After dinner, Becket asked the limo driver to take them to view Christmas lights. They both could feel a need to not want the night to end. Everything had been going smoothly and Nova was actually enjoying herself for the first time in years.

It was snowing and they found a place with a walk through light display. It was Nova's favorite time of year; snow on the ground glistening under the lights, the moon and stars peeking through the clouds overhead, with the sounds of soft holiday music that made the night almost magical.

Walking along the path, Nova closed her eyes letting snowflakes fall on her tongue, giggling...