Jubal sat the watch back on to its holder, and he sat it on the table along with his framed photo, pencil holder and new mug, he really couldn't stop smiling. He was never one that cared about material things but Maggie had known that about him so had made sure to make all the gifts personal so that they would mean something to him, showing him that she really did know him better than anyone.

"Daddy you give your gifts to Maggie" Abby pulled her Dad's hand to try to get him to stand up.

Jubal had no idea how Abby hadn't told Maggie yet there was actually a gift from the kids for her, he was sure that Abby would let it slip but so far she hadn't. Jubal got to his feet when his daughter pulled on his hand, and they went over to the tree lifting the gifts which they had gotten for Maggie. Jubal carried them back over to the couch, and he held out the first gift giving it to Tyler and Abby.

"We asked Dad if we could get you a gift, we hope you like it" Tyler spoke as he and Abby handed over the present.

Maggie was so surprised when she heard the kids, she never for a second thought that they would be getting her anything."You two are just the sweetest kids ever" she smiled as she took the gift from them and opened it as both kids watched to see if Maggie liked their gift. Maggie opened it to find a framed photo of her, Jubal and the kids with a unicorn in one corner and a soccer ball in the opposite corner. She had such a large smile on her face as she looked at the picture and the icons on the frame.

"I picked the unicorn" Abby smiled proudly as Jubal and Tyler chuckled.

"Your sister sent me that picture yesterday morning, she took it of us the other night, and it seemed the perfect picture to put in the frame" Jubal looked at Maggie, loving the fact that they had both surprised each other with framed photos.

"I love it, the photo is amazing and the unicorn and football just make it so perfect, now I get to have a little of you both here with me" Maggie smiled as she hugged Tyler and Abby thanking them again for their gift.

Jubal handed the smaller box that he was holding to Maggie, she took the wrapping paper off and took the lid off and couldn't believe her eyes as she ran her fingers over the Pandora Charm bracelet, she turned the charm around to see it was a heart with a stone in the middle... Maggie looked at Jubal "You got my birthstone…how did you know about this?."

"You had mentioned to Kristen about wanting a Charm Bracelet, and I talked to Mel, and she told me that you have always talked about wanting to get one. I wanted to get you one that you could wear at work and not be afraid of losing. There were a few options for your first charm, but then I saw this one, and that was my mind made up."

"I can't believe you remembered me even saying that to Kristen, you and I were't even dating at the time…. The charm is perfect, I couldn't imagine a more perfect first charm for it. Thank you, babe, it really is perfect… I love it" Maggie smiled as she took the bracelet out and got Jubal to help her put it on.

"Your parents asked me to give you this from them" Jubal smiled handing Maggie a small box, and she opened it to find they had bought her a charm for the bracelet saying 'daughter' on it.

Maggie took the charm out letting it lay in her hand as she looked at Jubal "You told my parents what you were getting me?."

Jubal smiled nodding, "When I told Mel what I was thinking of getting, she told me your parents would want to know, so they left the Charm with me to give you".

Maggie leaned over and kissed Jubal before hugging him so tight, she couldn't believe that he had gone to the bother of speaking to her family about her gift "This is one of the most beautiful gifts, I have ever been given thank you, Jubal"

Jubal hugged Maggie back just as tight, he was so glad to see that she loved the Charm bracelet so much, he had been nervous telling her parents about it, but they told him how much Maggie would love it, and they both really appreciated that he was including them in it… "I've one more for you to open" He pulled back and lifted the final smallish box handing to Maggie.

"You know you can't say we got you too much with how much you have got me" Maggie chuckled softly as she waited until Jubal put the daughter charm on her bracelet before taking the box from him. She took the wrapping paper off and lifted the lid off to reveal a beautiful yet simple silver necklace with the letter, 'M' in gold on a silver disc.

Jubal was nervous about this gift, he had been nervous about them all honestly, this was the first time he had really put so much thought into a gift for someone that he loved. He really wanted to get this perfect.

"I choose a simple chain, so that you could wear it at work without getting too many questions from the team and without it getting in the way of having to run… Turn the disc over" Jubal kept his eyes on Maggie.

She couldn't believe that Jubal had taken the time to think about picking out jewellery for her that she could wear at work and that wouldn't draw too much attention. She really did love how thoughtful he could be, and he was really showing it with his gifts to her. Hearing Jubal she turned the disc over to read the engraving 'Every Step I have taken was to bring me closer to you."

"Oh Jubal…" Maggie took her eyes off the necklace to look at Jubal as tears filled her eyes as she looked at the man she loved more than anything "This is so beautiful and perfect... I love it".

Jubal let out the breath he didn't even realise he had been holding as he saw how much Maggie loved it "It's the truth baby, and you don't have to wear it at work if you don't feel comfortable with the engraving"

Maggie shook her head as she leaned over kissing Jubal resting her free hand on his cheek "I will be wearing it, everyday babe… It's from you, if people see the engraving I don't care. They will see that I am extremely lucky to have the sweetest man in the world" Maggie smiled as she stole another quick kiss from Jubal before asking him to put the necklace on her for. She ran her hand over it when he put it on, she really couldn't believe the beautiful, personal, and meaningful gifts which he had gotten her… She really was completely and madly in love with this man who continued to surprise her.

"You know bringing my family here was already way too much babe."

"You deserve all of this and so much more baby" Jubal smiled kissing Maggie once more before reluctantly pulling back.

Jubal and Maggie gave their gifts to the kids who were both over the moon with their gifts, they both kept thanking Maggie and their dad for what they had got. Of course, the kids wanted to open their gifts straight away and Maggie, and Jubal were more than happy to get involved with them, Jubal was building Lego with Tyler while Maggie was sitting on the floor helping Abby doing her Unicorn glow in the dark jigsaw. They hadn't realised the time until they heard a knock at the door, and Jubal stood up from his seat on the couch.

"That's probably Jen, Ben and Charlie"

Jubal answered the door and let Jen and her family in, they all greeted each other with Jen introducing Ben and Charlie to Maggie… Ben and Tyler continued to build the Lego that Jubal had started with Tyler and Maggie continued to help Abby with her jigsaw while talking to Jen. Charlie and Jubal were on the couch talking and catching up as it had been a while since they had hung out together and both men got on really well, but Jubal kept finding himself watching Maggie, which of course was noticed by Jen.

"You know it's so sweet my little brother can't go a few minutes without looking your way."

Maggie shook her head laughing as she smiled looking at Jubal "He's really enjoying today, it's so good to see him so relaxed and happy. He really deserves all of this."

Jen smiled "You are the reason that he is so happy, the way you and your family has embraced the kids has meant so much to him".

"He and the kids are part of my family, they are stuck with me for a very long time"

"Well that's good to hear because I'd have to kick his ass for letting you go" Jen laughed softly.

The kids had asked to finish off the cookies they had made with Maggie and her family while watching a movie. Jen was sitting with Charlie at the breakfast bar having a glass of wine as Maggie stood with Jubal's arms wrapped around her from behind, he kissed her cheek and neck before resting his chin on her shoulder.

"Merry Christmas baby"

Maggie had decided not to take any wine, and she was thankful as it meant she was able to turn her head a little to kiss Jubal as she pulled his arms tighter around him.m

"It's been the perfect first Christmas together"