Winter Reverie

Coming home was supposed to be easy-just another holiday season spent selling trees with my family and dodging my mother's infamous eggnog. But then Ethan walked back into Cedar Grove, and suddenly, the snowflakes aren't the only thing swirling in a whirlwind. He was my best friend, my first love, and the one who disappeared without explanation. Now, he's back, stirring up memories I thought I'd buried under layers of snow and time. I told myself I was over him, but every glance, every shared laugh, makes me question everything I've built since he left. Can I really let him back into my life, or am I setting myself up to fall harder than before? There's something about the way the lights twinkle on the trees, the way the snow drifts quietly around us, that makes me wonder if the holiday magic is giving us a second chance. And honestly? I don't know if I'm ready for that-but I'm starting to think maybe I want it more than I'll admit. So, what do you do when the person you thought was gone for good suddenly comes back with a smile that still makes your heart race? I guess I'm about to find out.