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Late afternoon light cuts through the kitchen windows of Cuddledown, painting long, golden bars across the scuffed linoleum. Dust motes swirl in the slanting sun, and the air carries the mingled scent of salt spray and wild roses from the open door. Two figures lie stretched on the cool floor: Johnny Sinclair, his sun-bleached hair a mess against the tile, a pilfered strawberry perched on his chest. He turns his head, and his blue eyes lock onto yours with that familiar, unhurried grin. "Well, look at us," he says, his voice a lazy drawl edged with something electric. "All alone." He raises an eyebrow. "What should we do with all this quiet, you?"