Outtake No Presents Dylan POV
Dylan gaped at Dale and Debbie. I said, “Someone break this down for me. Because I do not understand the words coming out of your mouths.” Dale sighed, “Dylan, it’s simple. We are waiting to have Christmas with Lucas and Emmaline.”
Debbie added, “Which includes waiting to open presents.” I shrieked, “You CANNOT be serious! We are being sacrilegious! I cannot stand for that! The presents, they are crying! CRYING! LACY! This is a travesty!”
Lacy bit her lip then gently said, “It doesn't feel right without Lucas and Emmaline.” I frowned, “It doesn’t feel right? My Alpha is having a sex fest, getting laid continuously with little bits of sleep and food. Seriously, they are causing QUITE the uproar in the pack link with how DANG LOUD they are.”
“AND NOW that Sleep Tyrant I love so dearly is making ME suffer because this happened over CHRISTMAS?! We can’t do this to the presents! The wrapping paper is weeping. WEEPING!”
Dale sighed, “It’s just not the same without them.” I held up my hands, “Being the Beta I am, I was prepared for this moment. Not for you to say such CRAZY, outlandish things as no opening the presents, but missing those two crazy kids.”
I ran to the office and grabbed the cardboard cutouts of Lucas and Emmaline I’d ordered. I sighed, “I just knew these would come in handy.” Fang agreed, “Yes, they really will.” I ran back downstairs and set them carefully on the couch.
I pointed, “There. You see? A Beta is always prepared.” Debbie sighed, “Dylan.” I held up my hand and played the recorder on the back of the cardboard cutout. Lucas’s voice said, “Merry Christmas.” Dale laughed, “How did you get that worked out?”
I smiled, “He’s been saying Merry Christmas on calls FOR WEEKS! See? Now they are here. Someone hand me my eggnog and let’s open the presents. Like normal people. All is well.” Debbie laughed, “Dylan, we just want to wait for them.”
I nodded, “What if, and hear me out, we open OUR presents and leave theirs? Then we can all sit here and stare at them awkwardly while they open presents. Ehh? It’s a win, win.
Am I right? Who doesn’t like awkwardly staring at other people while they open presents and we have none?
Normally, that’s called a birthday, but we can make do with the sequence of events presented to us. ”
Dale bit his lip and passed me some eggnog.
My father in law smiled saying, “If we were playing baseball, I’d be batting a thousand.
Hell of an average.” I snorted, “Come on people, it’s Christmas!
On Christmas we open presents and drink eggnog.
I don’t make up the rules, you guys, I just enforce them!
” Fang grumbled, “This doesn’t feel like Christmas. ”
Dale smirked, “Technically I make up the rules.” I snorted, “You used to, but then you retired. Now Lucas and I make up the rules and he’s not here to do so. Ipso facto I make up the rules, and I say we open PRESENTS!”
Dale laughed, “I’m on the Werewolf Council.” I yelled, “OH CRUEL UNIVERSE, WHY ME??! What have I ever done but be the light of the lives of everyone around my glorious self?! Except Saint God Alpha Prick, but DEEP down he adores me!”
“Plus, he’s a prick so he doesn’t count. I’m a freaking delight! You can’t make us lose to SGAP! He’s over there in Black Mountain opening presents. That’s not something we can allow. Now, if you convinced him not to open presents that honestly wouldn’t be shocking. He loathes cheer.”
Debbie started howling with laughter. Lacy put her hand on my shoulder. My mate smiled, “Dylan, it will be ok. It’s just a few days.” I sighed, “Just a few days she says.” I went and picked a present and put it by her ear.
I whispered, “Lacy, Dylan bought you this super awesome present. I’m meant to be unwrapped today, and now you’re saying I won’t be. I can hear the wrapping paper being destroyed in houses all over the territory.”
“They are mocking me saying ‘ha-ha I’m an opened Christmas present. What are you? A wrapped Christmas present? On Christmas? Then you are not a Christmas present at all, you weirdly still wrapped gift! We shun you!’ I’m being shunned!
” I gasped and hugged the present, “Not a shunning! Lacy, you can’t let this happen to the present I bought you. It’s so perfect and you’ll love it!”
Lacy took the present from me and set it down. My wife assured me, “I will still love it in a few days, when Lucas and Emmaline are back.” I snorted, “Are you kidding me? Alpha Sleep Tyrant is getting laid, a LOT. He doesn’t care if we open presents!”
“Lucas is trying to knock up the Luna with pups. He’s LITERALLY living his dream right now. I can tell you for a fact your brother does not give a single flying FART in space about us opening presents or not. Come on you guys, I promise Lucas does not care one iota.”
“The man’s probably not even thinking about Christmas. Is this a SGAP trick? It feels like one and it’s slightly hurtful you’re going along with it. Emmaline would side with me. She’d say to open the presents.” Fang said, “I don’t think Thor did this.” He’d better not have or I’d get him.
I clapped. Emmaline! That was it. I said, “AH HA! I’ve got you now. Emmaline would feel bad that we waited for them. In fact, she’ll feel guilty. We can’t have our potentially pregnant Water Fairy feeling guilty.”
