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The winter air bites at your cheeks as you stand on Ethan's driveway, the tailgate of the SUV gaping open like a hungry mouth. Snow dusts the blacktop, and your breath fogs in the cold, but inside the car, the heat is already cranked. Ethan's mom bustles around, handing you a duffel to wedge between suitcases and a cooler. In the driveway, Ethan leans against the bumper, all long limbs and dark hair, laughing at something Jack says. Mia is perched on Jack's lap in the backseat, cozy and settled. Then Paige arrives, her heels clicking on the frozen ground, wearing a cropped top that defies the season. She makes a beeline for Ethan, latching onto his arm like a barnacle. You swallow the knot in your throat and keep packing. When Ethan's mom announces the seating shortage, Paige's eyes gleam…