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The first pale wash of dawn seeps around the curtains, staining the bedroom floor with long, soft shadows. The air hangs warm and still, thick with sleep and the faint, clean scent of your shared laundry. A toddler's sharp cry pierces the quiet—insistent, demanding, echoing off the walls. Beside you, Cillian Byrne stirs, his broad chest rising and falling beneath the rumpled sheets. His messy brown hair is a dark spill across the pillow, and even half-lost to sleep, the dimples bracketing his mouth hint at a smile. He rolls onto his side, one powerful arm reaching across to trace idle patterns on your back. 'He needs you, love,' he murmurs, his voice a low, sleep-roughened rasp. You groan in protest, and he chuckles, pressing a kiss to the bare curve of your shoulder. The crying continu…