消防局辦公室裡燈光柔和,窗外的夜色靜靜覆蓋整個城市。
張裕希關上門,轉過身看見韓甯甯站在落地窗前,雙手交握、低著頭,似乎在醞釀著什麼情緒。40Please respect copyright.PENANAoExDJRYnLT
他走上前,剛要開口,韓甯甯就輕聲問道:40Please respect copyright.PENANAn1Gp3fKN3Z
「你愛我嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAeEZcIMZsTq
聲音不大,卻像一記重錘敲進他心裡。40Please respect copyright.PENANAXWDHCGNDHh
張裕希一愣,隨即眼神變得堅定。他伸手輕輕握住她的手,看著她的眼睛,一字一句地回答:40Please respect copyright.PENANAr4oGnXGUMI
「我愛你,甯甯。不只愛,我也會對我們的孩子負起所有責任。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAAFRVuxeGhI
韓甯甯的眼眶瞬間泛紅,彷彿這句話是她壓抑已久、最想聽見的承諾。40Please respect copyright.PENANAzcOeLGD6Yj
「你真的不後悔嗎?」她聲音顫抖,「現在回頭還來得及——」40Please respect copyright.PENANA2jQ3xr2JOW
話還沒說完,張裕希就緊緊地將她抱進懷裡,語氣低沈卻篤定:40Please respect copyright.PENANAd1NjxxXAUE
「後悔的是我過去讓你一個人面對。我這次不會再放手了。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAfW5zQycV9N
韓甯甯靠在他胸前,聽著他急促而真實的心跳,眼淚再也止不住地滑落。40Please respect copyright.PENANA37vIE7VkDa
兩人就那樣緊緊相擁,像是終於從漫長的試煉裡彼此走回對方身邊,沒有逃避,沒有懷疑,只剩下深深的依靠與決心。40Please respect copyright.PENANAiVdHydCe7a
允心本來正蹲在消防局庭院裡,跟一隻白色拉布拉多玩得開心,狗狗乖巧地搖著尾巴,還伸出舌頭舔了舔她的手,惹得她忍不住笑出聲。40Please respect copyright.PENANAPxzu5waTc2
這時,一道低沉的聲音在她背後響起:「牠叫小雪,是我帶過來的救援犬。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAeIxFhRVAuV
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允心轉過身,看見顧霆川正朝她走來。他身上還帶著剛訓練完的汗味,T恤貼著結實的胸膛,額前的髮絲微濕。他蹲下來摸了摸狗的頭,嘴角竟然勾起一抹不常見的溫暖笑意:「牠脾氣很好,也很黏人。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAF4fOMwbSC4
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允心有些怔住了,這是她第一次見他笑得那麼柔和,像陽光照進了她的心坎裡。她忍不住輕聲說:「你笑起來……跟平常不一樣。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAWN34WBREbo
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顧霆川低頭看了她一眼,挑眉問:「不一樣哪裡?」40Please respect copyright.PENANARrdCrl1bn5
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她紅了臉,撇開視線:「就……比較像人。」40Please respect copyright.PENANA1wfAmz5S4V
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他失笑:「所以我平常像機器人?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAxUt2nldGxP
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她忍不住也笑了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAynQNjqUfTp
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就在這時,張裕希牽著韓甯甯的手走出辦公室,兩人臉上都帶著溫柔的笑意。顧霆川掃了他們一眼,淡淡開口:「怎麼,張副隊長,這次是真的浪子回頭了?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAyynxD5zWTG
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張裕希嘴角揚起,自信地回嗆:「我又不是你,一開始就沒走錯路。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAlmNLispWYc
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顧霆川挑眉,沒接話,轉而低頭對允心說:「我去幫牠洗澡,要一起來嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAqHo5iMnRmg
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允心點頭,順手拍拍小雪的頭,跟著顧霆川往洗犬區走去。這一夜,消防局的燈光下,溫暖與故事悄悄展開
洗犬區在後院一處簡單整理的空間,有水龍頭、噴頭與幾個大型水桶。顧霆川挽起袖子,露出手臂上結實的肌肉與些微曬痕,將水調好溫度後,對小雪招了招手。
「過來,小雪,乖。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAC1wGzhz0s6
白色的拉布拉多果然聽話,立刻靠過來,顧霆川輕輕拉住牠的項圈,引導牠站上洗澡台。他用手測了一下水溫後,開始幫牠沖洗。40Please respect copyright.PENANA4hIXXDCmX6
允心站在一旁看著,忍不住笑出聲:「沒想到你也有這麼溫柔的一面。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAer7f7nnatD
顧霆川沒抬頭,只淡淡回了一句:「你們平常看到的樣子,是我對人。這是對狗。」40Please respect copyright.PENANArOXT9IPgk5
「所以我不是人?」她故作委屈地說。40Please respect copyright.PENANAyVvhMcssC2
顧霆川終於抬起頭,眼神帶笑:「妳是例外。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAvUMIZKzU4N
允心心跳微微漏了一拍,裝作沒聽懂,蹲下來拿起旁邊的毛巾幫忙擦拭小雪的前腿。兩人一左一右,靠得很近,時不時手指會碰到對方的手背,氣氛在洗犬區悄悄曖昧了起來。40Please respect copyright.PENANAhPZoBFs3SA
忽然,小雪猛地甩了甩身上的水,水花四濺,兩人瞬間被濕了一身。40Please respect copyright.PENANAUyoW938e7K
允心驚呼:「啊!你家狗也太調皮!」40Please respect copyright.PENANA8xRZY0LRCr
顧霆川愣了一秒,隨即大笑出聲,是那種從喉嚨深處傳出的、完全不掩飾的笑。他看著她狼狽地擦著臉,忍不住說:「你現在才像個人。」40Please respect copyright.PENANANVQp6mwd3Z
允心氣得拿起毛巾輕輕砸了他一下,他沒有閃,只是望著她,眼神帶著幾分說不出的情緒。水珠沿著他的下巴滑落,她看著那畫面,一時之間竟有些移不開眼。40Please respect copyright.PENANAXflbm4k7t2
