Page 465 of Chaos has a Name
Chris had given him AND Ethan the company, and he wanted to play Santa.
“We should do a toy drive,” Gene stated. “We can fund it, and maybe Rayna would help by organizing it for me.”
She smiled.
“I’d love to help,” she admitted.
Elizabeth kissed Gene on the cheek.
“Santa Bear to the rescue,” she said.
Well, when in Bear-ville, play Santa. Why the hell not? It wasn’t like they needed the money. Gene had a big, fat nest egg from his time withThe Hunters.
“We’ll be in touch,” he said to Rayna.
Oh, and he absolutely would.
Handing the tablet back, Elkie kissed her on the cheek. Then, she said one thing.
“Timothy was right about you. He told all of us that you would heal his family, and put his boys on the straight and narrow.”
Elizabeth was direct.
“I’m the one who was healed, Elkie. They made me a better person. That’s how a relationship should work. You hold on, and you do what’s best for the people you love.”
The woman patted her hand. Then, she hustled off only to return with a present.
When Elkie handed her, Gene, and Rayna three big apples, they took them.
Because they were starving and still had to talk to Redbear.
“Come back and see me,” she said. “Maybe we can have lunch together.”
That would be fine with her—IFher sons weren’t involved. Call it a hunch, but if she arrested them, she doubted the woman would want her near her.
Waving goodbye, they walked out, and saw Callen heading their way.
He didn’t look irritable, so it must not have gone poorly.
“What’s the word?” she asked.
Callen was to the point.
“He’s available. Only, just to see you and myself. He doesn’t want an entourage,” he admitted.
Well, that was the least surprising thing, now, wasn’t it?
Tossing Callen the other half of her uneaten apple, she followed him while leaving Gene, Koda, and Rayna there.
As they approached the council house, she stopped and looked around at the place they’d created. Not the council house, but the big community center.
“We need a pool.”
Callen lifted a brow.
“Pardon?”
“I want to put a pool in, with some playgrounds and some fun things for the children on this reservation, and their families.”
