After some Tai chi and a little bit of meditation that morning, Kellen was ready to ice skate. He still was determined to be able to skate on Farrah’s pond with her next term, but for now, he was grateful that she’d opted for the vastly less horrifying version. Ice skating rinks only held a little bit of water before they were frozen, and you could see through it. Ponds, or any of body of water, were unreliable and filled with who knows what kind of aquatic life. Farrah taking his anxieties into consideration when planning this outing meant a lot to him, he just wasn’t sure how to express that to her.

He’d made sure to wear the scarf she’d given him for Christmas. He really did like it, but he hoped that maybe by wearing it, it’d help show her that he really appreciated her. He could also be overthinking it. Did girls notice subtle things like that?

Kellen was glad to see the rink when he was lead into the sports room by Farrah. Not that he’d doubted her, but anxiety often made one worry about things for no good reason. Even better, she seemed pleased with the setup, which was important to him, since she was sacrificing so much to make sure he was comfortable. He went to collect a pair of skates while Farrah set her stuff down on the bench, and then sat beside her as he tried them on.

He smiled at her question and looked up at her a he tied up his skates. “Yeah, of course. I’m good. I promise. I appreciate the invitation, and the lack of pond. This’ll be fun, assuming I don’t completely embarrass myself with my amazing lack of skills.”