這一刻,誰都沒有說話,只有小雪又晃了晃身子,彷彿也察覺到什麼不一樣的氣氛。40Please respect copyright.PENANAAy0U0Hmuz1
洗完澡的小雪搖著尾巴離開洗犬台,顧霆川彎腰擦著地板上被水濺濕的地方。40Please respect copyright.PENANAjVyyOyDs2b
允心轉身準備拿乾毛巾,不料一腳踩在濕滑的磁磚上,身體瞬間失去重心。40Please respect copyright.PENANA17ShHWziOk
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「啊──!」40Please respect copyright.PENANAVlvBeptk2M
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眼看就要跌倒,她只來得及驚呼一聲,整個人往後傾去。40Please respect copyright.PENANAdOh4UNVwIN
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千鈞一髮之際,一雙有力的手從背後一把接住她的腰,穩穩地將她圈在懷裡。她胸口劇烈起伏,緊張地抬頭,只見顧霆川眉頭微皺,臉上還殘留著未散的驚險神色。40Please respect copyright.PENANAsCp9JFSnn9
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兩人四目相對。40Please respect copyright.PENANAA7Uf1V4T8X
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距離近得幾乎能聽見彼此的呼吸聲。他懷裡有股溫熱的溫度,還有屬於他身上淡淡的皂香與陽光氣味。允心一動也不敢動,只能仰頭望著他,一時之間忘了要說話。40Please respect copyright.PENANAcht4yMTUeb
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顧霆川的手,依舊緊緊扣著她的腰。他眼神微沉,像是在掙扎,又像是壓抑著什麼。他低頭看著她許久,薄唇微啟,卻什麼都沒說。40Please respect copyright.PENANAotS4qtwIlV
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那一瞬間,空氣好像停止流動。40Please respect copyright.PENANAWMlHArNOTl
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然後,他鬆開了手。40Please respect copyright.PENANADOeAH3OyuF
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一秒鐘前還溫暖如火的懷抱,此刻像突然被冷水澆熄。40Please respect copyright.PENANArQOx3LAK4k
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「韓甯甯在外面等你了。」他的聲音冰冷而疏離,彷彿剛才那幾秒的靠近只是她的錯覺,「快回家吧。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAke6z6CHzRA
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允心愣了一下,像被人當頭澆下一桶冷水,表情僵在臉上。她下意識地撐起身子站直,強裝鎮定地點點頭。40Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ke2N23Hb5
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「……好。」40Please respect copyright.PENANA6jS2GLwYox
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她低著頭轉身離開,腳步有些慌亂。背後的顧霆川站在原地,緊抿著唇,指節微微發白,像是用盡全力克制著什麼。40Please respect copyright.PENANAxtndKo9ViL
韓甯甯牽著張裕希走在消防局外的步道上,允心落在他們身後幾步,低頭輕拍著白色的拉布拉多犬,眼角餘光卻仍忍不住回頭,看了眼那還站在原地不動的顧霆川。40Please respect copyright.PENANAGk78YfNcmS
顧霆川目送她們離開,身上的汗還未乾,卻有一種說不出的煩悶與沉悶壓在胸口。40Please respect copyright.PENANAH4lfLKmQna
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張裕希這時不知何時回頭,又折返回來站在他身側,語氣懶散卻藏著幾分笑意:「你剛剛那一抱不錯啊,手伸得比我還快。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAIMsbNzPWhQ
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顧霆川冷著臉沒回應,只淡淡掃了他一眼。40Please respect copyright.PENANAuKXM4FTfLf
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張裕希挑眉,語帶調侃:「怎麼?英雄救美完就變臉,裝冷漠啊?你這樣,人家女孩會傷心的。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAPtTxGRydCA
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顧霆川喉結微動,語氣平淡:「你不是說你女朋友在外面等?少管閒事。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAOk5IkzFXNn
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張裕希聳了聳肩,笑得自在:「我看你這不是冷淡,是怕認真吧?怕自己要是跨一步,會陷得比誰都深。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAfr66qldt2U
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顧霆川默然,指尖下意識地摩挲著褲縫,一言不發地望向遠處那道已經走遠的纖細背影。40Please respect copyright.PENANAEdCCWq8VSn
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張裕希不再笑了,語氣難得正經:「你不是什麼都敢衝嗎?火場敢進、危樓敢爬,偏偏,遇到感情就這麼退縮?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAZvNkhyTQI5
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顧霆川眼神閃了閃,仍舊一言不發。但那沉默,像是心裡早已有了答案,只是還不敢承認。40Please respect copyright.PENANA1LqUAQvF0J
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張裕希拍拍他的肩,低聲道:「別讓她等太久。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAAYeAjAHwDf
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說完,他轉身離開,留下顧霆川一人站在原地,靜靜地看著遠方,胸腔像是壓著一團火,燒得他難以呼吸。40Please respect copyright.PENANAQZ3BBozYJj