We approached our stop, and Nick took my hand as we stepped out.The city below the station buzzed.The snow fell softly all around us.
“Is it weird that I’m so stupendously happy to be here?”I asked.
“In this grimy subway station?”Nick asked with amusement.
I shrugged then shook my head.“Just with you, even if we’re in the grimy subway station.”
Nick put his arms around me, his eyes growing intense.“Why do you think I was so eager to transfer?I love you, Nadezhda Almaznaya.”
“I love you too, Nick Santana.”
He claimed my lips, and the world turned into the most perfect winter paradise simply because I had him in my life.
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