Page 4 of Naughty Christmas Wishes

I just nod at her, not understanding at all. Unless she’s talking about her sisters being named after reindeers. I mean it makes sense to me, their last name is Reindeer. The triplets begin making cocktails like pros and I’m completely entertained with the act. They’re even spinning and flipping bottles with a flare only experts use. This is like a live action show you don’t want to miss.

I clap for the ladies and grin over at Ruby glad she brought me here. "My parents were Christmas junkies too so I totally get it." I look at the menu and frown at what I see there. "However, unlike you guys, the Christmas spirit didn’t pass on to me." I tease them laughing when they act like they’re offended. All the drinks and food on the menu are Holiday themed.

My eyes roam the room again and I can’t help but admire the true vision of a winter wonderland they’ve created here. Cheerful and bright is an understatement when it comes to this place. It just screams Christmas on every possible level. The cousins begin chatting about some guy named Saint so I tune them out and try to find a drink I want to order.

Comet sets a glass in front of me with a warm smile. I know it’s her because her antlers have a planet and a C ornament hanging off them. There's only one reason I haven't started drinking the concoction yet.

"That's green and I don't like smoothies." I watch the woman for a second debating whether I should try it or not.

She pushes it towards me laughing. "I got you girl, just try it." Her sister throws her a bottle and she grabs glasses with her other hand. Two drinks are poured within seconds. She slides them back to her sister and the bottle disappears. Comet smiles at my cheer and moves down the bar to make more drinks for the man standing next to me.

The stunning man winks at me when I look his way, and I turn ridiculously shy. He’s the one that should be embarrassed though because he looks a little silly in that sexy reindeer costume. This guy’s shirtless showing off beautiful tan skin and his abs are airbrushed to perfection. His pants resemble brown fur and they actually match the color of his hair. This buck is gorgeous and proud. He would definitely have massive antlers if he were a true deer. I watch his face go from confused to interested quickly. Then he surprises me by leaning closer and grinning broadly.

Holy Chestnuts! His nose just twitched.

"I think I want to get to know you better." His dark brown caramel eyes travel my body and I try not to squirm. My eyes go wide when he nods pleased with what he sees. "You like Christmas, star?" He steps so close to me that I can smell the peppermint on his breath. "Because you can be on top of my tree."

"Get away, Blitzen. Don't you have work to do?" Ruby says in a teasing tone waving her arm at him.

I accidentally let out a rambunctious laugh right in his amazing face. Of course, I panic and pick up the green stuff to begin chugging it. It's green apple and actually quite good.

The angry buck backs away from me offended by my outburst. He sends a glare over my shoulder at Ruby, then his eyes turn to slits when they return to me. His head tilts in question as his eyebrows raise. "What's so funny?" I can see now that his carefree attitude is gone and his back straightens upset at me.

A giggle escapes me when his nose twitches again. I quickly set down the near empty glass before I spill all over the bar. "I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh but it's just…" I glance back at Ruby and she nods encouraging me to continue. "You know Blitzen was a female, right?" I start laughing uncomfortably when all the cousins around us say, "burn" together.

Blitzen's brown eyes blaze with heated fury. He starts loading up the drinks Comet prepared for his order. I think he’s done talking until he faces me smirking. "That's not a true fact by the way. You probably think Donner was a girl too." He chuckles, but stops and his eyes go wide when I nod in agreement.

"All Santa's reindeers are females, and everyone knows that." I look back at Ruby looking for her confirmation. Do I need to research that information? I’m pretty sure I’m right about this fact.

“You’re very brave, little star.” I jump when he speaks close to my ear and he blows on my neck. His grin is gorgeous when he steps out of my space and picks up the tray again. "I would love to hear you tell Don that." All the cousins groan at his statement and now he's the only one laughing. "My name's Blitz in case you’re wondering." He turns to leave, balancing the drinks like a pro.

"I've heard I'm a star on top. However, my name is Joy." I giggle from my own joke and the alcohol. Then I gasp a second later throwing my hands out.

He nearly dropped every single drink on his tray and all the liquid is dangerously close to spilling over the rims still. There’s a shocked expression on his face when he slowly turns around. He blinks at me a few times. His intelligent eyes search my face before walking away without a word.

"Who’s Don and what was that about?" I glance at the cousins and bump Rudy looking for answers.

"Don is Blitz’s brother. Blitz is just upset because he lost a bet and has to work here tonight. Come on, drink up and let's trash talk that ex of yours. We need a shitty nickname for him." She hands me another green cocktail and we tap our glasses before downing them together.

"I don't want to talk about that loser. I’ve wasted enough time on him already and I’m glad I found out he’s a cheater before I made the mistake of marrying him.” All the women nod understanding how much that would've sucked more. “Honestly, we never felt right together.” I admit to them and myself for the first time.

"Then it's a true Christmas miracle," Cupid says, smiling at me. Her sisters hit and bump her and she ducks her head shyly.

"What Cupid meant was you still have time to have a great Christmas. It isn’t too late, Joy." Ruby grins and the triplets agree while making more drinks.

The drinks flow at a steady pace as I watch all the people around me. Everyone’s having a wonderful time and once again I’m impressed by this awesome reading bar and cafe. There’s this gigantic Christmas tree in the center of the room and it reaches the ceiling of the third floor.

I guess a little Christmas cheer isn't horrible.

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I have no idea how long I've been here and my phone was turned off hours ago. The Fruitcake (that's what we’re calling Ram now because everyone hates it, and it's stale and gross just like him) kept calling, so we started prank calling him. We even had a couple of the cute guys call him reading dirty books. It was hilarious, seriously, and I almost peed on myself. We hop on the stools still laughing at Vixen’s joke and I can say even the bathrooms in this place are dope. I giggle when I almost fall off like I'm twenty-one instead of thirty-four.

"I have a crazy idea." Ruby leans over yelling at me.

"Shhhh," I tell her with my finger to my lips or maybe it's my whole hand. She says something again and I miss all the words. "Why are you screaming? I think I'm getting dizzy." My stool feels wobbly like it’s broken so I look down and almost fall again. Okay, maybe it’s just me.

"I'm not screaming, silly. Didn't you say you wanted to change your life and step outside the Christmas box?" She bats her long eyelashes and smiles brightly at me.

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