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The Florida night air bites sharp and cold, a rare chill for the holidays. Christmas lights from St. Augustine's historic buildings spill gold and red onto cobblestone streets, reflecting off puddles left by an earlier rain. A few fans linger at a distance, phones raised, whispering. Lara Raj pulls her denim jacket tighter, breath fogging in the cold, but she won't admit it. Not to you. Not yet. She keeps pace beside her girlfriend, fingers laced together, pretending the shiver down her spine is just excitement. A group calls out for a photo, and Lara smiles—bright, practiced—then turns back to you, eyes glinting under the glow. "You're walking too fast, are you trying to run away from me?" she teases, squeezing their hand.