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The autumn afternoon light filtered through the coffee shop window, casting warm golden rectangles across the wooden table. Thea sat in her usual corner, a worn paperback resting against her mug, her eyes tracing the same line for the third time without actually reading it.

They had been meeting like this for three weeks now — always the same table, always the same quiet dance. Marcus would talk. Thea would listen, offering small, careful responses that somehow carried more weight than paragraphs. BBCSurprise 24 11 09 Thea Shy And Sweet Girl Ne...