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That weekend, they finally finished their Christmas shopping with a visit to the ornament store to pick out the last few items needed to decorate the house.
“And that’s it! We’ve got all the ornaments, tinsel, bells, ribbons, and everything else for the living room decorations,” Jayden said cheerfully as he finished loading the bags into the car.
“You’re wrong about that, Jayden,” Deborah corrected him as she handed him the rest of the bags.
“Wrong? About what?”
“We still need to buy something very important.”
“But… we already checked off everything on the list,” Jayden replied, puzzled, showing her the piece of paper where they had written down all the decorations they wanted.
“I didn’t put this on the list. Come on,” Deborah said, helping him close the trunk before taking his hand and leading him toward a flower shop nearby.
Jayden was a bit confused by her actions, knowing that natural flowers wouldn’t last long, but just as he was about to express his opinion, he saw her head toward the area selling poinsettias.
“Oh, is this what you wanted?”
“Yes, let’s get five to decorate with,” she said excitedly as she carefully examined each plant.
Jayden was about to grab the ones closest to him, but stopped when he noticed her meticulously selecting the plants, analyzing each pot and murmuring to herself.
Once she had picked out the ones she liked, they paid for them, and with the help of a store employee, loaded them into the car before heading home.
When they got home, they started decorating and trimming the Christmas tree, much to James’s delight, who watched as the room filled with colors and twinkling lights.
Jayden noticed that of the five poinsettias they had bought, only three were used to decorate the house, while the two with the most flowers were left by the door.
He found this curious, but assumed she planned to take them to her office.
The next day, Deborah’s company was holding their Christmas party. They were already dressed up and ready to go.
“What do you think?” Jayden asked excitedly, showing off their little reindeer, James.
“Aww, he looks adorable,” Deborah cooed as she straightened the antler headband on their son. “Here, love, take your hat,” she said, placing a Santa hat on Jayden.
“Thank you, my beautiful Mrs. Claus,” Jayden replied, giving her a kiss on the lips. “Well, we’re all set, and my parents have already gone ahead to the office to receive the gifts you requested.”
“Good, then let’s just take these and head out,” Deborah said, picking up the poinsettias.
“Take them where?” Jayden asked, puzzled, as he followed her.
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“I’ll be right back. You can wait at home or get in the car; I won’t be long,” she instructed as she walked through the garden.
“Do you need help?” Jayden offered to carry the plants, but she declined.
“Just carry James.”
“Okay, but… where are you going?”
“To take the poinsettias, I already told you,” she replied, continuing on her way.
The three of them walked to a special greenhouse.
James excitedly waved his hands, trying to catch the showflakes that had started to fall.
“Oh… so these were for my mother–in–law.”
“Exactly. That’s why I saved the best ones for her.”
“I see. Wait, love, let me help,” Jayden said, quickly stepping forward to open the door so they could enter.
“Thank you,” Deborah said as she made her way to where her mother rested, carefully placing the plants at the base of the obelisk.
James was playing with his hands, intently watching the large stone in the center of the place.
“Look, son, we’re visiting your grandmother and great–grandfather,” Jayden explained.
“Hello, Mom. Merry Christmas. You know, today is the company party,” Deborah said as she finished arranging the plants. “And I brought you a gift.”
“Yeah, James, we brought some red flowers for Grandma because these were her favorites,” Deborah explained, dusting off her hands.
“Interesting, I just learned something new about my mother–in–law,” Jayden remarked with a smile, understanding why Deborah had been so serious while selecting them at the flower shop.
“Yes, in fact, every Christmas, she used to fill the garden with these flowers. She loved them so much that she took care of them until they grew into a great tree that decorated the landscape during this time of year,” Deborah reminisced about the times they had tended to the tree together, marveling each season at the abundance of flowers it produced.
“And what happened to that tree?”
“They cut it down when it invaded the house,” she said with a grimace.
“In that case, we could plant these poinsettias and take care of them so they grow into a large tree and fill the place with color during this time of year.”
“I love that idea, darling.”
“Haha,” James giggled, waving his hands.
“It seems James likes being with his grandma,” Jayden observed, noticing their son’s actions.
“Well, they say children have a sixth sense. Maybe he’s playing with his grandmother right now,” Deborah suggested with a smile.
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“Maybe so, and…” Jayden began, but then he checked the time on his wristwatch. “We’d better get going, love; the hosts can’t be late.”
“Yes, goodbye, Mom,” Deborah said, taking one last look at the monument before turning to follow her beloved.
“Take care, my daughter.”
“What…” Deborah suddenly stopped, looking back because that voice was unmistakably her mother’s.
“Deborah, is something wrong?” Jayden stopped as well, noticing his partner’s startled expression.
“It’s just…” she began, staring at the monument before feeling tears well up in her eyes.
“Love…”
“Nothing, darling. Let’s go; we can’t be late,” she said, taking his hand.
Jayden glanced back at the monument, surprised to see a woman who looked like Deborah waving at him. He blinked, but when he looked again, she was gone.
Was that…
Unfortunately, Jayden didn’t have much time to dwell on it, as he felt Deborah pulling him along. He gave a slight nod of respect towards the monument before continuing on his way out of the place.
“Ah… haha,” James waved his little hands behind him, saying goodbye to his grandmother, who was waved before disappearing.
