William's POV:

Anna, seeing me trying to hold back tears, whispers: "It's ok. Please don't be embarrassed. Look Camilla and Jarrod have shed a few tears tonight. I'd love to do nothing more than to wipe them lovingly like Jarrod and Camilla have done for each other tonight." I am surprised Jarrod allowed his tears fall in public, but that encourages me to stop holding back. 

I release my emotions, a tear that was hanging on my left eye lashes starts its slow descent down the middle of my cheek, followed by a tear from the middle of my right eye a couple of seconds later. Not surprisingly, a second thick streak starts to draw my cheeks, which makes me feel self conscious, I release Anna's cheek, bringing my hand to my own cheek as I whisper back to Anna: "And I think you're right, I'd also love nothing more than we wipe each other's tears." (Hoping Anna also gives me the opportunity to lovingly take care of her tears in this emotional moment).

Anna's pov:

I guess my encouraging words were enough for William. I see the tear that was clinging to his left eyelash finally start it's way down  his left cheek. Then I see a tear start it's way from the middle of his right eye down his right cheek. With that I feel him finally release my cheek and notice him bringing his own hand up to his cheek. He stops mid motion and whispers that he'd love it if we wiped each other's tears. I smile as I bring my right hand up to his right cheek and delicately thumb his tear away mid cheek. I then followed it's streak up to just below his eye, drying it with the backs of my fingers.

I see William giving me a loving smile as I'm startled by the feeling of his hand on my cheek. I was so engrossed in lovingly taking care of his tears that I didn't see his hand move. I felt his hand on my cheek delicately brushing away a tear that I didn't even know had fallen.

"You look absolutely stunning, my love. You're tears only enhance your beauty."  William whispers confirming my suspicion that I had begun to she'd unknown tears.

Anna's pov:

I feel william delicately wipe a few of my falling tears with the pads of his thumbs, leaning in and kissing a couple more along with their streaks. We turn back to face the sermon not trying to attract too much attention, but I feel his hand quickly being dropped gently on my thigh making it jiggle. He begins to caress my thighs through my clothes making me instantly begin to get wet. I drop my hand on his thigh and begin to tease him, also caressing his thigh through his clothes. I notice out the corner of my eye he has a tent quickly forming..

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The service finishes. Jarrod and I say goodbye to William, Anna and his parents to make the three hr drive home. I don't want to get home too late as we need to get sleep for tomorrow as we're hosting Christmas Day dinner.

Robyn's POV

Me, Susan and Marie were in Coney Island Stilwell Avenue station watching the New Year fireworks

Marie was particularly excited as she had missed them the past two years. Her and Susan had been filling me in on their time together while I'd been in Boston and they had enjoyed themselves immensely, particularly volunteering at  the homeless shelter serving Christmas Dinner

'Marie was a natural' Susan had told me beaming

I was enjoying the fireworks too, although my heart ached for Caitlin. Our two day Christmas with my sister had been so special, but heartbreaking at the same time as it had been too short

She had been attending a fireworks display in Oxford with her sister and best friends and had sent me a lovely video. Now I was doing the same from the elevated outdoor tracks of our local subway station

Tears ran down my cheeks as I continued to record the display. I was missing my girlfriend so much, but we would see each other (again all too briefly) in February

When the display had concluded and I had wiped my tears I joined my best friends and the rest of the crowd in leaving the station