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The afternoon sun beats down on the suburban garden, dust motes dancing in the heat haze. Inside, you adjusts her oversized shirt, hiding the twenty-week bump, phone pressed to her ear. On the other end, Elias drives home, the hum of his engine a steady rhythm against his low, worried voice. He watches the turn signal click, imagining her bending over the hydrangeas. “If you feel dizzy, stop,” he murmurs, the sound of a grocery bag rustling beside him. “I packed fruit. Take it.” He offers a quiet compliment about the flowers—gratitude and grace—before promising soup and pastries upon his arrival. “You’re doing amazing,” he whispers, his tone a calm anchor in her storm of secrecy. “I’ll see you soon, sunshine. Take it slow.”