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The spoon clinked against the edge of the tub as Vivien pulled out another bite of ice cream, licking it off slowly before offering me the spoon. I took it, scooping up some for myself, my eyes drifting over to her as she curled her legs beneath her.

"So," I said, swallowing the cold sweetness before meeting her gaze. "Why'd you become a teacher?"

Vivien tilted her head, considering. "Because I like bossing people around," she said with a straight face.

I huffed a laugh. "That checks out."

She grinned before shrugging. "Honestly? I always liked kids. They're weird and unpredictable, but they're honest. And they don't hold grudges-well, most of them don't. I had one first grader try to curse me once because I wouldn't let him eat glue, but, you know, that's just part of the job."

I chuckled, shaking my head. "So, you enjoy near-death experiences?"

She smirked. "Only the ones that involve tiny humans wielding Crayola markers like weapons."

I handed her the spoon back, watching as she took another bite. "How are you still single?"

The question left my mouth before I could think twice, but the

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second it did, something in her face shifted.

Vivien dropped her gaze, her fingers tightening slightly around the tub.

I sighed. "You don't have to answer-"

softly, taking a

the ice cream. "He was the love of my life." A

anything. What was there to

the silence stretch, letting her own

"I guess you would understand more than

she finished softly, meeting

my

one to push me toward hope when

inhaled deeply, running a hand over my jaw. "Well-I didn't get the best news, but... I think somewhere deep down, for the last two years, I knew she wasn't there anymore, you know?" My voice was rough,

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I could feel

nodded, taking another bite of ice cream, and when she pulled the spoon away,

smirked. "You

spot, but before I could

closer-her gaze locked on

And then-

lips parting as she sucked the chocolate off, her cheeks hollowing ever

pants turned into a

swallowed hard, my pulse hammering as she pulled back, her lips

there, staring at her, my

released my hand, and her eyes flickered

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was no hiding

couldn't hide the fact that her nipples were peaked against the thin fabric of her dress, her cheeks flushed with

but soft. "Josh... it's okay, you know." Her voice was quiet, careful. "If you need to

I stared at her. At her full lips, slightly parted, still glistening

I thought about how they would

behind

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