"Smile." Jess told her.

"If you take one more picture, I will knock you down and sit on you." Rory warned him. "Considering how much I weigh right now breathing would be difficult."

"Luke weighs more than you do."

"That's not really helping right now Jess."

"Sorry." He apologised and set the camera on the table. "So what do you want to do now? We opened presents; you and Lorelai took a nap. We had lunch and came back here. Any other Gilmore family traditions we need to keep up with."

"Just come and lay down here next to me." Rory told him.

"What are you exactly doing anyway?" Jess asked looked down to where Rory was laying under the tree in their apartment.

"Looking at the lights."

"I can see them just fine from here."

"Jess, come and lie down." Rory suggested again.

"Are you even sure you should be doing that?" Jess asked.

"I have a cushion under my butt so I don't cut of blood flow to my legs, I'll be fine. Just come and look at the lights."

"Okay." Jess conceded and lay down next to her.

"No squint your eyes a little." Rory told him.

"Are you sure you're not certifiable?" Jess asked.

"Not that I know of. Just look."

"Nice." Jess commented.

"Shush!" Rory whispered.

They lay there in silence, when their daughter made her presence know Rory put Jess's hand on her stomach so he could feel her kick.

GG

Jess sat in a chair with his feet up on another chair reading, every few minutes he glanced up to see Rory wriggling on the bed trying to get comfortable.

After glancing at the clock he decided it was time to eat, he checked the refrigerator, despite the fact that he'd gone grocery shopping two days earlier Rory had polished off most of the food with her midnight hunger pangs.

Rather than heading downstairs and borrowing some food from the diner Jess grabbed a frozen pizza and threw it in the oven.

He was sat down at the table eating it when the smell woke Rory up.

"You made pizza?" Rory said opening her eyes.

"Watching you wriggle is hungry work." Jess smiled.

"There better be some left when I get up."

"I don't know about that." Jess teased.

"Jess." Rory groaned.

"There's half left help yourself."

"I just have to get up first."

Jess put his feet down and got up.

"Want a hand?" He offered. "Or do you want me to bring it you?"

"Bring it here."

"Yes ma'am." Jess grabbed the plate and carried it over to the bed.

"Don't call me ma'am. I'm not old enough to be a ma'am."

"How about a Ms?"

"Nope." Rory shook her head.

"How about honey?"

Rory burst out laughing.

"What's so funny?" Jess inquired.

"I'm sorry you can't pull off calling anyone honey." Rory was still laughing.

"Nice to know I can make you laugh."

"It just doesn't go with the image Jess." Rory smiled. "Although it's definitely one of the highlights of Christmas."

"Just don't go mentioning it to your mother."

"Would I do that?" Rory teased.

"Yes."

"We should eat the pizza before it gets cold." Rory suggested.

TBC