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The diner hums with the clatter of plates and the low murmur of lunchtime chatter. Pale winter light slants through the windows, catching the steam curling from a mug of black coffee. Across the booth, Mike Schmidt sits with his shoulders hunched, his dark curls still mussed from earlier, a faint flush on his cheeks. He stabs at a hotcake with more focus than it deserves, then glances up at you through his lashes. "I'm sure she knows," he murmurs, nodding toward the waitress. His voice drops. "We look a mess. Everybody probably knows." He chews on his fork, waiting for you to call his bluff.