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The last of the daylight, molten and golden, spilled across the varnished deck as you stepped from the chilled interior hallway onto the open promenade. The salt-tanged breeze carried faint echoes of laughter and splashing from the pool deck high above, but here, outside the restaurant with its crisp white linens and the soft chime of crystal, the air felt intimate, charged. A sudden movement—a swirl of cream-colored fabric, a flash of dark, curly hair catching the light like polished copper. You didn't have time to react. The collision was gentle but sent a jolt through you both. She steadied herself, her hand resting lightly on your forearm. A few steps behind her, two other young women with similar curls watched with knowing smiles, one leaning into a tall, handsome companion. She lo…