Mrs. Tanner burst into laughter.
"Mr. Tanner has a thing for couple names. Our twins are named Carter and Cooper."
Aiden tried his best to suppress a smile.
Tom and Jerry. Carter and Cooper. Fred and Barney. Mr. Tanner sure picked interesting twin names.
"It's not exactly Tom and Jerry," Jerry said in irritation. "My brother's name is Thomas, and my name is Jeremy."
"Oh," Aiden said. "I didn't know that."
"In the end, still Tom and Jerry," Mrs. Tanner roared with laughter.
"Be glad that we have the good sense to give you longer names!"
Jerry would love to bury himself in the garden for Christmas and disappear from Aiden's sight for a while.
After the sumptuous breakfast, Jerry decided to sleep a few hours at home before finishing the last bit of his assignment.
"I only have a little more to do," he announced proudly. "And then, I will return to Riverdale for the ball."
"Lucky you," Aiden said.
