She woke up ecstatic because it was time to celebrate Yule in her small Pagan town snuggled in snow covered mountains of America. Today Daire was escorting her younger sister, Tansy, to deliver clove spiked fruit as gifts to their neighbors. Little did she know as she dressed for the day how it ends. For many years, her best friend was a boy who lived up the road, Lorcan. When Tansy was giving the fruit to his mom, Lorcan asked if Daire would be his official date to the bonfire. Now she sat beside him, his hand warm on hers.