"Okay Grab the other end!" Michael told Kenneth as they moved the outsized Christmas tree box out of its storeroom. "I got it man," the large black man told him, picking up more of the slack. "Okay" Michael said. "Now we just have to get it to the center of the mall"
While the two men got the tree, Monica had sent Nicole to find Christmas music from the music store. Now she, Ana and Norma collected key chains, rings, and earrings to serve as makeshift ornaments. "Oh I like this for myself!" Monica told the women as she slipped on a gold ring. "Got to add this bling to my collection after the holidays!" they all laughed and waited until they saw Michael and Kenneth come into view with the tree.
"You got it? Great! Like put it down over here." Monica told them gesturing towards where she stood as both men dropped the box. "Enjoy it" Kenneth said before leaving for the roof. They all guessed it was to talk with Andy who was stuck in the gun shop across the street, between the sea of flesh hungry zombies.
"Monica!" Nicole yelled out running to meet the blonde. "I found one! I found a Christmas album!" she said stopping and out of breath. Nicole handed Monica the CD, and she looked it over. It was called Classic Christmas and had 12 classic tunes on it. "This will be perfect! Thanks babe" she told the cute red head. "Glad I could help...oh," Nicole started seeing the box "the trees here!"
Michael walked over from it and laughed. "If we can get it up...anyone here ever put one together?" he asked. Ana looked at Norma "I always had real ones" the truck driver said. "Same here" Ana told him. "Well it shouldn't be that much of a problem there is instructions for it" Michael told them. "You guys can work on something else... I got this" With that they went to plan a holiday menus of sorts, of what food they could put together that was special, and not the same old burgers they had been making.
During this time Monica slipped out to find Steve in his apartment, aka the electronic store he took over as his own. He was lying out on a sofa, dressed down in a robe and was sipping a cappuccino from a stripped red and white cup. "Hey Steve!" Monica called out. "Hey babe...still working on your plans?" he asked not looking at her. Was he being nicer about it? Heck maybe she got to him. "Yeah!" she said excited taking a seat on his lap. "Well," he started turning on the TV in front of him to see black and white fuzz on screen. Let me know when there done, and we can go back to our routine fuck, kay?" That cut Monica like a knife.
"What is wrong with YOU!" she screamed hitting the hand controller out from his hand. It was the first time she had talked above her normal valley girl speaking voice. It even stopped Steve from saying a word. "What are you fucking Scrooge? Is that it!" she asked violently. "Can you not be an ass for one day!?" Monica walked out and slammed the store door closed behind her.
"Bah. Humbug." He said getting a laugh out of himself. He closed his eyes and smiled at what had just happened and he got a kick out of Monica's outburst. What did she want from him? Him to sport a Santa suit, sit and sing the songs of the Christmas pasted and pretend to give a shit? Hah that wasn't Steve not today or the next day!