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"Hey Elle," Gavin said in a low tone, wiping the counter clean. "I bet a month's worth of dirty dish duty that you can't turn Scrooge into Santa's head elf in three weeks." Noelle Winters loves Christmas. She loves catching snowflakes on her tongue on snow days, reading by the fireplace with a big cup of hot cocoa. Christmas displays in toy shops and department stores make her happy. She loves how families get together and celebrate during the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas has this jolly, comfortable, warm, cozy, feel to it that makes her want to bury herself in knitted sweaters, light Christmas scented candles and sing Christmas carols in the middle of town square. With the cheery atmosphere in Fairview, who wouldn't join in on the holiday festivities?Oliver Hastings. He hates Christmas. Loathes it. He hates how bright the lights are and how everything in town seems so whimsical and enchanted. It all makes him want to puke. He claims that celebrating the holidays are useless and a waste of his time. So what happens when Elle's boss hires Oliver to work at Gingersnaps? A nuclear explosion of candy canes and sugar plums, that's what. She knows that no one's supposed to be unhappy on Christmas. Not even the grumpy Christmas hater named Oliver.With the help of her best friend Carol, she writes a list of things to try and get Oliver in the spirit. She's determined to show him what he's missed out on so far like; "Go ice skating", "Have a snowball fight", and "Sing Christmas Carols".She has 22 days and she's up for the challenge.last tracked achievements:humor #18 [28/12/14]teen fic #69 [15/12/14]…

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[ON HOLD: MAY TAKE DOWN] “I am not going back to that pink, glittery, cliché named place of yours. Ever!” I almost shouted in irritation. I thought I was done with that abhorrent place. I thought I was done with fairytales, after all I’m not a stupid kid anymore. I also thought my mom and aunt were finally taking my side after hours of arguing. But I thought wrong.________________________________________Riley Summer was once a girl who believed in wishes upon stars coming true, happily after in real life, fate and destiny. But that all changed when Nick Mason, her best friend and first love, broke her heart by ditching her to be friends with the in-crowd just when she thought there was something more between them. Bitter and broken, she vowed never to believe in fairytales, never to be associated with anything that’s related to happily ever after and to never speak to Nick again.Summer of junior year, Riley planned to have a fun summer with her best friends. She planned to go to the beach, search for colleges, eat hot dogs in Central park, and maybe even take a few summer classes at the university. She had it all mapped out.All that changed when she begrudgingly takes the job her aunt offered her at Fairytale Weddings. Now she’s answering phones with a fake animated voice and getting coffee for her aunt. She was dying for some excitement.Her wish came true in a drop of a blue pin.…