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We stepped out of the restaurant into the warm Texas night, the air thick with the scent of freshly baked dough
and city life. Vivien was still smiling, her eyes bright as she glanced up at me.
"That was fun," she said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
| exhaled, running a hand through my hair. "Yeah. It was."
And it was.
It had been a long tsince I'd sat across from someone and actually enjoyed myself without guilt clawing at
the edges. Vivien was easy to talk to, easy to be around. And fuck if that didn't scarea little.
The waitress had asked if we wanted dessert, and before | could even consider it, Vivien shook her head. "No,
thanks," she said, then turned towith a playful glint in her eye. "I have ice cream at my place. It's not far if
you'd be more interested in dessert... there." | almost choked on my last sip of wine.
She grinned.
| set my glass down and nodded once. "Yeah. Sure."
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The walk to her place wasn't long-just a few blocks away. The streets were quieter now, the occasional car
passing by, headlights sweeping over us. Vivien walked beside me, hands tucked into the pockets of her coat,
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Comfortable.
That should have been a warning sign..
When we reached her door, | hesitated. Not because | didn't want to go inside-I did-but because something about
this moment felt big. Bigger than just dessert.
Vivien turned, lifting her brows. "Everything okay?"
| cleared my throat and nodded. "Yeah. I'm good."
She studiedfor a second, then smiled, unlocking the door and stepping inside.
And | followed.
| hesitated for half a second before following her inside, closing the door behind me.
Vivien's apartment was... not what | expected.
Insanely neat. Modern. Black and white with sharp lines and barely any clutter. It was the complete opposite of
my place, where Asha's toys were everywhere, and laundry always seemed to exist in shalf-folded limbo.
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Vivien shrugged off her jacket, draping it over the back of a chair. | did the same, my fingers lingering on the
leather for a moment longer than necessary.
| watched as she moved through the space, unhurried and completely at ease. The sound of her shoes hitting
the floor echoed softly as she stepped into the kitchen barefoot, her dark hair swaying with each step. She
stretched up on her toes, reaching into the freezer, and pulled out a pint of ice cream.
Two spoons.
No bowls.
She was making a statement.
| swallowed the last of my wine and followed her to the couch, sitting down beside her.
Not too close.
Not too far.
Vivien handeda spoon without a word, then popped the lid off the ice cream. Cookies and cream.
She took the first bite, moaning softly as she closed her eyes.
| clenched my jaw.
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| scooped up a bite of ice cream, using it as an excuse to think. "Yeah?"
She nodded, resting one leg beneath her as she turned slightly toward me. "You seemed... hesitant."
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Her gaze softened. "I guessed."
She didn't push. Didn't try to fill the silence or forceinto sdeep, emotional confession.
She just sat there, eating ice cream with me.
And for the first tin a long time, | didn't feel so damn tired.