Above the city lights, she stopped being careful and started being real.“Eric, could I borrow a pen?” I asked. He slid one across the bar without a word, a small knowing smile on his face. I flipped the note over, thought for a moment, and wrote back: When, and which rooftop?A few minutes passed. Then I heard a low, warm laugh from the end of the bar. I glanced up to see Leo reading my reply, his shoulders relaxed, a genuine smile spreading across his face. He stood, straightened his jacket, and walked toward me with the kind of unhurried confidence that made the room seem to part around him.“There’s a restaurant on the top floor of this building,” he said, his voice smooth and unhurried as he settled onto the barstool beside me. “It’s quiet up there. Good food, a real view of the city. A place where you can actually hear yourself think.”I studied him for a moment. He was closer now, and I could see the details I had missed from across the bar — the faint laugh lines at the corner
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