Secret Santa Rucas

05 The ornament

Riley- Where did this come from

Riley ask looking at the miniature nutcracker in red hanging from the family tree in the living room She and Maya have been getting ready for the big reveal party at Topamga together and now that they're preparing to leave and looking at the tree again Riley is sure she's looking at an ornament that wasn't there before nor does she think it's not one of the family's collection

Topanga- Where did what come from sweetie

Topanga responds slipping into her jacket She'll be coming to the cafe as well to help Katy deal with the influx of teenagers

Riley points at the ornament 

Riley- This nutcracker

Topanga smiles

Topanga- Oh that your secret Santa dropped that off They said they noticed an empty spot on the tree and thought you would would happier with it filled

Riley heart pounds a little when she hears that her secret Santa was in the apartment while she was there And she still missed them She's past the point of merely being excited to find out who they are They've been giving her incredible thoughtful gifts over the past couple of weeks and she's desperate to know who is that knows her so well to find such perfect items Her first and strongest suspicon is still Maya nobody has the kind of access to get like Maya and does and the gifts had so many little touched that seemed a bit like her the photo on the post card the beautiful flower crown But there's no way that Maya could have put the ornament on the tree It wasn't there when they went back to her room to change and they had gotten read together Maya had never left the room

Riley loves the mystery She loves that it's filled her world with extra holiday spirit and cheer to make the best Christmas she had yet But she's ready for the mystery to be solved She wants to share her joy with them and thank them an she wants to see everyone else get to the same thing

She grabs her coat and sets to work ushering Maya and her mother out of the apartment