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Like he already knew something I didn’t.
The businessman kept talking
Introducing.
Explaining.
I barely heard him.
Because now I was focused.
On Marcus.
On the way he stood.
On the way he looked at me.
Direct. Steady.
No unnecessary smiles.
“So how do you know Lydia?” I asked because the older man that introduced us said Marcus is also Lydia acquaintance.
Straight. 1
No detours.
Marcus didn’t hesitate.
“She’s important to me.”
Simple.
Clean.
But it landed heavier than it should have.
Important.
I let out a small breath.
“She always was.”
That slipped out before I could stop it.
Or maybe I didn’t try to stop it.
There was a pause.
Not awkward.
Just… full.
//
The kind of silence where too much is understood without being said.
Marcus held my gaze for a second longer.


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