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[manhattcnite]

@ablumeforflora​  sent : ❛ you’re welcome to stay, if you want. ❜

it  was  the  first  christmas  eve  he  had  spent  with  his  son,  now  four  and  still  apprehensive  of  this  new  man  in  his  life.  henry  was  patient  when  it  came  to  finley  and  his  needs,  despite  the  animosity  that  hung  heavy  over  the  festivities  due  to  richard  blume  making  it  painfully  obvious  he  didn’t  approve  of  henry’s  presence…  or,  really  anything  that  henry  did.    he  could  tell  richard  was  used  to  being  the  paternal  figure  and  wasn’t  about  to  let  the  absent  father  swoop  in  and  take  the  reins.  at  least,  the  rest  of  the  blume’s  were  cordial  enough.  whether  or  not  they  had  any  lingering  resentment  towards  him  went  unspoken  and,  of  course,  that  could’ve  been  flora’s  doing.  nevertheless,  he  enjoyed  the  evening  and  hoped  by  next  year  finley  could  take  the  trip  to  new  york  with  him  to  spend  the  holidays  with  the  dunne’s.  since  finding  out  she  was  a  grandmother,  his  mother  had  been  on  him  about  getting  finley  home.

henry  was  slipping  into  his  jacket,  preparing  to  head  out  and  take  the  cab  that  had  pulled  up  along  the  blume  home,  when  flora  joined  him  in  the  foyer.  stay?  he  was  sure  this  invitation  was  coming  more  from  flora  and  joanne  than  richard.  “  uh,  what’s  your  dad  have  to  say  about  that?  ”  the  faintest  of  smiles  appeared  on  his  lips.  while  henry  would  love  to  wake  up  christmas  morning  to  be  with  his  son  and  open  gifts,  he  could  sense  something  between  him  and  richard.  a  stewing  anger  that  was  likely  to  come  to  head  at  the  most  inappropriate  time.  like  his  four  year  old  opening  presents  under  the  christmas  tree.  “  i  don’t  know  if  that’s  such  a  good  idea,  flo.  your  old  man  seems  ready  to  hang  me  with  the  decorations  outside  if  you  catch  my  drift.  ”