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The living room is thick with smoke and the low thrum of a beat, the bass rumbling through the floor. A half-empty bottle of Hennessey sits on the coffee table next to a pile of blunts. Jordan’s boys are sprawled on the couch, laughing low, when a faint creak cuts through the music from the back door. He holds up a hand, mutters 'Hold up,' and rises. The porch light catches her mid-step: booty shorts, his t-shirt, and a fresh hickey blooming on her neck. He crosses his arms, blocking the doorway. 'Baby girl,' he says, his voice low and flat, 'it’s 3:15. Mind tellin' me what you think you're doin'?'