Tiny white crystals fell to the forest floor as Dan and I stomped through the deep snow.

'Are you sure it's okay for me to be there? I mean, your brother... He...' Dan trailed off.

Sighing, I replied 'I'm sure it's going to be fine. I promised him that I would introduce you.'

Dan nodded.

We walked on in silence. The frost covered forest comforted me somehow. It always seemed to be watching over me. Protecting me. Like he did.

'There it is! I didn't know it was this big!' Dan exclaimed.

A huge sheet of snow-dusted ice lay before us. Kneeling at the edge of the frozen lake, I took a deep breath. 'Jack... It's me. Emma... I brought Dan with me. I've been with him for a while now. We're going to get married.' Tears brimmed at my eyes. 'You know, he makes me happy. Like you used to... And when I think of you, I don't feel so alone.'

The snowflakes kept on falling.


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