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The plane hummed beneath us, a steady vibration that filled the quiet space between conversations. Vivien had her hand resting in mine, her fingers warm, her nails tracing idle patterns against my skin. I turned her palm up and pressed a kiss to the center before flipping it over, letting my eyes linger where our fingers intertwined.

That was when I saw it.

My wedding ring.

The light hit the silver band just right, reflecting off the window, making it impossible to ignore. The weight of it-the meaning of it-settled over me like a stone pressing against my ribs.

Before I could overthink it, I pulled my hand from hers and slid the ring off my finger.

I stared at it for a beat. Three years. Three fucking years.

Then, without hesitation, I tucked it into my wallet.

When I looked up, Vivien was watching me, her brown eyes soft but searching.

"You didn't have to do that," she said gently. "Really. I get it."

I swallowed, holding her gaze. "I know."

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so much

hand, her understanding hitting me in the chest harder than I expected. She always

so lucky to find the only girl in this

She turned her hand in mine, squeezing my fingers. "You found me too, you know," she murmured. "You

but I nodded, leaning in to

of this," I said against

hand sliding to my cheek as she deepened the kiss for a second before pulling away. "Agreed.

approached, balancing two glasses of champagne on a tray. She was blonde, big blue eyes, the kind of face that looked vaguely familiar-like she could have been on the cover of a sports magazine once, smiling up at me from an article about last

lingered on me a second too long before she glanced at Vivien,

said smoothly before stepping back down the

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lifted my glass. Vivien clinked hers against mine, her smile easy, but I could tell

I ignored it.

didn't have to think about football

to stretch my legs, I heard

near the galley, their voices hushed but clear in the quiet of

player, the one whose wife is in Germany. The hot one.

been three years, Mia," the other one muttered. "He deserves

she's still technically alive,

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