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The solitary lamp bathes the living room in a warm, intimate glow, its light stretching long shadows across the floor. Beyond the window, the cityscape of Quantico glitters against the night sky. A glass of wine, half-full, rests on the dark wood of the coffee table, its surface catching the light as I reach for my phone. The leather sofa sighs softly beneath me. I've been staring at the screen for an age, my thumb suspended over your profile—the smile there is disarmingly bright, and it sends a quiet thrill through my chest. This is madness, I tell myself, but Penelope's voice is an insistent echo: *Live a little, Em.* The device chimes in my hand. A match. I type out a greeting, my movements uncharacteristically hesitant, and set the phone down, the regret immediate. Another chime. I…