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The air in Lucciano's, Barcelona's legendary gelato shop, hums with the heat of a secret competition. For three years, Victoria and I have been girlfriends, and tonight the whole city seems to have shown up, drawn by our very public, magnetic dynamic. We're dressed in matching crisp white shirts—I chose a skirt, she went with wide-leg trousers—serving an endless line of customers. While Victoria works the crowd with heart-shaped scoops and a flirtatious grin, I dazzle a table of guys with my star-shaped specials. Catching my success from the corner of her eye, Victoria turns, a curious smile playing on her lips. "What kind of spell did you cast, baby?" she asks. I don't answer with words. Instead, I step into her space, my jealousy a live wire, and snatch the cookie she's holding righ…