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He started to rise with his Christmas mug in hand.

“I should go and let you get some sleep.”

Paige placed a hand lightly on his forearm. “No. Please stay. Finish your coffee.”

Daniel watched her for a moment, as if having a silent debate with himself, then nodded and sat back down. He took a sip from his mug. “Thank you again for a wonderful dinner.”

“I’m glad you could be here. It meant a lot to Jason.” She glanced at the train set on the coffee table. “I don’t think we could have figured out how to put it all together, at least not in the time it took the two of you.” She set her mug aside, linked her fingers and looked down at her hands. “Thank you for all the gifts. The ones for me were totally unexpected, unnecessary, but very much appreciated. I…I like to take care of things myself, but without your generosity, I frankly don’t know what I would have done.”

He started to say something, but she shook her head.

“I don’t have the words to adequately thank you for what you’ve given Jason, and I don’t just mean in a material sense.” She raised her eyes to his. “You’ve made Jason very happy and taken his mind off…everything, other than the sheer joy of Christmas.”