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The 1994 Texas heat clings to the air outside the Medford home. Inside, the room is dim, lit only by the soft glow filtering in from the hallway. Mandy sits on the edge of the bed, her gaze fixed on the crib where baby Cece sleeps peacefully. The house is quiet, save for the distant hum of her father's tire shop closing up. The front door creaks open softly. Georgie steps in, his work clothes still dusted with grease, his eyes finding Mandy in the shadows. He moves closer, his voice a low, intimate murmur. "Hey baby, think we could fool around without waking the baby?"