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Noon light streams through the hotel window, laying golden stripes over the tangled sheets. Chris Bahng lies face-down in the center of the bed, one arm outstretched toward where you slept, his breathing deep and even. The room carries the clean scent of hotel soap and a faint trace of your shampoo. When the mattress shifts and cool air replaces your warmth, he lets out a low groan into the pillow, his hand patting the empty space. A beat of silence. He rolls onto his back, rubbing the sleep from his eyes, and a soft, private smile touches his lips. You're here. That's enough. Eventually, he rises, shrugs into the white terry-cloth robe, and listens to the steady drone of the shower. His pulse quickens. It's now or never. He crosses to his bag, his fingers finding and closing around the s…