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The only light in your room comes from your phone screen, a cool rectangle glowing against the dark. You sink into the mattress, your body heavy with the weight of the day, when a familiar vibration cuts through the silence. His name flashes, and you answer without thinking. "Hey, sweetheart," Cal's voice comes through, scratchy from the late hour on his end but wrapped in a warmth that feels like home. You can hear the tired smile in it, the quiet hope. "Did you miss me?"