[ With a little giggle. But she quiets down while he leads her in, walking a little carefully. Thankfully it's not far, though it's just far enough for her excitement and curiosity to build. And then he says she can open her eyes...
... and she does, slowly, not sure what she'll see. But this ... this .... little Christmas ... wasn't what she was expecting at all.
That is what this is, right? A miniature little Christmas... all her own. And Luke's. He's spent the last few hours putting all of this together, going to all this effort, with the tree, the cocoa, and then... that little gift.
The shock and wonderment are written large across her face. Her mouth is even hanging open a little. It's clear she's having a little trouble even processing what he's done for her with ... all of this. Then, just as she feels tears starting to sting at her eyes, a huge, watery grin breaks across her face, and she turns to face him. Overwhelmed with emotion, she impulsively hugs him, throwing her arms around his neck. ]
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[ With a little giggle. But she quiets down while he leads her in, walking a little carefully. Thankfully it's not far, though it's just far enough for her excitement and curiosity to build. And then he says she can open her eyes...
... and she does, slowly, not sure what she'll see. But this ... this .... little Christmas ... wasn't what she was expecting at all.
That is what this is, right? A miniature little Christmas... all her own. And Luke's. He's spent the last few hours putting all of this together, going to all this effort, with the tree, the cocoa, and then... that little gift.
The shock and wonderment are written large across her face. Her mouth is even hanging open a little. It's clear she's having a little trouble even processing what he's done for her with ... all of this. Then, just as she feels tears starting to sting at her eyes, a huge, watery grin breaks across her face, and she turns to face him. Overwhelmed with emotion, she impulsively hugs him, throwing her arms around his neck. ]
Luke, it's beautiful. Thank you.