Engaging Father Christmas Page #5

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Beautiful way to remember him

Having Old Town come together

It means a lot to everyone

It must really be special for you this year I mean having them

Family together for the first time

Excuse me I'm curious what was it like after all these years to find out that you have a sister

Could have been easy

Who are you

Oh yeah sorry

Steve Decker

Writer

I'm working on a story about your father

I'm staying at the end I was really hoping you might have a few minutes to talk

Nothing to say to you

Excuse me

Excuse me

Miranda could I talk to you in a study

You must be starving

I am

Yep

I don't know any Steve Decker seems to know who you are

James Whitcomb daughter

Also can you tell lies

How can I Peter I've never even met the man

You're telling us that you never told anyone

That James and your mother

Trust Josh

Who's Josh

Josh is my ex-boyfriend

I haven't talked to him in years and then I ran into him at the airport

She's the one who encouraged me to look for my father so you told him yes but you know how important this is to me

How much I care for all of you he would never tell anyone it seems you misplaced your trust no I haven't

I haven't it was someone else you told someone else

Look I got this text message

With a picture

That's me at the airport and ask Josh so it must have been sent by someone else

Are you really his daughter heard me talking therefore it was very noisy so it never occurred to me that night

Steve Decker took this picture

If I saw him again maybe I would recognize him

He staying at the end

I can go by first thing tomorrow and

Try to explain a little late for that

Sorry Margaret

Illinois

It's still early I can call her lawyer and see if she can do anything to stop this mr. Decker was

Story

Everything okay

I should get back to our guest

Something I can do to

I would appreciate it if we could

For the time being

Peter

Alright

James Whitcomb Riley actor. James Whitcomb

I'm so sorry so sorry I'm a Merry Christmas

Mr. Decker

Miranda

I wasn't sure if you'd recognize me

You know I've never actually been to Carlton Heath before we have read about James Whitcomb and Hiatus

Town was like his Fortress of Solitude but this place

It's like one big Christmas card

That's why I loved it so much

Play sounds like a good man

Tell me how come you never told anybody about you

Mr. Decker

You can't write this article

I care about this family very much

If this gets out it will hurt them more than you know listen to me I am not out to hurt anybody

Forget all about me

But I'm a writer

This is what I do

Put yourself in my shoes

How many times in my life is a story like this going to fall into my lap

You should never have said it

Thought you wanted to keep it a secret

That's the first rule of Journalism

You were right about James Whitcomb he was more than an actor

He was a good man who did a lot of good for other people

Will change the way the world sees him

Well then I would say you have a choice to make

What

When the world's going to hear about the story one way or the other

At least if you speak with me tell me your side of things you can make sure the people still remember James

Whitcomb

Your father

Is a good man it's Christmas Eve tomorrow night now I'm going to be heading home to start writing my story

I sure hope I hear from you before I leave town

Hello it's me again I don't know where you are at

But

And now I do

Hey

What are you doing out here

Just wanted to stay for a minute

Treasonous

Can we maybe talk out here

Spell awhile

Check with Mom

She said that goes out right now

Yeah I know I talked to him

Couldn't change his mind

He's writing a story and everyone will know

Peter said hip hop Delaware there may still be some legal options here

Remember when I told you that this is all I ever wanted

A part of his family

Love you where I do

I just knew it would

What is it

I think I need to go back to Seattle for doing this again no

The only way that when this comes out I won't be an embarrassment to the entire family

What About Us

I know how we can start a life together here after all this everyday so you can be remind

Number of

What

I've done the heart that I've caused and

How can I do that to you

Can't take you away from Carlton Heath this is your home where you belong

I just I have to go

Can I show you something first but if you still want to leave after that

I don't understand

You said this is the right kind of place to start a life together

Couldn't agree more

I think my retarded ass Ellen I know I'm ready to buy this is really what you want Miranda we can and you're right

Call Fajitas my home

But it sure hung out to

It's our home

And it's right here waiting for us

You just don't get it

How can I ever trust me again

I don't get it

I'll get it

So

What you you somehow think that that running away is going to make up for that away

You just don't understand I understand we did a long time to find each other to start our lives together

This is where it begins this moment right here where we decide that I love is stronger than anything I could ever try to come between us

And I promise you that will never change

I can't stay

How to make things harder than they already are

In

Hey I was out walking and I Saw the Light

You working late

Yeah

Just wanted to

You know

Get this finished before

For the holidays

Where is Miranda

She's leaving

In

Missouri always put our Christmas tree too

Night night

And all the windows you can see it from Clear across that field

The perfect place

And James and I used to take walks out there at night just so we can look at it

Our Christmas vegan you called it

Drawing us home

I can't believe ways to talk that way

Smart your text was

You said you wanted to talk so

And told me that you're leaving

I think given the circumstances it would be for the best vets for home

For the family family is the most important thing

Which is why

Sometimes being strong is staying for the family not leaving

Did you ever hear the story of how we bought this Cottage

James had just been cast in his first Broadway show I don't even remember the name of it

But he had a day off

And we wanted to get out of the city so we took a drive

How we ended up here

In Carlton Heath I will never know but

Amazon love it

And with his Cottage

Tabata

No headings. We couldn't afford it then

But the show had a good long run and there were other shows and

Eventually we

Scrape together enough for a downpayment

And this was our very first real home

It's been wonderful

And we spent more and more time here

It was wonderful in every season but

Tell me about Christmas Christmas was the most special

And the two of you wrote that

That was the

The poet in him I suppose

James always believed that truth and Grace were the two most important qualities in any life

Truth in particular

Was very important to him

So why did you cover it up

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