Disclaimer: Gilmore Girls is now being added to my Christmas list. Speaking of Christmas…
Author's Note: I hoped you guys liked the last chapter. This is the last chapter until the special wedding chapter! Yay! I am not sure yet, but I might split the wedding chapter into two parts. Well, enjoy because this one's long.
Warning: If you still believe in Santa Claus, you might not want to read this story. It tells you the truth about him.
"Okay, Will and Emma are asleep! Whose ready for the annual Christmas Eve movie marathon?" Lorelai asked as she and Rory bounded down the stairs to join Luke on the couch.
"Ooh, what are we watching this year?" Rory asked, popping some goldfish in her mouth.
"I got White Christmas, It's A Wonderful Life, and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town." Lorelai said.
Luke looked over at Lorelai who had put in the first movie. "Do not tell me we're watching them all tonight. It's already 8 o'clock."
"Hon, we do this every year. And If you get tired you can sleep, but don't snore." Lorelai replied. She got back on the couch and snuggled up to Luke.
"You know you guys will have to be Santa next year right?" Rory asked as the movie started.
"Can't wait for that." Luke grumbled as the credits appeared on the screen.
By the end of the second movie, Luke was dead asleep and Lorelai was starting to drift off into sleep. Rory had gone back to her room halfway through the second movie since she had already fell asleep twice.
Lorelai shook Luke to get him up and they trudged upstairs into their bedroom and got in the bed.
Luckily for them, Emma and Will had only woken up twice during the night.
"Mmmm," Lorelai groaned, rolling over to snuggle up to Luke only to find his side of the bed empty. "Humph," She pouted.
She got on out of bed and wandered out into the hall, the smell of bacon hitting her in the face. She could hear laughter downstairs and went to investigate.
"'Bout time you got up, mom," Rory said when Lorelai walked into the kitchen to get some coffee. Rory was sitting at the table making faces at Emma and Will, who were smiling. Luke was over by the stove making the works.
Lorelai walked over to Luke and pecked him on the lips. "Merry Christmas, babe."
"Merry Christmas, Lorelai. Hey can you set the table," He gestured towards a stack of plates and silverware.
"Sure thing, hon," She replied.
Carefully, Lorelai took the plates and utensils over to the kitchen table and set them up nicely before going to get some napkins. After she finished her chore, Lorelai took a seat next to her eldest child.
"They're cute aren't they," Lorelai asked when she saw the look of fascination in Rory's eyes.
Rory looked up at her mom. "They are just too cute. If I have kids, I hope they're half as cute as Will and Emma."
Lorelai chuckled at Rory's response. "Well, they won't be ugly. Ah, I love Christmas. I can't wait to open presents!"
"Oh, I know," Rory said excitedly, "I got you a great present mom, you'll love it."
"Okay, coming through. Lorelai, the food's hot, so please, don't burn your mouth." Luke warned as he set the steaming food on the table.
"Luke," Lorelai whined, "You said you wouldn't say anything about it. Plus, it only happened once."
Now it was Rory's turn to chuckle. She loved that her mom and Luke now had a family together. It felt like their lives were complete.
After breakfast and feeding the babies, they all moved into the living room to open the Christmas presents. They all sat in a small circle beside the tree each with a few presents in their lap.
"Well, who's going first?" Luke asked.
"Ooh, ooh, pick me!" Lorelai bounced up and down, waving her hand excitedly.
Luke rolled his eyes and Rory just laughed. "Fine, Lorelai you can go first, then Rory, then me. And we can open the twins' last."
Lorelai didn't wait another second and ripped of the wrapping paper of the first present.
"Oh that one's from me," Rory added.
Lorelai looked in the box and smiled, "Aww, these are adorable!" She leaned over to give her daughter a hug. She showed Luke the two Christmas coffee mugs. One was of a snowman and the other a penguin.
"And this present is from Luke," She smiled and opened the small box. When she saw the gift she gasped. Inside was a silver and gold snowflake pendant. "Luke it's beautiful." She whispered and leaned over to kiss him sweetly.
"I got it for you to wear at our wedding. Rory helped pick it out." Luke mentioned.
"Well, my daughter does inherit my gene to pick out amazingly beautiful jewelry." Lorelai bragged.
"Okay, it's my turn," Rory said, then she frowned slightly, "Wait, why do I only have one present, mom. And it's not even from you." She started opening the present while waiting for Lorelai's response.
"I got you something really special. It's coming later." She smiled when Rory nodded.
"Oh my God, Luke I wanted this book really bad. Thanks!" She smiled and gave him a hug.
"Okay Luke, you can open yours now." Lorelai said.
Luke gave her a look and carefully started to unwrap his presents. He opened the first one up to show a picture of him, Lorelai, and the twins when they were born in a frame that said 'World's Greatest Dad'. The other was a new flannel a baseball cap that read '1 dad'. "Thanks, but Lorelai, you know I am never going to wear that hat."
"Yeah, but I thought it would be funny anyway." She said and high-fived Rory.
"Well I didn't bother wrapping any of Emma's and Will's presents so I have to go get them." Lorelai said quickly before running up the stairs and returning with two bags. One said Will and the other Emma.
Lorelai put the two bags in the middle and the group started to pull things out. Will's bag contained a blue bear, two outfits, a baseball glove and bat, and a plush ball. Emma's bag had a pink bear, three outfits, a doll, and a princess dress.
"Lorelai they're babies, they don't play with that stuff." Luke complained.
Lorelai sighed. "So?" She hopped up and headed upstairs again.
When she came back down she was carrying a giant box as carefully as she could. She set it next to Rory. "This one is all yours, babe. From your loving mother."
Rory giggled and carefully lifted the top of the box. Taking the lid off she squealed. "Mom, it's so cute. I love it."
"She can keep you company when Logan is away." Lorelai replied and accepted the hug from her daughter.
Rory lifted the puppy from the box and sat it in her lap. "Does she have a name?"
"Lady."
"Mom, I think this is one of the best Christmas's we've ever had." Rory suggested.
"Best one I have had." Luke agreed.
Lorelai looked at her amazing family. "Yeah, best on yet."
To be continued…
Wow, that was long for me. Did I surprise you with the puppy? I hope you like this chapter. I was out with the flu this week so I had nothing to do. Expect the wedding chapter in two or three weeks because it is going to take a while to write. Review please, because lately I haven't been getting many and I want to know how I am doing.
Oh, and there is a link on my profile where you can see the puppy, necklace, and coffee mugs.
