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Liv stood in front of her class wrapping up another sweat-filled, nonstop session I sat in my chair off to the side out of the way Her students didn’t stare as much anymore I’d become a classroom staple
If I wasn’t at the rink or conditioning training, I was there She race than the last time I’d seen her It wasn’t even that she danced for me; she danced for herself, and I couldn’t help but want to watch her everya few private dances at home on some extra-special occasions
After people filed out, she ran over, a little out of breath Sas shining on her skin, and strands of hair fell out of her ponytail and stuck to the sides of her face Her eyes were soft and cast a spell over me, one I never wanted to be free from and that would forever be a part of my soul
With my arm wrapped around her shoulders, I led her out of the studio after she changed Anyone who saw her dance could see that it breathed life into her We went back to my apartment, and I showed her exactly how ers ordered in from Fish’s was the cherry on top
Lying in bed, tangled in the sheets with her against er up and down her arm
“I’ to Colm tomorrow”
She lifted her head and stared at me
“I need to ss over with him He’s et hi such an asshole when it comes to you”
“I doubt it He’s probably s and especially when it co to do with Moacy, aboutthem proud, but when I think back to whether or not they saw us as individuals or just as extensions of themselves, I honestly don’t know
“Dad played hockey when he was younger, before he settled on medicine Colm was my dad’s clone, and then with me, medicine became my crutch It was the only way to spend time with them, a
nd even then it was scraps
“Col themy chest “Just showed up one day and said it had sold It’s like he wants to leave their shadow behind, knows both of us need to be freed from the promises we made to them, but he can’t”
I kissed the tip of her nose “We’ll figure it out, one way or another”
I walked fro like that was always so daht break at any uards that protected the blade of ain