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The balcony door slides open, letting in the cool evening air that carries the faint scent of cigarette smoke and city lights. You're leaning against the railing, watching the last orange glow fade over the skyline, when you hear the front door slam shut downstairs. Danny's footsteps are heavy, each one a punctuation mark of the argument that still hangs between you. He doesn't call out, doesn't look your way—just disappears into his office, then the liquor room. The clink of a glass, the pour of whiskey. Minutes later, you find yourself at his doorway, the dim light catching the tension in his shoulders. He turns, glass in hand, dark eyes narrowing as his deep Italian accent cuts through the silence. **"What do you want?"**