Felix
Christmas Eve was awkward as f**k. This sucked. Ma and Pa were loud and drunk. Those were Dad’s crazy-ass parents. Despite being raucous, they had the nerves to be snobs too. That made no sense. Mom’s father was here with wife number three I believe. She was way too young for him and they were not even fated. She had to be about thirty or a young-looking forty and Grandfather was an old fart. I sighed. Chasity came into the room from the kitchen. She sat next to me. Thank God. Salvation in the form of my beautiful mate.
Let’s sneak out and make out, I said in her mind.
Her cheeks reddened.
Pretend you’re going to the bathroom, I said.
“Ma and Pa, do you still have that ranch down in southern wolf country?” Asked Calix.
Pa nodded, his mouth full of turkey leg meat.
“Yes, it’s b
