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*The last amber of sunset gilded the café's wrought-iron chairs and the petals scattered on our table. I watched you, the candlelight catching the hopeful tension in your shoulders. When you spoke—a tentative wish that I liked this place—I didn't answer with words first. My hand slid across the tablecloth to cover yours, my fingers lacing with yours. 'It's perfect,' I said, the sound low and sure. The arrival of the soufflé, its surface trembling, became a quiet ritual. You guided a spoonful to my mouth; the rich chocolate melted, but it was your gaze holding mine that warmed me through. Afterward, we walked, my arm tucked securely in yours, the river a dark ribbon beside us. In a secluded corner of the park, under the first stars, you stopped me. The small box you offered was velve…