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Daren smirked, "because i know Anna and Tarte and if you think they aren't going to keep us there for as long as possible, you are wrong. the kids will probably be back from school before we can escape." he put on his own coat and chuckled, "commoner, huh? think that title's a bit too good for me." he opened the door for Tim and then locked it behind them. "glad you like them, though." Tim looked cute in the oversized coat. it reached down past Daren's hips which meant it was near Tim's knees. the arms dangled down past his fingertips and Daren couldn't help but like how much smaller Tim was then him. the perfect size for snuggling. he gave his head a slight shake, turning it from that line of thought, "there are gloves in the pockets of you need them."

Daren smiled, "no problem." they walked outside and he looked around a second before heading for the park, "wonder if your friends are here again. won't be any fireflies to catch, though." he smiled again as he remembered Tim running around, trying to catch the little balls of light. "there is a pond over there that has duckboats in it. it's a nice little walk around as well. if you want, we could go there."

Daren shook his head a little, "if you don't think that your moms and Anna are conspiring to have some huge Thanksgiving feast, you are dead wrong. i haven't heard anything, but that doesn't mean it isn't going to happen." he lowered his face, hiding in the high neckline of his coat, "i usually worked the holidays so that the other officers could be with their families. Anna and Tarte would hold off their big meals until i got off, this year's going to be weird." he didn't relish the thought of holidays centered around family being spent by himself. even being surrounded by friends, he always hated the holiday season. it brought back too many memories, memories that had been poked at far too much the past few months

Daren glanced over, "christmas?" he hadn't thought of that, he'd have to come up with something for Anna and the kids too. "socks," he muttered, shrugging. "really, i don't care much for Christmas. not much of a holiday for people like me. just an excuse to be excessive, really." he shuffled his feet, if tim was thinking of what to give him that meant he needed to get something for Tim as well. "what about you?"

Daren laughed, "Toe socks, huh? i'll see what i can do about that. i'll get you pretty rainbow ones." they reached the pond and he started on the path around it. "they might be in my price range. anything else?" he couldn't imagine Tim actually wearing them, but you could bet your a** he would be getting some.

"A tree?" Daren hadn't ever really had a tree for himself. at least not at his house. he'd hung up a wreath every year to keep Anna from calling him a Grinch, but other than that he didn't decorate. If Tim was moving back in, which seemed probable at this point, then he guessed he'd have to do more for his sake. "in that case, we should go shopping when we get back home. grab a small tree and some decorations. can't have another air freshener year, can we?"

Daren shrugged, "was thinking a fake would be best. less mess and less money in the end." he lifted an eyebrow at Tim's statement, "not surprising with how much you drank. it's going to be a bit before it all burns out of your system, but you're a lot better now than when i picked you up." they were on their way to the bakery now and he paused a little, "would you rather we hold off, though? we can go to the bakery any time, if you're feeling off we don't have to go now."

"lights build in, it's easier. i don't want to deal with ball o' lights every year." Tim insisted they go and Daren shrugged, "fine by me. i don't mind the walk either way." he was quiet the rest of the way to the bakery, his mind running over the holidays and how he'd manage. they were in the parking lot before he really realized it. he walked to the door and glanced at Tim, "you sure you will be ok? we can go in through the back if you want." he didn't want to cause Tim any more stress than he was already under.