Mrs. Claus called William and Leroy and asked them to meet at the Aardvark office. They were waiting for her when she got there with Peanut. She had come directly from the dog party after she had seen the images on Tony’s phone.
“So did you guys know about this?” asked Mrs. Claus and poured herself a large drink.
“Know about what?” asked William.
They had been having beer and pizza when she called and hadn’t been online in hours.
“What’s happened?” asked Leroy.
“Look up naughty and Santa and tell me what you find,” said Mrs. Claus.
William opened his phone and typed in the search terms. Mrs. Claus could see his eyes widen when the results loaded. He handed the phone to Leroy and he shook his head after looking at them.
“Oh, my,” said William.
“Fuckin’ A,” said Leroy.
“Maybe they’re fakes,” suggested Wiliam meekly.
“I know my husband, boys, and that is Mr. Claus,” said Mrs. Claus.
“I guess the Winter Wonderland tattoo must be his,” said Leroy.
Mrs. Claus didn’t say anything in response. She finished her drink and poured herself another bourbon.
“Who are those women?” asked Leroy.
“What are they is more like it. They have just a bit too much hair,” said William.
“And in all the right- and wrong- places,” said Leroy.
William shook his head.
“I think they are Wulvers,” said Leroy getting back to business.
“Let’s get Otto back here. We’re gonna need all the help we can get,” said William.
