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The Gift
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“Nope,” Tina said, enjoying the fact that for the first time, Bette was asking for a hint about her Christmas present.
“Fine. I’ll get it out of you some way or another.”
“My lips are sealed.”
“Alice’s aren’t.”
“Elizabeth Porter, don’t you dare think about worming this out of Alice! You have 24 more hours to wait. Just relax. Angie has shown more patience than you have.”
“Yes, yes. I’m going to make some tea. Want some?”
“I want a whole breakfast, I’ll be there in a minute,” Tina said as Bette left the room.
She waited until she heard Bette clattering around in the kitchen before she straightened the book she had taken down before. Humming to herself, Tina followed Bette into the kitchen. She couldn’t wait for Bette to see what she had in store.
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Tina, Bette and Angie passed their day together as a family. They hung out, watched movies, let Angie taste egg nog (Bette balked at giving Angie a little in a cup – she wanted to give her a teaspoon full and no more) and took turns helping Angie wrap presents for one another. It was relaxed fun and Tina savored the time they had together, taking videos and so many pictures that Bette began to get annoyed.
They watched Angie’s favorite cartoon until she fell asleep between them on the couch. They took her up to bed, but she woke up and demanded to see Santa before they could escape her bedroom. Bette had wearily agreed to read her a story until she fell asleep and Tina had slipped away for a while, to do some cleaning up and to put all the wrapped presents under the tree. She couldn’t resist shaking a few of Bette’s presents to her in trying to decipher what was inside. Giggling, she arranged the presents under the tree. There. Everything looked perfect.
She sat down in a chair and just looked at the tree for awhile, thinking of happy Christmases past. She shook herself out of her reverie and went upstairs to speak to Bette.
Tina peered around the open door and melted when she saw Bette dozing on Angie’s bed while their daughter slept. She was sitting up with her back against the headboard, the book she’d been reading to Angie still open on her lap. Angie was sound asleep. It was a really cute scene and Tina longed to take a picture, but she saw her opportunity and needed to take it. She checked her watch – 9:30. She crept downstairs and picked up her phone and shoved her keys in her pocket. She scrawled a note for Bette, saying that she had gone out for a quick errand – that was vague enough and also true – and that she would be back in a few minutes. Tina hoped that the note would be unneccessary, that she could get out and get back before Bette woke up.
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What a great Xmas present for us. Thank you, o’malley. I loved this episode-heck, I loved all of them, but this was my fav. Thank you.
This was one terrific story. Thank you!!
Thanks for this Christmas gift. Awesome post. And I so dont mind if you post Chistmas stories all year round. It’ll be like Christmas every day! Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas
I loved it! Thanks for all the little holiday gifts, they were wonderful.
I loved this story: quasi-angst, pseudo misery – love, hugs and kisses abounding. Thank you for the lovely Christmas present. I enjoyed every minute of reading it!
I very much enjoyed the Christmas stories. I loved all of them. Thank you.
I’d thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this story …love the banter between Bette and Tina (“undergifter”) to Alice’s suggestion of “metal art” gift…What did Bette get for Tina? Thank-you O’Malley for this terrific heart-warming christmas story. Hope you’re having a fantastic festive season!
That was wonderful.
This was beautiful. :o) Thank you!!
That was a wonderful story and so like them. Very lovely. Don’t mean to be a spoil sport, but what did Bette get Tina and what kind of car was it? We could have another chapter to complete this series of stories by telling us what Tinas’ gift was from Bette and what kind of car Bette got? How they all enjoyed the drive and Bette and Tinas special “thank you” when they went to bed, or at least a hint of it. Thanks for posting.
I loved the big reveal! Count me in the camp that wants a sequel. :) thanks :)
This was such a cute story. Thanks!
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this story! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, o’malley!
What a heartwarming story. I love it. Thanks for this post.
Excellent Christmas stories! Ya know….the Christmas season extends into January too…..that means you can write us more stories! Please!
Em…Omalley…what did Bette give T for X’mas? Oh, please do tell…This was simply delightful. I think my fav X’mas story of 2009. The entire premise of “undergifting”, competetiveness, Tina’s predicament, the gang’s solution, and the build up to Bette getting the car (I was holding my breath on that one)…was so great! Best of all, your dialoque is so real and just shows the connection we love in Tibette. So well done! Love your writing…and yes, I’d take your stories 365 days a year…no pressure. LOL! Merry X’mas!!!
great holiday story…oh btw what kind of car was it? and what did bette get for tina?
Awesome Brilliant Story. Thank you. Loved it. Merry Christmas and the Happiest of the New Year to you Omalley. Thank you for your wonderful stories.
Awesome! Another cute one! All these years later!