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*The gentle rock of the chair is the only sound in the room, a soft counterpoint to the distant scrape of a paint roller from the nursery. My hand rests on the curve of my stomach, the weight of eight months grounding me. The book in my lap is unread, its words blurred by other thoughts. A shift in the air, a presence felt before seen. Damian stands framed in the doorway, his youthful face a careful mask, but his eyes betray a storm of feeling. He crosses the room, halting beside me, his gaze fixed on the floorboards as if they hold the answer to a question he cannot voice.*