"Ready?" Charity asked coming down the stairs.
"Yes" Fox answered.
Fox smiled, at his girlfriend. She was so pretty. Not in a fake way through, in a natural angelic way.
"Okay, so I've only skied once before and I'm hopeless " Charity smiled.
"Don't worry I will help you" Fix winked.
"Fox" Noah warned "She is my cousin, you had better treat her good".
"Don't worry I will" Fox smiled wrapping his arm around Charity.
"Don't worry, Noah!" Charity laughed "If he doesn't treat me like a queen, Ill beat him up".
Noah laughed "I would love to see that".
"So Would I!" Reese laughed.
Fox shook his head with a smile "I don't think it'll come to that".
"Let's go!" Theresa wined.
"We are going" Noah laughed "chill out Theresa".
"Shut up" Theresa frowned "Okay let's hit the slops"
~*~*~*
"Are you having fun?" Fox asked Charity later that day
"Loads" Charity smiled "Thanks for teaching me how to ski, Fox".
"Your welcome" Fox smiled "So how about we do something which I've been waiting all day to do".
"Which is?" Charity asked.
"Snow angels" Fox smiled "Of course".
"Of course" Charity laughed "But aren't they kind of hard to do with ski's on?"
"So we'll take them off" Fox pointed out.
"How about we go back to the cabin. Dry off then go for a walk, and i promise you'll get your snow angels".
"promise?" Fox asked.
"Promise" Charity smiled giving him
a quick kiss "Come on".
~*~
Fox waited for Charity at the bottom of the stairs.
"are you ready?" he asked.
'Ready" she answered coming down the stairs.
Her curly hair was still damp from skiing, and was pulled back in a pony tail. She wore a white fleece jacket and jeans.
"Come on" Fox smiled, taking her glove clasped hand in his own.
"I'm coming" she laughed as Fox dragged her from the cabin.
"Charity?" A voice asked as they opened the door.
"Miguel" Charity whispered.
"What are you doing here?" Fox asked moving in front of Charity.
"I'm here to see, Charity".
"She doesn't want to see you!" Fox stated.
"She can speak for herself" Miguel said crossing his arms.
"Go away Miguel" Charity's soft voice asked "Please".
"But i love you, Charity".
"Could we please not start anything. I'm here with Fox and I'm having a wonderful time".
Fox smiled.
"What does Fox have that i don`t?....Okay wait a minutes don't answer that" Miguel sighed "He might have money but he will never be there like i was for you".
"Miguel we are over" Charity sighed leaning into Fox "And I've moved on please do the same. But I`m sure you already have. Where is kay anyway?".
"Charity....".
"Were gone Miguel. Bye".
She let Fox guide her onto the path leading to the woods "I'm sorry" he whispered.
"It's fine" she lied, brushing away a tear.
Fox turned and looked at her "No its not. I promise i`ll never let him hurt you again".
"I'm okay, really Fox".
Fox wrapped his arms around her small body "I care for you Charity. And i promise i`ll be there for you, for ever".
"I believe you" Charity smiled "I know you'll never hurt me"
'Do you still want to go for a walk?" he asked.
"Yes, I promised you snow angels,
and snow angels you shall receive".
~*~
"What a fun day" Theresa exclaimed sitting down on the couch.
Npah sat beside her and drapped his arm behind her on the back of the couch "It was wasn`t it!".
Theresa smiled and snuggled into Noah "it could get better".
Noah smiled and slowly moved closer to kiss her. It started soft and sweet but when they pulled away it had become hot "Maybe we should stop" Theresa whispered.
"If you want to" Noah answered.
"i don`t want to but i can`t rush into anything now".
"I know" Noah agreed "So we`ll take it slow".
"Slow" Theresa smiled.
~*~*~
Charity and Fox walked into the cabin at 5 to the smell of warmth and food.
"Who`s ah cookin?" Fox called.
"me" Jessica stated sticking her head out the kitche door "And Maggie".
"Where`s Theresa?" Charity asked.
"On the phone with her mother and baby Ethan".
"When i get dried off i`ll help you" Charity said taking off her coat, which was wet with snow.
"No need, were almost done" Jessica repiled pulling her head back in.
"Still got to get dried off, though" Charity stated and went up the stairs.
Fox sat down on the couch next to Noah "What`s up man?" Fox asked.
"This is it" Noah laughed "There isn`t a thing on tv, and all the girls are busy cooking, Reese is on the internet, and John is out chopping wood".
"Chopping wood" Fox laughed.
"I know" Noah smirked 'His an odd one, but he is my brother".
"Did anyone tell him there is a shed full of wood outback?".
"Nope" Noah laughed "And were not going to tell him".
Fox and Noah were still laughing when Charity came back downstairs.
"What are you guys laughing at?" She asked sitting between them.
"Nothing" Noah smiled.
"I`m sure" Charity smiled.
"Guys, dinner is ready" Maggie called "Can someone get John".
"John!" Fox and Noah exclaimed with a laugh at the same time.
"What`s going on?" Charity asked agian.
"Nothing, Noah go get your brother".
"Sure thing" Noah said jogging to the door.
"John! Dinner!"