Out of My League
Forrest finally corralled the twins by the tree, where he crouched next to a small wooden box and popped the lid.
“I stayed up last night painting these,” he said, drawing out handmade ornaments, one for each of us. Leocádia’s was a placid peacock, Nikolaos a fierce lion. Reese and I had ours twined in an ornate, snow-dusted Victorian house, fancy and homey at the same time.
“Dude,” I said, carefully taking mine. “You could sell these.”
Forrest shrugged. “Art’s only good if it makes someone feel something. Yours belongs on this tree.”
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