Not long after that, the world shut down. All the chaos of covid and sheltering in place left lots of people feeling stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed, but for us it was one long sleepover with our best friend. We spent nearly every moment of every day together. A test, to be sure, but one that made our relationship strong and a chaotic time seem like a fairytale. We were so fortunate to have this time to build our connection deeper.

With only ourselves, and Leslie's cat, Mocha, to tell us what to do, we never stopped enjoying time together and hated being apart for even a moment. Movies, video games, stories about who we were before we met, and all kinds of other things kept us busy and the time together flew by. Before we knew it, a new chapter began.

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