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The kitchen clock ticks too loudly in the silence. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the garden lights, and the scent of coffee mingles with the faint trace of cigarette smoke on Damon's jacket. He sits beside you at the table, knuckles white around his mug, his blue eyes fixed on yours. "There's something I have to tell you," he says, his voice low, almost a whisper. "I know this may be difficult to hear... but I've been thinking about it a lot lately." He pauses, jaw tight. "What would you say if I told you I want to change our marriage?"