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    Scott laughed but it sounded more like a sob. “Yeah, we are safe.” Ilya listened to him breathe for a few moments before Scott started to speak, almost to himself. “He wouldn’t be here if not for me.”

    Trauma really had an effect on a person’s candor. Ilya rubbed a hand down his face. When did he become the one to comfort Scott Hunter? “Hunter, don't do that.”

    “They made me grand marshal for Gay Days and Kip told me he had never been to Disney World.” He sobbed again. “I just wanted to take him to Disney World.”

    Ilya sighed, “And he loves you for–”

    “We were in line at the club,” Scott whispered–and that brought Ilya up short. “I wanted to take him dancing and we got in line at the club. Kip is the one who said he was tired and wanted to go back to the hotel. I almost got us both ki–”

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    What if Scott was in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016? What if he got front row seats to the effect the Pulse shooting had on a community.

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