FEISTY AND FROSTY

gravel driveway, and from the salty br

e pictures, leaving her with the feeling

age, as the wind made her hair messy and tug

ven her arms a

car, including notebooks, mugs from cafés,

w her feelings were wounded by him all faded

even though 'home' was

nd brought her

had got flipped over, and its contents were scattered b

uickly, picking up

emaining things, a threateni

shoes tried to touch the

k eyes that looked as though

nd I own," replie

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and strongly built, was altogether t

hoodie and he was wearing sweatpants t

aid reaching fo

ugh the room, one of

d to e

irt across the line on my property,"

sh words in his voice,

ize that I was

at her for a moment too much, so

hbor," she muttered slowly w

aginary line that broke their yards, she c

mporary home that looked altogether for

nly a cold welcome fro

unin

the case wi

e while unpacking

journals got a spot on the bookshelf, and her

and chaos in the newsroom stood

ed at the house ac

next door to her w

Cove was quiet and all i

tea and then sat on the porch looking

hen she noticed the sound of

am

distance when he came

they looked a

on his face for

that

night through

ed a single time

smi

war

ways for the rest t

nd looked at her

an interest

with a bright sky a

h above and felt the oc

stretched while sipping

yard without thinking, and

he's there. Even the

the house to a white gate that

weed from the garden, a deep

d to go into the wron

k a loo

rossing his arms and

eflected and sharpen

were telling me he

he had a serious

ed," she responded while

think it should be your busine

ka

comment with a sa

ly n

d to leave, but

at you aren't f

as her

was my firs

ught a

showing curiosity, s

ating that you are no

o a smile, but withdre

that you might not be pre

him, he went into the s

e for a while, her h

t did that

hind the stormy eyes

new that she would

completely sure if she shou