Page 17 of A Raging Merry Christmas
“Still not found them?” Grey asked.
“No. The old ladies are going to kill me. Every store keeps telling me the same. They expect stock but aren’t sure when it’s coming, and there’re waiting lists. I’ve basically got no chance of getting them now,” I responded.
“Just those six left?” Harley inquired with an air of superiority.
“Yeah.”
“How much are they worth to you?” Grey asked, swapping a look with Harley.
“What do you know?” I demanded, sitting up.
These idiots were up to something.
“Gonna cost you a marker,” Harley replied. “For all the prospects. One marker each.”
“Done. Where are they?” I didn’t hesitate.
“Meet me upstairs,” Harley said and nodded at Grey as Grey waved him away.
I followed the prospect upstairs and into the empty apartment. We could rent it but kept it free for a just-in-case situation. I gaped as I stared at the toys.
“Are you telling me that you had these all along?” I growled out as I gazed around at the neatly stacked toys.
“We bought them straight away because we knew what you idiots would do. And ya did. And we knew the old ladies would skin you alive,” Harley explained.
“We ran ourselves ragged this weekend! Hunter got his cock groped! I was tackled!” I yelled at the smug prospect.
“Yup, and you learnt a valuable lesson. The women say do something, you do it straight away!” Harley retorted and handed me the six missing presents.
“What are you doing with the rest?” I asked.
“They’re going to the Eternal Trust now you guys have everything,” Harley replied, and I nodded. That was generous of the prospects. They didn’t get a full cut like the brothers.
“I’ll give you two thousand towards that lot. Split it between you all. And prospect, have you made other contingency plans?”
“What do you think?” Harley quipped as he shut the door behind us.
Smug bastard!
Chapter Four –
Light the darkness…
Klutz, Calamity, Gauntlet, Harley, Grey, Christian, and Cody - Calamity’s POV
(Tye and Carmine escaped this because they had games! Lucky devils and Jared and Aaron were at the clubhouse.)
“This all needs to go out?” Gauntlet asked incredulously.
“Yep,” Jodie said with a frown on her face. “Although it doesn’t seem to be all here.”
“Are you sure?” Klutz questioned sarcastically.
“Yup, smartass. There’s stuff missing. Christian, Cody, fetch!” Jodie demanded.
Her brothers sent her a dirty look as I snorted, but they did as they were told.
“Calamity,” Jodie said, turning to me.