I link our fingers together, hers in gloves, mine not. “I’m so sorry for the past, for treating you the way that I did. And I promise you, if you give me another chance, I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to you.” Tears well up in her eyes as snowflakes cling to her eyelashes. “Caleb,” she says, her throat tight, her voice strained. I hold my breath, wondering if she’s about to let me down easy. “You have to know.” She wets her lips. “Even during our time apart, even when our hearts were both shattered, it’s always been you. Always and forever.”
