Chapter Seventeen–––––––– When Bull and “Santa” arrived, the room was already filled with players. “It’s great so many guys came out for this,” Bull said. “Yeah, to watch Santa make an ass of himself.” “Shut up, Trunk. And watch your language.” “Yeah, yeah. I know.” He made his way through the men to get to the bag of presents. “Listen up, guys!” It was Jo Sebastian, the woman who’d organized the event. “Thank you all for coming. The kids and moms are on their way. They’ll line up. Please mingle. Introduce yourselves. The kids’ll probably have lots of questions.” “Any hot moms?” Robbie Anthony piped up. “No hitting on the moms,” Jo added. Bull stood back as the bus unloaded. A dozen children filed in, accompanied by their mothers. Some women came alone, including Tiffany Belden. B

