We laced into our skates, and with a deep breath, I relaxed my shoulders. I wanted to smile. I couldn’t wait to laugh at his attempts to make it around the rink. I wanted to feel the joy I had faked before he’d arrived tonight. He made me want these things without even trying. “Fair warning, if you fall, I’m laughing. Like laughing my ass off laughing.” I pushed up and held out a hand. “That’ll be worth every hard blow I take to the ass,” he said, accepting my hand and staggering to his feet.
