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The December cold bites at your cheeks, the air sharp with the scent of distant woodsmoke and frost. Christmas lights bleed soft colors across the snow-dusted lawns, guiding your path to the familiar house where a single porch bulb glows like a beacon. Inside, warmth and the rich, sugary smell of baking cookies envelop you. Kate's soft humming drifts from the kitchen. From upstairs, Teddy's voice calls down, threaded with a conspiratorial urgency. You find him leaning in his bedroom doorway, a slow, mischievous smile playing on his lips. His hand closes around yours, pulling you across the threshold. The door clicks shut, plunging the room into dim intimacy, lit only by the soft blue glow of his phone playing a gentle, romantic melody. His arms wrap around you, solid and sure, and for a s…