LOVE ON THIN ICE
We could hear the footsteps that followed loudly, making us scramble apart without saying a word.
I pushed myself upright, my palms stinging from the cold concrete, heart hammering so violently I was surprised it didn’t echo louder than the doors had.
Asher straightened at the same time, too fast, like he was trying to outrun whatever had just happened between us. Neither of us looked at the other.
A figure crossed the rink in the distance, a janitor, maybe, or staff with keys jangling faintly, boots squeaking once against the floor.
“Well,” Asher said, voice rough. “That was… graceful.”
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