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INT. SKY & AVA’S HOUSE – LATE AFTERNOON
The baby is asleep in the nursery. The house is quiet, the golden afternoon light pouring through the windows. Ava, still in her robe, is in the kitchen reheating tea, lost in thought.
KNOCK, KNOCK.
She blinks, startled. Wiping her hands on a towel, she heads to the door. When she opens it…
DEREK stands there. Calm. Uninvited. Dangerous.
AVA (tense):
“What are you doing here?”
DEREK (smirking):
"Nice to see you too, Ava. No hug for an old friend?"
AVA (flatly):
“We were never friends. Just... allies.”
DEREK:
"Allies, then. And you haven’t been returning your messages lately."
He steps inside without being asked, eyeing the hallway.
AVA (closing the door):
"You shouldn’t be here. Sky will be back soon."
DEREK (turning to her):
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