"Get out from under the tree!"
His words snapped her out of her daydream, and she slid back out as quickly as possible. She moved carefully, of course, not wanting to tip the tree over or send any of the carefully hung ornaments flying to possibly shatter on the ground. "Okay, okay! Sheesh! I was just getting this one," she replied, holding up the one ornament that had rolled away from her reach. Maybe she had gotten a bit distracted by looking up into the tree once she had nabbed the stray ornament. "I didn't hurt it! Everything's still intact, after all!"









