“I love you, too, Holly.” He kissed her on the lips before pulling back. “You good now?”
“I can’t make any promises,” she answered. “But I’ll try my best.”
“That’s all anyone could ask for.” As Holly relaxed in his arms, a cocky smirk appeared on his face. “Do you want to tell me about hate buying elf costumes now?”
“Ugh…” Holly pushed back before grabbing her phone out of her pocket. “Those stupid hate costumes cost me over three hundred dollars.”
“Huh?” He cocked his brow.
Holly shoved her phone in his face. “When I was at work, I found these elf costumes that I bought for all of us. It’s gonna be our Christmas card. I thought it would get you all back for making fun of me.”
Ben looked at the photo as an ear-to-ear smile emerged on his face. “You’re gonna look hot as fuck in that.”
“What? No.” Holly’s eyes nearly popped out of her skull. “You’re not supposed to say that, you’re supposed to be annoyed and fight me on it.”
Ben glanced at the costumes again as his eyes darkened, filling with heat. “Why would I be annoyed? Do you see how short and fluffy this skirt is? It’s gonna take everything in me not to rip you out of it.”
Holly took a step back, causing her lower back to hit the counter. “No. No. You are not gonna turn this around. These outfits were gonna be my ultimate revenge. You are not supposed to get turned on by them. Do you see this? You even have to wear the pointy ears and the shoes with the bells on them.”
“Sounds like fun.” He took another step closer to her, boxing Holly in.
“You aren’t supposed to like this.” Her eyes narrowed.
“Holly, everything that involves you, I like. Haven’t you figured that out yet?” He leaned in, kissing the side of her neck.
Holly’s breath hitched as Ben nipped the skin causing heat to pool low in her belly. “Yeah, well. Uhh.”
“It’ll be fun.” Ben kissed the bottom of her jaw. “I can think of all the scenarios I can put you in. What if I’m the Head Elf and I caught you slacking on the job? What are you gonna do so I don’t tell the big guy?”
Holly’s heart raced. Wait a second, no, this wasn’t how any of this was supposed to go. “Ben…”
“That’s Head Elf to you.” Ben reached her ear, sucking the lobe into his mouth.
“You’re not getting it. This is gonna be our Christmas card.”
“I get it just fine,” he replied, moving back to her jaw. “We’ll be the most perfect elf family Santa has ever seen.”
No, no, no. My plan cannot backfire.
“I bought one for each of our pets too.”
“Good. Now, we’ll all match.”
Ben peppered kisses along her jaw as Holly continued, “And Mildred and her husband...”
“Okay.” Ben’s hands migrated to her hips pushing her body closer to his, so she could feel his length.
“And John and Emma…”
“That’s fine.
“And my dad.”
“Sounds good to me.”
“Ben…”
“You’re talking too much.” With his words Ben effortlessly picked her up and placed her on the counter. “I’m picturing you in that costume and exactly what you’re gonna have to do to prove you’re serious about working at the North Pole.” Ben’s hands found the hem of Holly’s shirt before escaping under it. As his fingers grazed her skin, her whole body trembled. His hands soon found their target as he cupped her chest. “I love these babies.”
“You always say that.”
“And I mean it.” In a swift move, he pulled her top over her head before tossing it behind him. “I could get lost in these.” He kissed the swell of her breasts causing a moan to escape from Holly’s lips.
“Shh, little elf, you don’t want the others to hear, do you? We have to keep things professional here in Santa’s workshop.” Ben’s hands found the clasp of her bra, quickly releasing it.
And as Holly’s chest bounced free, she smiled, cocking her head to the side. “And getting me topless is professional?”
“Extremely,” he answered, moving in to kiss her right nipple, before bringing it into his mouth. As he worked her, his hands went to the waistband of her leggings. “Up.”
“Up where?” She threw her head back as he tugged at her pants.
“Push your ass up. These are coming off.” Without her even thinking about it, Ben had perfectly maneuvered her leggings so they slid down her legs, along with her panties.
Ben then instantly dropped to his knees once they were gone, tossing her right leg over his shoulder.
“Ben,” she moaned. When she looked down, she saw Ben’s lust-filled eyes staring back at her. “It’s time for me to have my own Thanksgiving feast.”
He took one long lick from bottom to top of her core, making sure to keep his eyes on her as he did it. Holly’s heart raced as her whole body heated at the sensation. “Not that I’m complaining, but how is this me proving I need to keep my job at the workshop?”
Just as Ben was about to suck her clit into his mouth he stopped, cocking his brow at her.
“Wait no, keep going.” Why did I have to say anything? Good going, dumb-dumb.
“You’re right.” Ben stood, but not without taking another slow lick of her lower lips. “You’re supposed to prove to me how bad you want to keep your job.”
“Wait no, that’s not—"
“Too late. You’ve already been extremely insubordinate, little elf. I’m gonna have to mark this down on your performance evaluation.”
“My what? You have got to be kidding me.”
“That’s another mark.” He playfully scolded her before leaning in to kiss her neck again.
“Ben…”
He pulled back cocking his brow at her. “That’s Head Elf to you.”
Holly rolled her eyes as she shook her head. “Head Elf, get back down there. You weren’t done.” She wiggled her hips trying to entice him.
Instead of falling for it though, Ben grabbed her hips dragging her off the counter. “Wrap your legs around me, you naughty little elf. It’s time for your punishment.”
“What the hell!” Holly did what he said or she would have ended up on her butt on the kitchen floor.
“And now you’ve said hell…” He shook his head. “You really are raking up the punishments. We do not curse here in Santa’s workshop.” Ben swatted her ass as he carried her through the house.
“Ben, I will—"
“Shh,” he interrupted her as he bit down on her neck. “You don’t want to wake anyone up. I heard Santa could be quite grumpy if he gets up too early. He needs to be rested for his big night.”
“We are really doing this aren’t we?”
Ben pulled back looking her in the face. “You sure don’t know how to listen. You’re just adding to the comment section in your evaluation, you know that right?”
Holly rolled her eyes again as Ben carried her down the hall toward their bedroom. “Are you gonna add in that you have me naked wrapped around you? Speaking of that, why am I the only one naked? This always happens. Why can’t you be naked first?”