"Fuck that," Tatum replied quickly, shaking her head. "The only thing baked will be us," she assured her girlfriend, tightening the grip around her waist a little. "Like I said, we're not really into that kind of stuff at my place.. they'll be home for actual Christmas day, but other than that, I'm basically running solo. You might see Sera once or twice, but other than that, smooth sailing."

Not that she liked to avoid her family on an active basis, but when she had Frankie over, it was a little different. The last thing she wanted was her brother asking awkward questions, or her step-mother trying to chat her up for hours at a time.