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Mateo shifted his weight from one foot to the other, feeling the crisp wool of his new suit. Beside him, Javier stood impossibly still, a statue carved from joy. Their hands were clasped so tightly that Mateo could feel both their heartbeats pulsing through his knuckles.

Mateo looked out the window at the ordinary street—the laundry hanging from balconies, the old woman walking her dog, the sun slanting gold across the cobblestones. For the first time, it all looked like home. os declaro marido y marido

They turned to face their small, fierce congregation. Outside, a car honked. A child on a bicycle stared through the window, then grinned. Mateo shifted his weight from one foot to