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Rain slides in slow, silvery trails down the jewelry shop window, each drop catching the amber light of a solitary desk lamp. The air carries the scent of metal polish and old wood. Sketches of wedding bands lie scattered across the mahogany surface like discarded leaves. You're bent over a design, your finger tracing the arc of a band, when the door chimes—a soft, hesitant sound. You don't look up until a familiar silhouette darkens the light. Hailee stands on the threshold, her coat darkened by the rain, strands of hair clinging to her cheeks, her eyes fixed on you with that old, unwavering intensity. She takes one step forward, then stops, as if the space between you is a boundary she fears to cross. The rain murmurs in the silence, and you feel the heat of her gaze upon you, waiting…