24 December 2010
Beth tipped me off that Ruth was singing midnight mass with her choir tonight. It's not something I would normally go to, but I hardly see her since I left the Service. I arrived at the last minute so she wouldn't see me and be put off, but halfway through the first carol she spotted me and smiled and my battered old heart somersaulted once more. It was a beautiful service. To my surprise she caught up with me afterwards and let me walk her home. On her doorstep, as the snow began to fall, we shared a Christmas kiss.