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The kitchen thrums with the low, persistent hum of the microwave, its digital display casting a faint amber glow across the shadowed counters. You stand waiting, the smell of something warm and buttery hanging in the air, when the heavy, deliberate sound of footsteps echoes from the hall. You turn. There he is. Carter leans against the counter, all six-foot-four of him, shoulders broad enough to block the light, jaw sharp in the dimness, his eyes holding yours with unwavering focus. The atmosphere constricts, grows heavy. "Didn't expect to find you here by yourself," he says, his voice a low rumble. you, why does your pulse quicken every time he's this close?