Long Road Home

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Today everyone would heading to the mall so that Lena and Kara could get gifts for each other. Kara would be taking Lori to buy Lena's gift while Lena took Alura to get Kara's gift. "So Lori...what do you think momma should get mommy?" Kara asked as they walked into a store. Lori was strapped in her body carrier as Kara walked around looking at clothes for Lena. "Mmm!" Lori grumbled as she pointed at a red blouse. "You think mommy will like that?" Kara asked. 

Meanwhile Lena and Alura were walking into a jewelry store together. "Momma? What are doing in here?" Alura asked. "We're in here to get mommy's Christmas gift." Lena replied. "Oh? What did you get her?" Alura asked. "I ordered her a special necklace she can put a picture of all of us inside it." Lena replied. "Oh..ok." Alura replied softly. "Next we're gonna go look at clothes for mommy." Lena said.

In  another part of the mall Eliza was doing her own shopping for everyone. She had already bought stuff for Alex and Sam, now she needed to get everyone else stuff. Her first stop was to a candle shop to buy Lena some new candles. She knew her daughter in law had an affinity with candles especially when she was enjoying a bath. Next she'd go get Kara clothes and other things she knew her youngest daughter liked.

A couple of hours later everyone gathered at the food court to grab a quick lunch before returning home to wrap gifts. "So Alex and Sam are coming up tomorrow morning." Kara said as she began cutting up a slice of pizza for Lori to eat. "That's good!" Eliza said. "Yea, they'll be sleeping downstairs in our office." Lena said. "Did you get all your gifts purchased?" Eliza asked. "Yea, everyone has been bought for." Lena said as they continued eating.