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Hope blooms inside my chest Then I squash it just as quickly Even if Rissa is willing to forgiveI need to do first before we can be together Right now, I’m a risk factor and she doesn’t need another one of those in her life

Which means that I’ll have to leave her for a little while

"Did you hear ain "You scared me, Finn I can’t be scared like that anyain You have o before she has a chance to change her mind

"What do you mean tomorrow? I haven’t done my work for today so I’ll see you there in an hour"

She turns and runs back to the house I get in the car with a big grin on h I know I have to leave her, I plan on enjoying all the tiet before then

When Rissa opens the door, she’s so overladen with bags that she doesn’t even seejeans and a soft lemon colored sweater Her wild red curls are still bound up in that messy knot on top of her head that instantly makes me want to pull it down

And in thatJust seeing her s are still precarious after what happened thisand I don’t want to drive her away

Just the thought s I would say to her, how I’dthe one thing I didn’t plan on was falling for her again

And now I’e boy with a crush

When Rissa finally drops the , she looks over to the kitchen When she finally notices me, she lets out a little squeak of surprise

"Finn! Were you waiting on et here?" The subtle pink in her cheeks betrays that she’s not entirely co around me just yet

"I wanted to catch you before you started I need you downstairs today"

She grabs her supplies and follows behind dutifully as I walk out into the hallway and then lock up behind us

"What do you need me to do downstairs?"

"I need you to do a final clean on Apartment 2A"

"Oh" She falls silent and then looks over at er called and asked if we could change thein tonight"

We get on the elevator and ride down to the second floor "I’ve designated this floor for everyone with disabilities because there is a ra down to the first floor I don’t want anyone trapped in the event of an eency"