Though he dislikes Christmas, Alex Phillips works at the mall as one of Santa's elves, with their too-tight green denim jeans and Vulcan ears. He is flabbergasted when his co-worker elf for the season turns out to be Corin Perry, his old high school crush.
When they were still at school, Alex was the "gay emo goth" kid and Corin was the "handsome jock with a girlfriend" kid. They moved in different circles, although that didn't stop Alex from having a crush on Corin all through high school.
Meeting now as adults, Alex realises he might have been a dick to Corin in high school and that Corin has his own issues to face. Can their newfound friendship become something more and rekindle Alex's Christmas spirit?
Not everything is the way it seems, and Alex learns all about incorrect assumptions in this story. His work at the mall as a Christmas elf reunites him with Corbin, who is now part of mall security. Alex, having had a crush on him since high school but always having assumed Corbin was straight, he is not exactly overjoyed to see one of the jocks again, but the specific guy he still sort of crushes on.
Working together gives them some time to talk and get to know each other, but Alex remains skeptical. When Corbin cancels a get-together, Alex (again) assumes the worst. But this time, Corbin has something to say as well, and since both have gained just a bit of maturity since leaving high school, there is hope for a different outcome. And even though the tight jeans Alex has to wear in his capacity as an elf get even tighter, their next encounter is a lot hotter and way more enjoyable than previous occasions.
If you like your romances to be fun and to contain just a touch of drama, then you might like this short story.
NOTE: This book was provided by JMS Books for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.