In the dimly lit foyer, Jonathan lingered for a moment before descending the staircase.

There, on the steps, Estelle and Xavier were deep in conversation. Upon hearing the footsteps from above, Estelle looked up, her frosty brows softening under the chill of the night.

Jonathan shrugged off his overcoat and draped it over Estelle’s shoulders, his eyes shifting to Xavier. “Why not come in for a drink or two?”

Xavier stood, a light chuckle in his voice. “I’ve already had the pleasure of toasting with some of Magdalen’s finest.”

He glanced at his watch, “Zach’s waiting for me outside. I should head back. Drop by the diner some time, and we’ll catch up properly.”

Jonathan nodded, “Drive safe!”

With a brief nod, Xavier addressed Estelle, “Magdalen’s tied up, I won’t bother saying goodbye. Pass on my regards, will you?”

“Sure thing!” Estelle replied.

“Take care!” Xavier said with an easy smile before striding away.

The cool evening

bottle hard tonight?” Estelle asked, noticing his

admitted with a grin. “Mind if I lean

patted her shoulder,

small smile, and true to his word, he leaned his head onto her

frame juxtaposed against his tall one, they sat in a strangely harmonious

lighting up the night sky. The ever-changing colors illuminated everything – one moment fading, the next blazing

upward, the fireworks reflecting in her eyes,

yet quiet winter’s night, they watched the fireworks together, snuggled

these past nights.

his face, cool to the

cool and distant, yet

over his eyes, he closed them, his lashes grazing her fingertips, a tickle that

Estelle’s eyes. “I’ll be away for a while,” she whispered.

as he murmured, “I want to

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