Bold St. Nick

Nick has always been a very chill guy, and this Christmas as during recent Christmas's he's taking on the role of only the most literally chill guy out there, Old St. Nick.

In a way, he supposes he has it a lot easier than his yearly assistants, like Jennifer this year. They rarely repeat from year to year, but this year Jennifer has been quite helpful, even if it's clear she doesn't appreciate the looks her helper outfit earns from the fathers in line with their kids.

Dressed in a tight rather revealing red outfit with fuzzy white trim, it's quite obvious why Jennifer has been frustrated. The occasional leers, the pinches from dirty old men, and the teenagers snapping video of her on their phones would certainly rub anyone the wrong way, but Nick definitely has it easier.

Nick's never been so bold as to even bat an eye at such attractive qualities as Jennifer brings to being Santa's helper, never one to push his luck with leers or blunt crude comments, but something... something quite unexpected for the both of them... is going to change all that this year.

Even as chill as Nick is, everyone needs a pick me up to get through the day, and that's when Jennifer remembers the tray of cookies left for them by mall staff.

It may not be coffee, but Nick's not one to complain and so he takes the tray of cookies with him, greeting all the kids with a hearty HO HO HO.

Eager to just get the day over with, obviously bothered by how her costume fits her, Jennifer doesn't have the appetite for cookies, and so a busy day getting photos with Santa is underway.

It's the caramel glazing, Nick thinks after having had a number of cookies in between photos with the kids. Either the caramel glaze or just something in the recipe for these cookies, something both sweet and a little tart, has Nick energized like never before, bright eyed and enjoying his day.

But quickly his idle thoughts are turning not just to smiling proudly for each photo but smiling at the young sexy helper snapping those photos.

It's during the lunch break they get away from the chaos of the mall that Nick finishes off the tray of cookies, asking if Jennifer knows who made them. Focused on her cell phone, she shrugs, assuming it was a mall vendor, saying something about a new recipe.

Ordinarily Nick would never be so bold as to suggest she do something she's uncomfortable with, but he's been staring and thinking far too much and something in those cookies really has him far too energized to not crack a smile and give some advice, saying "Why not, he's her boyfriend after all, show him the goods?"

While it's totally intended as a lighthearted comment, even Nick notices how rather instantly Jennifer seems to take to the advice, and soon she's snapping away pouty face pics, sexy selfies, various revealing poses of her in costume, sending them to her boyfriend.

It's as though her attitude has entirely changed and every man in line with their kids for the rest of the day notices, but no one notices more than Nick, sitting there staring, watching the young helper, thinking thoughts he knows he shouldn't be thinking.

After the day is done and the mall close to closing, when usually they'd both be far more interested in changing from their costumes and heading home, Nick makes a bold decision to suggest Jennifer hop up and down. He has to know whether his advice really altered her attitude that much.

Just what will Nick do upon such a discovery? Who really made those cookies and why were they left for Nick and Jennifer? The only thing nobody can question, least of all the soon to be quite merry mall Santa and his helper, is that this year a very Bold St. Nick has quite the large package to deliver.