"Will here do?" Joe asked Lindsay.
"Here is great." Lindsay assured him.
Joe pulled over to the side of the road and switched off the engine.
"Come on." Lindsay told Danny as she hopped out.
"What?" He followed her.
"Look." Lindsay suggested.
The sun was setting in the distance between the snow tipped mountains. Fields stretched out for miles around them, only small dots of houses could be seen in the distance.
"Wow." Danny said.
"Take a deep breath and listen."
Danny did as she suggested, then looked at her.
"This is fresh air." She told him. "And the sound of complete silence. No constant din in the background like back in New York and give it a few hours and you can see the stars."
"Maybe the country ain't so bad." Danny conceded.
"It's a lot better in daylight. I know a place where you can see for 80 miles too." She told him. "But you have to walk up there yourself."
"Can we get back in the jeep it's cold?" Danny requested.
"It was colder in New York when we left." Lindsay pointed out.
"Still doesn't mean it's not cold now." Danny countered.
"Let's go."
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"This is where you grew up?" Danny asked when they arrived at their destination.
"Home sweet home." Lindsay replied. "Are you coming in Uncle Joe?"
"No I have to get home to Tilly." He answered. "You should remember to drop by before you go back to New York."
"I will." Lindsay assured him. "Thanks for the ride."
"All part of the service."
Lindsay let them into her parent's house.
"Anybody home?" She called.
"Auntie Lindsay." Two young boys ran and hugged her legs.
"Hey trouble." Lindsay ruffled both their hair. "These are my nephews. This is Luke he's 7 until New Years Eve then he's 8, and this is Peter he's six."
"Hi." Danny said.
"Who is he?" Peter asked.
"This is my friend Danny." Lindsay explained. "He's come to spend Christmas with us."
"Do you know how to have a snow ball fight?" Luke inquired. "Sherriff Joe says it's going to snow tomorrow."
"I can throw a pretty mean snowball." Danny assured him.
"Then you can play with us." Peter told him.
"I think that means they like you." Lindsay smiled. "Hey Gracie." She smiled at her five year old niece who was looking hesitantly around the corner.
"Hey." Danny crouched down. "I'm Danny, what's your name?"
"Grace." She mumbled.
"It's nice to meet you Grace. Do you like playing in the snow too?"
"You talk funny." Grace stated.
"That's because I'm from New York. Do you know where that is?"
Grace nodded.
"Where Auntie Lindsay lives. Mommy showed me on my map."
"Marcie has a map of the country and puts a pin in where the team is playing that week so the kids know where their Dad is." Lindsay explained.
"Do you think you could help me make some snow people if it snows tomorrow?" Danny asked Grace.
"Okay." Little girl who was shy of new people hugged him.
"So how do you like your new brothers?" Lindsay asked her nephews. Her sister-in-law Marcie had had twin boys only two weeks before. They were named Sam and Ben after both their grandfathers.
"They cry a lot." Luke told him.
"And they don't do much." Peter added.
"That's because they are little, given them a few years and they can play football with you." Lindsay told them. "Why don't we all go and find everyone else?" She suggested.
Danny carried Grace as they went in search of the rest of Lindsay's family.
TBC