-Skating-

It was mid December in New York, City, and all across the city was a blanket wrapping everyone in a chilling embrace that did little to cool their warm hearts. The streets were crowded with holiday shoppers, swindlers, and pick pocketers for the coming holiday season. Children being dragged by their parents away from store front windows screaming about how they wanted the new toy that was in that they desperately needed.

Leon brought Claire along with him to the city to go shopping, although shopping wasn't really a government agent thing. No, it wasn't a guy thing. It was most certainly Claire's thing though, and she was doing what she was gifted at, spending his money- and she was very good at it. Damn good.

As they walked through Rockefeller plaza, the redhead suddenly froze (was it from the cold? was it from realizing she was maxing out his credit cards?) No, of course not, it was the ice skating rink that was right before their eyes. There were children, teenagers, adults, and even elderly skating, gliding, scooting, creeping, falling or standing still on the opaque sheet of white ice that was beneath them.

Leon saw breath seize up in her chest, no mist coming out from his girlfriend's mouth or nose. She was watching them all like she had never see someone ice skate before in her whole life.

A little chuckle formed in his throat and the agent nudged his head towards the rink, his bangs falling into his blue eyes,

"Did you want to skate?"

Claire turned her head at him and nodded a little with a smile,

"Yes, but, you have to buy me a pair of new skates- I'm not renting."

Leon's smile turned upside down and he sighed loudly,

"Ok, fine. Fine."

He was going to have to explain to Hunnigan why his credit cards were maxed out. Again.

"There goes Christmas bonus..."

A/N: I updated! yay! Just one though, I hope you all like it! :3! 3