burn between us
When the call ended Elian sat at the table for a moment.
Then he looked at Dante.
"She called you first," he said.
"Yes," Dante said.
"So you'd be here," Elian said.
"Yes," Dante said.
Elian held his gaze with the full look. "She loves you," he said. "Specifically."
"I know," Dante said. "I love her specifically."
"She's going to be all right," Elian said, and his voice on the last word did the thing that voices do when they have been holding something for a long time and are only now, fully, releasing it.
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