Christmas, as a rule, was not celebrated as joyfully for his family. Mainly, it seemed that it was not a time for him to celebrate happily. The Bernardo Holiday curse... Except this year may be different... Manny/Bella

Manfred stared out into the distance, his eyes seeing and unseeing. It had been a long few days of nonstop travel and then just...everything. He was tired, both physically and mentally, it wore on him like the ocean beats at the stone. His hand twisted the silver bauble in his hand, a nervous habit he gathered over the years.