Elle is Pleased
Despite the busy life of being Santa, Elle is still able to take days off work. Whenever she gets time off there are two people she always tries to arrange to meet. There's her boyfriend Eldon, who she sees more of generally and then here's the former Santa, Nicholas. Nicholas retired and is enjoying the much more relaxed lifestyle, though as the years have passed his elderly body has gradually become weaker. Sometimes when Elle comes over she'll help Nicholas with tasks or chores he can't manage alone.
One day Elle arrived in November to see that Nicholas was having a hard time trying to climb his ladder into the attic.
'Morning, Nicholas! Need something from upstairs?'
'Hello, Elle. Holly wants the Christmas tree up, though I think the attic is beyond my reach now.'
'No sweat, I'll get the tree down.' Elle climbed up into the attic, which she had never seen before. To Elle it was like stepping into a Santa's grotto, she would've stayed longer if she could but she had found the Christmas tree in it's box and so she brought it down.
After offering to shift the Christmas tree's box into the lounge, she and Nicholas got started with putting the tree together. In his later years Nicholas didn't like to use real trees since they made too much mess for him to clean up; the tree he had now been using for five years came in three sections with the branches all in little pieces.
As Nicholas and Elle put the tree together, they talked about how things were at the North Pole and what had been happening there since their last meet up. They also talked about all the little things Nicholas had been up to in his retirement and how his health was. Once the tree itself was put together, Elle found herself going back into the attic for the tree's decorations.
It was a time consuming but pleasant task to decorate the tree. There were candy canes, baubles, fairy lights and tinsel covering the tree, as well as a star wearing a hat to top it off. The tree looked beautiful by the time it was done and Elle stood back to admire the tree just as Nicholas was adjusting the last decoration.
'Thank you for your help, Elle. The tree's looking wonderful!'
'Think nothing of it!' replied Elle.
Nicholas and Elle sat down and continued to chat about recent events over a few cups of hot chocolate and some mince pies. Elle told Nicholas about how she got her new hat from Eldon as a gift. Their talk couldn't last for too long however as Elle was due to go on a date with Eldon that evening. It had been a pleasant day for both Elle and Nicholas, who parted ways feeling merry and bright.
One day Elle arrived in November to see that Nicholas was having a hard time trying to climb his ladder into the attic.
'Morning, Nicholas! Need something from upstairs?'
'Hello, Elle. Holly wants the Christmas tree up, though I think the attic is beyond my reach now.'
'No sweat, I'll get the tree down.' Elle climbed up into the attic, which she had never seen before. To Elle it was like stepping into a Santa's grotto, she would've stayed longer if she could but she had found the Christmas tree in it's box and so she brought it down.
After offering to shift the Christmas tree's box into the lounge, she and Nicholas got started with putting the tree together. In his later years Nicholas didn't like to use real trees since they made too much mess for him to clean up; the tree he had now been using for five years came in three sections with the branches all in little pieces.
As Nicholas and Elle put the tree together, they talked about how things were at the North Pole and what had been happening there since their last meet up. They also talked about all the little things Nicholas had been up to in his retirement and how his health was. Once the tree itself was put together, Elle found herself going back into the attic for the tree's decorations.
It was a time consuming but pleasant task to decorate the tree. There were candy canes, baubles, fairy lights and tinsel covering the tree, as well as a star wearing a hat to top it off. The tree looked beautiful by the time it was done and Elle stood back to admire the tree just as Nicholas was adjusting the last decoration.
'Thank you for your help, Elle. The tree's looking wonderful!'
'Think nothing of it!' replied Elle.
Nicholas and Elle sat down and continued to chat about recent events over a few cups of hot chocolate and some mince pies. Elle told Nicholas about how she got her new hat from Eldon as a gift. Their talk couldn't last for too long however as Elle was due to go on a date with Eldon that evening. It had been a pleasant day for both Elle and Nicholas, who parted ways feeling merry and bright.
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