On the drive home, Tyler mentioned again what a great gift the watch was. It got Jarod to thinking. “What was your favorite Christmas gift growing up?” Jarod asked.
Ty smiled.
Jarod wanted to kick himself. Now Ty would no doubt ask Jarod the same question, and the last thing he wanted to do was go down memory lane. Especially, today, on Christmas, when everything had gone so great.
But when Ty spoke, all Jarod’s anger disappeared.
Ty peered out the front window with a smile on his face. He told of the time he and his parents had gone to New York City for a vacation instead of for his dad’s work. “I’d been there at least four times before, but this time, we traveled the city like tourists instead of Dad having work and Mom and I staying near the hotel. We cruised to the Statue of Libert
