Room 226, Sunday evening

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Shopping for Christmas had just gotten harder. Before Wyatt only had to think of something for Chris and Grandpa Victor. Now he had his mother -- two of them -- as well as Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Prue. And, of course, the one he was fretting most about, the girlfriend. Shopping for girls was strange and new.

He'd almost reached the credit limit on his card once he was done. For Chris, he got a coat, because it was much colder in Fandom than in San Francisco. He got a necklace for not-really-his-Mom-Piper, earrings for Prue, and a purse for Phoebe.

For Isabel he got flowers, a cashmere sweater and earrings. He might have to take extra shifts at the clinic to pay off that bill, but it was worth it.

So shopping was done, and now he was tossing some clothes in a bag. He and Chris were going to spend Christmas with their real parents. He was just a little bit nervous about how that was going to go.

Then it struck him that he'd done most of his shopping on bluefly.com. He totally blamed Project Runway and Isabel.

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Wyatt unwrapped the package and stared at the two leather bound books. "Oh, wow!" he said. "These are awesome!"

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"You should have seen the other ones I found on eBay. First editions from 1904," Isabel told him. "Sadly, they were a bit beyond my budget. But I thought these could be the start of a library. You know, if you choose teacher/dashing adventurer as a career."

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"Should I get a whip and a leather hat?" Wyatt said. "Or is that what's in the other box?"

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"You actually already know what's in the other box," Isabel admitted. "But now that you say that? I have to say, the whip and the leather hat might make an appearance at some point."

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"Oh, the sweater that lovely salesgirl helped me find?" Wyatt said, winking. "I think this is definitely shaping up to be Best Christmas Ever."

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"Yup. The salesgirl you flirted outrageously with," Isabel nodded. "It's a good thing she's a friend of mine."

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"I couldn't help myself," Wyatt said, bringing out the puppy dog eyes. "She was just so gorgeous."

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"I can't fault your taste," she told him, laughing a bit before growing more serious. "So I talked to Peter earlier. Angel got his soul back."

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"He did?" Wyatt said. "How'd they do it?"

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"Peter, the Power Sponge to the rescue apparently. Which yay, my friend is no longer a soulless killer, but still," she explained, "I get the impression it was a bit hard on Peter." At least that's what it seemed like when reading between the lines of Peter's usual understatements.

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"Are we sure it took?" Wyatt said, concerned. "He's not going to lose it again anytime soon?"

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"Xander was there. He'd know," Isabel promised. "As for losing it, that's a risk we're going to have to take. Because I don't see anyone just staking Angel for the hell of it."

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"Did you talk to him?" Wyatt asked. "Angel, I mean."

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"No. He's probably got a world class brood on by now," she explained resignedly. "Even though it wasn't his fault. Besides, I'm not sure what I'd say to him."

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"Well, he should say he's sorry to you at least," Wyatt grumbled.

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"Trust me, he'll be sorry. No one does guilt quite like Angel." Of course that went both ways. Isabel was still sorry she hadn't stopped him herself.

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"If you say so," Wyatt said. "But I can't help but worry about how easy it was for him to go evil again."

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"Someone's going to have to look into that. Because there's supposed to be a whole moment of happiness clause before the curse gets broken. But that's for after Christmas," Isabel said, forcing her Christmas cheer back to the surface.

"Right now I think there's a trip to Roswell in our future if you don't mind a trip back up to my room to grab my bag."

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Wyatt's smiled returned. "Sure," he said. "I'm just about set here, too."

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"Excellent. I'll just need to put my sweater in my bag and I'm good to go," she smiled. "Do you think you'll have time to stick around for some hot chocolate or something? I'm pretty sure mom will have it ready and waiting for us."

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"Of course," Wyatt said. "I'm in no rush, and it means more time with you." And less time with his parents, but he didn't say that part.

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"Nervous about spending time with your parents?" Isabel asked, pretty sure she understood what Wyatt hadn't said.

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"Yeah," Wyatt admitted. "I guess I'm still hung up on the whole abandoning us thing."

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"They thought they were doing the right thing," she reminded him, moving closer for a hug. "Just try and remember that. They're probably nervous having you there."

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Wyatt wrapped his arms around her. "I guess so," he said. "It's just weird spending the holidays with people you thought were dead all your life."