burn between us
"Learning to do that — to tell you before, not after — that's one of the things I've been practicing."
"Yes," Elian said. "I know." He paused. "You're better at it than you were in the Azores."
"I'm getting better at it," Dante said.
"Consistently," Elian said. "Measurably."
"You're measuring," Dante said.
"I pay attention," Elian said. "That's all."
Dante looked at him across the firelit room. "The second novel," he said.
"Yes?" Elian said.
"There's a chapter in it," Dante said. "About exactly this conversation. I'm certain of it."
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