She turned back to Mary, smiling softly as she dropped a hand to the back of her head. "Then you should believe it was." Mary said, looking at her "Because isn't that what faith is? Believing something you want to be true?"įliss looked at Frank who smiled and gave a small shake of his head. "I dunno sweetheart." Fliss sighed "I'd like it to be true." Bill told me it was my granddad Alex come to check I was ok." "Do you believe that?" Mary looked at Fliss.įliss hesitated "Well when my Dad's dad died I was 20 and I remember getting up the morning after he died and there was a robin on the fence of the back garden. "Well, I don't know about here but certainly in England we say it because there is an old belief by some people that a robin is a message from heaven, that a loved one is watching over you." "Ever heard the saying robins appear when loved ones are near?" Fliss asked. "I think they're so pretty." She looked at the bird in her hand "I saw one at Evelyn's over thanks giving." She gave him a smile which he returned with a soft kiss as they stopped by the stall where Mary instantly dived into looking at the array of ornaments.Īfter a few moments of looking she handed Frank one in the shape of a reindeer stag, and a doe for him and Fliss before selecting a robin for herself. "Hmmm, you know most men get more turned on the less clothing their girls wear." She teased and he grinned. Seeing her wrapped up in a coat, hat and scarf had made her look all cute and cozy.and it had done inappropriate things to him for some odd reason. "It’s just.you look so hot in all this winter clothing." Frank grinned. I'll make it up to you then." Fliss grinned and he sighed. Can you imagine? I give it 3 minutes before she came looking for us." "Always the shower." Fliss teased and Frank snorted. "Ok, look.Frankie has needs." he whined "I completely over looked the fact hanging out with an 8 year old in the room would be a cock block." "Awww is that why you're grumpy?" Fliss grinned as they walked "Coz you haven't had any in nearly 3 days?" "Chance would be a fine thing" he grumbled, taking Fliss’ hand as they headed after Mary. In retaliation he pulled the front of her baby blue sparkly bobble hat down over her eye and she shoved him in the chest, laughing. "Oh hush!" Fliss leaned up to give him a pack, her cold nose brushing his. He turned to look at her "who gets so excited about damned wooden tree ornaments?"
"Yeah but you can't just run off!" He grumbled and beside him Fliss gave a chuckle. "But Frank!" she turned and looked at him, her woollen hat jammed down over her ears "I just wanna see the stall!" Taglist: can you just hold on a second, please!" Frank sighed, grabbing the back of her coat to stop her shooting off into the crowd that streamed down the busy Manhattan sidewalk.