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He must notice your melancholy. Your mood dips with the lessening sunlight and the cold temperatures that book-end each day. Autumn is a magnificent time, but this year, it casts a shadow over you.

Dante takes it upon himself to take you on a ride to a group of trees he says is the most glorious he’s ever seen. They’re a tall, bushy riot of colors. Reds and oranges and yellows, vibrant, but airy. They capture the light of sunset and hold it, like a beacon of beauty for you and Dante to sit under.

He puts his arm around you.

You want to ask him… but you’d better not.

Instead, you snuggle closer to him and pick at your dress.

He kisses the top of your head. “What is it that troubles you? Tell me, so I may dispatch of it.”

“I would ask if you have any words to capture this moment, but I don’t want to bother you.”

“You are never a bother.” His dark eyes are sad as he guides you to look at him. “You may have anything you wish of me. My dear heart, if you want words, do not ask. All of my words are yours.”

You look up at the light filtering through the colors. A gust of wind tousles the trees and leaves float gently down over you. The smell brings a smile to you face.

“You see? This is why I brought you here,” Dante says. “To give you joy. I know you want words, but I’m inadequate. I cannot capture your radiance.”

He picks up a big, red leaf and gently strokes it over your cheek.

Dante holds you closer as a chill starts to settle in over the evening. “We may sit beneath these trees, but the beauty of autumn cannot compare to you. These leaves are merely bowing to your presence. Or perhaps they are struck, as I am, by your very existence, and had to let themselves loose, to be closer to you. You're the center of the entire world, my love.”

The silence between you is comfortable after Dante’s speech. It doesn’t seem dark or cold anymore. Autumn feels just right.

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