"It's just another day. The news doesn't take a holiday," she said with a small smile.
Not to mention that she didn't have anyone to spend this particular holiday with. She could maybe have made plans with Lindsey, but she wasn't sure if it would seem too forward to keep spending the big holidays with someone who was in that strange limbo between friend and potentially more.
She held out the gift in her hands.
"I wanted to thank you for the necklace. Though you certainly didn't have to. It was very generous."