Christmas Eve, Second Floor Common Room

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam sat in the common room, idly flipping through channels. No specials were on, and there was only so long she could watch the Yule log. She sipped occasionally from a glass of red wine.

She was trying very, very hard not to think of her father.

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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Laziness definitely has its place." She smiled back. "I may have to try it."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure it'll have its pitfalls once the term starts up." John looks around for a moment before asking, "Where's the old man?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Old man?" Sam glanced around, frowning as she tried to figure out who John was talking about.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Jack," John says and laughs. "He calls me fat, I call him old and we all have a good laugh."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

A strange look crossed Sam's face. "Oh, right. And, um, I haven't seen him in about a week."

She was sure that it had nothing to do with the fact that they'd finally had sex. Really.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Ah, bummer. I have some gifts for him but if he's gonna hide for a week, I'm keeping them for myself."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She shrugged. "You could always leave them in the room for him."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"True. But that doesn't give me a chance to make fun of the dork."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Far be it for me to stop anyone from making fun of the dork." She smiled. "Have a good time."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I shall...when I find him. Can't be too hard to find a dork that big in a crowd," John says, going for the laugh.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"It could be if he turns sideways," Sam laughed. "I swear, he never used to be is so scrawny." She smiled to herself, knowing for sure that he was going to grow out of that.