Prosfic Rec Advent Calendar, Day 22: Under the Tree by DVS

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Under the Tree by DVS

It's a cold night in London, and it's nearly Christmas. Bodie and Doyle are hunting a man, who eventually disappears in a flat.
And Bodie and Doyle break into an empty house nearby to observe him.
They make themselves at home, even cook a Christmas dinner.
...and they think about the two men who live here...





"Taking over a house, eating their food, using their bed--even if only as a base of operations--and now you want to open their presents as well?"

Bodie said, "Well, it's not as if we have presents of our own to open."

"You didn't get me a present?" Doyle managed to sound irate but not upset, but there was an undercurrent to the question.

"Of course I got you a pressie."

Doyle nodded. "That's all right, then. Are you going to ask if I got you something?"

"If it's the unlabelled package wrapped in red paper in your closet, then no."

"Snoop."

Bodie stretched. "Comes with the job. I still want to look at those presents."

"Why? "

"Curiosity. What kind of men do you think these two are?"

Doyle put his mind to it, thinking over the house, the contents. "Quiet. Between twenty-five and thirty-five years old. One of them has a moustache. Been living together for at least a year. Modest income and they pay their bills on time."

"Exclusive?"

"I don't know. What do you think?"

"I have an advantage. I went through the drawers earlier."







Nice!  :-)


Enjoy! And there is a sequel too:  After Christmas by DVS.


I wish you all a Merry Christmas!

And please stay healthy!