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A little more Shaty fluff, since that was kind of the point of the episode, right? That's what it seemed like to me.
Also some Lucaya because why not, right?
Friday 9:59 PM
Talk her out of Secret Santa. Lucas has already left the state to avoid it and Smackle's terrified. Please.
Why me?
She listens to you!
When she wants to!
Please!
I'll try.
Shawn gets in from LA that night, excited to spend Christmas with them.
Katy and Maya are panicking.
"He's going to expect us to have traditions. Our traditions are throwing snowballs at ice skaters, tuna melts, Gimbo, and then you disappearing to Riley's Christmas Day and hanging out with her family."
"So I'll leave you guys alone and hang out with Josh the whole time. No Gimbo, no tuna melts, no snowballs. It's a win-win!"
Her mom looks like she wants to protest, but Maya's already disappeared.
"Why are you calling my mom?" Maya says, trying to pull Topanga's phone away from her ear.
"Maya, stop fighting this!" Riley calls from her bedroom. Maya groans and collapses onto the couch.
Maybe she'll call Lucas and complain to him. He'll listen.
"Nice one!" Katy shouts as the snowball nails an unsuspecting skater in the side. As the person straightens up and starts looking around for the culprit, Shawn pulls them down, laughing.
"This is a great tradition, you two."
"Why thank you," Maya says, giving a small bow that makes Shawn laugh and her mother smile. From his place in between them, he pulls them both in close and kisses each of them on the head.
"So, Riley didn't put her name in the box and never took yours out of it," Maya says as he comes back to the table outside of Topanga's with two mugs of hot chocolate. She hands him her clumsily wrapped package and adds, "Merry belated Christmas, Huckleberry."
He opens it and holds up the Hulk figurine curiously. He raises an eyebrow at her and she sighs.
"Well, you're a major nerd. But I picked him because you know, he's a great guy who has a dark side he doesn't like to show, and that he's ashamed of. But he learns to use it for good."
He laughs at her, then pulls her close to him and kisses the side of her head. She pulls away, blushing, and hates that he can still do this to her when she gave up on him and he's dating her best friend.
"Thank you, Maya. And I'm surprised you know so much about the Hulk."
"I don't always tune you out, you know."