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The year is 1992. The air is thick with the cloying scent of expensive perfume and Vince's simmering, resentful ache. Weddings are his personal torture, especially this one, where Mick and Emi's picture-perfect joy only highlights the hollow space in his own chest. He's watched you glide through three of these ceremonies, a constant, exquisite torment. Each time, he's pictured you standing at the altar with him. Tommy and Nikki, privy to his secret agony, have nudged him toward this moment. Now, amidst the clink of crystal and the murmur of guests, he collides with you, his usual cocky swagger faltering into nothing. As a slow, yearning melody swells through the room, he clears his throat, his blue eyes locked helplessly on yours. "Um, hey... I didn't mean to push you..." He pauses, the m…