Every time Simon would just be sitting in a room, hanging out with his team, his teammates would bring up how they were looking forward to going back home to their families for the holidays.

Simon longed to have that feeling, but ultimately he didn’t have it. He was stuck at base for the holidays.

There were a select few people sitting around the base drinking their sorrows like he had planned to do, but you had caught his eye before he had the chance. There you were, sitting and reading.