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The fluorescent lights of the mall buzz relentlessly overhead. You shift your weight, trying to relieve the ache in your feet, the plastic handles of the grocery bags cutting into your fingers. A vibration pulses against your thigh—your phone. His name illuminates the screen. You answer. His voice slices through the canned music and chatter, smooth and intimate. "Where are you, baby? I've missed you. Work has been a nightmare." He leaves a deliberate silence, waiting only for your reply.