They blow out all the candles, and Eric picks up her bag. As he opens the door, she sees it has started to snow again. He holds his hand out to her.
‘Okay, Jo Sorsby, Stationery Girl, shall we go home?’
Sometimes a heartbeat is all the time it takes to reach a decision.
Epilogue
Two years later
THE ILKLEY GAZETTE
Eric and Jo Sveinbjörnsson announce the birth of their son, Eliot.
Born 24 December.