Chapter 14

Bobo enters the kitchen in his elf outfit which clings to his muscled body. After he quickly rattles off, “Willa, your secret present is wrapped,” he eyes up Jonah and Ricky’s embrace. Joyously he gropes the two men with his own hug, presses a cheek to Ricky’s back, and says, “I love family hugs. They balance me.”

Ricky jostles his bottom left and right. “Bobo, is that your dick against my ass?”

Bobo laughs. “Could be.”

“Jesus Christ,” Jonah mumbles. “This is going from bad to worse.”

Still positioned at the kitchen sink, Willa tells her husband, “Bobo, get away from Ricky’s bottom. You’re running late. You were supposed to be down at the mall fifteen minutes ago. Just because you’re an unpaid Santa’s Helper, doesn’t mean you have to be late for your two-hour shift. The kids need their elf, and so does Santa.”