The goose was in the oven cooking. All four adults were in the den with coffee in hand.
“Love the slippers, Sis,” Brian said, gesturing toward Heather’s feet.
She wore a pair of slippers shaped like pigs with wings. They all still had on pajamas, with the loose game plan being to shower and dress after gift opening.
She wiggled her feet. “They were just too cute to resist. So, who’s going first?”
“Tristan,” Brian replied. He picked up the small box from under the tree and handed it to his husband. “This year we appear to have reversed the gift size discrepancy of last year.”
Tristan opened the box to reveal the expensive watch. “Wow.” He leaned over and kissed Brian. “It’s gorgeous.”
“Since the one you had got broken beyond repair…I got this one engraved.”
Pulling the watch from the
