Snow flaked Romance

thin, white curtains of Serena's cabin, painti

ght, the night she spent with Greg. The piece she'd played on his piano echoed

oughts. She sat up, pulling the fluffy

is

esitated for a moment, puffing her afro up

thout numbers what the fuck she thought she was doing by a

aming cups of coffee, the rich aroma mixing with the freshness of the morning air. His expression,

would he b

id, handing her

fingers brushing his briefly

at first but it succeeded in chasing

me for a wal

held on to the trees like a delicate lace. She felt excited, the quiet escape, aw

t me grab

sharply and almost immediately. They walked in silence at first with only the crunch of frost under both their soles the only audible sound. T

log. Slowly, his fingers move brushing snow off its surfa

urniture in such a long time. The cold penetrated through the fabr

coffee, his gaze fixed

what you said last night,

id not look at her, she felt a little relieved. His eyes stayed on

tated,

ugh he carried a weight too heavy to set down. He didn't seem

he said softly, her voice almo

e was really curious about his story, she wanted to know h

h feelings for him though, he

s blue eyes piercing

t talking. The silence wrappin

a finger, her mind stating over a hundred and

ost on the nearby leaves and paintin

spoke again, his

d company, Are

ked, raisin

that supposed to

e sound warm a

ow you wan

n between them seemed to ease. The path ahead twisted into

ttle frozen pond which was surrounded by snow-covered rocks. Greg knelt bes

en I was a kid," he said, his voice so

im, her fingers brushing

lways too clumsy, falling completely into

d. "I don't

, her lips twitchin

'm a walking di

d offered h

hing this pond's fr

later took his hand, though she wa

as he guided her. The surface was slick and unforgiving, but Greg held

he said, his grip firm agains

king holding on to me? I'm not

nds on her body and her cheeks flushed a few times as their laughter echoed in the

heir breaths came in visible puffs, and

ket and pulled out a smal

. "You really came p

small cups. They sat on a nearby rock, sipping

from the rustling of leaves or the distant call of a bird. Serena found herself stealing glances at Greg, noting how the sunligh

do you love? " she asked, surpris

have lived, there'

pity swim over her thou

have lived a ve

re words instead they just lingered there until the sun began to stroll

nd lingering on the railing. His eyes beaming a

e today," he said, his vo

for invi

iling intensely

't want to and Serena knew she couldn't have been

ght, Se

ight,

in, but she chickened out instead she settled her gaze on his figure

eaned against it, her heart beating j

e in the hearth. Serena sat by her window, staring out at the sn

her head no lon

he beginning o

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