Fane’s eyes narrowed.
“Why do I get the feeling she isn’t talking about sex?” Costin muttered.
“Because you two are on her list,” Jacque answered.
“And she’s checking it twice,” Sally said.
“She found out from Peri that you two have been naughty,” Jacque added.
“Not nice,” Sally finished.
Their mates both turned their heads and looked at them. Sally and Jacque shrugged at the same time.
“Jen dropped us on our heads one too many times when we were kids,” Sally said.
“And tortured us,” Jacque added. “Tons of torture. And this is how we turned out.”
Neither male said anything, although they did both growl. Surround sound growling, Sally thought with a mental snort.
“Any questions?” Jen asked the room. Nearly everyone’s hand went up. Jen just smiled.“Great, let’s get to it.”
“You just asked if we had questions, and we obviously do,” Drake said.
“Yes, but I didn’t say I would answer them.” Jen made a shooing motion with her hands. “Go forth, be jolly, and get your shi—crap done.”
“Are you speaking literally, as in go take a bathroom break?” Adam held up his laminated sheet. “Because that’s not scheduled until 10:00 a.m.” Crina tried to push him from the room while telling him to “Shh.”
“You know what I mean. Do not deviate from the schedule, fairy boy.” Jen walked over to Peri and Elle.
“Why do I have a feeling this is going to turn into one of those ridiculous Christmas movies where someone gets electrocuted, another person gets locked in a bathroom for two days, and another falls from the roof?” Sally asked.
“Because it’s Jen who’s in charge,and she will probably be responsible for all three of those things happening,” Jacque answered.
“Good point,” Sally conceded.
“All right, boys, do us proud.” Jacque patted Fane on the back.
“Well, according to the schedule, Luna, you’ll have to wait until Thursday for us to do you two anything,” Fane muttered.
“Stupid schedule.” Costin tilted Sally’s head up and pressed his lips to hers. “Have fun with whatever the hell your acronym means,” he said when he pulled back.
“There’s a key.” Sally pointed to the sheets of paper in his hand, grinning at his annoyance.
“I refuse to read the key as an act of rebellion to the evil Christmas general,” he said, then turned to Fane. “You ready?”
Fane grunted. “I’m the alpha of this pack, but I have to walk around waiting for Jen to give me payback for something I didn’t even remember doing until yesterday.”
“You could give her an alpha command,” Costin said as they headed out of the kitchen.
“That’s not a bad idea,” Fane agreed.
“That’s a terrible idea,” Sally and Jacque called after them at the same time.
Jacque looked at her. “It would be hilarious, though.”
“Totally would. I’d pay money just to watch him do it,” Sally agreed.
“All right, Thelma.” Jacque sighed as she headed toward Crina and Zara. “Let’s go get our holiday cheer on.”
