14th of December
present
Bryan had a good reason to be smug. He had found the perfect gift for Tala. No more Ian, Spencer and Kai complaining about… Scratch that. Ian complaining and Kai just glaring about the nightly creaking sounds…
Tala would never guess… But at least it would spare him from irritated Bryan when Ian complained about the noises again. Of course there was another present too, but it couldn't be wrapped in a paper either. A puppy. Garland (who for some odd reason, is living in Moscow for Christmas) promised to look after the puppy for a while. Maybe till Christmas day. They're not likely gonna emerge from their bedroom for some time…
Garland didn't even want to know.