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  1. Panicking in that dreaded elevator, Shane ends up going back to the one place where he knows the pain will go away: back to Ilya.

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  2. He sends Shane a link for an article about the Puppy Bowl. Ilya [19:34] Shane Hollander. Did you know this exists? Shane [19:46] No? Why would I have heard of this? Ilya [19:46] God, you are such a disappointment Ilya [19:47] I love you. Ilya [19:47] Whatever plans you have Sunday, they are cancelled. Shane [19:53] I’m so confused. Shane [19:53] I love you, too. Ilya [19:55] 😘😘😘🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐕🦮🐩🐕 �🐕 🐾🦴🐶 ___ Or, Ilya learns about the Puppy Bowl. Shane never stands a chance. A dog gets adopted, and everything changes.

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  3. “Can I ask you something?”

    There’s a flash of what looks like fear that crosses Ilya's face before he sits back, his posture slightly closed off as his arms cross in front of his chest. “Depends on what it is,” he says, eyes somewhat steely.

    She gets why people are intimidated by him on the ice.

    “Why Ottawa?” She knows it’s something everyone has been asking, but she feels like it’s a legitimate thing to ask. “I mean, I get maybe you’re not happy in Boston, but you could have gone anywhere.”

    “Not anywhere,” he says with an almost pout.

    “But almost anywhere.”

    He lets out a long breath of air through his nose. “I know it does not make sense, but it should not have to make sense to anyone but me.”

    Kate tilts her head to the side, appraising him from across the table. “That’s not an answer.”

    Ilya shrugs, but he holds her gaze steadily. “Maybe one day you will understand. But for now, know I am where I am supposed to be.”

    And who is she to argue with that?

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    Or, everyone asks 'why Ottawa?' Ilya's neighbor, Kate, just happens to figure it out first.

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  4. “Shane,” Ilya tried again, savouring the snap to attention it earned him, “Take off your clothes. I want to swim with you.” They’ve spent years hiding what they are to each other in hotel rooms with locked doors and stolen hours in the dark. But at Shane’s lake cottage, there’s no one watching and nowhere to hide. When Ilya dives in and calls Shane to follow, it’s the first time they’ve ever done this in daylight, and everything about it feels like stepping off a cliff.

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  5. Shane and Ilya were supposed to be grabbing supplies for the cottage. Until a little girl grabbed Ilya's leg. Now, they face the most exhausting 12 months ahead of them.

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  6. He wasn’t the father of the year, but David thought he might be a pretty good one, and maybe, someday, he could be one to this kid too. *** Or, what David and Ilya talked about while Yuna and Shane were outside at the Hollander cottage

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