Author's Name:      Phoenix

Title of Story:         A Blanket for Baby

Type of Story:            Y

Rating of Story:         G

Characters in Story: F, J, FE, L, S

Warnings:                   None! Amazing huh?!

Plot Blurb:                   The night before Christmas touches two members of the Hardy house in a very special way.

Splash Page:    “Merry Christmas my friend,” the other sleuth responded, and then headed towards the stairs. He turned halfway up.  “If you need anything—” he left the rest of the offer unvoiced, knowing that his friend was not as healed as he liked to pretend, and Sam nodded and finished:

“I’ll call.” And then he watched as Fenton continued on upstairs. A slow smile spread across his face as he could hear the low murmurings of the two small children as their father finished tucking them in, and then the soft footsteps of Fenton and Laura moving towards their room.

It did his heart a world of good to be around them, but still he just couldn’t shake the feeling of sadness that had taken residence in his heart.

The sleuth sat for a long time on the couch, watching the lights and thinking. He could not place his mind on what he was missing – but he knew it was something.

His eyes were just drifting closed when he heard the sound of soft footfalls on the stairs behind him.

Special Notes:  Sam wanted me to write him a Christmas story but until I read the last chapter of Double Trouble, he wasn’t ready to reveal what that story might be… So thank you Alaina, ‘cause it was the mood that inspired this short story!

The Hardy Boys belong to Simon and Schuster and the Stratemeyer Foundation. The Hardy Boys Fan Fiction authors of the Hardy Detective Agency have just borrowed them for an adventure or two. The authors promise to put the boys back when they are done with them. The authors do claim copyright to the original characters in this story. Please do not borrow original characters without express permission of the authors.