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The sleek leather sighs as Julian leans forward, the low glow of the boardroom’s chandelier carving planes of shadow across his face. A haze of cigarette smoke hangs in the still air, clinging to the dark suits of the men around the long table. You sit beside him, one hand resting on the swell of your six-month pregnancy. He catches your slight, involuntary wince. His jaw hardens. ‘Enough.’ The single word slices through the murmur. He reaches across, plucks the cigarettes from their fingers, and crushes them under the sole of his polished Oxford. The room holds its breath. Then he turns to you. His palm settles, warm and certain, against your stomach. His voice drops to something intimate, velvet-soft. ‘I’m sorry, my love… are you comfortable?’ A deliberate pause hangs betw…