The first rays of morning sunshine were seeping in through Sam’s partially closed blinds.

Josh looked at the bookshelf that the rays were illuminating. Three of the books on the middle shelf stood out.

He stepped over and pulled out one of the books. The Fellowship of the Ring.

Josh smiled as he remembered why Sam had The Fellowship of the Ring on his shelf in the first place.

"What are you doing?"

Josh saw Sam in the doorway, wearing only a towel.

"Remembering why I gave you The Lord of the Rings trilogy."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah." Josh tossed him The Fellowship of the Ring, and pulled out the other two books of the set.

"That was a long time ago."

"It was."

They were silent for a moment.

"The sun was shining on them when I woke up."

"And that’s why you picked them off the shelf."

"Yep."

They were silent for a moment longer.

"Do you think that was a sign?"

"What was a sign?"

"That these were the books that I pulled off the shelf this morning."

"What do you think?"

"It could be."

"Well, I think it is." Sam moved to Josh, and lightly kissed his cheek. “Let’s get to work, Frodo."


END