It's been two weeks since we've been home and the end of the holiday season. Nothing's been too crazy, well everything's crazy in this house, but it's been the normal Cobra crazy.
I've tried contacting Jamal several times, despite everything I still want to be friends. But I think the everlasting imprint of Reid's gun against his back is enough to make him stay away, for good.
On the bright side, Reid finally gave me all of my cards. Of course, it's only mandatory to give out late family Christmas gifts.
"Here you go, baby." I cooed as I set Penny's last toy mouse in her new scratch post. I gave the growing kitten a light peck in her deep, dark fur and sat her inside, where she began to go crazy, clawing robustly.
"Merry late Christmas, Hen." I threw the thesaurus in Hen's lap and he smiled gently.
"Appreciated, Claire." I had to get him a new one, I kinda burned his last one. But in my defense, who leaves a book on the stove?
I traveled to the gym, I knew I'd find Mikey there. I gave him his new golden boxing gloves with his initials sewn at the bottom, he had his last pair for three years. He began using them immediately.
"Ho Ho Ho, Bitches." I greeted Camilla, Laurie, and Jessie. I sat Laurie's two boxes in her lap, Jessie's box on his stretched torso, and Camilla's box beside her feet, along with her envelope on her forehead.
"Clairebear!" Jessie whined, exaggerating syllables and looking up at me with puppy dog eyes.
"Can we open them?" Camilla exclaimed, jumping from her sleeping position.
"Of course."
Laurie's the first to open her first gift, she delicately unraveled the twine around her box and gently peeled the wrapping paper off.
"Oh my god, Claire! Is this ammo?!" She exclaimed with a bright smile.
"Yeah, you ran out of Ruger ammo a while ago and you were too damn lazy to drive, open the next one."
Enthusiastically, Laurie ripped the colorful wrapping paper off of the box and let out an ear-piercing screech.
"Stunna Boss Nudes!?" She screamed waving the Fenty Beauty box around, then charging at me and forcing me into a bearhug.
"You know I had to, Laurie." I smiled returning her hug. If anybody knows anything about Laurie and I it's that we love Rihanna.
"Your turn, Jess."
Jessie sat the large, heavy box on the glass coffee table. He took his time finding every piece of tape, peeling them away.
After he finished a 52-piece stainless steel pot and pan set was revealed.
"I'm feeling faint." Jessie panted, rubbing his fingertips against the box.
"Thank you so much, Claire." Jessie said, pulling me down on the sofa with him, planting wet kisses on my cheek.
"Ew, you're welcome." I laughed, wiping my cheek.
"Last, but not least." I grinned, facing Camilla.
She opened the wooden box and peeked inside, 20 switchblades, all of different sizes, with steel blades and wooden handles with golden C's engraved on the bottom of them were inside the box.
Camilla picked a few of them up and practiced stabbing motions with them, waving them in the air.
"Thank you so much, C." Camilla said with glossy eyes, pulling me into a light hug,
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Gang Ties
Romance"Fuck it." He muttered. Reid smashed his lips onto mine, his hands wandering into my hair. I moaned into the kiss, causing him to pick me up and slam my body against the wooden walls of the warehouse. "You're mine." He growled as he bit down on m...
