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we should make another trip to Lancaster when the weather warms
     in the spring. We can stop at one of the farmers’ markets and see what else we might
     buy.”
    Anne bobbed her head. “Luke, maybe you’d like to go with us. We could go for a buggy
     ride, browse some of the shops, and eat shoofly pie.”
    Luke’s eyebrows furrowed, and he rubbed his forehead. “I think I may have had shoofly
     pie before, but I can’t remember where or what it tastes like.”
    “It has a molasses base,” Susan said. “They sell it at the farmers’ market in Philly.
     Maybe you had some there.”
    Luke shrugged. “Guess that could be. I’m just not sure. Fact is, I’m not sure about
     anything that took place before I woke up in the hospital and met you two.”
    Susan’s heart ached for Luke. She could see by his pinched expression that he was
     struggling hard to remember his past. Maybe what he needed was a distraction. She
     pointed out the kitchen window, where the snow was coming down harder. “Why don’t
     we head outside now and build that snowman before it gets too cold?”
    “Sounds good to me. Let’s go!” Luke grabbed Susan’s hand, and they headed out the
     back door.
    Once outside, they began rolling a snowball. Soon they had three good-sized balls
     and had formed a snowman. Then they put a carrot in for its nose, two matching rocks
     for the eyes, and placed Luke’s red baseball cap on the snowman’s head.
    “He looks pretty good, don’t you think?” Luke asked, standing back to admire their
     creation.
    Susan nodded. “Let’s make some snow angels now.”
    Luke chuckled when she dropped to the ground, spread her arms and legs, and moved
     them back and forth through the snow. When she hopped up, the place in the snow where
     she’d been flapping her arms looked like a pair of angel’s wings.
    Without warning, Susan scooped up a handful of snow and flung it at Luke. He shivered
     when it landed on his neck. “Hey!”
    Quickly, he leaned down and formed a snowball then tossed it at Susan. It landed on
     her right arm. “No fair, I wasn’t ready for that!” She whirled around, but before
     she could take a step, Luke threw another clump of snow. This one hit Susan’s shoulder.
    Soon, there were snowballs flying back and forth, along with peals of laughter. Luke
     was having such a great time, he forgot about his earlier frustrations. It felt good
     to run around like a kid, enjoying the fresh-fallen snow while chasing Susan.
    Luke watched slyly when Susan scooted behind a pine tree in one corner of the Baileys’
     yard.
What is she up to now?
he wondered. The white pine’s soft needles were covered with snow, and several pinecones
     still clung to a few of the branches.
    Luke glanced up and noticed a low-hanging limb right above where Susan stood behind
     the tree.
I’ll get her now
. Luke smirked and whipped around to the other side of the tree. On impulse, he jumped
     up and shook the tree limb.
    “Yikes!” Susan squealed as a wall of snow fell on her head. “I’ll get you for that!”
     she warned, spitting snow from her mouth.
    Before she could get the snow wiped from her face, Luke turned in the other direction,
     hoping to get out of the line of fire.
    “You can’t get away from me,” Susan yelled with excitement in her voice.
    Whap!
Another snowball made its mark, sending icy cold fragments of snow down Luke’s neck.
     He whirled around and raced after Susan, quickly grabbing her around the waist.
    Panting and laughing, they fell to the ground in a heap of cold snow. As Luke lay
     there beside her, huffing and puffing, his gaze went to her rosy-red lips. Seeing
     the merriment in Susan’s eyes, he leaned closer as the urge to kiss her became strong.
     His lips were mere inches from hers, when the back door opened and Anne shouted, “Hey,
     you two! Why don’t you come inside and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate and some
     of Grandma’s melt-in-your-mouth banana