We had been invited to spend Christmas Eve at Nicky's, both of us, as I had never not been with her at Christmas, and Duncan would be old enough to play with the boxes that his presents had come in this year.

Joel had accepted the invitation. He said we would have two Christmases. He would take my big boy presents there for me to open and then we could go back to his to open all my baby boy dino presents and the ones all my amazing friends had given me.

"I wan."

Daddy stood up with a nod. "I figured. Do you want me to tell you or...