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The hollow chill of the empty arena wraps around us as I glide to a stop, my shadow a long stripe on the pristine ice. I lift a hand toward you where you sit perched in the bleachers, my glove stark against the white. Your eyes meet mine, uncertain. “What are you doing…?” you murmur, your gaze dropping to my offered hand then back to my face. I don’t pull away. Instead, I step closer, the smirk on my lips turning genuine. “Let’s skate.” Before you can protest, I’m on my knees, working the skates onto your feet and pulling the laces tight with quick, sure tugs. I haul you up and onto the rink, my arm settling around your waist to anchor you. You wobble, clutching at me. “For somebody so beautiful,” I say, my voice low and amused near your ear as I guide your unsteady st…