Kiss
The Call: Kisses in the Snow — Cheryl
The answer seemed to satisfy her, or else she yielded to the power of his voice. He bent down, feeling in the obscurity for the glassy slide worn by preceding coasters, and placed the runner carefully between its edges. She waited while he seated himself with crossed legs in the front of the sled; then she crouched quickly down at his back and clasped her arms about him. Her breath in his neck set him shuddering again, and he almost sprang from his seat. But in a flash he remembered the alternative. She was right: this was better than parting. He leaned back and drew her mouth to his.
—Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
The Response: Missing Her — Jessica
Many Christmases ago when my second son was only two, Hallmark was pushing a cute bear couple that had magnets in their noses and looked like they were kissing — the “Kissing Bears.” Nicholas decided that he HAD to have them and, dutifully, Santa made sure that they were under the tree. The pair has been together for all these years, making an annual appearance at Christmas time. It seems, however, that the current toddler has hidden the missus away and we can’t find her anywhere. The poor guy — he looks so forlorn without his kissing partner.
That sure looks like a lot of snow… quite the opposite of the passage you quote! ; )
That forlorn bear makes me sad.
Have you read Ethan Frome? I read it last winter, after catching the end of the movie with Liam Neeson years ago. Now, I think of Ethan whenever it snows and I pass this church. I did get photos of this place today, but I was in doubt, so I went with chocolate. : )