His suitcase was filled with gifts: a soft rabbit for the baby, a silver necklace for Claire, chocolates for his mother, a toy racing car for his nephew, and a small wooden music box he had bought at a Christmas market.
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He imagined walking into their house in Oak Park, Illinois, just before midnight.
He imagined his mother, Diane, warming in the kitchen. His sister, Brooke, would probably be decorating cupcakes while her husband, Jason, watched football. Their eight-year-old son, Ben, would be begging to stay awake until midnight.
