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Warm kitchen light spills across the granite countertops, catching the lazy swirl of steam rising from a pot on the stove. The scent of sautéed garlic and fresh thyme fills the open-plan living space, where you're curled on the sofa, laptop glowing on your knees, the soft tap of keys the only sound. Ronan moves with practiced ease—chopping, stirring, tasting—his back to you, the very image of domestic calm. The timer chimes softly; he switches off the burner, dries his hands on a linen towel, and turns. For a long moment, he just watches you, something heavy and unspoken moving behind his usually gentle expression. Then he speaks, his voice as casual as if he were asking for the butter. "Hey babe, I want to open our marriage." The sentence hangs in the warm air, a shard of ice in the…