In which Tori brings Jade some hot chocolate on a cold morning,,

The first thing Jade noticed upon waking up was that Tori wasn't next to her. She had barely cracked her eyes open fully before she knew, because she didn't feel the comforting, warm pressure of Tori's body against her own. It wasn't often that she woke up and her girlfriend wasn't there, but when it did happen, it always put a damper on her mood because it meant no immediate good morning kiss or snuggle. But it did usually always mean some kind of surprise, which more or less made up for the lonely start to Jade's morning.

And as if Tori had planned it, just then she came through the bedroom door carrying a drink tray.

"Hi, you're awake," Tori said in an excited voice, as Jade slowly sat up in bed, barely waiting for Jade before continuing. "So since it's the first day of Winter today, I got up and went to get us a treat."

Tori came to the edge of the bed, and as soon as Jade saw the holiday cups, she knew exactly where Tori had gone (and what for).

"You and your holiday drinks," Jade said, her voice still a little groggy from waking up.

"You know you like peppermint hot chocolate season, too," Tori said, sitting on the edge of the bed. She grabbed one of the cups and handed it to Jade, who took it and immediately took a sip. She nodded to Tori, lowering her cup.

"I guess it's pretty cool," she said, as Tori took a sip of her own drink. "Thanks."

"Of course," Tori said. "Sorry I didn't warn you or anything though, I wanted to surprise you."

"It's fine," Jade said. "As much as I hate not waking up next to you, I do like surprises. Well, just your surprises. Most of the time."

Tori laughed. "I know. And here's another possible surprise. But disclaimer that you can't blame me if it doesn't happen. Hence why it might just be a possible surprise."

She grabbed her phone from her pocket and unlocked it, before turning the screen towards Jade. "The weather report says it might snow today!"

"In California?" Jade asked, squinting her eyes at Tori's phone screen. Tori shrugged.

"It's been colder than average here, so it could happen. But again, I can't control it."

Even though they didn't end up getting any snow (despite getting their hopes up a few times due to the many bouts of slushy rain they got that day instead), getting to snuggle up in bed with their hot chocolate and holiday movies ended up making up for it.

A/N: I'm just trying to ignore the heat in my lovely little city by fantasizing about hot drinks and cold weather and snow shakes fist at California

Thanks for reading! c: