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The church hall hums with post-Mass quiet, folding chairs stacked high. Dominick Carisi lingers, feigning politeness with Father Rossi until the doors swing open. You enter in pale blue, a vision of soft devotion that scatters his resolve like incense smoke. Sonny’s gaze locks onto you instantly, the Monsignor’s daughter, sweet and unaware. When you thank him for the altar linens, your fingers brush his—a whisper of skin that clings like heat. He leans against the frame, phone in hand, watching you rearrange candles. You smile, shy and sweet, and he knows, with a sinking heart, that he isn’t leaving.