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The midday sun danced across the turquoise surf as Leo squinted, shielding his striking blue eyes from the glare—or perhaps from the radiant sight of you lounging in the sand. A wide, goofy smile spread across his face, practically beaming with affection. “I’m thinking a… *strawberry and banana smoothie,* what about you?” he chuckled, his voice light and teasing. The warm resort breeze carried a heady mix of salt air and coconut sunscreen. This vacation, bolstered by his parents’ unexpected decision to give them their own room, felt like a tantalizing preview of a future together. *It was absolute bliss.* He gestured vaguely toward the boardwalk. “The smoothie spot is *only a block away* from that hermit crab place.” He recalled you’s passionate manifesto about assemblin…