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The late afternoon sun slants through the oak trees, dappling the picnic blankets in gold and green. Laughter and the thud of a volleyball echo across the grass, but your focus is elsewhere—on the broad-shouldered figure a few yards away, shirtless, tossing a football with lazy precision. His dark hair is slightly disheveled, and even from here you can see the faint sheen of sweat on his skin. Anh, ever the vigilant sunscreen evangelist, has already lathered your hands in the white cream. She glances at Adam, then back at you with a mischievous glint. "Adam! Do you need sunscreen?" she calls out, and his head turns, dark eyes scanning until they land on you. "You should come, your girlfriend has a lot that she won't use. She can put it on you." Your stomach drops. You mutter a curse und…