Chapter Ninety-Three

Kelsey

Mack and I mingled throughout the party in our costumes. He put on a smile for the most part, only scowling a few times when the random co-worker would gasp at his appearance. His stare silenced them, then he’d shoot his daggers my way. I merely smiled sweetly, not wanting to let on that this elf was indeed seething on the inside.

Why was he being such a poor sport about this? Was he mad that I denied him upstairs in the room where we were preparing for the evening? He knew the point of tonight. His grumpy attitude was causing me to itch, and he needed to turn around his mood before we went to see the kids.

My hope for him to change his grumpy demeanor became non-existent when we went back to the room to switch with Gary and Mindy.

Mack chucked his Santa hat and fake beard on the chair. “I’ll never hear the end of this!”

I rolled my eyes. “It wasn’t that bad.”

Mack glowered at me. “I didn’t know so many of my employees were going to be at this