He rapped on the door quickly as he heard footsteps click abruptly from inside. He shivered in his coat, hat, and scarf as she opened the door a crack, careful not to let the cold in, the snow swirling around her feet as she threw on a pair of white gloves to match her other articles of warmth. Their lips met, only for a second before they pulled away. A simple kiss for a simple occasion, just a walk through a park.

Tiny frozen christals of water fell from the sky, capping the trees and sticking to the branches and riding in the wind, creating tiny mounds of fluff. He locked hands with her, their fingers inter winding, creating a small beacon of warmth in a world that was otherwise cold. Then he pulled her close to her, careful to avoid small patches of ice on the rocky gravel path.

"Well, sir. Thank you for taking me on this walk-" Laine smiled as she watched her black converse tip-toe along on the winter ground. She gave his hand a play full squeeze.

"Thank you for coming, M'lady" Derek said wincing. It may of only been thirty degrees out but the snow was nippy and cold, seeming to cut right through his body. And if the snow was cutting through his body, then Laine, who was at least forty pounds lighter than him, must feel like screaming.

"I thought there was soposed to be a suprise" Laine burst out abruptly. It was ovbious that she was unable to contain herself.

"All in good time-" Derek smiled as he lead her down the path faster. It was desolate out. This winter had been harder than any other Derek had seen before, starting early, and he was sure that it was going to last at least three more months, but he had no doubt that with in the month of April, the snow would melt, and that Spring would peak through the dirt to return Canada to it's natural beauty. But for now, all Derek had to look at was white. The blinding snow that seemed to take over every millimeter of his vision.

"I've got to tell you, babe-" Laine said as she smiled a bit. "I've never really been paitient. How about giving me a hint?"

Derek thought for a moment. "It's something that you've always wanted to do-" he said simply, not wanting to give away too much information.

"I think that I am going to pee myself in anticipation-" Laine said sarcastically as Derek let out a chuckle. In truth, she was excited. Derek could see though she tried to hide it behind those rosy cheeks against a pale face. They turned the corner slowly as Derek stopped in front of a small pond. "What are you doing?" Laine asked, ovbiously confused as she saw Derek run over to a tree. which had a gym bad chained to it, much like a child's bike would in the summer. He brought it over to her, unzipping it while talking. "I was thinking about you last night-" he said as he looked at her and smiled "And I was trying to think of something special I could do for out anniversary-"

"You remembered-" Laine said, her eyes illuminating like Christmas bulbs.

"Of coarse-" Derek smiled. "So I replayed just about every conversation that we have ever had and one inpeticular stood out in my mind. The first serious conversation we ever had- in the hospital." He saw Laine make a face. He knew fully that she did not want to talk about the hospital. She said that they spent so much time thinking about getting out when they were there, that it was way too ironic to think about the hospital when they were out in the world. "-And we discussed all the things that we wanted to do with our lives. I recalled the last thing that came for your lips, and I quote 'Go ice skating in my bathing suit' So, I decided to have some fun-" he said as he took two pairs of white ice skates, and a bathing suit that he had sneaked from her dresser. He pointed to the pond. "And that is our skating rink"

The smile on Laine's face was so large, that Derek was scared that her cheeks might pop. Laine remembered the conversation well, and even though she had been joking, the fact alone that Derek had remembered and actually listened to her was just so incredibly sweet that she could hardly contain her joy. This was all just so random, so unlike Derek. She couldn't help but just stand there in awe, looking out into the icy pond, which had clearly been frozen through.

"So, let's get going" Derek said as he ripped off his heavy winter coat and shirt that lay underneath that. It took a few seconds for the cold to get to him, but when it did, it cut through him like a hot knife. He sat down on his jacket, taking off his pants, hsi bathing suit underneath. "Well, come on-" He smiled as he turned the other way to change.

Laine took off her jacket as she put on her bathing suit that Derek had brought. In truth, she could care less if Derek saw her naked. It wasn't like it was a new experience to him. God. He was just so different. He was the polar opposite of the adverage teenage horny male. He didn't care about sex. Not really. Sure, it was definitely a plus, but she was sure that he would still be as madly in love with her is che had chosen to stay a virgin until marriage. He heard her plump out into the snow and put her skates on. She got onto the ice. It seemed like forever since she had been skating- more than five years. She had taken lessons when she was younger, and fallen in love with it, but after she got sick, it was just another one of the things she had to give up. With every step she took out onto the ice, it was like a bolt of lightening went through her. She had forgot ton the cold, that just a few seconds ago had been so severe on her body, and it seemed that everything that had mattered when she was a child came back to her.

Derek watched, sitting on his jacket as he saw Laine. She honestly looked like an angel as she danced along, tiny snowflakes swirling along with her. It was almost like the snow on the ground was stepping out of the way for her, and she didn't really seem to notice that he was not there with him. He was so happy to see her happy. Perfectly and genuinely happy. He knew that it had been some time since she had felt that way. She always put on this front, this face that everything was fine- that she was ok, but Derek could see past that. He knew that past that sexy smile and sultry eyes was one of the saddest people he had ever come to know, and that made him furious. He was so angered that someone that beautiful, on the inside as well as the out had to go through so much hurt in there lives. He stepped out onto the ice cautiously. These skates were very much different from the ones he was used to skating in for hockey. He skated over to Laine, who was waiting for him. He gasped as he took Laine into his arms.

He hadn't relized how cool it actually was until he felt the warmth of her body against his. She warmed him up. Then again, Derek thought with a crooked smile, Laine always seemed to warm him up.

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Yeah, I know a little boring, but I already have the next chapter down and it is nothing like this. I knew that I said the story was going to be Dasey, but then the story took a life of it's own so whatever. Read, Reveiw, Suggest. I love you! Ha... It's been a long day. Aiden.