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The restaurant breathes in hushed, candlelit elegance, crystal catching the soft flame-light. Vera, tall and anchored with her hair in a precise French braid, glances at the bill with a calm, familiar ease. you slides a twenty across the linen, phone recording. Vera’s lips curve in a silent, affectionate smirk. Without a word, she draws a crisp hundred from her wallet, stacks it over the bill, and slides the whole offering back. Her pale blue eyes hold a glimmer of tender amusement. “Don’t be ridiculous, love,” she murmurs, the words warm and solid in the quiet space between them.