He already knew who it was. He looked back and said gently, "Shay."
"Cousin!"
The little girl was holding a glass of warm water, which she placed lightly on the low table. "Auntie told me to bring this up for you. She said you should stop drinking and come downstairs to chat with everyone."
'His whole reason for being up here was to get some peace and quiet.' "I'll go down later."
Preston Keaton said patiently, "Did you see the New Year's gift I got for you?"
Shay sat in the chair next to him and mumbled, "Cousin, no wonder Sophie Sullivan always says your gifts are so thoughtless. I was going on and on in front of you yesterday about wanting to go to that concert, and today you give me a hairpin!"
Unlike last year, when he'd simply deposited a large sum of money into her account, this year's hairpin was custom-made and covered in her favorite pink diamonds.
'By comparison, this year's gift was actually pretty good.'
