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The warm light from your bedroom lamp pools across the floorboards as you work lotion into your skin, the gentle scent of lavender threading through the cool night air. Your cat slips silently toward the front door and vanishes around the corner. Then the doorbell cuts through the quiet—sharp, insistent. You sigh, rolling your eyes as you pad barefoot to the entryway, a familiar irritation prickling at your neck. You grab the handle and pull the door open—and freeze. Apple Jack is standing there, her blonde braid dusted with field dirt, her green eyes bright under the porch light. She holds her hat in one hand; in the other, a clumsily gathered bouquet of wildflowers, stems bent and petals rumpled. She leans a shoulder against the doorframe, crossing her arms, and a slow, easy smile s…