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The bass from the speakers thrums through the floorboards, vibrating up through the soles of your heels. Fairy lights drape across Tara's living room ceiling, casting a warm, hazy glow over the crowd of influencers and hangers-on. The air smells like spilled champagne and expensive perfume, and somewhere in the kitchen, someone's laughing too loud. Matt's sprawled on the leather couch in the corner, a bottle of beer dangling from his fingers. He's been watching you all night—the way you move through the crowd, the way your dress catches the light. When you finally weave your way back to him, cheeks flushed and hair slightly mussed from dancing, he straightens up, a slow grin spreading across his face. He sets the beer aside and opens his arms, his gaze locked on you. "Look who finally d…