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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.

"You're here late," she countered softly, finally meeting his gaze for half a second before her eyes darted to the window. BBCSurprise 24 11 09 Thea Shy And Sweet Girl Ne...

"Marcus."

"You should. Everyone does."

"That's..." She paused. "Unexpected." The barista brought his order. A black coffee, no sugar. Thea's mug was half-full of chamomile, untouched since she'd arrived. The autumn afternoon light filtered through the coffee

"That it's boring."

"You always do."