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"The snow is getting heavier… we should head back before you catch a cold," Eiden said, his voice calm but his steps were noticeably faster than usual. "If something happens, I’ll have to answer your father…"
I almost smiled at that.
Not because of what he said, but because of what he was trying to hide behind it.
It wasn’t really about the snow, and it definitely wasn’t about me catching a cold.
It was about my father.
About responsibility, and about the line he kept reminding himself not to cross… especially after what almost happened between us just minutes ago.
And then walked away from it.
Again.
This man gets close enough to raise hopes only to leave me hanging at the edge of hope and desire.
I adjusted my grip on the oversized teddy bear, trying to keep up with hi
