Thank God for Gina. If it weren’t for her, Kirk wasn’t sure he, Sassy and Merlin would have made it back to his place without a meltdown. The three of them were like porcupines with their quills fully extended.
Merlin was terrified that Sassy was mad at her, but at the same time, she was furious at her mother, and scared for her.
Sassy was rattled that Merlin had run away, and braced for some kind of judgment from Kirk.
Kirk was…well, he was mostly trying not to say or do the wrong thing. Which meant he didn’t say much, not during the rest of Christmas evening, not during the drive back to the Mason place, and not while Gina got Sassy set up with bedding for the other guest room.
While Merlin and Sassy got themselves settled in on the top floor, Gina rummaged through the cupboards and
