A/N: I am back with another holiday fic because you guys inspired me to do this again! It follows the same lay out as the other story, but these all revolve around Christmas. There are going to be eight chapters in it so it will take us right into the New Year. I hope you all enjoy! This chapter starts at the same spot as the last story (just a few months later)

Disclaimer: I never have and never will own any of these characters. These are simply ideas that I gathered from the show and grew into chapters!

She had never spent Christmas in a state where it was warm in the winter before. It was a little weird at first, but she did have to admit it was nice not having to deal with the cold. Not that she got to enjoy it as much as Neal, being five months pregnant left her feeling over heated all of the time. At least she wasn't getting strange looks as she walked down the street without a jacket on.

Not only was this her first warm Christmas, but also the first time she was looking forward to the holiday. Never before had she spent it with somebody she loved. The two had bought a tree for their apartment and spent a wonderful night decorating it. She was actually looking forward to doing it again next year with their baby. They were going to have the chance to start family traditions, something neither of them got to do when they were growing up.

Christmas Eve had been a magical night for the couple as they sat in front of their tree eating dinner. She had even given Neal an early Christmas present which left them content in bed lying in each others arms. There were some perks to being pregnant that the two of them could enjoy, and what better way to share them then on Christmas Eve.

The following morning found her still wrapped in her lover's arms feeling well rested. The baby had let her sleep through the entire night, another Christmas present from her family which she was thankful for.

She turned over in bed so that she could look at Neal. He looked so peaceful sleeping that she almost didn't want to wake him up. But she was too excited about the day to let that happen. She titled her head up and brought her lips to his. It wasn't long before he was responding to the kiss.

"Merry Christmas." Neal mumbled sleepily.

"Merry Christmas." Emma replied back and continued to kiss him.

"You better not start something you don't plan on finishing."

She just giggled and continued attacking his lips. Neal playfully shoved her onto her back and moved his head down to her bare stomach.

"Merry Christmas to you too." He said to their baby and placed many kisses all around. "Let's go open presents." He looked up at Emma with a big smile on his face.

Neal jumped out of bed first before helping Emma up. The two threw on the closest pair of clothes they could find before heading out of the bedroom. Neal went into the living room to get the tree ready while Emma headed into the kitchen to make hot chocolate.

"Let me carry those." He said coming in and taking the mugs before Emma could.

"Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I can't carry two mugs of hot chocolate." Emma pouted. They had been having this argument ever since she started showing, and she was tired of it.

"I want to make sure you don't spill any."

"So now you're making fun of me for my size?"

"No Emma, nothing like that. It's…" Neal caught the look on Emma's face and stopped talking. "I love you."

"That's what I thought."

Neal put down the mugs on the coffee table and walked back over to Emma to kiss the pout off of her face. "Come on let's go open presents."

He led her back into the living room and sat her down on the couch in front of the Christmas tree. A large pile of wrapped presents laid at the bottom, far more then there were when she went to bed.

"When did you do all this?" Emma asked in shock. "I told you you didn't have to go all out."

"Last night when you were asleep. And I know, but I wanted to do something for the baby."

"You know the baby can't use any of this for another four months."

"Doesn't mean I can't start spoiling him now."

Emma smiled at the excitement on Neal face. It was only a week ago that they had learned they were going to have a boy. While they had agreed it would have been more fun to be surprised until the baby was born, it was more practical to find out the sex now. They still had plenty of money from the watches, but they wanted to be careful and save as much of it as they could.

Neal was ecstatic when he learned that he was going to have a son. He had talked for hours with Emma about all the things he wanted to do when he was older, and his excitement was infectious. She hadn't cared too much about what they were having, but now that she knew she was having a boy she couldn't imagine it any other way. She had never been very girly as a child and wouldn't know what to do with a girl anyway. It was probably for the best they were having a son.

"Start with these." Neal said handing her a pile of presents.

"All for the baby?" She asked playfully, he gave her a sheepish grin.

Emma started opening the presents for their son. She had to admit everything Neal bought was adorable. There were tons of clothes and toys, plus a few things for the baby to grow into.

"It's all perfect." Emma smiled and leaned forward to kiss Neal. "I think the baby agrees too."

"He's moving again?" Neal asked looking at her stomach. She had started to really feel the baby move around, but he had not been able to feel anything yet.

"Soon I promise you'll feel him." Emma picked up his chin so their eyes meet. "In the mean time open my presents."

Before Neal could ask which ones were his so he could grab them she crouched under the tree and pulled out the presents she bought for him. She watched in anticipation as he opened them. She had spent a lot of time thinking about what to get him. She wanted to buy him gifts that were practical but also fun. In the end she bought him practical new shirts and pants since all his old clothes were dirty and well worn and for fun a model of their bug, a watch that also had a picture of a bug with it, and finally a t-shirt with the bug on it. She had a little too much fun finding different items with their car, but at least she had a theme.

"Thank you Emma." Neal laughed as he looked at his stash. "I love everything."

"I'm glad." She smiled at him.

"Now it's your turn." He went under the tree and placed the gifts on her lap.

Neal had the same idea with her for practical gifts giving her clothes that were more appropriate for the warm weather in Tallahassee. For fun he had given her a painting of the ocean. They were both disappointed when they learned Tallahassee wasn't near it, but it quickly turned into a joke between them. The last thing she opened was in an envelope.

"Neal you didn't!" Her eyes opened wide when she saw the picture of the crib.

"Of course I did. I saw you staring at it the entire time we were in that store. I would have brought it home, but the box is too big. We'll pick it up after the holidays."

"But it's so expensive."

"I want the best for you and our baby."

"Thank you so much."

"There's one more thing."

"You've already gotten me so much though."

Neal didn't say anything as he handed her one last box. She unwrapped it carefully and her box dropped when she saw what was inside.

"Before you freak out let me explain. It's not a real engagement ring because I know that you aren't ready for that. Think of it more like a promise ring that I will always be there for you and our son and that one day I will make you my wife. How does that sound?"

"Perfect." Emma said tears coming to her eyes.

She allowed Neal to slip the band over her finger before flinging her arms around his neck and kissing him. He pulled her in as close as possible with her bulging stomach.

Suddenly he pulled away and looked at Emma. "Is that…?"

Emma nodded her head yes. "Looks like our son wanted to give you a Christmas present as well."

Neal looked at Emma awe struck. He quickly moved his hands from her back and placed them on her stomach to feel the baby move again.

"Thank you son." He leaned down to Emma's stomach to kiss the spot where the baby just moved.

Emma looked down and watched as Neal continued to talk to her stomach. This was the best Christmas she could remember, and she couldn't wait until next year when their family would be complete. With Neal and her son she knew that there would never be another Christmas spent alone.