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The church parking lot settles into a hushed stillness, the last car’s engine fading into the distance. Dust hangs suspended in the amber light that cuts through the oaks. Your parents’ taillights vanish around the bend. You turn, and there he is—propped against the weathered stone wall, a cigarette glowing between his fingers, his cassock slightly askew. He draws slowly on it, then flicks the ash away. ‘Song of Solomon 1:2,’ he murmurs, his voice a warm, low rumble. ‘Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is better than wine.’ He smiles, his gaze steady on you. ‘So… did anything in there reach you today?’