'Santa Baby, slip a sable under the tree...' The Christmas Carols played loudly over the speakers.
"Dad come on. We're going to miss him!" Rex said pulling on my hand. I was standing in the department store waiting on my wife and daughter to finish shopping.
"Rex, it's okay, buddy. Santa will be there, I promise." I squatted down to my son's level. He was only five years old, but he was going to be tall like me. "Mom will be finished in just a few minutes."
I hoped.
I picked Rex up and walked back to the kids clothes where I found my wife still browsing. My daughter was strapped into the stroller smiling at everyone that walked by. She was always the center of attention, and why shouldn't she be? Adorable babies always are.
"Your son is ready to go see Santa." I told Mary when I sat him down beside his sister.
"Come on mom. We're going to miss him!"
"Alright, alright. I'm coming." Mary said putting the shirt back on the rack she had been looking at. "It's impossible to shop with two kids and a husband."
"We're not here to shop. We're here to see Santa." Rex reminded her. I had to stifle a laugh when Mary shot me a warning look. "Shelby and I have been good all year long."
"You sure about that, buddy?" I asked looking down at him and taking his hand again. I knew he'd run the moment he saw the jolly old elf.
"Oh yes, Daddy. I've been a good boy." He said blushing knowing he was lying. "Shelby is okay."
I exchanged glances with my wife as we walked out of the department store and into the main area of the mall. It was crowded with only a few days left before Christmas. The holiday music played softly over the din of voices from a few thousand people as they made their way through the stores picking up last minute gifts for everyone.
"Ho! Ho! Ho!" We heard the iconic call of Santa. Rex turned and as I suspected he tried to bolt straight for him.
"Hold on buddy. We have to get in line." I picked him up and carried him over to the line. Thankfully it wasn't a very long line, but it was moving slowly as kids kept telling Santa what they wished for.
"Austin, I'm going to run over here real quick while we're waiting, okay?" Mary said turning to a designer handbag store.
"You're going to leave me here with both kids? In the Santa line?" I couldn't believe her.
"I'll be back before you reach Santa. I promise." She said and lifted up onto her tiptoes and kissed my cheek.
We both knew she wouldn't be able to keep that promise. My wife has a problem when it comes to shopping. Everything else dissolves away while she's in the zone.
"I'm a big boy, Daddy. I can help with Shelby." Rex said kissing my other cheek as I held him in my arm and pushed the stroller a little closer to Santa with the line.
"Thanks, buddy. I'll need it." I grinned and hugged him tightly.
Twenty minutes later we were the next in line and sure enough Mary was no where to be seen.
"Next!" The lady in the elf costume called out.
"Okay buddy. It's your turn." I said setting Rex down on his feet. He took off and jumped up into Santa's lap. I pushed the stroller out of the way and gathered Shelby up in my arms. I really wanted a picture of my kids with Santa.
"What do you want for Christmas, little boy?" The voice was familiar. Too familiar. I looked at Santa for the first time. I mean really looked at him.
I felt the surprise rush all over my body when our eyes met. He winked at me and put his gloved finger to his nose. The twinkle in his eye was almost Christmas magic.
Rex started with his list of toys he wanted. I listened carefully thankful I had gotten all of them and they were already wrapped and safely hidden in the attic at home where he wouldn't find them.
"Have you been a good boy?" The familiar Santa said in his disguised voice. The beard was real. It was his silver color that gave him away for me. The rest of the costume luckily hid his identity from Rex. Although, I suspect it was truly his excitement more than anything that kept him from realizing who the man truly was.
"Who's this?" Santa asked when I brought my daughter over.
"That's my baby sister. Her name is Shelby. She's not been as good as I have, but you should probably still bring her something." Rex said folding his little hands in his lap.
"I think you're right." Santa said taking my daughter. She squirmed and then began crying when I handed her off.
"Oh no." I said. I reached for her pacifier but it wasn't going to do any good. She kept looking at me and crying. It was heartbreaking, but I really wanted a good picture.
"It's okay, Shelby." Santa said trying to bounce her in his arm while Rex sat on his other knee looking terrified as Shelby's cries grew louder and louder. I could feel the pressure from the other parents in line. No one liked crying babies.
"Okay." I said picking her back up. As soon as I had her she stopped crying.
"Here. Let's get a family picture." Santa said patting his lap. I looked at him like he was crazy.
"Come on dad. Sit on Santa's lap." Rex encouraged and laughed.
"That's okay. I don't want to hurt Santa." I said more to Santa than my son.
"It's okay," he paused and then said the word with double meaning. "Son."
I swallowed the lump growing in my own throat and felt my dick twitch in my pants. I absolutely could not get hard right here on display in front of a mall full of people.
What kind of sick pervert gets an erection hearing 'Santa' call him Son?
My body moved without my consent. A full out-of-body experience as I slowly bent my knees and then my ass came into contact with his thigh.
"Good boy." He said and put his gloved hand on my ass. I shivered feeling it. He should not do that. Not here. Not now. Not as Santa.
"Smile for the camera!" The lady in the elf costume said as she angled the camera toward us. I smiled and felt Santa's hand grip my ass tighter.
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