♥ Megan ♥
It had snowed the night before, a soft, thin layer that turned Rockland into something out of those movies Amy loved. By midafternoon, the white had mostly melted, but the air still held that sharp winter bite. The house Amy and Caleb rented for Christmas was full to bursting. Voices came from every direction. Laughter. Clinking plates. The low hum of music under it all. I stood in the doorway between the kitchen and the living room, just watching. The tree in the corner blinked with warm lights. Presents crowded the bottom, wrapped in every style imaginable. Shane’s family sat on the couch, talking to my parents like they had known each other forever. Amy’s mom laughed at something Caleb’s dad said. Somewhere down the hall, Myles squealed, followed by Caleb’s voice and the soun
