“And not at mine,” Evan said.

“We’ll have a captive audience for days in Anguilla,” Mac said to Blaine and Joe, who nodded in agreement.

“You boys are heading for trouble,” Linda said, leaning against Big Mac. “Mark my words.”

“They never have known when to quit while they’re ahead,” Janey said, earning snorts of outrage from her brothers.

“I’m just watching and learning,” Finn said.

“That’s your first mistake,” Linda said.

Enjoying their banter, Slim put an arm around Erin and gave her shoulder a squeeze. She smiled at him, and he was happy to see her enjoying herself.

“Joe,” Big Mac said, “how’re your mom and Seamus holding up today?”

“They’re exhausted,” Joe said of his mother and her husband, who’d recently taken in two young boys after their mother’s tragic death. “We were there for dinner, and the boys were so excited, running around screaming, playing with their new toys and having the best time. Mom and Seamus went all-out to make sure it was a great holiday for them, but she said to give you their regrets. They were turning in early tonight.”

“I’m so glad to hear the boys got through the holiday and had a good time,” Linda said.

“They’re doing great,” Janey said. “A few rough moments here and there, but overall, they’re coping as well as can be expected.”

A shriek from the stairs preceded Thomas and Ashleigh running through the crowd, butt naked.

“What the heck are you doing?” Mac asked his son.

“We playing naked boy-naked girl, Dada.”

While everyone else howled with laughter, a horrified Maddie grabbed her son while Tiffany corralled Ashleigh.

“I’m not getting to play naked boy-naked girl,” Mac grumbled. “Why should they get to?”

“Shut up, Mac,” Maddie said, blushing as she took Thomas upstairs to find his clothes.

“That’s officially my new pickup line,” Grant said to Stephanie. “Hey, baby, wanna play naked boy-naked girl?”

“Is that just for me, or will any girl do?”

“Only you, my love,” he said, smiling as he leaned in to kiss his wife.

“This is Mallory’s first Christmas with us,” Linda said. “We’re going to scare her off.”

“Not a chance,” Mallory said, wiping laughter tears from her eyes. “That was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.”

“I’m mortified,” Maddie said when she returned with Thomas, who was now dressed in pajamas.

Mac reached for his son and took him from Maddie. “That won’t be the first time a woman leads you astray, son.”

“Hey,” Blaine said. “There’s no way that was Ashleigh’s idea.”

“I’m afraid it was,” Tiffany said, chagrinned as she returned with her daughter.

“God, she’s more like her mother than I feared,” Blaine said, earning himself a smack upside the head from his wife while the rest of the room lost it laughing again.