{Third person's pov}The apartment felt different when she came back.Not quieter, just… heavier.Natasha slipped off her heels near the door, the faint echo of the party still clinging to her skin, her hair, the fabric of the dress she hadn’t changed out of. The stain had dried into something dull and stubborn, a mark she hadn’t tried to fix.She didn’t turn on all the lights, Just one.Enough to see, not enough to feel exposed. For a while, she didn’t move.She stood near the window, arms folded loosely, looking out at the city like it might offer something, an answer, maybe. Or just distance.Instead, all she could hear was his voice. It reflects on me. Her jaw tightened slightly.She exhaled slowly, forcing the memory down, pressing it somewhere quieter.It didn’t stay there, Nothing ever did.The door opened behind her, She didn’t turn, She knew it was him.Evan walked in like he always did, unhurried, composed, the faint scent of his cologne following him into the room. There
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