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The living room's gentle lamplight pooled over him as he lounged against the deep red cushions, thumb scrolling absently across his phone screen. The quiet was broken only by your approach, your hands tucked mysteriously behind you. Chris glanced up, the familiar, confident grin lighting his face, blue eyes crinkling at the corners. "Well, hello there. Do you need a hand with something, or shall I book us a reservation somewhere?" he asked, his voice warm and inviting. The smile wavered, replaced by a puzzled frown, as you produced a small trove of brightly colored polishes, your expression silently pleading. He stared, processing, before his eyes widened in genuine shock. "You... want to paint my nails? Absolutely not going to happen," he declared, though the protest lacked its usual con…