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    This Time Around

    Story written on December 25, 2010 by omalley.
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    Story Shortlink: https://lesfan.com/?p=76672
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    It’s Christmas… right?

    “Yeah, in a second. There’s just one thing we haven’t discussed, T.”

    Tina yawned. “What’s that?”

    “What about Angelica? No Christmas is fine with me, and apparently just fine for you too – but we do have a little girl to think about.”

    “I know. I haven’t figured that part out yet. Since neither of us is religious and we’re not raising Angelica to be, I see no reason to carry on with Christmas for her sake. She already has more toys than she could ever play with.”

    Bette couldn’t argue with that. Angelica’s toy chest was filled to bursting with dolls and stuffed animals, her closets had plenty of board games, she had a fairly large bookcase practically groaning with first readers and volumes of fairy tales, and Bette made sure she had every art supply a little girl could realistically use neatly set up in one corner of the room. Angelica didn’t need any more stuff. “That’s true…” Bette agreed.

    A moment of silence passed and Tina spoke up. “I’ve got it!”

    “Got what?”

    “Disneyland.”

    “Disneyland?”

    “Yeah. She hasn’t been for ages. C’mon, it’s every kid’s dream, and it will create a much nicer, lasting memory for her. She still gets something special, and she won’t know the difference. She’ll be so excited about going to Disneyland that she won’t even think about Christmas. We’ll talk it up. You’ll see.”

    “I don’t know, T…”

    “We’ll only go for the day. It’ll be fine. Okay?”

    “Well…”

    “Great. It’s settled then.”

    “If you say so, Tina. If you say so.”

    ***

    As the weeks passed, Bette found herself in the unusual position of trying to instil some Christmas cheer in Tina in a role reversal that surprised even her.

    Even though Tina insisted that she didn’t care about Christmas this year and wanted to do nothing – she’d even gone so far as to extract a promise from Bette that they would buy each other nothing – Bette couldn’t shake the feeling that somehow Tina was missing all of it. It just wasn’t like Tina not to go all out during the holidays.

    In the absence of Tina’s usual impossibly cheery demeanour throughout December, Bette did her best to lift Tina’s mood and to get her to smile and feel appreciated. Bette did a dozen little things trying to keep a smile on Tina’s face. She tacked up mistletoe and laid a huge kiss on Tina, who was unaware she had stepped under the plant. Tina had appreciated the kiss, but had made a face at the mistletoe, calling it a silly tradition. Bette had since taken it down and given up on trying to coax Tina into her habitual holiday spirit. It wasn’t going to happen.

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    Comments

    1. I liked this a lot but I like closure. Did Tina have some underlying reason other than what she stated? Sometimes, if you’re the one that gets it all going, all the responsibility, it gets to be old.

    2. Enjoyed the story, but like the previous comments, why and where did Tina develope these feelings about Christmas. Would love to see what actually happens on Christmas morning and in Disneyland. Need another post.

    5. Merry Saturday (Sunday?) to you omalley. I enjoyed this story; I’ve enjoyed everything you’d posted and for the past few days have been rereading all your Christmas stories. There was a time or two when I’d skipped Christmas and spent it alone in my dorm room at university, to the concern of family and friends. I didn’t know why I did it either. I guess I felt it was too much of a bother, too, so I totally get Tina here. And then I kind of missed the whole grand frilly Christmassy family Christmas thing, with all its commercialist trappings and whatnot, and I’m not at all a fan of organized religion either. Christmas is just too happy an idea to forego I guess. I hope Tina comes around, in your next Christmas story perhaps? :D

    8. Hey omalley, Many thanks fo this interesting and well-written story. It was such a different kind of Christmas tale. I for one love the festive season. Yes, there are lots to do but it is worth it seeing the joy of peoples faces are you spent time and exchange gifts. I was glad that Angie gots some presents as it is such a special time for kids. While commercialism is rife I like to get gifts taht eacj person will use and enjoy rather than look at the financial value. Good to read somethign different. Please write any soon. Your Loyal Fan.

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