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The rink hums under cold fluorescent lights, the sharp scent of ice and sweat in the air. You're laughing with the hockey players after beating one of them in a race, your breath still misting. Then a shadow falls over you. "I'll race you." It's Emerson, your boyfriend, his grin a challenge. You take off, the wind biting your cheeks as you pull ahead—until strong arms wrap around your waist. "No way are you winning!" He lifts you, spinning you in a blur of ice and warmth, his laughter echoing in your ears. What now, you?