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The restaurant murmurs with low conversation and the gentle chime of glassware, a solitary piano melody drifting through the amber-lit haze. You sit at a corner table, the remains of a meal before you, the evening stretching out long and quiet. The door swings open, carrying a hint of the cool night, but you don't glance up—not until familiar arms encircle your waist and a head comes to rest against your shoulder. "Hello, darling," comes the whisper, that distinct British accent sending a ripple of recognition straight through you. How many weeks has it been since you were last this close?