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‘Where did you get these?’
‘At Dragonfly Dreams.’
‘Ahhh… so I’m a vintage Santa?’ he asked.
‘You are.’ She placed a hand on his arm. ‘And it suits you.’
‘Really?’ He raised his hands and placed them on her waist, feeling the swell of her hips beneath his palms. He slowly pulled her closer and her eyes widened, her lips parted. ‘And what would you like for Christmas this year, Flora? Have you been naughty or nice?’
Something flashed in her eyes and he tilted her chin and pressed a kiss to her lips. The fake beard tickled both their noses and they laughed. On top of his own beard, it was full and thick. Even so, he kissed her again, their lips meeting through the silky fibres.
When he raised his head again, he cupped Flora’s face and gently stroked her skin with his thumbs. ‘Well?’
‘Well what?’ Her eyes were glazed over as if she’d been hypnotised.
‘I asked if you’ve been naughty or nice?’
‘Oh… Nice. I think. At least… I’ve tried.’
‘I think you’ve been very nice but I also think you can be naughty when you want to,’ he teased.
‘I can be when I want to be,’ she said.
‘That’s a thought I’m going to save for another time.’ He winked at her. ‘Thanks for these. They’ll make being Secret Santa even more fun.’
‘Leif… on the subject of Christmas… Do you have plans?’
He frowned. ‘I thought… I assumed… I-I…’
‘That we’d spend the day with Victor?’
He nodded. ‘Is that all right?’
‘It’s what I want.’
‘Me too.’ He nodded, unable to imagine any other way Christmas could go this year.
‘That’s settled then. But one more thing…’
‘Yes?’
‘I have a Christmas party on the twenty-second and I wondered if you’d like to come with me.’
‘As your plus one?’ He tilted his head to one side.
‘Yes. But I totally understand if you don’t want to go. I won’t be at all offended.’
‘Flora,’ he said, taking her hands in his, ‘I would love to come with you.’
‘I’m so glad. I’d like you to meet my colleagues and it can, of course, be as my friend because that’s what we are…friends. But we can have a few drinks and a dance and a night out in London. Asfriends, that is and—’
‘I’ll look forward to it,’ he said, before she repeated herself again. He could tell that she’d been nervous asking him and he wanted her to feel confident about asking for what she wanted. ‘And I’ll be whatever you want me to be.’
‘Thank you so much.’
She moved to her tiptoes and kissed him gently in a way that made his whole body tingle. He was glad that he had no big belly to get in the way because feeling Flora’s curves against him was one of the best feelings in the world. He couldn’t think of anyone else he’d want to dress up as Santa for then kiss passionately. But Flora could ask him to do whatever she liked, and he felt certain he’d do it in a heartbeat.
‘Shall we go and ask Victor if he wants to spend Christmas Day with us?’ he asked. ‘Just in case, you know, he has plans.’
