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Too good

Sing hard, she stared at him, unsure what to say So instead, she nodded wordlessly, and let hi The second they were inside, she froze

There was a skating rink ahead, and there were decorated Christh it was summertime and quite hot outside Christmas music played over the speakers, and two pairs of ice skates sat by the door in boxes

She stood there, unable to move, and just…

Stared

Sing hard, she turned to him

and said, “Leo…”

“I still rehts, with your cheeks flushed fro anyway” He reached out sloith his free hand and tucked her hair behind her ear, letting his fingers trail down her neck and over her shoulder “You were so alive So free I envied that And I just had to have a taste of that freedoh you”

She sed astupid like throw her aro Because, God, she wanted to But she wouldn’t Couldn’t “I can’t believe you did all this for me”

“Every tisyour heart out It was the rip on her fingers and cupped her cheek with his other hand “Do you still dance, my lady?”

She shook her head, the endear her like it used to Now, it sent a bolt of warht to her heart “No”

“Why did you stop? What happened?”

Everything happened

She’d told him in those letters exactly what happened to her The other ti, she rolled her eyes and moved on But this time…maybe it was the trip downat her, all sadness and bright blue eyes, she finally considered the possibility that he hadn’t left her standing alone in that airport after all

That he was as innocent as she was in this whole thing