Page 61 of I Dated a Holiday Hero
Hever nodded. “I am. She fits.”
Zera looked at Dex. “You don’t know her complications.”
Hever looked to Dex. “You will tell me when we are back at the lab?”
“Sure. It isn’t really a secret.”
Zera sighed and turned serious. “Can I get a plus four for the wedding?”
Dex nodded and made a note on her tablet.
Hever grinned. “This is going to be huge. And fun. But mainly huge. Auntie Salmet called, and she wants the whole family, plus my mom and her new beau. Plus, Leska and her two, so I count over a hundred on my side, and that is before Krix’s side is there. I think they are good for about another hundred.”
Zera blinked. “This is going to be big.”
Dex nodded. “I am guessing at close to four hundred after all of the ambassador’s associates are invited.”
Zera smiled. “How many are actives?”
“About seventy percent.”
“You know that already?”
“Sure. Known associates are common online. I have a program to estimate large and intimate family crowds.”
Zera blinked. “You do?”
Dex smiled. “I am a professional. I am very good at this.”
“Fine, ladies, but keep R&D going. I am running a business here.”
Dex said, “I can set all queries for data bursts during breaks and do calls on lunch. Evenings for tastings and fittings.”
Hever smiled. “We are professionals.”
Zera snorted. “Krauz is doing a private party for you before the new year in one of the private rooms. You can each bring a plus one.”
Dex chuckled. “I will leave Hever to it. I don’t have a plus one.”
Zera looked sly. “I could set you up with an escort.”
Dex looked at her wryly. “Dumb enough to not know who I am?”
“Ah, right. Well, what would you like instead?”
Hever looked at her nails. “Spa day. Our bodies get messy and dirty. Spa day would fit.”
Dex beamed. “That, I would be up for.”
Zera nodded. “I will save the private night for me and mine.”
Hever laughed.
Zera looked at them. “What are you coated in?”
“The latest active Kritz sent exudes a paralytic. Don’t worry. I didn’t let Hever touch him.”
Hever blinked. “He did?”
