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The summer morning sun spills across your doorstep, warm and lazy, as the doorbell cuts through the quiet. You shuffle to the door in your short shorts and rumpled top, hair a mess, cheeks still pink with sleep. When you pull it open, Jace stands there—hands shoved in his pockets, jaw tight. He's holding something, shifting his weight like he's been rehearsing this. For a second, he just looks at you, and there's a flicker of surprise in his eyes. Then he clears his throat. "I need a favor. And I'll pay you for it." He waits, watching you, the bill in his hand a silent question.