Rent Yourself an Elf: A Sweet Christmas Romcom Novella by Scott Savannah

Author:Scott, Savannah
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

“So, then I told her I’d go as tribute.”

I’m sitting in Carson’s family room. I came over here after I left Noelle’s. I wasn’t quite ready to go home and be alone after the day we had. And, for some crazy reason, I thought I’d bounce my situation off the guys.

Gage and Mitch are on the other couch and the game is on the big screen, but I’m not really watching it.

“Tribute! That’s classic, man. But, hey. You got the date.”

Carson doesn’t take his eyes off the screen. They say guys can’t multitask. Put on a game and test that theory. We’re watching every play, listening to the commentators, and carrying on a discussion about my love life.

“I got the date. But she doesn’t know it’s a date. She thinks I’m doing her a favor.”

“So, tell her,” Gage chimes in.

“Tell her exactly what?” I ask.

“Tell her you’re not faking. It’s easy. You just say, ‘Hey. You know how we were going to fake it for your family? I’m not faking. I was going to ask you out anyway.’”

“I can’t.”

“Why not?” Mitch asks.

“Because. This event is big to her. I don’t want to put pressure on her. And I don’t really want this to be our first date. I want to … cook her dinner … or take her out. The first time we date, I want it to be just the two of us. And I want us to both know we’re on a date. You know?”

“Details. Details. Does it really matter? One way or the other you’re going to end up dating this girl. You might as well make this your first date. Tell her or don’t. Eventually, you’ll have to confess that you’re interested.” This from the perpetual bachelor, Carson.

“Talk about the blind leading the blind,” I mutter.

Carson shouts, “Get him! Sack him!” and then he turns to me “I, for one, am not blind.”

Multitasking at its finest.

“I’m just not as invested as you are, so I can spout off any advice I want. No skin in the game, you know?”

“I’ve got skin in the game,” Mitch says. “If this goes south, Liam will be all sulky for weeks. He’s not casual about romance.”

He’s not wrong. But I hate him shining a light on my sentimentality.

“I can be casual.”

“You can’t,” Gage says. “And that’s nothing to be ashamed of. You should be proud. You’re the settling down type. Unlike this yay-hoo over here.”

“Who’s a yay-hoo?” Carson asks, and then he shouts at the TV again. “Take a look at whose couch you're sitting on and whose nachos you’re eating.”

I don’t share any more of my dating angst with the guys. Surprisingly, despite their near ineptitude, they actually settled something for me. I can’t tell Noelle how I really feel yet. I need to help her through this party. Then we’ll see where things stand.

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