The bright sun streamed into the room on Christmas morning, waking Lorelai up. She looked for Rory, but she wasn�t in the room. �Rory!� she called, a little frightened.
�Coming!� Rory�s voice called back, �Stay right there!�
�Okay!� Lorelai called, smiling. Rory hadn�t forgotten their little Christmas ritual. Breakfast in bed made by whomever woke up first, and then they opened gifts. She settled back into the pillows, and wasn�t there for ten seconds before Rory opened the door. �Oooh, look! Food!� Lorelai cheered and clapped her hands.
Rory laughed, �I haven�t seen you this excited over scrambled eggs and toast in ages.�
�Well, it is Christmas morning and you did make it for me.� Lorelai pointed out.
�Us, I made it for us.� Rory corrected her, crawling onto the bed, balancing the tray with one hand. Lorelai took it from Rory and set it on the bed. The two of them began eating with gusto, like they�d never seen food before.
�It�s good. Thank you, honey.� Lorelai smiled a scrambled egg-encrusted smile and Rory groaned.
�Lorelai, don�t open your mouth while eating!� Rory scolded. Lorelai closed her mouth obediently, and put her arm around her daughter. Rory leaned into the embrace, breathing in her mom�s scent. They finished eating quickly, wanting to get downstairs to open gifts.
They walked down the stairs and were halfway to the bottom when Lorelai gasped, �I forgot to put the Santa presents under the tree!�
�What?!?� Rory gasped.
�Kidding!� Lorelai chuckled, �There they are, see? I snuck down at like two AM to put them there.� She pointed to the tree, which did look a little fuller than yesterday.
�Oooh! Presents!� Rory giggled like a 4-year-old, and dove under the tree. She sorted out the presents, which was easy to do. They were either hers or her mom�s. They opened their presents slowly, wanting to prolong the unwrapping process. When they were done, and had gotten everything they wanted, Rory went over to her mom and gave her a huge hug, �Merry Christmas. I love you.� She said, softly.
�Merry Christmas, sweetie. I love you too.� Lorelai said, kissing her daughter on the head.
�Mom, look, snow!� Rory exclaimed. Lorelai looked out the window, and sure enough, the first snowfall of the season was falling. She grinned, and led Rory over to the window, and there they stood, watching the falling snow, and basking in each other�s company.