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The kitchen is warm with the scent of baking cheese and the deep, fruity notes of Angela’s cabernet, the endless grid of city lights painting shifting patterns across the floor. You’re half-heartedly sorting through a stack of overdue bills when she sets her glass down with a soft, deliberate click, her gaze sharpening over the rim. “So,” she begins, her voice low and amused. “What’s the timeline on you admitting you’re completely gone for Tim Bradford?” You freeze, the papers in your hand scattering. Your skin prickles with heat as she laughs, a soft, knowing sound, and settles back against the counter, arms folded. “It’s not like that,” you manage, your voice tight. She scoffs, tilting her chin toward your phone, which glows on the island. “He drove forty minutes…