A Very Grumpy Axe-Mas
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Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. Someone should probably tell Niko Helmer that.
Niko:
I just got out of the Army Rangers and have no idea what to do with my life.
My grandfather, who lives in Ironwood Falls, has been bugging me to visit, so that’s where I go first.
I thought living in a small town, surrounded by nothing but trees, sounded ideal.
Then I get there.
The town is small and so full of Christmas cheer it makes my stomach turn.
Everyone is so friendly and so curious about me. I don’t know how to make it stop.
Then I meet Elsie and hear her plan.
One look at the curvy brunette, and I know I’m screwed.
All my plans to remain a recluse who everyone in town avoids go up in a plume of smoke, but I can’t find it in me to care.
Elsie is going to be mine this Christmas.
And if I have my way, every one after too.
Elsie:
I refuse to spend another holiday season answering questions about why I haven’t met someone and gotten married yet.
So, I come up with a plan to find a fake boyfriend.
I mean, surely other people out there must be in the same boat, right?
That’s when I spot Niko, the grumpy new guy in town, and I know he’s perfect.
No one knows much about him, and I could make it believable that we’re really together.
And not just because he’s the first man I’ve ever met who makes me light up like a Christmas tree.
So, I make him a deal: Pretend to be my boyfriend until the New Year, and we both win.
I’ll be his fake girlfriend and keep his family off his back, and he’ll return the favor.
Except, the more time we spend together, the less this relationship feels fake.
Now, I’m left wondering if my plan was really a win-win, or if I’m about to lose the man of my dreams this holiday season.
