Stephen's POV

The Christmas morning sun filtered through the window and woke me up, but I was barely able to get any sleep last night. My heart ached as I thought about how our goodbye had ended. Eric and I were supposed to share a romantic kiss under the mistletoe, but things didn't go as planned.

Just then, my mom walked into my room with a cup of hot cocoa. She sat on the edge of my bed and looked at me with a comforting smile.

"Stephen, I know how much you love ...