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When I’d casually brought that up to her, she’d gone on a rant about some movie about people trapped on a bus and how you can’t base a relationship on intense experiences I had no clue what she was talking about, but I always enjoyed the way she talked about h they existed, like the situations and circumstances were real They’d been her escape in life And I liked disappearing into them with her whenever she wanted

“Oh!” she said, turning back and pointing a macaroni sauce covered spoon at me “Did you tell Bob about the DVDs?” she asked “He needs to work on that collection,” she insisted “You know, in case we are ever trapped there again”

I’d already decided to secure another safe house, but I was going to keep the cabin too Sure, it was home to a lot of dark moments, but it held uards down, let each other in, and first felt the beginnings of love

It was a place I wanted to go again and again

And I never felt like that

I usually alanted so

A part of me still wanted that, of course With Shawn at my side

But an al, so familiar

Froe

We took turns doting on each other I had e, but she’d endured e was junk food and a snuggle in front of a TV So I gave her as much of that love as possible while ere still both able to be completely wrapped up in our little world with very little outside influence

But the day caet back to her life And, adas well Contrary to popular belief, my businesses didn’t run theive input occasionally

To ot ho, I found Shawn in the kitchen with an island covered in various take-away foods

“You need a ne in the laundry roo a fry into her mouth

“You broke the ?” I asked, shakinginthat I was going to need to practically woo her all over again once she went back to her normal life

“Well, you didn’t give me a key What the hell else was I supposed to do?” she asked, rolling her eyes at me

I couldn’t hold myself back

I flew at her

Grabbing the back of her neck,the salt and oil froainst the counter

I reached down, trying to grab her knees, trying to lift her up, only to get her hands shoving hard intome back a foot