Working title: Learning to let go
an excerpt

“Wow!”
“I totally agree Danielle, it gets me every time I come here, and I come here a lot.”
“It’s just so unbelievably beautiful.”
“Yes, you are.”
“W-What was that Matt?”
“N-Nothing I was just agreeing with you that the view is stunning, Alex.” Alexandra turned and smiled at Matt, out of the corner of her eye she saw Sara wink at her.
“Okay, okay you guys bunch up, bunch up I want to get a photo of all of you with the stunning view in the background, as proof you’ve all been to Happy Valley.” Sara said a short distance away holding up her digital camera. Everyone bunched in together Todd and Matt stood at the back with Danielle and Alexandra kneeling in front of them. “Okay smile!” Sara called out just before the camera clicked, everyone was about to move but Sara stopped them. “Come on guys! Just a couple more, I want to make sure I get a good one, this one you can act silly.” Everyone laughed.
“Come on Sara!” Todd said Danielle rolled her eyes.
“I don’t know why you’re complaining Todd, you get to stand.” Todd shrugged.
“You can stand if you want to, I’m not stopping you.” Danielle looked a little surprised by his words.
“Oh, well… I didn’t mean… I’m sorry…I” Todd laughed.
“Oh come here.” He pulled her to her feet, she looked happy that she was standing beside him. Then Alexandra felt a bit of dofus sitting by herself so she stood up next to Matt.
“Okay everyone, crazy faces! One, two, three!” Alexandra poked her tongue out, Matt did bunny ears behind Alexandra’s head and just as Sara said three, Todd kissed Danielle on the cheek. The camera clicked and the moment was captured forever in time, the unexpected shock, yet happiness on Danielle’s face was apparent on the photo. Sara was so shocked she had to review the photo herself to see if her eyes weren’t deceiving her. The funniest part was that straight after the photo was taken Todd acting like nothing out of the ordinary had happened.