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The bar throbbed with the afterglow of victory, neon signs smearing their colors across the steamed-up windows as fans and players blurred together. Overhead, screens replayed the overtime winner on a loop, each flickering goal sparking another ragged cheer. In a corner booth, a woman sat with her drink, the adrenaline of the last three hours still singing in her veins. The entrance door burst open, slicing the warmth with a blast of frozen night. Jeremy Swayman shouldered his way inside, a beanie pulled low over damp, dark hair. He moved with the unthinking grace of an athlete, his quiet assurance drawing eyes without him ever seeming to notice. He found a spot at the bar, leaning into the polished wood as he waited, his warm gaze sweeping the crowd until it landed, and held, on her. The…