» text messages Gaby & Napoleon planning for Christmas
GABY
today
Is it too early to ask what you’re planning to do for Christmas?
NAPOLEON
today
According to every retail establishment August isn't early enough.
However, aside from the threat of a visit from my mother, I have no plans as such just yet.
GABY
today
Okay, well my brother has no intention of travelling, as his wife’s pregnant and I don’t really want to spend Christmas with his mother, so I’ll be here, if you do manage to avoid seeing her, it’d be nice to spend it together?
NAPOLEON
today
Gaby, I think even if she does visit I will desperately need your company to stave off the headache.
I love her dearly, but I love her more several thousand miles away.
GABY
today
Lucky for you we have a place to go that she doesn’t have the address of 😉
NAPOLEON
today
That was kind of the plan, honestly, if she stayed. Give her and the ... boyfriend, run of my place while I hide at yours and pretend my mother isn't reliving her 30's.
GABY
today
That’s a traumatising thought
But you’d be welcome. Lily too. She has to be protected.
NAPOLEON
today
I'm not sure mom would remember to feed her if I didn't bring her.
So, yes. That'd be the extent of my plans for Christmas.
GABY
today
I’m relieved at least in part it involves being with me
NAPOLEON
today
I actually cleared three weeks from work, in case you weren't planning on visiting family this Christmas.
GABY
today
You do know how to make a girl feel special, Napoleon.
NAPOLEON
today
I try my hardest.
It does have to be a special Christmas, after all.
GABY
today
It does?
NAPOLEON
today
It's Nora, Mindy and Lily's first with us.
GABY
today
That it is. We should make sure they get a little something, too.
NAPOLEON
today
Ah. Little.
What if, hypothetically, someone had already maybe, possibly, gotten a bit... extravagant.
GABY
today
Hypothetically, someone else might have already anticipated that and is less surprised than they should be.
NAPOLEON
today
Oh wonderful, because I might've gotten bored on a job and started browsing and it was a very dangerous thing.
I also bought Lily a wall mounted penthouse.
GABY
today
You’re such a soft-touch.
NAPOLEON
today
It's been said.
GABY
today
Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me 😉
NAPOLEON
today
We didn't really have any traditions growing up. What about you?
GABY
today
My father used to make a very big deal out of Christmas, he dressed up as Santa when we still lived in Berlin.
Mulled wine and markets, really.
NAPOLEON
today
I'm not sure about dressing up, but I am sure we can find a market.
GABY
today
There’s generally one at Huntington Beach.
NAPOLEON
today
We should make time to visit then.
There is also the off chance that you'll be invited out to dinner at some point during the holidays with my mother and her beau.
GABY
today
I’ll be sure to look my best, in that case.
NAPOLEON
today
That was never something I was worried about.
So now the question is, obviously, do we get a real tree, or will the dogs eat that?
GABY
today
Mindy would eat it. But if we can something to keep them away from it?
NAPOLEON
today
A little decorative guard maybe.
GABY
today
It’ll only need to be for the evenings, or overnight, since they’re content at the garage during the day.
NAPOLEON
today
They just like being wherever you are.
Not that anyone would blame them.
GABY
today
They like being where you are, too.
That was very smooth, Napoleon. Almost flattery.
NAPOLEON
today
Only almost. I'll need to work on that.
GABY
today
Well, can’t have you thinking I’m easy 😉
NAPOLEON
today
I would never presume such a thing.
GABY
today
What time are you finishing today?
NAPOLEON
today
About 3. No need to go much longer, everyone is winding down.
GABY
today
I’m a little envious, I’m closing at 5, but if you’d like to come by you’re welcome.
NAPOLEON
today
I'll come by, keep you and the girls company until you finish up.
GABY
today
That would be lovely, thank you.
NAPOLEON
today
Need anything? Coffee? Food? Time to speed up?
GABY
today
All of the above
NAPOLEON
today
I'll see what I can do then.
GABY
today
Danke, so I’ll see you in a few hours? The girls will be pleased.
NAPOLEON
today
See you then. I'll bring a little something for them too.