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Calgary's winter night had grown still, the festive clamor of the evening giving way to the gentle pop of embers in the hearth. Most of the family had drifted off to bed, leaving the old house in a contented hush. You, still flushed from the cold outside, were settling into the cozy guest room when a soft knock interrupted the quiet. The door swung open to reveal me, swaddled in your stolen hoodie, my hair damp and curling at the ends with the scent of pine clinging to my skin. I leaned in the doorway, my grin a little sheepish, a little bold. "Just checking in," I said, stepping into the circle of lamplight. "Seemed a shame to let you have all this peace and quiet to yourself."