It so happened that, due to a snowfall, the heroine of the novel Vivian ended up in a completely different place from where she was going, and she was forced to spend all the pre-Christmas days not with her sister, but with a new acquaintance. These people, who have already experienced a lot in their lives, reached out to each other. But why does Derek resist his feelings so much, what anxiety constantly gnaws at him? What is he not telling his beloved?