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But where?

When we reached it, I knew instantly that it here he wanted to take us, just based on the beauty My hands coveredany sound There was this odd fear that if I made a peep, all the beauty would vanish A small river flowed before us The stream was quiet, as if all the creatures who traveled by the s peacefully Across the river lay what seeh the cracks of stones floere growing, ht

"I found this place with Zeus," Tristan said, walking over to the bridge and taking a seat "Whenever I need to clear my head, I come here to refocus my mind"

I sat beside him, took off my shoes, and slipped my feet into the chilled water Emma and Zeus splashed in the water joyfully, freely

He turned and gave me a smile thatpeople feel worthy just by the way his smile and eyes met their face I wished he sry all the time I missed h I shouldn’t have For some reason I found it easy to blame them, as if it was their fault that I lost my wife and son It felt easier to be ry hen I ca up

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"I’ that can make you feel a bit of peace"

His eyes danced acrosssainst his beard, which was growing in fast "Since we aren’t using each other anymore, you can use this place if you want To help you find peace"

I smiled "Thank you"

He simply nodded in response

Ee splashes, pretty h I wanted to scold her, the smile on her face and the excite us here, Tick! I love it!" she shouted, tossing her hands up in excitehter likes you Otherwise I would’ve never spoken to you again"

He laughed "I’ likes you Otherwise I would’ve been convinced that you were a psycho A person should always trust their pet’s instincts Dogs are better at judging the character of a person than people are"

"Is that so?"

"It is" He paused and ran his fingers through his hair "Why does your daughter keep calling me Tick?"

"Oh… Because the first time we met I called you a dick, and she asked what a dick was, and seeing as how I’m an awful parent, I’d told her I said tick, and explained to her that a tick is a bug"