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Andy finished his shower and dried off, he felt a little better now, more awake. It was Christmas day and not much of a holiday for him. He and Lucy had prepared a traditional buffet for the boarding house and after cleaning up from that they were done. Lucy was sitting on the bed with a pad and pencil.

"What are you doing Lucy?" he asked towel drying his hair and running his hand through it.

"Making notes, sketches for the bakery. Andy we can live over it, make a nice flat. Gosh it would be good to get out of this room."

"You're right about that, its wall to wall. Of course we don't spend much time up here. He flopped down on the bed beside her.

"I know, but if we had our own place...you smell nice and clean." Lucy turned to him and leaned against his shoulder.

Andy put his arm around her and pulled her in for a kiss. "I know Santa didn't come this year, but...well maybe we could...you know"

"Give me to you and you to me?"

"Kinda what I had in mind...I don't have anything else Lucy to give you."

"Oh Andy you're all I would ever want," Pad and pencil forgotten she was in his arms.

"It's been a rough year for us...things are gonna be better next year," he said and lay her back on the bed

"Ummm," she said caressing his face, "too much talk." he lay on top of her and she ran her hands up his bare back and down over his hips, "mine...my present."

"Lucy, I love you," Andy silenced her response with his mouth, kissing her deeply and soundly he took his gift from her.

It wasn't often he said that, she knew he loved her from his actions and his touch, but hearing him say it tonight was the best present she could ever have hoped for.