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much fun,” I told him,
sincerely.
     
    “Good,” he said, sounding amused. “And
how did you like the costume?”
     
    “Loved it!” I said.
     
    “Really? That’s great,” he said,
sounding surprised. I could tell that he found it strange and
amusing that I hadn’t been embarrassed to dress like an elf. “How
would you like to go to the offices and hand out the presents to
each department in full costume?”
     
    “I’d love to,” I told him, “You must
be one of the executives…” He didn’t answer that. I was fishing, I
hadn’t expected him to. But then I said, “Just as long as I can
have lunch first.”
     
    “Oh my goodness, I’m sorry,” he said,
actually sounding remorseful. “I should have thought about lunch. I
suppose you could have Jeffrey go in and get it.”
     
    “Why couldn’t I go get it?” I
asked.
     
    “I was just thinking of you. You’re
still in costume, correct?”
     
    “Yeah, but I don’t see the problem. I
like the costume and it fits very nicely.” He was obviously not one
of my friends or close acquaintances or he would know that I loved
to have fun and very little embarrassed me.
     
    He chuckled, but I could tell he found
it odd. “Okay then, have Jeffrey take you out to lunch. On me,
anywhere you’d like to go. Then he’ll take you to the
offices.”
     
    “That sounds perfect,” I told him.
“And when do I get to see you?”
     
    “Have fun Robyn,” he said, and then he
hung up.
     
    I could see Jeffrey’s face in the
mirror, he was smirking. “What’s so funny?” I asked him.
     
    “Nothing, Miss.”
     
    ***

 
     
     
    After much cajoling, I convinced
Jeffrey to join me for lunch at a nice steakhouse. He’d wanted to
wait for me at the car. He seemed a little uncomfortable about it
as we were walking in and I asked, “Are you embarrassed to be seen
with an elf in public?”
     
    He smiled and said, “No miss, but I
was thinking about what a picture an elf having lunch with a
chauffeur might present.” I laughed.
     
    “I hadn’t thought of that, we’ll have
to ask our waiter to take a picture of us. Everyone at work will
love it.” Jeffrey just shook his head and followed me inside. I
think he was as surprised as our mutual employer for the day that I
wasn’t uncomfortable at all in the outfit.
     
    We enjoyed our lunch, Jeffrey told me
about growing up in the U.K. and that he’d met his employer just
after coming to the States for his mother’s funeral. He’d had to
stay in New York to care for his ailing father and when Jeffrey
told him his predicament, the man had hired him on the spot. He’d
also helped Jeffrey obtain his work visa and eventually his
citizenship.
     
    “He sounds like a wonderful man this
Mr…?”
     
    Jeffrey actually stuck his tongue out
at me. It cracked me up because I’d be willing to bet he hadn’t
done that since he was five. He said, “When will you figure out
that you can’t trick an old English chauffeur like me?”
     
    “I’m persistent like that,” I told
him.
     
    I felt so much better after lunch, my
energy was renewed. I was wondering if I’d ever get to meet this
man or not as it would already be almost the end of the workday
when we finished at the office. I wondered what he looked like and
if he was as handsome as his voice sounded. I hoped that I’d get
the opportunity to meet him and find out first hand.
     
    Jeffrey drove us to the offices of
Winters Inc. and I set about my task delivering the gift baskets to
each department. Jeffrey followed along behind me and I showed
everyone the picture of Jeffrey and I having lunch and took a few
orders that I promised to take straight back to Santa Claus. It had
a great time and was starting to think I’d like to add something
like this to my yearly Christmas
    Traditions. I had some of my own
already that I’d been putting into practice since I was a kid. No
one that knew me seemed the least bit surprised that I was dressed
like an elf,