"Jemma"

"Is this really necessary?" Phil asked, looking around the highly-decorated lab.

"It won't interfere with our work," Jemma said. "And it's easy to remove everything – tinsel included – at a moment's notice. Besides, if something turns up, we'll have plenty of time before you bring in… whatever it is." She kissed Phil on the cheek. "What do you think?"

"Pretty."

"The others helped. Not Agent May; I think she's working on the cockpit, or possibly your office. Mack is putting up mistletoe—"

"My office?"

"You'll love it."

"…The decorations come down the day after Christmas."

"Whatever you say," she said.


In case people were wondering, yes, the previous chapter was Jasper Sitwell. Not Jasper from Twilight, or any other Jaspers. Just Sitwell. Should I have made that a bit more clear? (Before you ask, I did read the first of the Twilight books. It was compulsory reading for my uni course.)

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