Chapter 1From 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 a
