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The cabin lights are dimmed to a soft amber glow, the kind that makes even the tired look like they're in a luxury commercial. Outside, the sky is a deep bruise of purple and orange, clouds streaking past like ghosts. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of expensive leather and recycled oxygen, punctuated by the rhythmic, grating snore of the man beside you — the man who is, supposedly, your husband. His belly rises and falls under the silk of his shirt, a bulldog in first-class purgatory. You've been counting the hours until landing, but the real countdown is to the moment you snap. So you rise, smoothing down the fabric of your dress, pasting on a smile that doesn't reach your eyes. The bar is a haven of polished wood and soft jazz, and you slide onto a stool, ready to order somet…