We will address that matter at a later time, I informed her as the next Christmas carol began to play on the radio. "Hello, ladies. May I request a favor from you?" Jo inquired as she emerged from the kitchen. "Go ahead," Ella replied. "Would you both be able to cover the night shift as well?" She asked, her hands clasped together. "Alex and the others decided to attend a party instead." "Well, they are college students," I sighed. "But yes, we can manage." "Michael and Gavin are agreeable to this too, correct?" She asked with a hint of skepticism. "They will be, unless they wish to jeopardize their jobs," I heard Ella mutter simultaneously as I nodded and affirmed, "Certainly, they will." "Wonderful! Dinner is on me then," Jo exclaimed, her face lighting up as she clapped her hands

