3rd Person

“Okay, so how’re we gonna do this?” Paisley asked, sitting around a large piece of construction paper with her siblings. Ryder -who had the best handwriting of all four – had written “Operation Santa” at the top of the page. Other than its title however, the page was entirely blank.

“Well, we know the North Pole’s at the top of the world, right?” Riley asked, waiting until the others nodded in agreement before continuing. “So if we just keep walking north then eventually we’ll have to get there!”

“Yeah but that could take ages!” Parker cautioned. “

The Dark Moon pack is north, but there’s at least two other packs between us and the pole.”

“Tha’s a good point.” Ryder agreed, “So maybe if we travel to one of the other packs and start there?”

“Yeah! But we can’t take too long, we have to make sure we can get there and back afore Christmas.” Paisley warned.

“Maybe we can get a ride back with Santa!” Riley suggested, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

“Wow, that would be amazing!” Ryder giggled.

“Okay so what do we need?” Paisley asked. “Really warm coats, snow boots, snacks..”

“Maybe some fish in case we need to d’stract any polar bears.” Parker mused aloud.

“Ooh, good idea.” Riley nodded, starting a list o their paper.

“We should also take hot cocoa, and marshmallows, to help stay warm.” Ryder added. “I wish we knew how to ski, that would make getting there a lot faster.”

“How about a sled” Ryder asked, “if we make friends with one of the polar bears, they might even pull us!”

“This is the best plan.” Paisley praised, grinning.

“We still have to figure out how to get north first.”

Riley reminded them, “it’s gonna be miles and miles before we get anywhere near the arctic.”

“Hmm, we’re too little to drive.” Parker remarked thoughtfully.

Riley agreed, “but we could easily drive a sleigh. What if we ask Mommy to go back to the tree farm, just for the bonfire one night. She’d probbly agree, and then we

stealing.” Paisley protested, crinkling up

reasoned, “we’ll leave a note promising

we definitely need a

don’t think

“Do you think we should leave a note for Mommy too – so she knows we’re with Santa and she doesn’ need

worry ’bout everything.”

after us anyway.” Ryder agreed. “She doesn’ know how

good enough head start then

write the , Parker you get the s’pplies. And Paisley and I will ask Mommy to take

The others grinned, “Deal!”

Jane bundled up the pups and returned to the Christmas tree farm. She’d been hoping they would decorate the tree together that evening, but she was just glad the pups wanted to continue doing activities together. They’d been through such a difficult ordeal that she was willing to do just about anything to raise their spirits, besides, they

the pups in front of the fire. The trees surrounding them on all sides had been strewn with lights, and it truly felt like a winter wonderland. She tried not to think about Ethan, about how

she focused on her babies, praying they didn’t ask to go

Christmas?” She asked, gently guiding Paisley’s hands to avoid sticking the marshmallow she had

Santa. They knew exactly what they wanted, but they also

hummed thoughtfully, “How about one of those big beautiful art sets they have in the

determined to put their

think about a chemistry set –

don’ have to get us fancy

“Santa will take care of

they truly wanted, and it didn’t help that it was the only”updated by jobnib.com” thing she wanted too. She’d gone to her first therapy session the other day, and her doctor had advised her to acknowledge and address the fact that part of her fury with Ethan was because she still loved him so completely. She wanted him for Christmas too, and she knew they

“but I want to get you something too. Riley, any thoughts? Riley peeked up at her with a sly smile.

care of it.” She had to admit that a bunny was less work than some other

the children’s attention, and

Mommy! We promise we’ll take extra special

so ‘sponsible you’ll never have to lift a

sure you Wouldn’t rather have some new socks?” Jane

wants

mop, so we can always keep

Ryder objected, “Mops

bunnies are fun.” Riley remarked

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