Gay Romance Holiday Collection by Keira Andrews

Author:Keira Andrews [Andrews, Keira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, M/M, Sports, romance, Anthology, holidays
ISBN: 9781988260471
Publisher: KA Books
Published: 2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

Sitting on the too-hard bench, Nick watched as Hunter reached to straighten his elf hat. His green jacket rode up, giving Nick an excellent view of his perky, rather spectacular ass. He was quite pretty, what with his golden hair wisping over his forehead, a round face and pink lips, freckles on his nose, and deep blue eyes. Too bad he was apparently one of those spoiled millennials who showed up late and only cared about money.

Hunter looked to be in his twenties and probably still lived at home. By his mid-twenties, Nick had been working full time for years and owned a truck and a house. It hadn’t been easy, and he’d worked his way up, learning about forestry and eventually tree farming. He hadn’t expected anything on a silver platter. People of all ages these days seemed more entitled than ever, and Nick had no patience for any of it.

Well, Hunter wasn’t Nick’s business, or his problem. He was playing Santa for two days, and two days only. When the usual Santa had fallen that morning, John had called in a panic, and considering John and Desmond were Nick’s only friends, he’d given in. So this weekend he’d have to deal with people whether he liked it or not.

He thought of John’s instructions: What would Eric have said and done?

As Nick watched Hunter lead a little redheaded girl along the path toward him, he had to smile to himself, hearing Eric’s voice—low, with a mischievous hint to his Scottish brogue.

I’d say you’re being a miserable grouch and that you need to remove the stick from your ass, stat. That’s my professional medical opinion.

Of course Eric was gone, so what did he know? But no, he was right, and Nick made an effort to smile genuinely at the girl, who clung to Hunter’s hand. Maybe Nick’s smiling skills were rusty, since Hunter said to her, “It’s okay, Jessica. Santa’s really friendly, I promise.” He shot Nick a pointed look, eyebrows raised as if daring Nick to prove him wrong. Okay, perhaps there was a bit of sass there, not just eye-rolling millennial petulance.

Nick cleared his throat, pitching his voice a little higher and softer than usual, mimicking the way Eric had spoken to young children. “Hi there, Jessica. It’s wonderful to meet you. Do you want to sit down and tell me what you’d like for Christmas?”

As Jessica hesitantly told him about wanting a sled and some kind of doll that was probably the latest fad, Nick nodded and smiled and pretended he knew exactly what she was talking about. From the corner of his eye, he was aware of Hunter watching, and when Nick glanced at him while he and Jessica shifted for their picture, Hunter’s cheeks went red, and he hurried back down the candy path.

The picture was taken as Hunter brought up the next kid, and Nick smiled and nodded to the steady stream of children coming to sit with him. He also tried to ignore Eric in his head.

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