Ten minutes later, they were parking in a gravel drive next to the tree lot.
She was so excited that she hopped up and down in her seat until he pulled to a stop. Then she was out the door before he could put it in park. Grinning and shaking his head, he turned off the vehicle and followed her. She'd waited for him and when he got close enough, she grabbed his hand and pulled him among the aisles of trees. Despite there only being a couple weeks 'til Christmas, there were still a lot of nice trees to pick from.
"Good afternoon," said a cheery voice.
Deucalion turned to see an older woman of about sixty standing behind him. She was wearing an old pair of jeans and a man's flannel shirt. Her greying hair was pulled up into a messy knot with tendrils falling around her face. She was striki
