Merry eXes

Fake dating turns into a holiday fling until feelings get in the way and hearts suggest taking this something-new into the next year.

Last Christmas, Noelle's boyfriend broke up with her when she thought he was going to propose.

Last Christmas, Dane's wife asked him for a divorce, leaving this firefighter a single father to his precious twin five-year-olds.

This year, the honor of Dane Winter and Noelle Darling's presence has been requested at the wedding of their exes . . . to each other.

With a hotel mishap, only one bed, and a weather snafu, two lonely exes make the most out of the holiday season by fake-dating each other as wedding guests and enjoying peppermint-spice worthy time when alone.

It's only for the weekend, right?

But when emotions get a little too real, love might be the best gift to give this year.

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You met Angelica Winter in Elf-ish. Now carry on the Christmas tradition of spicy holiday romances in Winter Xs & Os, featuring the rest of the Winter family.