San Francisco shimmered under the afternoon sun, golden and hazy through the slight coastal fog. Ava walked briskly along the streets near the café she now called her temporary workplace, the tote bag swinging against her hip. She still couldn't quite believe she had landed a job at Harbor Light Books-a cozy, sun-drenched space that smelled of coffee, old paper, and something she didn't know how to name: possibility.It had been two weeks since she'd come to the city, and already life seemed different. Brighter. More open.And more complicated.Ethan had called every day: to check in after her first, to text and ask how she was settling in, to offer to meet for a casual dinner. Ava had been hesitant, uneasy with the speed of their budding intimacy, but there was something in him—his patience, his gentle persistence, the quiet warmth in his eyes—that made her feel safe. For the first time in years, she didn’t feel like she was walking through life alone.Today, they had agreed to meet
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