The Nightingale Before Christmas
“Michael’s mother, who was quite spry for a grandmother, had crawled into the third row and was sitting between Josh and Jamie. From the exuberance of their greetings to me and Mother, I suspected Granny Waterston had been bribing them with candy and they were riding the resulting sugar high.
I took a seat in the middle row, and once we got underway, I turned around to start preparing the boys for what lay ahead.
“Did Daddy tell you where we’re going?” I asked.
“Santa!” they both exclaimed. Ther...e was a telltale whiff of chocolate and peppermint on their breaths.
“And we love Santa, don’t we?” Michael added from the front seat.
“Santa! Love Santa! Santa!”
“I seem to remember that last year someone was a little nervous when we met Santa.” Calling either boy’s reaction “a little nervous” was like calling a blizzard “a few scattered flakes.”
“Not me,” Josh said.
“Him,” Jamie countered, pointing.
“It’s okay to be nervous,” Michael said. “Santa’s a very important person.MoreLess
I took a seat in the middle row, and once we got underway, I turned around to start preparing the boys for what lay ahead.
“Did Daddy tell you where we’re going?” I asked.
“Santa!” they both exclaimed. Ther...e was a telltale whiff of chocolate and peppermint on their breaths.
“And we love Santa, don’t we?” Michael added from the front seat.
“Santa! Love Santa! Santa!”
“I seem to remember that last year someone was a little nervous when we met Santa.” Calling either boy’s reaction “a little nervous” was like calling a blizzard “a few scattered flakes.”
“Not me,” Josh said.
“Him,” Jamie countered, pointing.
“It’s okay to be nervous,” Michael said. “Santa’s a very important person.MoreLess
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