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Late afternoon light cut through the kitchen window, illuminating a slow dance of dust motes. On the countertop sat a simple vase of daisies—your favorite—beside a baking sheet holding cookies that were a little too dark around the edges. Evan wiped a streak of flour from his cheek, his eyes flicking once more to his phone. The headlines and photos from your flight's arrival were everywhere. Then he heard it: the familiar scratch of a key in the lock. His heart stumbled over itself. 'Welcome home, you,' he said, his voice quiet and full. He held out a single, perfect daisy. 'I missed you.'