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Scots so that her heritage wasn t drawn into question by an already wary McLeish. It helped that
Shona s boyfriend Mark was an actually pretty OK guy. Eden wondered what in hell he saw in the
blonde though. Unfortunately, despite the other Neith quite happily taking turns to spar with Eden,
Shona hadn t volunteered, disappointing her greatly. She was pretty sure a hefty smackdown would
have eased her irritation somewhat.
Friday night had come around all too quickly and Eden hadn t been looking forward to being
cooped up again. So it was a pleasant surprise when Noah said he d gotten permission to escort Eden,
October and Cameron out for the night. They were going out for dinner and then onto a movie. It was
all so normal.
Eden loved Edinburgh at night. There was so much light despite the darkness, so much energy and
life. They jumped on a bus that dropped them off on Princes Street, and Eden soaked up the sight of
the castle looming in the distance. Her breath still caught every time she looked up at it. October
nudged her forward and she followed her companions, watching lots of men in sharp shirts and
cologne, women all dressed up in their high heels and dresses, clack back and forth as they sought the
next greatest restaurant and bar. Noah smiled at her as he caught her glancing back at the castle again
and she shrugged him off with a sheepish smile.
As they passed the gardens and the Scott Monument, Tobe turned so she was facing Eden and
began walking backwards.  You have to come back to Edinburgh at Christmas time. The both of you.
This place is beautiful. They put white lights on all the trees and there s a German market that smells
amazing and a small fun fair with this huge ferris wheel all lit up. Princes Street at night on a cold
Winter s day is the prettiest thing I ve ever seen. Even if I do say so myself. Tobe grinned.
 She s right, Cameron agreed.  It s really Christmassy. There s even ice skating down in the
gardens.
Christmas had never been a big deal in the Winslow Mansion. Since it was a religious holiday and
not a soul eater s religion, they pretended on the outside with everyone else, but on the inside there
was no decorations, no tree, no presents. Unlike birthdays, Christmas was blown past with Ryan
handing them a wad of cash and telling her and Stel to buy whatever they wanted.
 I wouldn t have thought you guys celebrated Christmas. Eden frowned.
Tobe shrugged still walking backwards, impressing Eden with how she managed not to trip or
knock into anyone.  Well of course we don t go to church or anything like that but many people who
celebrate Christmas don t go to church.
 You go to the service, Cameron murmured at her.
Eden could swear she saw Tobe s face flush red as made a face at him.  Service?
Tobe huffed,  What? It s cool OK.
Noah snorted.  The defensiveness would make some sense if you told us what you were talking
about?
 There s a Christmas service at McEwan Hall at Edinburgh Uni every year. The Hall is huge and
stunning and it has an old organ. They hold a proper Christmas service with these amazing choirs.
It s kind of beautiful.
Eden thought it sounded wonderful.  And you re embarrassed by this why?
 Because I m not religious. It s weird for me to go.
 No it s not.
Tobe smiled at her and turned back around.
Cameron grimaced and threw her a look.  I ve been telling you it s not weird for five years and
you still sneak off to it with a furry hat pulled down over your head so no one recognises you. Eden
tells you it s not weird and suddenly it s not.
Eden and Noah shared an amused smile.
Tobe shrugged.  Well she is the authority on weird.
Eden s smirk slipped and Noah smothered a laugh with a cough.
 Thanks, Tobe, real nice.
Her  cousin shrugged without looking back.  Don t mention it.
They made their way to their destination in relative quiet, letting Eden soak up the atmosphere of
the city. Less than ten minutes later and Tobe and Cameron were leading them into a glass front
building with two giant metal giraffes outside. The centre had a cinema and a bunch of restaurants
and clubs inside it, and they stood for a while trying to agree on where to eat. Eventually they
decided on an Asian fusion restaurant and settled around the table in a comfortable silence as they
perused the menu. Cameron asked Noah a couple of questions and Eden relaxed as Noah answered
them amiably. She d noticed that Noah had been a little cagey around the cute Neith over the last
week. Cameron was a naturally flirty person and she had kind of got the impression that his
flirtatiousness with her was bothering Noah.
That made her stupidly happy.
Eden, however, didn t put any stock in Cameron s flirting. She had been watching him and Tobe
over the last few days and was beginning to think there was something going on there. Yeah Tobe
had said that they had tried dating and quit because it was too much like kissing her cousin but the
way they acted around each other had Eden questioning that story. Tobe excused herself to go to the
bathroom and Eden watched with amusement as Cameron followed the girl with wistful eyes. She
looked at Noah and was surprised to see he had noticed too. They shared a knowing smile that made
her feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Flushing, Eden quickly picked up her glass of water and waited
for Tobe to come back to the table. Sure enough, Tobe kept glancing at Cameron surreptitiously, just
as she had been doing all week. For the first time ever Eden wanted to meddle. She chuckled
inwardly at the thought. She d never had a group of friends before, people that she cared enough
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