Greenlee answers the door still in her pajamas.  It isn’t that she was sleeping, but it is Christmas and who wants to rush out of bed when your not rushing to open presents.  She pulls open the door getting ready to shoo whoever it is off, but is surprised to see Maggie standing there.

“Hi, Greenlee.  I didn’t wake you did I?”  Maggie apologizes.

“Um…no…no you didn’t.  I just wasn’t ready to get dressed yet.  Can I help you with something?” 

“I just want to try to invite you to Christmas dinner with all of us at David’s cabin.  Will you come?”  Maggie looks anxious.

“I…I’m just not ready to do the family holiday, Maggie, but I appreciate you asking me.”  Greenlee looks at the young girl fidgeting.

“I…are you alright, Greenlee.  I know you don’t like us to ask you that, but none of us have really seen you and we’re concerned.  It seems you avoid us all.”  Maggie looks at her hands.

“I guess I sort of am avoiding you, but I have also been really and truly busy at work.  I’m sorry Maggie.  I suppose I m okay.  Look, would you like to come in for a minute Maggie?”  Greenlee moves opening the door.

“You wouldn’t mind?” Maggie looks at Greenlee, “I’m not meaning to intrude or anything.”

“Come on in.  I think I would rather talk to you than others in your clan right now.”

“You mean like Trey?  Yeah, we’re all avoiding him at the moment.  He isn’t quite right.”  Maggie sits down on the couch.

“Please don’t mind the mess.”  She refers to the unmade bed.

“I don’t mind, but I love the decorations.  You are, at least doing some of the holiday things.”  Maggie smiles at her.

“Yeah, well, I…I actually have dinner plans with a friend.  This person won’t let me not be in the holiday spirit.  It is strange actually it seems to have become their mission in life to make sure I don’t avoid life…” Greenlee muses more to herself.

“So, this PERSON…it sounds like they are a very good friend.  May I ask who this person is?” Maggie smiles.