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I turn to Elodie, and she looks atat , but it’s time to turn the tables back on them and make this not about us

“Elodie, please back ross how they were just about to nasty up my house”

Elodie laughs Of course she does She very likely thinks this is all hilarious Like howout like ere trying to give each other CPR—shirtless CPR And howto know she escaped withThey’ll probably also soon know that we’re cursed because Granny has a big yap, and she loves to let it flap Oh, and the nastiest business was going to be perpetrated indifference when I got back

“That’s it,” I seethe “I’et Kirian and Lindy’s security systeht now”

“Well, a lot of the surfaces would just wipe clean,” Elodie points out “And other things can be washed”

Jeffers stirs, now of all ti to break into ers walked in the front door No, he stirs now and barks one loud solid woof that reverberates through the house for a good thirty seconds Because when Jeffers wants to be loud, he can be very loud

“Look, he drooled all over the couch,” Toren points out “I can see a big wet spot Right There” He physically points now “I don’t see you giving hirief”

“Dog drool is not the same as bodily fluids” I think I’ht actually throw up What has the world come to?

“Would you like to stay for lunch?” Elodie asks, all happy and bright and totally doing this just to annoyfor the feint of all feints because if Toren and Luna are here, then we don’t have to talk about what just happened with us

What did just happen?

We didn’t have clothes on And she touched my…

“No,” Luna says quickly “But thanks We should probably be going”

“Yeah, absolutely”