A Touch of the Heart
By Pelaam
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Alex loves making Christmas special for the customers who visit his shop, despite his own sadness and loneliness. He employs Michael as his store Santa, and when a young would-be shoplifter, Jackson, is caught, he's persuaded by Michael to give him a chance. To Alex's surprise, he's attracted to Jackson, but he really has no idea how to deal with it.
Will Alex get a touch of the heart from an angel to help him find the love he deserves?
Pelaam
Living in clean, green New Zealand, Pelaam is a multi-published author of gay romance and erotic books. When not busy writing, she can be found indulging in her other passions of cookery and wine appreciation. Pelaam's books: Smoking Mirror, 2017 finalist in 2017 Rainbow Awards in Gay Futuristic/Sci-Fi; Stranded, Evernight Publishing Readers’ Choice winner 2016 for Sci-Fi; The Avian Emperor, runner up and Honourable Mention in 2016 Rainbow Awards Gay Futuristic/Sci-Fi.
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A Touch of the Heart - Pelaam
Chapter 1
From his mezzanine floor, Alex looked out over his store and smiled. He loved Christmas and all the excitement that went with it. He always made sure that his shop was decorated, and he even supplied mince pies, mulled wine, or coffee for his browsers. While the decorations were already up, he wasn’t starting the food and drink until the following week.
This year, along with the other treats, he was giving serious consideration to having a Santa as well as an elf. The Santa could listen to the kids while the adults sat for a moment with their nibbles. The elf would both direct people to Santa, and also do any gift wrapping the adults needed. That meant Alex’s cashiers remained free to ring up the sales and deal with any queries or returns.
West’s Gifts Wonderland was his pride and joy. He was sure he had something for everyone. Set in a well-positioned and spacious niche in a boutique mall, he had a good-sized ground floor for his goods, plus a mezzanine where he had his office. He’d filled the store with shelves and tables that held books and specialty CDs, gourmet foods, small kitchen appliances and accessories, luxury bath goods, even some fashion accessories. They were all popular small gifts, and in the run up to Christmas, his shelves could get quite bare.
Today he thought he might interview for his Santa. His mind turned to the man whose letter had played such a part in his deciding to actually have a Santa as well as an elf. Alex returned to his office tucked at the back of the mezzanine and sat at his desk.
Taking a file from the drawer, Alex opened it, and stared at the letter it contained. The paper was exquisite. Alex had a minor fetish for notebooks and pens, and hoarded them at every opportunity. However, he wasn’t sure he could have brought himself to write on this paper. He held the cream sheet up to the light and admired the watermark, then the perfect handwriting, and finally studied the attached photograph.
The blond-haired man in the picture could be anything from Alex’s own age of thirty-four upward. There was an ageless quality about him, and his azure-blue eyes and easy smile held intelligence and warmth. The letter was a specific application for store Santa. Alex scratched his head. In previous years, Alex had gotten his staff to dress as elves, but he hadn’t really thought about a Santa, and he had no idea why anyone would approach him.
At least, he’d never considered it, until now. He tapped his finger on his desk. The seed had been planted and the idea was one he couldn’t shake off. It felt right. There was no other way for him to put it. He closed his eyes, picturing his floor space.
There was an area he could use. Perfect for where the kids could talk to Santa while the adults rested nearby with coffee and a mince pie, and where the elf would wrap their gifts. The more he thought about it, the more excited he felt, and