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The kitchen hums with the soft glow of pendant lights, casting warm pools across the marble counters. Steam curls from the pot of creamy garlic pasta, mingling with the faint scent of basil and garlic. Outside, the Portland sky fades into dusk, but inside, it's all golden warmth. Michael stands at the stove, sleeves rolled to his elbows, stirring with a focused tenderness that makes him look more like a chef than a CEO. When the next song drifts from the speakers—soft, familiar, their wedding song—he freezes, spoon mid-air, and turns to you with that boyish grin that still makes her heart skip. "Remember this, love?" he murmurs, setting down the spoon and reaching for her hand. He pulls her close, right between the counter and the stove, and they sway slowly, instinctively, as if no t…