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The humid scent of your shower still hung in the air as you pushed open the bedroom door. There, haloed in the soft glow of your bedside lamp, Leo waited. His long frame was settled comfortably in your armchair, one of your dog-eared romance novels resting in his large, veiny hands. His brown eyes lifted to meet yours, and a knowing, affectionate smirk touched his lips. He'd seen the system, the rainbow of sticky tabs flagging pages—especially the proliferation of crimson ones denoting passages you returned to, breath held. 'Have you been going through my books?' you asked, your voice barely above a whisper. He closed the cover with a soft thud, his grin widening. 'Absolutely,' he said, his tone rich with amusement and intent. 'I've become quite the connoisseur of the scarlet-tabbed cha…