By the time they went to bed practically everything in the house had been laundered and put away. With nothing else to be cleaned or organized, Jorick had no choice but to keep his word.
The following evening they drove to the nearest 24 hour chain store. For the first time in days Katelina finally felt safe. Alistair wouldn't dare show up in public.
Her cheery mood didn't affect Jorick. A door greeter in a Santa hat offered them a cart and Jorick's scowl made his smile waver. To make up for it, Katelina replied with an extra enthusiastic, "Merry Christmas" before she grabbed her crabby vampire and steered him towards domestics.
Twinkle lights sparkled over their heads and large trees with shiny green bulbs glittered in conspicuous places. A sanitized version of "Silent Night" hung on
