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The girls were talking about every misspoken word and misstep during the performance.
“Will you be here every night?” I asked Sebastian.
“Yeah, I wouldn’t miss it.”
My gaze crossed to Addy. I hoped she hadn’t heard him say that. I never knew what would get her upset about her father not being there for a particular event. Sometimes she didn’t notice, and other times, it was tough.
“I’ll be here every night, as well. Maybe we could sit together.”
Sebastian nodded. “That would be nice.”
“I’d love to talk to your mom about the farm, too. It’s so interesting to hear Knox talk about the shop and what she and Ireland are trying to do.”
“We’re playing around with a few different options to bring in more money: events and weddings and opening the shop year-round. Maybe just a few days a week to start. That’s manageable, but I’m not sure artists will want to consign their work if it’s open only for a limited time.”
“Ireland wanted to plan some field trips with the local schools, but that will probably happen in the fall. If they come in October and early November, there won’t be any overlap with the tree crowd.”
“That’s a good idea.”
“I’m not sure it’s enough, but we’ll see,” Sebastian said as our salads arrived.
The girls grabbed breadsticks and munched on them without missing a beat in their conversation.
“Knox mentioned that you all decorated a tree when you were little, as a tradition. Do you still do that?”
Sebastian nodded. “Now that we have Ember, we have to do it earlier in the day. We just haven’t found a good time yet. The farm is open from eight a.m. to eight p.m., essentially.”
“It sounds like a fun tradition. I hope you can continue it.”
“Would you want to come and do it with us? I’m sure Ember would love the help in picking a tree,” Sebastian said.
“Are we finally going to decorate one of the trees?” Ember asked her father.
“We’re trying to plan a time,” Sebastian said.
Ember rolled her eyes. “You’ll probably be too busy.”
“We’ll make it happen,” Knox said, eager to appease his niece. “I’ll talk to the others and set it up. Even if we have to close the farm an hour early one night, we’ll make it happen.”
“Emmett decorated a couple of the trees by the waterfall when he and Ireland were snowed in,” Knox said.
“I love the story of how they met.” It was so romantic.
“It’s nice when the farm is shut down for snow… until we open up again. Then there’s a mad rush for trees.” Sebastian sipped his water and then added, “You should join us, Sarah. It’s one of my favorite memories from when we were kids.”
Addy’s excited gaze rested on me, so I said, “That sounds wonderful.”
“My favorite memory is rushing to get ready for school in the morning so we could race each other to the tree and make sure the ornaments were on the branches and not on the ground.”
Sebastian smiled. “Then you guys would fight over who got to put the ornaments back on.”
“You didn’t get involved?” I asked him, curious to know more about their dynamic.
Sebastian shook his head slowly. “I’m smarter than my brothers.”
“Hey,” Knox said, smacking him on the arm.
Addy covered her giggle with her hand.
