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“I love you, too, baby Always”

The next day, I slipped five golden bangles on her wrist There was another one that ith it, but I was saving it for last

Her next gift was a not-so-subtle reraduation When she opened the egg cooker—with six spots—she toppled over with laughter

Just for the fun of it, she woke up to aHowever, that wasn’t really the gift, and after she stopped giggling, she noticed the envelope taped to its beak Inside were two tickets to the ballet, a perfor the day after Christmas Olivia loved the ballet but had never asked me to take her Probably because she assu else But that couldn't be further fro as she ith me

Eight boxes of Milk Duds showed up by her breakfast plate the next day, but the real surprise took her off guard and once again had her in stitches I took her to a local dairy where they allowed visitors to milk the cows It had been more strenuous than either of us expected, and we left with a healthy respect for thosemaids

My girl was a bookworm, and it turned out there were nine Christ After watching her light up when she opened the

Ten lords a-leaping had been a littlecliché and wanted her to know I’d thought about each and every gift I ended up ordering ten leaping lord sugar cookies from her favorite bakery, but I wouldn’t let her eat the her wait, she only gave ive a fuck when I was mesmerized by the way she ate them with little hums of pleasure and a blissful expression

Her parents were both off work for a couple of weeks, and Olivia and I were cursed with horrible tiether, her parents roped one of us into doing soifts Alone ti Olivia and taking her to the nearest hotel

It gave me a little bit of perverse pleasure when the fife and drum band I hired woke theone late into the night Misery loves company and all that

Olivia loved the sound of bagpipes and thought the perforhbors weren’t too pleased, but they were too hungover to do anything about it

After the pipers were gone, I gave her another package Inside was an apron with “Master Piper” written on it above an icing thing piping a cupcake There was also a set of eleven piping tips and the other tools she would need to decorate I wasn’t expecting anything in return for ifts, but I wasn’t about to turn down the cupcakes sheup in the sink, I paused as I walked past her and whispered, “You’ll have to teach me how to use those because soon, I intend to decorate you with icing and lick it off I bet your wet pussy will taste beyond a and your crea to help tidy up the table

On the final day of anza, a drum line showed up at her house, accompanied by a few brass musicians who played “Little Druhbors ell aware of my antics, and they just poked their heads outside or wandered into their yards to listen When they finished, we all clapped, and I gave the them on their way

Olivia shook her head as alked back inside “Wow, Leland I don’t even knohat to say This was a”

“It’s not over yet,” I told her with a sly smile There was onethe waters

It would have to wait until later, though We finished breakfast with her parents, and to my complete and utter joy, they announced that they had last-one all day since they were going to the outlet mall an hour and a half away

We said our goodbyes, and when their car pulled away, I took Olivia by the hand and guided her into the living room There was a small box under the tree, and I knelt to retrieve it It was the perfect size for a ring, and when I held it out, her green eyes widened, and she pressed her lips together to keep fro on her face, I felt aith relief Although, I did feel a little guilty when she opened the box to find so Her crestfallen expression only lasted a moment, but I didn’t miss her disappointold bracelet nestled inside