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I squeezed his hand tightly in mine, completely bewildered that he was finally here with hts of losing hiether, like it was never shattered in the first place His love forme back to whole

I knew I could never ain My insecurities needed to be replaced with trust and assuredness I would never doubt his love for ether Still, I was afraid that if I blinked too many tietherness

"That was good pizza," Ryan said, trying to stifle a burp, but failing at it His body wasall sorts of noises

"If your fans only knew!" I teased, giving hie with my hip "It would definitely blow your whole ! That eak, by the way I’ive that one a 27"

"See, this is why I love you You don’t judge rade it!" He wrapped his ar headlock I reached up his jacket, playfully retaliating by tickling him in the ribs

Ryan nodded his chin towards the theater after he twined ers back into his "I bet you a e Clooney has his vilethat bet! I’h to know that underneath the, fartypants reed "But put us in an Arood!"

The Galaxy Theatre was one of our town’s historic land been in existence since the 1930’s It had the old style ticket booth and fancythe title of the feature movie By the time we reached the theater, no one was in line

We purchased a bucket of popcorn and a soda at the tiny concession stand and then made our way into the dimly lit theater

"This place is cool!" Ryan whispered, loosening his scarf just a bit We had the back row all to ourselves I noticed hi around at the interior - the art-deco wallpaper, thick red velvet drapes bordering the stage, ornate chandeliers and sconces on the walls – it was very reminiscent of an era when films shaped our society

Ryan stuck his hand in the bucket of popcorn, laughing at the silliness of the old Tom and Jerry cartoon that played on the screen He was able to enjoy an entire night out without any interference from the paparazzi or enamored fans

"You knohen I take you to the Reparation pre to be much different from this," he whispered privately