Redhawk Caldera sunset

It is. Maia was happy that Teya chose to stay. Eljay moved in closer, but Maia looked at him and smiled with a hint of apology. She knew he'd understand immediately, but she didn't want him thinking she was pulling away because she wanted to. Hopefully he'd close the gap again.

Not wanting Teya to feel left out now that they'd invited her to join, Maia moved closer to sit beside her. She hadn't really known how to approach everything that had happened with Reyes and with... everything! But she imagined it had to be hard. It was good to hear her optimism.

I love the winter, too. It's cold, but the snow is beautiful. I can't wait to see the kids play in it for the first time. Maia's smile grew just thinking about it.