"Momma B?" Angelica asked, walking slowly up to the table where Bette was sitting with her work.

 "Yes, Angie?" Bette answered sweetly as she shifted her eyes from her paperwork to her daughter.

 "Why do we visit Santa at the mall before Christmas?"

 "So you can tell him what you want for a present." Bette replied, laying down her pen and placing her reading glasses next to it on the table. She smiled at Angelica as she held out her arms and sat Angelica on her lap.

 "Can I tell you too?" Angelica giggled.

 "Always." Bette smiled back, ready to listen to Angelica.

 "Hey you two." Tina said as she walked into the living room, joined to the kitchen. "What are you doing?" Tina tidied the coffee table as she turned her head to her two favorite girls.

 "She’s telling me what she wants for Christmas." Bette laughed, looking to Tina as she held Angelica.

 "Like Santa!" Angelica shouted, throwing her hands in the air.

 "That’s great sweetie." Tina said, putting the newspapers aside as she walked over to them.

 "And after me, Momma T can tell too. Momma T wants presents too." Angelica giggled as she clapped her hands and looked to Tina.

 "Yeah …" Bette smiled, looking up to Tina.

 "Maybe later." Tina smiled, nodding her head at Bette.

 Angelica whispered something to Bette and about an imaginary animal and Bette tried not to laugh as she saw Angelica’s beaming smile at her wish.

 "We’ll see." Bette smiled.

 "Come with Momma." Tina said holding out her hands out to Angelica. "Time for bed."

 "Oh, not yet …" Bette whined along with Angelica, remembering the exact phrase Angelica used when they wanted to put her to bed.

 "Not you." Tina said looking to Bette as she let out a breath of laughter. She picked Angelica up, resting against her side. "And you," Tina started looking at Angelica, "You have to brush your teeth the right way today, okay?"

 "But it feels ouchy." Angelica whined, pointing to her gums as Bette smiled at the conversation.

 "Goodnight." Bette giggled, waving as she watched Tina and Angelica disappear down the hall, listening to Tina trying to persuade Angelica that teeth are important.

 Bette smiled to herself at the funny comments Angelica had made while she put her glasses back on and looked back to her papers. She flipped through a few pages as she picked up the pen and started to get back to work. About ten minutes later, Tina reappeared from the hallway and saw Bette at work at the table. Tina smiled to herself as she walked into the kitchen, carefully passing Bette behind her chair so as not to disturb her.