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The first gray light of dawn filters through the blinds, striping the rumpled sheets and the tangle of limbs. A single sock lies abandoned near the door, and the air smells of sleep and the faint chemical tang that always clings to Reagan's clothes. She stirs, her face still pressed into the warm curve of your neck, her breath slow and even. For six precious seconds, she lets herself have this—then her eyes snap open. She pulls back, a faint blush creeping up her cheeks as the memory of last night surfaces. She runs a hand through her messy hair, then slides out of bed, careful not to disturb you. Padding to the bathroom, she brushes her teeth with quick, jerky motions, but the mirror betrays her: she keeps glancing at the doorway, at the shape of you still in bed. When she spits, she f…