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“Where would you like to go?” he asks

“The park isn’t too far” I shrug “It’s a nice day so I vote we eat outside”

He nods “Good idea” Heto his other hand and takesdown athie to realize that he’s this way because of me

A five-rass beneath a tree, the shade providing asummer sun

We sit and Xander stretches out his long legs It’s a little e

He opens the bag and hands me my sandwich and water bottle

“It’s a nice day,” he co out his own sandwich “Don’t you think so?”

I fight a sht now?”

He cracks a half shter bursts forth “Yeah, sorry”

I s but the weather Please,” I beg, brushing an invisible crumb from my skirt

He plays with the paper wrapping his sandwich “If you were one of the Halliwell sisters, which one would you want to be?” He asks “Is that better?”

I laugh “Yes, and I’d want to be Piper She seems like the most level-headed one—plus, ouldn’t want to freeze time? What about you?” I take a bite of my sandwich

He ponders it for a , “Prue She can move shit, and that’s pretty awesome”

“Poor Phoebe,” I coets to see the future—and call me crazy, but I wouldn’t want to know that”

He nods in agreement and takes a bite of his sandwich “I think our futures are always changing”