An: i was going to add this to the last chapter, but felt better as two chapters.
Ch 8
"Morning love" Finn says kissing my cheek.
"Morning" I say yawning.
"Merry Christmas Rory" he says caressing my cheek and I look up at him smiling.
"It's a very good Christmas Finn" I say pulling him down and kissing him. We have been in Australia almost a week now.
"I have something for you" he says pulling back and getting up.
"Finn, wait. We're supposed to open them with your family later" I say glancing at the clock and seeing that it's 7 am.
"Just one" he smirks coming back with a small box and I sit up. "You said that Lorelai usually let you open one gift on Christmas Eve and it's about 7pm back home, so here" he says handing it to me and sitting across from me on the bed. How did he remember that? Logan never did. It's more of the reason I love him. I really want to tell him, but I'm too scared.
"Do you want one of yours then" I question trying to get up.
"No, we open them all together" he says.
"But it can be a tradition that we start, something special between us" I smile at him and he smiles back.
"Then who am I to stop you than, love" he laughs as I pull the sheet off and walk to the closet. Cassie and Eve brought most of Finn's over yesterday to the house for me, but I kept one.
"Merry Christmas Finn" I say kissing him and giving him the gift.
"Together" he says looking at the box.
"Sure" I laugh sitting next to him and opening the box he gave me.
"Finn" I say shocked looking at the contents of the box.
"Like it, love?" he questions. It's a diamond charm bracelet like his mother has. I saw it that first night and Ella explained that Finn gave her it on their first Christmas and has added charms for every special occasion they had. There's a little bulldog for Yale, LGH diamonds initials, FAM for him and heart for love.
"I love you" I say looking up at him and he looks at me. It just came out and it feels better out in the open then holding it in.
"What" he says surprised but smiling.
"I love you Finn" I say tears falling and he reaches up and wiped them away softly.
"Good, because I love you too Rory" he says kissing me passionately and the gifts are forgotten. His kiss is soft and intimate. It displays all the emotions in the room and I kiss him back like he's the last man I will kiss for the rest of my life. Sure we have had sex before and that's what it was desire and lust. But this time, it felt different. Neither of us held back the love we have for one another, we showed the other exactly what we felt. We made love for the first in our relationship and nothing compared to it.
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Eve interrupted us with a phone call that we better get our bloody asses to the house for presents around 9. Finn opened his watch and loved it. His other got lost in the sand a few days ago when he attempted to teach me to surf and it ended up with us in a hammock on the beach all day.
"About damn time big brother" eve complains when we walk through the door.
"Sorry baby girl" he says kissing the top of her head.
"Oh, someone got some this morning" she jokes and he looks at her.
"Bite your tongue" he states and I laugh.
"Leave her be, Finn" I say hitting his arm playfully.
"Mama" Eve yells pulling me away from Finn and through the house.
"Evie, what is all the yelling" Ella says from the couch by the tree.
"Look" she says throwing my left wrist to her. Finn told me to wear it on that on this morning.
"Finn" she says looking at the bracelet and then at me.
"Mama" he says coyly and smirking.
"Finn" she states again.
"This morning Mama" he says wrapping his arms around my waist and leaning his chin on my shoulder. He loves me and I love him.
"Then this is truly a celebration" she smiles and pulls me towards her and I sit down next to her.
"Coffee" I say looking up at Finn.
"Like the pot you had at the house wasn't bloody enough" he complains but goes into the kitchen anyways.
"Good morning all" Finn Sr. states coming in with a purple body glove surfing outfit on.
"Pop, you should have told me you were going, I would have gone with you" Finn says walking in with a mug and handing it to me before sitting on the arm of the couch next to me.
"Looking at Rory's wrist, I think you had more important things to do son" he smirks and I blush.
"Alright, enough about Finn becoming a man, presents for everyone" Nana tells everyone and it's like a frenzy by the tree. I never had siblings so this is all new to me. Cassie and her husband Jack was there with newborn Chelsea. She's adorable at 4 months. Finn and Eve fighting over who's giving their mom the first gift and Nana just laughing; it was amazing.
"It means he wants you to be his forever" Ella whispers to me and taps the bracelet.
"Like a promise ring" I say and she nods. Wow. Finn really wants this doesn't he? My phone goes off and it interrupts my over thinking. Seeing that it's mom, I excuse myself and head outside.
"Hey mom" I say smiling.
"How's the land down under kid" She laughs.
"Great, crazy this morning but nice" I say.
"Right, I forgot you're a day ahead, have I told you how unfair that is" she says and I laugh.
"Several times in fact" I state. "So, get anything good that mommy can steal, sorry borrow" she questions.
"A charm bracelet from Finn this morning, he wanted to give to me at 7pm at home when we normally opened gifts on Christmas Eve and I'm never taking it off" I say and she giggles.
"Like a candy charm bracelet, can't you at least share it?" she questions.
"No, like I love you and want to experience life adventures with you charm bracelet" I say and she's quiet. "Mom" I say.
"Sorry, I wasn't expecting that" she says.
"I love him" I say sitting on the edge of patio with my feet hanging off the edge.
"Already kid, are you sure it's not just all the excitement from Hartford and being whisked away to paradise that has you boggled brain" she says.
"My mind has never been clearer Mom. It's hard to explain, but being with Finn is like…" I say when she cuts me off.
"Like everything around you disappears and all you need and care about is him. That if you have him that's all you ever need. That you don't want to wake up without him" she says and I nod.
"Yeah" I say softly.
"Then stop over thinking kid, and book a plane and get that accent man here to meet Mommy" she jokes and I laugh. We talk for a few more minutes and I promised to call tomorrow.
"Lorelai" Finn says meeting in the entrance of the living room.
"Yeah" I smile.
"You're happy" he says caressing my cheek.
"Never been happier Finn" I smile brightly at him.
"Look up" Cassie says and we do. Mistletoe and we laugh
"Shall I" he questions and I nod. He leans down and kisses me sweetly. It's the first kiss in front of his family that we share and it didn't matter. They all faded away in those brief seconds and it was just us.
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