Josie Elise Carter belongs to @Mmeee2
All other characters belong to me, unless otherwise stated herein.
Lysle Branderson belongs to Jessica Bergmann.
I'll be writing another story, of this universe. Look for "Holden Keller."
Brenda and John Morgan...
I was still a little tired from delivering Holly yesterday and, no. I am not talking about the plant.
We named our daughter Holly.
We were totally thrown by her glossy blue-grey fur color.
Since every single one of dad's has his hair color for their fur color, we were under the impression that ours would be the same.
Brent's Hazel eyes are unmistakable, though.
I sat on the couch as Brent hands me a wrapped box.
The excitement was enthralling.
I open it and find a beautiful handmade Acacia wood utensil set.
The handles were carved to look like ferrets.
I look at Brent and he grins.
"I saw you staring at some similar sets and thought that I'd make some for you." He explains.
I smile, happily, and thank him.
I did want a set but the prices were too much.
They were made from one of the acacia boards stowed in the rafters of the basement.
I'm glad I never threw them out.
He hands me another box and I open it.
A set of matching plates, saucers, and bowls?
"I didn't know that wood could be woven like this... how is it so thin, yet rigid?"
He tells me as I close the box.
He gives me almost everything under the tree.
The last gift was from him directly.
He told me to close my eyes and slid something onto the finger next to the pinky of my left hand.
He kisses me and says okay.
I look and there's a wedding ring.
I get up, hug him and lay Holly in his arms.
"Your turn." I say, walking toward the tree.
I reach into the lower branches and pull out a box.
I take it over to him.
"Ooh, sneaky!" Brent says and I laugh.
He opened it and smiled at the mostly ebony and ivory cube bead necklace that I made him.
He said he likes the piano, even though he can't play it.
I told him to start practicing and he nodded.
"I think I just might."
There were two gold beads on either side of two lapis-lazuli beads with a stylized gold treble clef inlaid into a wood pendant hanging from between them.
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I used woven silk cord that Lysle had prepared for me after explaining what I was doing.
Brent didn't hesitate to put it on and hug me.
Almost everything we gave to one another, we'd made personally.
I hope that never ends.
We should probably start only making what we need but, if I know him, Brent will make what he thinks I'll like.
He's good at that. Really good.
I feel like my life would be less without him, even though he says the same thing about me.
