Sharon was awake before Andy, already in and out of the shower by the time he got out of bed. Knowing she hadn't eaten yet, he pulled his robe on and walked into the kitchen to start breakfast for them and Rusty if he was still home. She emerged a few minutes later almost ready for the day, smiling when she saw him making omelets.

"Morning, husband," she greeted softly, leaning up on her tiptoes to kiss him softly before she started making a cup of tea.

"Morning." He flipped her omelet onto a plate and started making his, watching her out of the corner of his eye. Her deep red dress fit her perfectly and it was a struggle to focus on the task at hand. "What are your plans for our day off?"

"As long as we don't get a case," she corrected, "but I have a few last minute Christmas gifts I need to find."

"I don't think a few weeks until Christmas counts as last minute." He raised an eyebrow and leaned against the stove to look at her.

"It's last minute to me. And I don't know what I'm looking for, so I was going to wander around downtown." She shrugged and stirred her tea, tilting her head to meet his gaze. "Would you like to join me?"

"Of course I would." He leaned over to kiss her softly and turned to finish his omelet. "It won't take me long to get ready once we're done eating." She smiled and sat at the counter with her breakfast, waiting for him to join her before they ate.

They wandered through downtown for a while before she tugged on his hand and pulled him into a hole-in-the-wall antique shop. He willingly followed her, more interested in watching her than perusing the shop. The heels of her boots clicked softly as she walked along the aisles, her fingers lightly stroking over any object that caught her attention.

He looked away from her and started looking at the shelves himself, realizing he still needed something to finish out Sharon's gift and something for Nicole as well. He continued following his wife around, sometimes lingering back when something caught his eye. When he looked up, he realized Sharon was already a couple aisles over.

He started to follow her, but he stopped when he saw a small snow globe out of the corner of his eye. He turned and gently picked it up, holding it up so he could get a better look at it. A large tree dominated the globe with a small, fat bird sitting on a branch. He laughed at the oddity of it before realizing the green balls hanging from the other branches were pears.

"A partridge in a pear tree." He shook his head and smiled, already trying to figure out how he could buy it without Sharon noticing.