“What did you just call us?” Kate glared across the table. “Hoes,” Cress answered. He looked up and almost dropped his pen at the look on her face. Mor didn’t see it though. “Hoes. As in bros before hoes,” he added, articulating so that she might understand. Cress’s hand flashed out to Mor’s arm, stopping Mor from continuing to educate all the stupid humans in the room. Violet was astounded she wasn’t the first to squeak out a laugh. Shayne took the gold medal for not-keeping-it-together when he burst out laughing, tumbled from his seat, and turned into a basket case on the floor.
