it.”
She nodded smugly. “I told you there was no sleigh in that alley.” She picked up the stuffed toy Cisco had dropped and started to toss it to him, then hesitated, frowning at me a little. “Then how did Santa get out of the alley?”
I just smiled.
Melanie tossed the toy for Cisco, still looking thoughtful. Cisco leapt to catch it and took off at a dash, leading the charge toward the playroom. Dogs barked, children laughed, music played, lights twinkled. A mastiff stepped on my foot, and an Australian shepherd leapt onto the table and dunked a paw into the punch bowl. The Christmas tree swayed dangerously.
And in the background, the sound of sleigh bells still could be heard.
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