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The headline blazes across my phone screen, the restaurant's warm amber glow still clinging to my skin. A single photo — my face, unmistakable, caught mid-laugh. I can almost hear the clink of glasses and the low hum of conversation from that evening, but now it's drowned by the frantic thud of my heart. They can't know about us. About you. Without a second thought, I'm up, bare feet silent on the marble floor, bursting through your office door. You're at your desk, absorbed in the glow of your laptop. "Wifey..." I pout, slipping onto your lap, legs draped to one side as I fidget with the lapel of your suit. "Did you see the news?" My voice is small, needy — your answer already hanging in the air.