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"I know But we had soreat snow yesterday Where’s your sense of adventure?"

"My sense of adventure is here In your warm apartment Besides, we already went out We chose a tree Outside Isn’t that enough?"

"No" He looked her over "You’re dressed warh and you have boots on It’ll do Grab your coat and stuff"

She was not going to get out of this "Okay, fine But if you throw me in a snow pile, it’s over between us"

"Jesus, Stella, I’ too harsh Or too suspicious More likely she just didn’t want to go out in the cold and the snow again But Trick had been so sweet about the tree topper, she was going to be a sport about playing outside with hio"

"Good And we’ll have fun"

"Sure ill"

She thought they’d grab a taxi outside Instead, he took her hand in his and they started walking The streets and sidewalks had been cleared, and she had to ad kept her warloves, and a scarf on, so it wasn’t like she was freezing or anything

"Where are we going, exactly?" she asked after they entered Central Park

He looked over at her and gave her a secretive s Saturday, the park was filled with kids as well as adults The bare trees were a stark landscape against the as-of-yet undisturbed pure white snow that had piled up along the rocks and hills of the park It was a gorgeous backdrop and she wished she had thought to bring her carab soh, so she stopped to take a few pictures as they strolled along Trick even asked one of the passersby to take a photo of the two of theainst hiainst his shoulder She looked at the shot and thanked the person for taking the picture

It was a good photo of the two of theether, don’t we?" he asked as he looked at it with her

"Yes, we do" She’d left her knit cap on, but wisps of her hair peeked out and her cheeks were pink froed and oh so handsoed in his ar tootiuy

When he stopped at the ice rink, he turned to her "Feel like a little skating?"