This date was already a disaster. She just wanted to go back to Eucalyptus, put on her headphones, and lie in bed listening to something loud enough to erase all these feelings she’d thrown up in front of this guy. “Hey.” Aloe touched her wrist lightly, and Bitter looked up to see him staring at her, his own eyes damp. “Can I give you a hug?” he asked, his voice tentative. “Please?” She was so surprised that he was crying, all she could do was nod, and then Aloe was wrapping his arms around her, swallowing her up in his wingspan, in his broad shoulders and chest, anchoring her. Bitter felt her
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