispered Casey as he watched the airport commotion around him

Brett smiled, "I love you too. I'll call you tomorrow ."

"Okay, sleep tight. I'll be there before you know it."

"Night." Whispered Brett before she pulled her phone away from her ear and pressed the end call button.

Christmas eve will find me

Where the love light gleams

I'll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreams

The first thing Brett thought about Christmas Eve morning when she woke up was Casey. She missed him so much. If felt like forever since she last saw him. When he left he said it would be a quick trip, but, apparently, the weather had other plans.

Brett turned over so she could reach for her phone. She smiled when she turned it on and saw that she had several texts from Casey.

Good morning. Well, good morning to me, I guess you're still asleep. xCasey

Being here in this airport makes me think of our trip to Vegas we took with Kidd and Severide that weekend. xCasey

Just because it's Christmas Eve, that doesn't mean you can open your gifts under the tree. xCasey

Brett laughed when she saw the last one. He knew her too well. She picked up the phone and tried to call, but got no answer.

'Maybe he got a plane home.' Thought Brett before she heard her doorbell ring and she jumped up to get it, thinking it was the love of her life who had flown all night to surprise her. But, it wasn't him It was, Foster who had come to get out of spending the day with her aunt.

Brett and Foster spent the majority of the day baking and watching Christmas movies before Foster finally declared that her family would put out a missing persons report if she didn't get home soon.

Brett had tried to call Casey earlier in the day but got his voicemail and a text message sent not too long after that saying the airport put him up in a hotel so he could freshen up and sleep.

Brett sighed as she looked at the clock on her phone and saw that it was eight pm. She had already called her parents and wished them a Merry Christmas since she wouldn't get to see them this year while they were on their cruise.

Finally, after debating with herself for ten minutes she turned on the tv and decided to watch some of one the sappy Christmas movies that were playing before she called Casey.

I'll be home for Christmas

You can plan on me

Please have snow and mistletoe

And presents on the tree

"Babe," "Babe, wake up."

Brett sleepily moaned and continued to keep her eyes closed.

"Sylvie,"

Brett finally decided to open her eyes and end the irritation that was disrupting her sleep.

"Casey!" Gasped Brett before she jumped off the couch and threw herself in his arms.

"Oh my gosh! I thought you couldn't get back until the twenty-sixth."

Casey laughed before he leaned down and kissed Brett's lips, "I thought I'd surprise you."

"Best present ever!" Whispered Brett as she tightly wrapped her arms around Casey and held on for dear life.

"Speaking of presents, Merry Christmas it's after twelve."

"Merry Christmas!" Smiled Brett as she looked out the window and saw the snow starting to gently fall and kiss the ground.

"Hey, what do you say to opening a gift under the tree?" Asked Casey as he walked over to the tree and snatched up one of the small, wrapped-boxes under it."

Brett turned and looked at Casey like he was crazy, "Right now? You just got back."

"Come on, just this one and then you can go back to sleep."

"Okay," Laughed Brett as she took the small box out of Casey's hands and began unwrapping it.

Brett was so focused on getting her present unwrapped she didn't notice when Casey got down on one knee in front of her until he took the velvet box out of her cold hands and opened it.

"Sylvie Brett, will you make me the happiest man on earth and marry me?"

Brett gasped, "Casey, are you...sure? What about Gabby and..."

"Brett, the reason I went to see Gabby this week was because I wanted that to be done before I asked you. That is my past and you are my future. So what do you say? Will you become the one and only Mrs. Casey for me?"

"Yes!" Cried Brett as she was swept into Casey's arms and swirled around on a Christmas that neither of them would ever forget.

Won't you please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under the tree for me, for me

Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

Thanks for reading! See you tomorrow on Christmas Eve!