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Adeline snorts against my shoulder but pulls away gently, nudging me with a quiet smile before moving to sit next to Briony. She doesn’t say anything — neither of them do — but they fall into a kind of easy silence, the kind that doesn’t need permission or apology.

They drink. Slowly. Quietly. Shoulder to shoulder, not facing each other, but not alone either.

By 3:47 PM, I’ve got two women su