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She helps me walk over to the vanity, and I take a seat I blow outto put oing, so there’s no reason to get fancy

The truth is, we really can’t go anywhere since, technically, I’m still on the mend

Everything hurts, but I still want to get dressed

Trent is probably just going to bring the food into my bedroom, but that’s okay At least I won’t be alone

An hour later, I’e of s and a T-shirt on

The door opens Trent strolls in, handsome in the same outfit as before, and he stops to look me over

“You rab you a jacket”

Cold? Where are we going?

I don’t ask any questions, though Instead, I wait for hiet me one and come back

“Let’s go” He hands o the fast way or the sloay?”

“Obviously, the fast way” I playfully rollme up a lot”

This close, I can sne Fresh and crisp It re A warm fall day A walk in the park Whatever the scent, I wanted to iet lost

“This is the fast way,” he points out

“I wouldn’t have said that if I knew that this was the fast way”

“Shh” He tightens his grip on me “Be quiet”

I close o to the garage, but instead, he heads toward another door, one I have never opened It’s skinnier than the rest, so I always assumed it was a closet

He presses a button hidden slightly behind a floral arranges a moment later, and the door slides open

My mouth drops “You have an elevator”

“Yep”

“I didn’t know” I stare at hi at the proximity “Why didn’t you just use the elevator instead of carrying me up yesterday?”

“That wouldn’t have been as much fun”

I shake my head at him

He steps inside with h the opening withoutAs soon as the door closes, the elevator starts

In a flash, it feels like we’ve stopped again

The elevator door opens, and I expect to be in another room on another floor, but instead, the New York City air hits my face

It’s an outside patio

“Is this yours?”

“Yes”

“Wow”

If I thought that ,” I gasp when I see what he has actually created

After a few steps out of the elevator, I see not only the New York City skyline and all the buildings higher and lower but also the picnic he set up