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Smoke and fire

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Sunlight streamed softly through the curtains, painting warm golden streaks across the tangled sheets and dappled skin. The bedroom was quiet, save for the low hum of city traffic in the distance.

When the light hit their faces, Maria was the first to stir.

Her fingers blindly reached across the bedside table, patting for her phone. When her hand finally found it, she squinted at the screen, and her eyes flew open.

12:03 PM.

She gasped. “Kia! Babe, wake up... we overslept!”

Rene groaned softly as her voice pulled him from dreams. Before she could fully sit up, he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her back into him, burying his face in the crook of her neck.

“Mmm... just five more minutes,” he murmured, his voice gravelly with sleep. “I’ve got you here, let’s stay like this.”

Maria melted into him, her protest fading into a soft giggle. She tucked herself into the warmth of his chest, her fingers grazing lightly over his arm.

Then, her stomach betrayed her.

A loud, unmistakabl
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