At home Riley turned on her laptop to call Lucas. Despite her relatively calm reaction at Topanga's, she was feeling hurt that Lucas had gone home for the holidays without telling her. Riley didn't want this call to be a fight though, so she put on a cheery face.

"Riley!" Lucas looked guilty when he saw her face.

"Lucas, I know you thought going to Texas would get you out of the…" Riley paused and looked around to make sure Maya wasn't outside the window, ready for the small pinch, "Secret Santa. Well, it didn't work. You still have to do it. There's only one name left and I'm going to take it out and show you without looking."

"Okay." Lucas readied himself.

"Here," Riley held the name up to the screen, "Don't say the name out loud please."

Lucas looked at the name. It was Riley's. He was a bit relieved, feeling pretty sure that he knew her well enough to get her a gift she would like. Lucas found himself smiling a bit and tried to hide it.

Riley crumpled the paper up and threw it in the trash. Suddenly, without the distraction of drawing a name, the reality that Lucas wouldn't be spending Christmas with her hit hard. Frowning, she gazed at the computer screen, trying to figure out what to say.

Lucas could see the sadness in her eyes. He felt bad about what he had done. He tried to convince himself that the real reason he had gone was to visit his family- not to get away from his girlfriend, but then why didn't he tell her?

"I'm really sorry Riley," He apologized, and meant it, "I didn't mean to hurt you by not telling you. I just wasn't thinking. The holidays are always crazy and…"

"It's okay." Riley forced a smile, "I am a bit hurt though. I was really looking forward to our first Christmas together. But as I've been trying to convince Maya, the holidays are about being with your family."

"I miss you already." Lucas smiled, so happy to be with someone so understanding.

"I have to go." Riley smiled back, a real smile this time, "I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"I look forward to it." Lucas said.

They disconnected the call. Riley closed her laptop and began to refocus her attention to the friends who were actually going to be with her that Christmas. To begin with, she had drawn Farkle's name. From an outside perspective, this should have been the easiest gift in the world. Well, second easiest. She had known Farkle since she was a child. Only Maya's gift would be easier right?

The thing was, Farkle was an ever-evolving person. He was seeking out his own identity and truth. Years ago a new turtleneck or a book about insects would have been perfect. Now, Riley felt the need to get him something that would help him with his search for self instead of something related to a hobby or passing trend.

Riley opened her laptop again and opened the folder labelled "Farkle". It was a series of websites with information about Judaism. Since her friend had discovered that he had ancestors who were Jewish, she had been using some of her spare time to read about the Jewish people and their religion. She opened a page and started to read.

"The Hanukkah menorah is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah." Riley read out loud.

Farkle and his family celebrated Christmas. He had shown no interest in changing holidays- at least not outwardly. Farkle often kept his thoughts about things like that to himself however. Riley continued to read on about Hanukkah and the more she did the more she felt a menorah would be a good gift for Farkle. She felt it could be a spark of inspiration for Farkle, a light to guide him to know himself better.

She finished reading and closed her laptop again. She decided to ask her father to help her find a menorah for Farkle. She wanted to make sure that she got something authentic and meaningful for her friend. Something that would help him learn more about where he came from.