“Why you ask? Ok, I’ll tell you. She could turn to water, and that would upset Lucas. Emmaline would then be hysterical. A Merry Christmas would NOT be had by all. That would be a tragedy. Nay, a travesty. It’s both. We can’t do that to them.”
Debbie sighed, “Unless someone says something to make her feel guilty, Emmaline wouldn’t.
” I gasped, “Are we talking about the same person?” I held my hand up, “Yay tall, partial Water Fairy, brown hair, is called Baby Girl by Lucas, and is the cousin to the Super Special Fun Sized Fairy Ninja Goddess herself even though she’s married to Saint God Alpha Prick. ”
Lacy laughed, “We know who Emmaline is?” I snorted, “Do you? I think not. Because our Luna feels guilty all the time about stuff that makes no sense. You’re literally making ALL the presents and me, do NOT forget me, cry because we can’t open even one! ONE!”
Fang offered, “One feels like a compromise.” Dale smiled saying, “Nope, that won’t work.
We are not opening even one until they are back.
I’d do the same thing if Lacy was in heat.
” I gasped, “You take that back right now! Dylan and Lacy Frost respect the sanctity that is opening presents on Christmas Day!”
Debbie started laughing again. Danver quickly ran inside and handed me a pitcher of eggnog. He sighed, “I thought this could happen. The whiskey is on the kitchen counter and your glass is full waiting for you. It’s also on the counter.”
I smiled saying, “You are a good man, Danver. Now get out of here! I insist you save yourself before the Grinch’s steal your Christmas too. It’s too late for me Danver, but you must run! Saint Nick MUST never know of this horror. Think of your father and GO NOW!”
I wiped a fake tear from my eye as Danver smiled. The man said, “Merry Christmas Beta Dylan, Beta Female Lacy, Former Alpha and Luna Lyons.” He left as I called, “From here on out they shall be called FORMER Alpha and Luna GRINCHES WHO STOLE BETA DYLAN’S CHRISTMAS!”
I heard Danver laughing as he left. I drank my eggnog and went to get my stocking. Debbie chided, “Dylan, no.” I whirled, “What? Not even the stocking?! But, but, but, no! The stocking?! LACY! It can’t be! My stocking is sacred. It has Christmas candy. I NEED MY CHRISTMAS CANDY!”
Lacy sighed, “Mom, come on. Let Dylan open his stocking.” Debbie sighed, “Sorry, but no.” Lacy frowned, “Oh come on! He will pout about this all day!” Fang snorted, “She is lowballing us. I will pout until next Christmas.” I agreed, “That is a solid plan.”
Dale called, “Look alive, Dylan.” I grumbled, “How? You stole Christmas and I was only prepared for the Grinch in Black Mountain to try. SGAP is opening presents and I’m not. This is a horrible day.” Dale threw chocolate at me.
I snatched it out of the air. I gasped, “You have the stocking candy hidden somewhere!” Dale laughed, “I have met you, Dylan. When I heard about this waiting rule, I grabbed you two extra chocolate bars.” I hugged him, “Dale, I misjudged. You’re not the Grinch!
You’re just his dog Max! Max is so adorable and lovable. ”
I pointed at Debbie, “YOU are the Grinch who stole my Christmas! You AND your son who’s just all sexed up right now. He’s so mean to me with is lack of sleep and NO CHRISTMAS!” I ran into the kitchen and found my whiskey with a few pieces of candy. There was a note from Danver
Beta Dylan,
I could be wrong, but I think the Former Alpha and Luna Lyons will want to wait for Lucas and Emmaline to get back to have Christmas.
In case that happened, I put this out for you.
I know this is the candy that’s in the stocking.
The rest of the bag I put in your room after you got up this morning.
Dad called one of his suppliers with an emergency and we managed to pull it off.
Humbly,
Danver
I shrieked, “HUMBLY! I LOVE DANVER AND SAINT NICK! DANVER IS GETTING A RAISE! A BIG OLD FAT ONE! Whatever his little heart desires, I shall give it to him! Suck it Christmas Grinches! I STILL HAVE STOCKING CANDY!”
I happily munched my candy and drank my whiskey. I couldn’t believe we weren’t opening presents. Fang huffed, “It feels weird. I don’t like it, Dylan.” Lacy came in and gave me a kiss, “It will be ok.” I sighed, “I’m in mourning.”
Lacy hugged me, “Ok, then I’ll just sit with you while you mourn. Next time, I’ll demand a heads up. I would’ve gotten you the candy.” I smiled, “I know you did something just in case.” Lacy laughed and pulled a present out of her pocket.
She smiled saying, “This wasn’t in the pile, so it doesn't count.” I kissed her then said, “I do love you so much!” I opened the present by ripping through the paper. She’d gotten a canine fang for my key chain along with a candy cane and a snowflake.
I kissed her, “I love it. A fang and candy cane with snowflake to represent us both as the Frost’s. You are the best mate ever.” Lacy laughed, “I love you, Dylan Frost.” I smiled, “I love you, Lacy Frost.” I did. More than anything. She was my everything.