{"id":323,"date":"2012-12-14T03:42:29","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T03:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2012\/calendar\/?p=323"},"modified":"2012-12-14T03:42:29","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T03:42:29","slug":"december-14th-no-visions-of-sugar-plums-by-dawnwind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2012\/calendar\/?p=323","title":{"rendered":"December 14th- No Visions of Sugar Plums by Dawnwind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The lobby had the shabby elegance of an aging debutant. Much like herself, Alice thought. <em>The remembrance of what had been and what could be.<\/em> A Christmas tree, leaning to the left and festooned with faded baubles, provided a hint of holiday cheer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alice leaned on the liquor stained bar. It was slow \u2014 very few lonely travelers out on a stormy Christmas Eve. Didn\u2019t matter, she\u2019d lost the holiday spirit long ago. Just another day to earn cash, on her back with her legs spread.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bartender knew her and slid a coke with a splash of rum over, free of charge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cHo, ho, ho!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alice turned with a glimmer of joy. Her two favorite cops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMerry Christmas.\u201d Hutch handed her a small box.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhat\u2019s this?\u201d It\u2019d been a very long time since she\u2019d received a Christmas present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhat do you get for the girl who has all this?\u201d Starsky winked at her. \u201cOpen it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nestled in tissue paper lay a gold heart. Giggles erupted, and she nodded as they joined in the laughter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cYou\u2019ll never be a stereotype, always a friend,\u201d Hutch whispered. \u201cJoin us for dinner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cTurkey a la Huggy, mincemeat pie,\u201d Starsky added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cLove to,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2012\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SweetAlice-and-Hutch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-342\" title=\"SweetAlice-and-Hutch\" src=\"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2012\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SweetAlice-and-Hutch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2012\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SweetAlice-and-Hutch.jpg 512w, https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2012\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SweetAlice-and-Hutch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2012\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SweetAlice-and-Hutch-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Special thanks to Nicky Gabriel for the screen cap.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lobby had the shabby elegance of an aging debutant. 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