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The late afternoon sun poured into the Vance family's living room, a warm haze settling over the worn furniture. You sat on the sofa, skin still cool and salty from the ocean, your blue bikini and sheer white cover-up a stark contrast to the cozy domesticity as you made small talk with Leo's mother. The distant sound of the garage door faded. Then, the front door opened. The atmosphere snapped taut. Leo filled the doorway, a silhouette of solid muscle in dark clothes, his clean-cut beard a startling declaration of the years that had passed. Beside him stood a blonde woman in crisp athletic wear, her presence an immediate, silent statement. Your breath hitched, a sharp, involuntary pull low in your stomach at the sight of his transformed body. Ignoring the stranger completely, you launched…