In the end, Braden was ecstatic with everything he got, and didn’t even seem bothered by the fact that most of it was useless at the moment. Without power, the few things he could play with—like the iPod—couldn’t be charged.
When all his gifts were open, he scooted close to the couch and leaned his chin on the cushion beside Remy. “Open the one I got you,” he said.
Remy found the present from his son in his stack and opened it. Unlike Braden, Remy liked to take his time, peeling back every piece of tape, unfolding the wrapping paper, and finally extracting the gift. Braden must have had Kate’s help selecting a gift, because when Remy unwrapped it, he found a large sampler pack of Keurig cups to use in his coffeemaker. Another gift that couldn’t be used yet, but he oohed and aahed over it
