NovaCracker
"Nah," Havasu waved her question with a flip of the hand. "Christmas eve is with everyone. Christmas day is mostly just family." This was primarily true since all the estate workers that wished to join the family for dinner did so more than a dozen people. It was very much a low key party. It didn't occur to him that the shear size of the group might intimidate her... That or the house itself.
"No mom and dad would actually like to meet more of my friends since life has been kind of hectic and they haven't seen much of me." He shrugged and indicated his uniform implying just what he meant as life. "They might ask about how we know each other. So we will have to come up with an excuse cuz I don't want them knowing about this." His smile was rather sheepish and he shoved his hat back a little bit. "We can get the coffee you were talking about and come up with something so it sounds plausible. That and you have to be cold." He could feel the bite of winter cold and knew she had to be cold as well.
