He was my brother's best friend.
My first love.
And the man who walked away when I needed him most.

Now a Christmas blizzard has him standing on my doorstep --
cold, stranded, and looking at me like he remembers every stolen kiss we never should've shared.

I should slam the door and let the storm take him.
But one look, one breath, and five years of buried heat snaps back to life.
He says he left because grief broke him.
I say he left because loving me scared him more.

The power's out.
The roads are closed.
And there's nowhere left to hide from the truth we've both been running from.

Forgiving him might cost me everything I rebuilt.
Resisting him might break me all over again.
But this Christmas... I'm done pretending he wasn't the only man I ever loved.

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• Literature & FictionContemporary FictionShort Stories
• RomanceHolidaysChristmas

• Publication Date: December 17, 2025
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• Print Length: 107 Pages
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