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Allison's POV

I'm staring out the window, awaiting news of Elsa's date with Ian, when Xander shows up. I know it's him even before I hear his voice, and there's a smile on my face as I turn to watch him walk into the ward.

"Allison," he says softly.

It doesn't matter how many times I hear him say my name like that, I know I'm never going to get used to it. It never fails to make my knees go weak, to make my heart thump in my chest.

"Hi," I say, sounding a little breathless.

"I came to see how you're doing," he says.

I think, with a small pang, that he would have been holding flowers if we didn't have to keep this relationship a secret. Of course, there's nothing wrong with the bouquets he sends anonymously by mail. It's just that I would have loved to be able to see him bring them himself, to be able to stand on the roof of the tallest building in the city and announce that Xander Black is my lover. I'm in a romantic relationship with literally the most perfect man anyone has ever see
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