So I began December with the intention of writing 26 Christmas Drabbles, one for every letter of the alphabet, I found a festive word for each letter and I startedbut 26 is a big number, and daunting, I managed twelve and debated over sharing them but decided why not, I've written them I might as well post them. They don't follow any kind of timeline, they aren't even from the same universe they are just snapshots of Mirandy christmases in all the universes!

So here they are, usual disclaimers apply and I hope you enjoy. Oh and Happy New Year x

Andrea shouldn't have been surprised that advent calenders weren't a traditiong in the Priestly household but she was. Mostly because her grandmother had always upplied one for her and her sister when she was growing up but also because she had assumed the twins would demand them. But what it came down to was that Miranda thought them far too plebian and honestly, who needed chocolate everyday anyway?

Andrea didn't agree and so, their third december together, when she had been living in the townhouse for a year and Miranda had trusted her with the girls for much longer, she decided she would start a new tradition. Knowing that Miranda wouldn't stand for anything that she could pick up in just any store, nor somehing that was entirely chocolate, Andrea contacted a designer she still had contact with from her Runway days and commitioned three perpetual advent calenders and took her time filling each one.

On 30th November, once the girls were in bed, Andrea pushed Miranda to rush through the book with whispered promises and teasing touches, pulling her up to the bedroom where her advent calender was laid out on the bed.

"What's this?" she asked with a raised eyebrowas Andrea dropped herself onto the bed and grinned up at her,

"Well there are perpetual advent calenders hanging in my office for the girls."

"Andrea."

"Let me finish," Andrea chastised lightly, tugging the older woman down onto the bed beside her, "And I know you hate them because they are tacky and full of chocolate but this is a tradition that I treasure from my childhood and it's one I would really like to share with the girls."

"Ok," Miranda nodded, willing to at least hear her love out, "What is this though?"

"This one is yours." Andrea grinned, "I had one hand made for each of you, they are all one of a kind, and I filled each day so it was personal for each of you." a few of the days contained treats for all three Priestly's but Miranda's had been the hardest to fill by far, Andrea had spent many days pouring over the older woman's planner to work out what she could and couldn't offere depending on what the editor had going on. It would be worth the hard work though, so long as she could persuade Miranda to play along, she hoped she could because there was a diamond ring nestled in the pocket of the 25th that Andrea was sure she didn't have the bottle to actually give to Miranda. "There is no chocolate in any of them, just little gifts and in your case, plans and promises for what the day will bring"

"Do you have an example for me before I agree?" Miranda asked with a raised eyebrow, unable to deny that she was intregued by what this brilliant woman had been planning.

"Funny you should ask. i made you an extra day in the hopes it would persuade you," The brunette grinned, handing Miranda an envelope and watching her reaction as she read.

"Oh," Miranda all but growled, her eyes drkening as she regarded Andrea, "I think this is a tradition that I can get on board with. Yes. Very much so."