Re: eddie/steph - iceskating.
If you get a terrible present, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing I didn't cheat. [Eddie found all this familiar. The closeness, the way she looked at him and the shared affection. He had felt plenty for plenty of other women, but Stephanie was always different. She was an anomaly that at his best made him feel light and silly and at his worst made him want to drive his own head into the fucking ground. He knew that old wizard was somewhere in him, but his bitterness was erased by years of a roguish life.
He smiled as he watched her play with his tie and then shook his head.] Getting old doesn't count. [Then that smile flipped and he let go of her arm.] That's quite a conundrum. If you like, I could try to bring him back? Or act like him. I think I've read enough to pull it off.