Tori smiled as she placed the last ornament on the tree. Standing back, she took in the perfectly decorated pine and sighed happily. It was Christmas Eve and the sky was littered with thousands of bright stars.

It had been seven completely blissful months since she and Blake were married, and it would be their first Christmas together. She looked underneath the tree and found several brightly colored packages. All her gifts for her husband were there… all but one, and she was sure he was going to love it.

Other gifts from their friends were under the tree as well, seeing as they were all coming over in the morning.

"Tor? You home?" Blake called as he entered the house. Tori smiled and turned.

"In the living room," she called back. Moments later Blake came into the room holding a small gift bag. "What's this?" she asked as she placed her arms around his waist. Blake just grinned and pulled out a small bunch of mistletoe.

He grinned as he held it above them and Tori leaned into him, capturing his mouth with hers passionately.

When they pulled away Blake as a little surprised at the intensity his wife had put into their kiss.

"Wow… what was that for?" he asked.

Tori just grinned like a Cheshire cat. "I just missed you today."

They broke away and Blake placed the mistletoe on the doorway. Tonight was going to be special… he could just feel it. He and Tori had decided that they would open their gifts to each other tonight, and then the others in the morning when the rest of their family and friends arrived.

He sank into the cushions of the couch and let out a huge breath. He hoped that Tori would like his gifts, and deep down he knew she would.

Soft Christmas music began to play in the background and he turned to see Tori emerge from the kitchen with two steaming mugs of hot chocolate.

She handed him one and sat next to him, cuddling close and loving the feeling of his arm around her.

"This is the best Christmas ever," she said happily.

Blake kissed her temple. "But it's not Christmas yet."

She turned her head to him and smirked. "Either way, I KNOW it will be come tomorrow… I never really had a Christmas with someone before, well besides Dustin and Shane, but when I was little all we didn't really have a lot of things."

Blake kissed her cheek, placed his cup down and rose from the couch. Tori watched as he went to the tree and grabbed a gift. "Come here," he said gently. Tori placed her mug down as well and joined him. "We're going to have to change that then," he said as he handed her the box.

Tori smiled and handed him one as well. Tori opened her gift first and found a beautiful blue topaz pendent on a silver chain. "Blake, it's beautiful," she said as she kissed him. "Thank you."

Blake smiled and opened his gift next. "Oh man," he said when he saw the contents of the bag. He pulled out a new Motocross jersey with his last name on the back of it. He kissed her cheek tenderly. "This is great… thank you."

The gift giving went on like that for a while until all the gifts were opened. Blake pulled her to him and kissed her lips softly, letting his hand linger on her cheek.

"There's, um… one more gift I have for you," Tori said as she reached behind the tree and pulled out a small box.

"Tor, you've given me enough," he said as she handed it to him.

"I know, but this one is kind of for the both of us."

Blake smirked and opened the box… what he found inside caused his heart to race and his face to go blank for a moment.

He held up a miniature version of the same jersey Tori had given him earlier… but there was one difference…

"Baby Bradley," Blake muttered in disbelief as he read the name on the back aloud.

Tori was beaming from ear to ear as she watched his facial expressions change.

Blake looked up from the jersey and then to Tori, and then down to her abdomen. "Are you…"

"I figured that we should keep the racing tradition up in the family," she said as a few tears fell from her eyes as she laughed.

Blake dropped the jersey and grabbed her in a passionate embrace, and gave her a searing kiss that left both of them numb.

"Oh Tor… this is… wow," he stuttered as he saw the look of pure joy on her face. He kissed her again and then ran his hands down to her stomach. "How far? When did you find out?"

Tori laughed a little. "A little over eight weeks, I found out a few days ago, but I wanted to wait till Christmas."

"This is the best gift I could have ever asked for," he said as he leaned down and kissed her abdomen. "We're really having a baby?" he asked when he met her gaze again.

"We're really having a baby," she stated. Blake couldn't stop smiling as he held her in his arms. "I wanted to tell you first before the others get here tomorrow."

Blake stood then and pulled her up with him. He just held her as they swayed to the music, reveling in the fact that they both would finally have a family to truly call their own.

Tori scratched the back of his neck and he sighed at her touch. "Thank you for giving me this," she whispered into his ear.

Blake ran his hands along her back and kissed her neck. "Thank you for loving me."

They both kissed then, their lips barely touching. Even in the softest kisses they could feel the love that radiated from them. They made it back to their bedroom and lay in each other's arms; Blake's hand resting over their child.

"I love you," Blake whispered.

"I love you… Merry Christmas," Tori replied.

The two of them slept peacefully, knowing that all they had been through had lead up to this moment… this moment of pure and total love that had created new life. They had sustained more than any one person should have had to endure in a lifetime, but they had patiently waited for the time when they could truly be happy… and they had finally gotten what they had always wanted.

THE END