Jocelyn laughed and then hurried into the house. She changed into her ice skating workout clothes, consisting of stretch pants, a knitted matching scarf and hat, and a comfortable sweater. Then she pulled on her skating socks and snow boots, and then slipped her skates over her shoulder with the laces tied. Downstairs, she wrote the note for Mallory to join them, and then headed out the back door.

As she walked toward the lake, excitement welled up within her for the first time in a very long time. She hadn’t been skating for a while. With Caden and her parents gone, Jocelyn no longer had the desire. She had...