LEXI
I never knew River could be this fun. He was smiling, like a genuine smile that reached his eyes, and, for some reason, it made me want to keep doing whatever it was, to see it again.
We’d been messing around on the ice for a while before he decided to “teach me some moves.” His words, not mine. He skated backward, gesturing for me to follow.
“It’s all about balance,” he said, looking far too confident for someone who knew I was basically a walking disaster in skates.
“Balance?” I scoffed. “I can’t even walk properly in these things without wobbling like a baby giraffe.”
“You'll soon get the hang of it," he said, earning a look from me that asked, “Are you sure?" which he returned with a smile.
“That’s the spirit,” he teased, holding his stick. “Here, I’ll show you.”
He demons
