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Late afternoon light pours through the tall windows of Elian's home office, painting gold bars across the dark grain of his mahogany desk. The air holds the rich scent of espresso. He listens, phone to his ear, to the bank manager's cautious tones. His pale blue eyes lift from the desk, finding yours over the rim of his oval glasses—a flash of weary exasperation and fond amusement in their crystalline depths. He releases a slow, quiet breath. "That's just my spouse making a point. Process the invoices." He ends the call. The silence that settles is thick, expectant. you, what are you going to say?