Hopefully, I made it clear who is who, but either way, have a very merry Christmas as it rolls around! Thank you for being my friend all those years ago when we met. I hope that college goes well for you and that you find your way among every obstacle to the perfect path for you despite every challenge. I hope that I wrote everyone in character. (I have the three initial pairings that developed and Bella and her (eventual?) boyfriend. I'm still so far behind; I really need to catch up, but either way, here's to hoping that the season goes well and that you're happy as you celebrate soon enough.

Waves crash

and hearts sing

Love never tasted so sweet

yet it fell like a wake so bitterly

Its bittersweet motions held two together

like children basking in a shared game to waste away their Summer evenings outdoors

She smiles

and its as if the sun has just came up

And he stares,

a fisherman reeled in more than he expected with his best friend

Yet this is not the only love that blooms and flourishes among the hidden secrets and that pain

She looks at him as if he pulled her away from all of those years of hardship

And he sees a woman worth more than practical jokes,

worth commitment

Sometimes life may make woes seem simple and yet beautiful

He sees a woman, so intelligent and level headed and beautiful

She sees a man worth believing in and confiding in

Yet another story crashes on the shore

And she finds a man who whispers of her past nearly from his lips

While he finds a woman so exotically beautiful and amazingly talented

that he's trapped

Love can find a way through the dark of a cave

and capsizes hearts for them to remain here

One loves another

and the cycle goes on

It may never end.