happened to your car?" She limped to follow me to the door.

"Little mishap on the freeway," I replied, unlocking the passenger
door. Her eyes went from the front grill back along the side of the
car. I couldn't help smiling when her eyes stopped at the trunk. It
was half open, with big sprigs of fir tree bulging out all over.

"Oh, Daddy..." she whispered, clutching my shoulder. I heard that warm
tone come back into her voice and she embraced me. "You said we
weren't going to have a tree this year..."

"Changed my mind, honey," I replied. "Besides--it was too cheap to
pass up." I grabbed her viola case out of her hand. "Got it from mah
ol' frenn CJ," I drawled.

She looked at me like I was made of goat cheese. "What?"

"Get in, I'll tell you about it on the way," I answered, holding the
door for her. "Poor thing had an accident on the freeway, but it ain't
nothin' a little amputation won't fix."

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