My Christmas Cock-Up by Mika Lane EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Mika Lane
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“SOLSTICE GREETINGS!”
Without looking up, I knew Iris, our resident hippy born in the wrong
decade, had just barged into my office.
It was all so San Francisco, the land where oddballs and tech nerds lived
side-by-side in cozy harmony.
Like Iris working at a financial services firm, which was totally against
her vibe.
But I wasn’t complaining. Not at all. She made the place interesting with
her celebration of weird pagan holidays and break room ‘treats,’ occasionally
laced with the now-legal cannabis, the scent of which permeated every nook
and cranny of the town.
“Hey, Iris, um, greetings… and stuff,” I said. “Ready for the holidays?”
Yeah, she was in the spirit. Her Christmas sweater bordered on the
offensive—the tree on it looked more like a big green penis than anything.
She nodded enthusiastically. “Of course. You?”
“Just wrapping up some last-minute stuff and then it’s time off until after
New Year’s,” I said. “Not sure what I’m doing yet.”
But I was hoping against hope something would materialize, and in
particular, with the hot guy I’d been seeing. I was playing it cool, though.
That’s how I rolled.
“You could always celebrate the season the way I do,” Iris said with a
grin. “Elk and I are going to honor the goddess properly.”
I wasn’t sure which goddess she was referring to, or how she would be
honored properly, and I wasn’t going to ask. After all, it took me months to
realize ‘Elk’ was Iris’s partner, although I was never sure whether Elk was
male, female or something else altogether. I’d come a long way from small
town Idaho, where I’d grown up. And escaped from, first chance I got.
Shit was different here in San Francisco, like different-universe different.
I didn’t need people thinking I was a total hick. I had plans.
“Sounds lovely,” I said, hoping she wouldn’t elaborate.
I glanced back at my computer screen in a passive-aggressive way to drop
the hint that I had shit to do.
She gave me a peace sign. “Remember Tali, a woman should always
enjoy the freedom that comes from fully embracing the goddess. Don’t let the
patriarchy’s lessons oppress you.”
I nodded earnestly. “I won’t, Iris. Promise.”
There was a rustle behind her as my boss squeezed into my miniscule
office, which was barely big enough for me, never mind three people.
“Excuse me, ladies,” Shawn said, sucking in his belly.
He looked at Iris, who was cringing at being called a ‘lady.’ “Can I have a
moment with Tali?” he asked.
“Sure,” she said. “Happy Solstice, Shawn.”
“Happy Solstice, Iris,” Shawn mumbled, watching her leave. “My
grandma back in Virginia would say that girl wasn’t right. Solstice. And that
sweater…”
“Interesting, huh?” I said, hoping to avoid discussing Iris’s penis sweater
with my boss. “How’s your day going, Shawn?”
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