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STONE

I never treated him differently because of his diagnosis, but now I treat him differently for far more dangerous reasons.

When my dad remarried, I inherited a stepmother and her son. Our parents pushed for a normal family, but with Hanlon's diagnosis, that was never going to happen, and we both resented the fact that he was treated differently.

I left as soon as I could, taking a job across the country, making my visits home fewer and farther between until they stopped altogether.

Now, Hanlon shows up as my ski patrol intern out in snowy Montana, and I’m rattled to my core.

He isn’t the little brother I left behind, and I’m noticing far more than I should about the man he’s become.

Pursuing this connection means risking my career and the thin thread holding our family together, but ignoring it grows more impossible every day.

HANLON

He was the one person who made me feel normal, except the feelings I’ve developed for my stepbrother are anything but.

When my parents tried to put me in a bubble, Stone gave me freedom. While they feared my limitations, Stone forced me to overcome them.

He was my hero…and then he left.

I attribute a lot of things in my life to my stepbrother, including my love of skiing and my desire to become an avalanche forecaster; both of which help me feel connected to him.

But I wasn’t ready for my internship placement to be with him.

We’ve barely spoken a word to each other in four years, and now I’ll be spending three months under his supervision. 

Will he think I asked to be put with him?

Will he ignore me totally and pawn me off on someone else?

It’s not long before it’s clear that our situation is much worse than either of those things.