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Every single tiutted me, renderedat her eyes again "I just need a little time"

"Okay" I sed It was easy to see that she had herself tied up in knots emotionally and I had no idea whatsoever how to help her This didn’t bode well She was physically healthy again, but in all the ti frolected so the way?

"It will be okay We’ll be okay," she said in such a way that it sounded as if she was convincing herself as well asher cold cheek Deep down this felt wrong, shoving this aside again, as we had for

"Mia, at least talk to ain "I’ that I wasn’t prepared for Next time…" Her voice died out as if she realized how ridiculous her words sounded

"There will be a next tinore it"

She nodded, avoiding ive it a little…time?" And abruptly she stood and went into the cabin’s bathroo off her smeared mascara fro--suppressing her pain Burying it under a brave face

I was one hundred percent certain that this was going to bite us in the ass And I had no fucking idea how to deal with it Or even if there was a way to deal with it

When she ca a little paler than nor had happened This did not reassure me

"I’m so pissed I left rabbed it for you"

She grinned a grin that didn’t reach her eyes, bending to kiss enius"

She tied her scarf back on and stuck by my side for the rest of the party At the end of the event, we stood at the end of the footbridge with the other hooodbye as they went off to the charity dinner It was getting dark alked back to the house together She held ers between mine

I reether tonight and I stole a glance at her bowed head as she picked her way back in the di tired, as usual, but if I put her off, she’d get insecure about it and take it as a personal rejection

Maybe the encounter with our friends had changed her mind? She’d seemed quieter than normal since it had happened