We sat in each others arms for a long time, enjoying the spectacular sunset as it descended behind the mountains in the horizon. Soft, white snowflakes drifted calmly down, beating peacefully against our hair, leaving our ears and noses red in the freezing cold.

We felt the wind pick up, picking up snow and hurling it silently at us, but nothing could break the magic of the moment. Then, I felt a terrible urge to say something.

I turned to talk to her, but my words stuck in my throat as I caught her looking straight into my eyes. Nothing else needed to be said.

We slowly leaned over, and I savoured the fresh scent of of breath, the warm mist that left her mouth as she breathed.

As our lips met, ripples of fire shot through my body, hundreds of disjointed thoughts crashing in my head, in stark contrast to the cold quiet around us. After what seemed like forever, it ended.

And I smiled.