"Good morning" Patrick hummed as Shelagh started to stir in his arms.
"Morning" She mumbled sleepily before throwing her eyes wide open as she realised what day it was.
"Merry Christmas!" She beamed as she grinned up at him.
"Merry Christmas" Patrick returned, a small chuckle escaping his lips at Shelagh's excitement.
Smiling to himself Patrick reached out to tuck a loose strand of her hair behind her ear, his hand then cupped her face as he slowly leaned in for a kiss.
Shelagh placed her hand on top of his and smiled to herself as she deepened the kiss, marveling to herself that she was now free to do so.
After what felt like eternity they parted from their embrace and took in a much needed breath.
"Oh I almost forgot" Shelagh said as she rolled over and picked up a present she had left by her side of the bed.
Smiling to herself she handed the neatly wrapped present to him.
"What's this?" Patrick asked.
"Just a little something from me, now come on open it" Shelagh grinned, excited to see his reaction.
Opening the present Patrick chuckled and smiled as he saw a personalized calendar full of photos of Tim, Shelagh and himself.
"Thank you, I love it" He grinned as he flicked through the months and looked at each photo, many of which were from their countless days out to zoo's, parks and even the theatre.
Placing the calendar down Patrick smiled and rolled over to reach for the present he had hidden from her. He opened the top drawer of the bed side table and pulled out a somewhat neatly wrapped present.
"Go on, open it" Patrick chuckled as he passed it over to Shelagh.
Opening it up she could feel herself starting to tear up.
Inside was a mug with the picture of them and Tim in Hazlehead Park.
"I thought you could do with a new mug for work seeing as your other one broke" He explained sweetly.
"I love it, thank you Patrick" Shelagh beamed as she placed a kiss on his cheek. "How on earth did you get this made so quickly?" She asked as her thumb soothed over the picture.
"I had it made when your father, Tim and I went to the hotel" He smiled as Shelagh wiped away her tears. "I have another present for you but I'm afraid you'll have to open that one later".
Shelagh was about to reply when the door swung open and Timothy came bounding into the room.
"Santa came!!" He cheered as he jumped onto the bed.
"Of course he did! Happy Christmas Tim!" Patrick cheered as he pulled Timothy in for hug.
"Merry Christmas Tim" Shelagh chimed.
"Can we open our presents soon?" Tim asked with a cheeky grin making them chuckle.
"We'll open them downstairs with Julienne and Peter" Patrick promised as he ruffled the eager boys hair.
Shelagh grinned to herself as she watched her boys, she couldn't help but smile as she knew this was going to be the best christmas ever!