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Ruby snorted. “If you need to practice with an understudy, let me know.”
“I don’t know how you will have time.”
Ruby sighed. “I will put my foot down to stop Mark from booking me at events like this. I don’t get paid for it anyway.”
Marshall asked, “You don’t?”
“No. I just work at the candy shop for fun.”
He looked surprised. “That’s... unusual.”
“I make my money other ways.”
“Right. Apps.”
There was a crackling of energy, and the lights dimmed and came back on.
Ruby looked back at the green room. “I think I should go in there.”
Rayden wrapped his arm around her. “No. If she is trying to stun him, she is testing compatibility.”
“Right. Yikes.”
Ruby looked at the other triad and smiled. “Well, as all the chocolate is gone, I am going to call it a night.”
Keres rubbed her belly, and it was flat.
Ruby frowned. “I thought you were pregnant.”
Keres grinned. “I was. My sister now has all the babies, and the families are showering them with everything they need. I was her surrogate for one set of twins. Little girls.”
“Aw. How sweet. Congratulations.”
Ruby checked the time. “If I head home, I will just be able to get some rest before mind-numbing practice tomorrow.”
Rayden frowned. “You don’t enjoy it? I am having fun.”
“It is something I have seen done over and over. With the pink pixie part, it is a role I can perform blindfolded. The problem lies in that we are doing hard candy at work, which takes a lot of upper-body strength. The chocolates are way easier to manage.”
“How long are you doing hard candy?” Marshall asked.
“About a week. Saturday is going to be rough. There are usually kids lined up around the block to get a fresh candy cane.”
“Can’t one of the others do it?”
“The manager can, but he doesn’t like to. It’s hot and heavy work.”
Rayden smiled. “I have Saturday off. Would you like a hand?”
She smiled slowly. “I don’t know if you are up to it.”
He laughed. “I am willing to learn.”
Ruby bit her lip. “You will need running shoes, black shirt, and black cotton pants. You will get messy. Oh, and you will be covered in a fine mist of sugar.”
He smiled. “No problem. Can I tell some teammates so they will be there to mock me?”
“As long as no one elbows the kids out of the way. The display is for them, after all.”
