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Title: Christmas with Mr. Anderson
Character: Zeke Tyler, Casey Connor, mention Jason (OC), mention of Mr. Anderson (OC)
Word Count: 598
Prompt: The Grinch
Rating: PG

Note: This story is part of my 'Homeland' universe, where Casey and Zeke are married and have adopted a little boy. All stories can be read as stand-alone ones.

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It was almost ten o'clock when Zeke stepped into the living room. „Sorry for being so late. It was a weird day.“

Casey put his book down and smiled. „You are home now; that's fine by me. Jason was a bit disappointed, though; he was so eager to tell you the news.“

„What kind of news?“ Zeke dropped down on the couch, stretching out his legs. „Oh, this is good. It feels as if I was working for fourteen hours nonstop.“

Casey turned to the kitchen area. „I will quickly reheat the spaghetti, then I will tell you. You won't believe it.“

„He did win the reading contest?“

Casey laughed; they both knew that Jason had his difficulties with reading; he liked math and art. „Even better,“ he said, putting a bottle of Heineken on the table. „You know, they are talking about The Grinch at school this week. Miss Wilson tries to teach them that the Grinch is not a bad guy but a lonely one who is just looking for some warmth and love. Seems as if our son took this a bit too literally.“

Zeke took a sip of the beer. „Understand,“ he said. „We will celebrate Christmas this year together with the Grinch.“

„Close!“ The microwave binged, and Zeke got up to get his spaghetti. „We might celebrate Christmas this year together with Mr. Anderson.“

„Outsch!“ There was a loud bang when the plate landed on the kitchen counter.

Casey chuckled slightly. „Everything okay?“

„Shit is hot!“ Balancing the plate on a tablet, Zeke returned to the living room. „Did you just say we will celebrate Christmas with Mr. Anderson?“

„Yup!“

„The same guy, who is living two houses down the road? Who knows to start a fight with almost everyone? Because of just everything? The shit who did call the youth welfare office already twice because he can't stand it that two married guys have adopted a child? And who calls our son a bastard?“ Zeke rolled his eyes. „Tell me that this is just a bad joke.“

„Jason invited him.“

„He did what?“

„If I got everything right, they painted pictures at school today for the Grinch to invite him home for Christmas Eve. So that he wouldn't have to stay alone that day.

Looks as if Jay liked the idea a bit too much. On his way home, he put the invitation into Mr. Anderson's mailbox.“

„Oh no!“ Zeke smirked. „Though that's actually a nice idea, I'm afraid Mr. Anderson won't see it that way. Probably, he will dump the picture and call the police because he feels stalked.“

„Maybe not. Maybe it 's true and
Christmas can work wonders. He turned up here this evening, asked for Jay. I can tell you I was highly alarmed, but he only smiled and pulled out a bar of chocolate. Said, that Jay is the finest boy he had met for ages. Before he left, he even kind of apologized for all he had thought about us so far.“

The spaghetti on the plate got cold; Zeke had listened full of bewilderment. „I would say that sounds like a good April's fool, but it's December already and almost Christmas. Did he... He didn't take this invitation seriously, right?“

Laughing, Casey shook his head. „No, of course not. It's not, that we are best friends now. But Jason does. All evening, he has already made plans for what to do with Mr. Anderson at Christmas. And you know... when Jason is on a mission, it's hard to stop him.“

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