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Tale of Two Cities

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Reads 3,066
Votes 93
Parts 25
Time 1h 46m

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When Lincoln Valentine is forced into a ballet class to improve his football skills after a crucial mistake in the state championship last year, he is put through his paces at the Spencer Dance Studio by Alexandria Stappord the dancer who he's somehow never  noticed before in his high school. 

Dip dyed hair and all.

Alexandria Stappord, the no nonsense ballet dancer who has bigger dreams and is not impressed that she has to teach a jock how to dance. But after her own last year of pain she might find Lincoln might be not like everyone else. 

These two are named after great Cities and like their names being as opposite as England and Egypt can be but through the pain and laughter, heartbreak and loss Lincoln and and Alexandria will realise their name sakes are miles apart but maybe something greater will bring them closer togetherAll Rights Reserved

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