“Great! I love that house. God how I wish we could live there permanently” she said jumping up and down.

            “Come on kiddo, let’s go!” she said giggling, she loved her little girl’s excitement.

6

Chapter

We’re glad to welcome you to the Porter-Kennard’s mansion

            Following Angelica suggestion, the blonde decided to talk to Alice about the house and the fact that it felt cold and empty despite the expensive and antique furniture. It was beautiful, there was no doubt about that. But it didn’t feel like home. Since it was Christmas time, it even felt colder without any kind of thing that had a little bit of Christmas in it. Bette wasn’t at the house but it wasn’t a big deal. She was going to act like a real wife and surprise the other one. Alright, Kennard. You can do this.

            Alice, as always allowed her to do anything she thought was good for the house and the ‘recital’ they were going to accomplish together. She trusted Tina and knew that she was going to do nothing that could possibly ruin their plan. So she just gave her carte blanche and let her deal with it alone. She left the house so Tina and her daughter were alone; well, the servants were there too. And thank God they were there, since Tina needed someone to go buy lot of Christmas decorations and – most important thing – a Christmas tree.

            Within three hours Tina managed to decorate the whole house and, at last, turned it into a real home. She started changing some furniture position, then continued with the decorations; there were, now, garlands, angels, hollies and lights all over the place. Toys and stuffed animals all over the place, just to show the fact that a kid was leaving there. And in the middle of the living room there it was, a giant and beautiful tree. It was adorned with multicolored balls and candy canes. On the top you could see a beautiful and bright star. Everything looked perfect. Christmas finally made its way into Bette Porter’s house as well. Tina was awkwardly feeling happy to make this for someone, she didn’t recall the last time she put her whole self into something like that. It felt good. At least, until Bette entered the house.