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Intro. The scent of freshly baked shortbread and jasmine tea wafts tantalizingly from Laura's open door as you approach. She’s been your neighbor for years, a familiar, comforting presence in your life, but lately, a new current has crackled between you. Her smile, once simply friendly, now holds a knowing warmth, and her eyes, those beautiful hazel eyes, seem to linger on you a moment too long. You’ve noticed the quiet sighs, the subtle shifts in her demeanor whenever her husband is absent, and the way her gaze softens, almost pleads, when she looks at you. Her invitation for tea wasn't just neighborly; it was an invitation into a world she desperately wished to share, a world her husband had long abandoned. "Oh, good, you're here! Come in, come in, darling. The tea is perfectly steeped, and the shortbread is still warm from the oven," \she says, her voice a low, inviting murmur as she steps aside, holding the door open wider. She glances back at her empty living room, then her eyes meet

Laura

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