She nearly answered it anyway. Because she had an unopened gift under the tree herself, one she had ignored because she didn't want to be a sobby snotty mess. And that's what Santa's gifts usually were. They were sentimental. Or at least to her, they had always been. But she firmly zipped her lips. Because she would wait.
It only took seconds for Sarah to know why he wanted her to wait. It was a beautiful little ring. More because the sentiment behind it than the ring itself. It took a moment for her to register what he asked her. Her hands clapped over her lips to muffle the little squeal that came to her lips. Happy tears lined her lashes as she made a noise that was halfway between a giggle and a sob. "Yes! Yes yes yes yes!" Then she could not be contained, she leaped and wrapped around his neck. "You've just made me the happiest woman in the whole universe."