You're probably right, but fire does remind me of you. [ Although he knows she's right. They've had to deal with way too many fires in their relationship since they first met. ]

All right, so a fake tree, and... [ He pauses to think. ] Multicolor, maybe? But white fits you and Polaris. [ He's not entirely sure why he's thinking about things in the context of her and Polaris, but maybe it's an old habit. He can't help but think about her hair that's red like fire and white like the color of a North Star. Maybe it's not a perfect analogy, but Alan's not necessarily going for perfect. ]

Barry's probably got his own life now. I don't think I should drag him back into mine without a really good reason.

[ He snaps to attention almost immediately when she responds to his intent to get her a Christmas present. ]

I don't need to do a lot of things, but I'm giving you a Christmas present.