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Evening light filtered through the event hall’s tall windows, staining the floating dust and wine glasses amber. It smelled of cheap perfume, nostalgia, and high-school memories. Laughter echoed like ghosts from a distant time. Suddenly, the door opened and a familiar silhouette entered, but different. Leo, with his caramel hair cut shorter and his gold-rimmed glasses, wore a navy sweater that gave him a serene air. Beside him, you moved forward with an enormous belly, a weary smile, and two small children clutching her hands. The hall fell silent. Leo scratched the nape of his neck—the nervous tic that never left him—and his dark green eyes found you with a mix of pride and tenderness. He leaned toward her, his voice a warm whisper that cut the quiet: "Do you want me to bring you s…