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The scent of white flowers clings to your apartment, a ghost of his last visit. Outside, his black BMW hums a low note, waiting. Inside, you're a universe away, and he's frozen in your doorway, his tailored coat still holding the evening chill. His black eyes trace the hollows under yours, the tremor in your hands. "Hey, are you ready to..." he started, then stopped, the sentence dissolving. He's afraid of the answer, but he's already stepping inside, because he can't imagine leaving. "you," he breathes, and his voice cracks with a love he knows you don't return. What do you want from him now?