Ah, the holidays. TJ was always tepid about the season. Spending time with his family was always a test of endurance. If there was one thing to make a person feel bad, it was being around their successful and judgemental relatives. And, well, Christmas the year before wasn't so great. TJ spent it in the hospital. It was sure to be danced around this year.

And then there was gift-giving. It still surprised TJ when people he didn't know wanted to give him things. Pretty creepy since most of them only remembered him from when he was a kid in the White House. He just sort of glanced at the other guy with a slightly bewildered look then smiled apologetically.