Re: eddie/steph - iceskating.
Oh, that means I have to buy you a Christmas present now? Shit. [It was so easy to fall back into this, to tease him and touch him and slide close to him, to close the gap that had been created since she arrived back here more than a month ago. Since before when they both lived through a war and couldn't survive it. But here they were, and she could feel the man she had fallen for for the first time in a long goddamn time. It filled her with such joy and yes, hope that she couldn't even really be sad about losing the other man. And he wasn't really lost, was he? That Eddie was somewhere down below, underneath the surface to draw yet another connection.]
It kinda counts. [Her hand let go of his tie though when he let go of her arm, and she shook her head emphatically.] No. I meant it when I said I like you happier and healthier. [There was a flash of panic in her blue eyes, like she didn't want to mess this up when it'd been so good.] Honestly? I can't be sad with you right here and now, standing here with me in the middle of the ice. I don't want you to bring him back, or to act like him. I want you to be you. I've always wanted that. [Her fingers reached to play with the edge of his tie, and she tugged at it for effect.]