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Fantastic

I buttoned up rabbedout into the hallway, I shivered It was much colder here than it was in lad I rapped up like a pig in a blanket

I headed down the stairs and out of the building It was still snowing, but no longer heavily I could at least see the end of the street, so I pulled my hat down over my ears, dipped my head, and walked in the direction of the middle of town

This weather sucked balls

I had no idea why I still lived in Montana

I hated the cold

And the dark

And it was

Dark

So damn dark

A horn beeped three ti, I saw the fa up behind me He leaned over as therolled down and stuck his head out “You’re walking?”

I peered behind him “Where’s Ivy?”

“Already at the bar I took Tegan to my mom’s”

“Oh, right”

“Ju anyway, so it’s no trouble”

He didn’t have to tell me twice

“Thanks” I got in the passenger side of his truck and was blasted with heat fro, and I settled in with the belt over an?”

“Screa” He shot me a look with a little se at her age”

“Yeah, you look real miserable about it”

Laughing, he pulled away from the side of the road “Oh, so miserable”

I shook an, and I was forever thankful that my sister had found someone who loved her as much as he truly did

“She did smile yesterday But then she farted, so I’m not really sure it was a real smile”

I pinched the bridge ofaround “Is this really the first time you and Ivy have had alone time since she was born?”

A frown marred his brow for a moment “Yeah, I think it is, actually Wow To be honest, the last feeeks have all kind of ”

“Froan?”

“All of us,” he adh “But it’s worth it”