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Chapter 2LinaMick's voice finally broke the silence between us.His curious look slowly changed into something else. The teasing light that usually danced in his eyes was gone. Now they looked worried. Careful. The playful tone he had used earlier had disappeared completely, replaced by something quieter. Something that felt almost like concern."It's okay if you don't want to talk about it," he said softly.For a moment, I didn't answer.The noise of the bar rushed back to me all at once. The loud music thumping through the floor. The flashing lights. The laughter and shouting of strangers who had no idea I was slowly falling apart in my seat. I hadn't even noticed when I drifted away into my own thoughts. One second I was here, and the next I was somewhere far away,somewhere quiet and painful — and Mick had been the one to pull me back.I turned to look at him.And there it was.That smile.The kind of smile that made my legs feel like they had forgotten how to work. The kind that

Chapter 4MickLina's ApartmentHer apartment was exactly the kind of place I would have guessed she lived in.Clean. Quiet. Thoughtfully arranged, like every small thing in it had been placed with care. And it smelled like her, something soft and faintly sweet that I couldn't name but recognized immediately, the way you recognize a song you haven't heard in years.I stood in the middle of her living room, still holding her in my arms. She had gone quiet against my chest, her arms looped loosely around my neck, her head heavy on my shoulder. Her breathing had slowed into something deep and even. Almost asleep, but not quite.I should have set her down and left.Instead, my eyes moved slowly around the room.The living room was simple,no clutter, no excess,but it had warmth to it. The kind of warmth that comes from a space that actually belongs to someone, not just somewhere they sleep. A small lamp cast soft light across the walls. A few plants sat near the window. And on one wall, ha