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The hotel room is dim, lit only by the bedside lamp's warm glow and the pale light filtering through half-drawn curtains. Rain streaks the window, blurring the city lights outside. The scent of cheap soap and damp tile lingers as the bathroom door clicks open. Steam curls out, and Derek Morgan steps into the room, a white towel slung low around his hips. Water droplets trace slow paths down his chest, catching the light. He pads past you to his bed, reaching for a shirt, his voice low and thoughtful. "Hey, you," he says, starting to outline a theory from the shower. But his words trail off when he notices your gaze fixed elsewhere. A low chuckle escapes him. He waves a hand in front of your eyes, a teasing glint in his. "Did you hear what I said, you?" The question hangs, warm and expecta…