The Return of Kris Kringle: A Christmas Romantic Comedy by Caroline Mickelson

Author:Caroline Mickelson [Mickelson, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Bon Accord Press
Published: 2014-10-10T04:00:00+00:00

Kyle looked at the assorted sets of pots and pans spread out over the table. He picked a sauté pan up to judge its weight. “Wonderful, this is the set I think Kris will like the most.”

An elf named Tinsel tapped a note into his tablet with a silver stylus. “Excellent choice, Mr. Masterson.”

“Call me Kyle.” He’d spent nearly an hour with Tinsel going over possible Christmas gifts for Kris and Noelle. Noelle had been easy to shop for; like most six year old girls she had a wide range of interests that made gift-giving a snap. Kris was not so easy. He said so to Tinsel.

“Did you and Kris exchange gifts last Christmas?” Tinsel asked.

Kyle nodded. “We did indeed.”

“May I ask what you gave her?”

“An engagement ring.”

“Did she like it?”

“She gave it back.”

Tinsel winced. “Ouch.”

“Exactly. So you can see why I’d like to go with something a little more practical this year. I doubt she’ll return anything culinary related.”

“No, not our Kris. She’s always been a practical girl.”

Kyle looked at the elf with renewed interest. “You’ve known Kris for a long time then?”

“Oh, for ages. Since she was younger than Noelle.” Tinsel gave the order to a nearby elf for the set Kyle had chosen to be giftwrapped before he turned back to Kyle. “What would you like to know about her?”

Kyle laughed. “Well, since you don’t have a crystal ball, I doubt you can help predict what she’ll do in the future. But I’d love to know more about what she was like when she lived here. Before she came down below, I mean, before I met her.”

“The information will cost you a cup of hot cocoa.”

“A price I’m more than willing to pay. Lead on.” This was the first chance he’d ever had to talk to anyone who knew Kris better than he did.

Once they were settled in comfortable chairs in the elf lounge, Kyle knew what his first question for Tinsel would be. “Has Kris always been independent?”

“Fiercely so.” Tinsel bit off the arm of a gingerbread man and washed it down with a swig of cocoa. “No big story as to how she got that way. Kris had the same happy, loving childhood that Carol and Nick did.” He shrugged. “She just always had the need to prove herself.”

“Does that stem from insecurity?” Kyle knew Kris would have a fit if she heard him discussing her like this but it was only because he cared. Deeply. He loved her. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, and with Noelle. But he had to find a way through the wall she’d built around her heart since she found out that he’d been less than honest with her. “Was she always competitive?”

Tinsel grinned. “Only if she was losing, otherwise I wouldn’t necessarily use the word competitive.”

Kyle laughed again. He found the elves delightful. It was easy to understand why Kris wanted to bring Noelle back to the North Pole to live. He knew he could happily stay here forever.

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