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On the balcony, Noah stared at her, watching as she brought her head closer and said, "I love you."

she said it again.

"I love you so much, I spend all day with you, and it's still not enough for me," she kept going.

Noah stopped breathing.

"I love you so much, if I can't skate with you, I don't want to skate with anyone else."

Holy. Shit.

"I love you so fucking much, Noah, that if I broke my ankle during a program, I'd get up and finish it for you, to get what you've always wanted."

It was love. All Noah could feel was love.

Sweetie will cry. Noah will cry. Right. Then.

"You mean so much to me that that's why what happened doesn't really matter to me. It's not like it used to be. Not like it ever will again," she finished, pressing her forehead against Noah's, her eyes intense and heartbreaking. .

"You'll never be someone else's partner. Not while I'm alive, honey. I'll drag your stubborn, pretty ass kicking and screaming back at me because nobody else will ever be good enough for you."

Noah blinked. The cutie blinked so quickly that she knew she was only about two points five seconds away from losing her mind.

And then Alu ended Noah. She ended with every worry Noah had ever had. She did it right there with the tip of her nose touching Noah's nose and her forehead touching it too.

"Because I'm fine with you if ten other people become your favorites. But you will always be my favorite person," she finished. "Always. No matter what."

Noah blinked so fast he couldn't help but let her eyes fill with tears. "I... I'm not good...."‌‌

Noah's cheeks flushed red. No, not just her cheeks, but her entire face. She looks so cute when she cries. Noah hid her face in Alu's arms.

"I love you more than anything," Noah hugged Alu tightly. "You will always be my favorite too."

Noah was at a loss for words as she felt so happy. The wind blew gently, celebrating their happiness together.‌‌