Title: Fate

Summary: All Sandy wanted at the moment was for him to remember her if nothing else but to give a glimmer of a Christmas miracle that was greatly needed.

Author's notes: Set between the almost kiss on the bridge between Nick and Sandy before she ran after Buddy to see what was going on with Buck.

Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Snow/Snow 2 or it's characters…they all belong to ABC Family.

She shouldn't have been doing this in the first place. The questioning, the light flirting and the questions that were really hints. And now this, him leaning in and she doing the same; it was weird. Sure they were married but he didn't remember a single thing about her, how they met, and pretty much his entire life. She sighed shoving her hands further into her pockets as he said that he would feel it if someone special was looking for him. It nearly broke her heart.

And now…. well she wasn't sure what was happening now. The walk to go back to a store to get soda had started well enough, but now here they were on the same bridge, and the same conversation with a few things different. They both stopped again and he was looking down at her, with his incredible blue eyes. She needed to avoid it…this whatever was about to happen earlier, no matter how much she wanted it to.

Her mind was warring with itself. She loved him, she was married to him, kissing him was a normal thing to do. But she shouldn't, mainly because he didn't even remember her at all which broke her heart. And kissing him would break it even more because she knew that he would just be falling in love with her and that it wouldn't be like how it was before. She didn't want to risk it.

"Hey Sandy"

She looked up meeting his eyes. "Yeah?"

"Do you believe in fate?" he asked turning his head to look up into the night sky.

"Why?"

"Yes or no"

She thought for a moment, looking up at the sky too hoping that maybe it held some answers. Well she did have lousy time dating before Buck…. well it wasn't as bad before Buck. But she did hit a dry spell after him, not like she was so desperate that she would even spend a night with that jerk. Then she met him, all because he wanted to get his reindeer back, and it had been magical those few days. She smiled a little, so she could say she believed in fate. Hell he believed in it, he even said that maybe coming there was probably not about finding Buddy but finding her.

"Yeah, I do believe in fate" she replied, smiling at him. The world be damned if this was leading up to what might break her heart a little bit more. He looked down from the sky and looked at her, smiling back.

"Me too" he said. "You know why?" she shook her head "because I think we were supposed to run into each other"

"Literally" she teased. He laughed nodding in agreement.

"Sandy…." He paused his smile fading a bit looking at her, then he quickly looked away. "Sandy…what? What's your last name?"

She raised an eyebrow. Odd question, but the real question was how was she going to answer it. Brooks? Snowden? Clause?

"Snowden, Sandy Snowden"

He chuckled, "seriously? Sandy Snowden"

"Parents had a weird sense of humor," she explained. Yeah laugh it up Nick, because it's your last name too his smile returned though and his eyes rested on hers.

He turned to face her and leaned in. her heart jumped almost out of her chest as she found herself leaning in as well. She had missed this. Kissing him, a simple kiss. Nothing over the top, just a kiss, but it was enough to make her feel bubbly inside. She smiled into his lips and his arms slowly wrapped around her waist and unconsciously her hands were resting on his upper arms.

They parted and he leaned his forehead on hers, like he used to whenever he kissed her when he wasn't rushing to feed the reindeers, busy making toys or going over his list a few more times.

"Wow" he murmured.

"Yeah" she replied smiling, turning her head up to look at him.

And then the king of worst timing appeared with a light snort. She sighed a bit annoyed.

"I have to go…I'll see you back at the club" she muttered, unwillingly slipping out of his arms and heading off towards the several trees that Buddy was standing near.

"Is it Mr. so complicated?" he asked making her stop. She turned around and took a deep breath.

"Um…. I let you know when I do" she replied for jogging after the reindeer.