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“I’htened you,” Enzo said quietly He ithdrawn and somber

“I’m fine Are you okay?”

“Yeah” He nodded

An uncomfortable quiet fell over the roo the eggs and bacon “Sit, you need to eat I think we both burned an insane amount of calories,” she teased

A ghost of a s His brow remained furrowed, and his eyes were sad

She kneas co away, she poured him a cup of coffee—black—and then laced hers with a healthy dose of sugar and creamer

“Co the chair beside him

She did as he requested, unsure what to think when he pulled her chair flush to his own He wrapped an arm around her and ate one handed

She cherished the s him take the lead with the next move

“That was delicious, Ave”

“Thank you,” she replied, s up at him sweetly

“What you saw today, that’s par for the course with ht My choice to remain apart froe”

She closed her eyes “But it could”

“I’m thirty-five, Ave, and unlike you, I don’t have the faith to believe in s I’m broken—”

“You’re just a little bruised”