"Yes, I'll marry you."
He laughed, then stood and slid the ring on her finger. Then they hung on to each other as if they would never let go.
"I've missed you," he whispered. "I've been lost without you."
"Me, too."
"You've changed me. How did I get so lucky?"
"That's what I was thinking. That I got so lucky to find you," she admitted, then opened her eyes. A brilliant star winked in the sky. She pointed. "Look."
He turned. "It's just Venus."
"Don't tell me that. Can't it be a Christmas miracle?"
"If it makes you happy."
"It does."
"Then that's what it is." He kissed her. "Merry Christmas, Annie."
"Merry Christmas, Duncan."