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The deafening ruhbors were probably cursing us out

“Hang on,” Ro off

“Eee!” I yelled as he slowly rolled the bike forward, then shifted and took off The roar drowned out anything else I squeezedto move my body with the bike

The angle of the bike shifted as if ere cli a enta and orange touched the sky, pushing the velvet darkness away

We were headed to Fletcher Park

Absolute delight tickled hter He pushed the bike faster

The park wasn’t quite open this early but Ro off the main overlook

I dis?” I asked in a loud whisper

“Shhh” He grinned as he took off his helrabbedEmpire valley below

We weren’t alone A few other people alking along the sidewalk Some had tripods and cameras set up to catch the sunrise “Oh, Roht a camera”

“Next tihly in the middle of the stone wall, where we had a perfect view of the rising sun Roed off his jacket and laid it on the chilly stone wall

Arguing that he’d ruin his jacket would be pointless, so I carefully arranged ainst the leather He sat next to ht in my throat as the sun made its appearance It seemed to happen slowly but also all at once I squinted but couldn’t look away from the colorful sky

Next to rass in front of me

“What’re you doing?” I whispered “You’ll get in trouble for being on the other side of the wall Or fall off the cliff”

He glanced behind him “There’s plenty of room here I’ll be fine”

“That’s probably what everyone says right before they fall off the edge”

“Juliet” He squeezed my hand

At the catch in his voice, I stopped breathing and took him in Down on one knee, both hands wrapped around mine He sed hard and bit his lip

“Juliet,” he rasped

My eyes widened “Roman?”