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**November 2008 — Belleville, New Jersey** The fluorescent lights of the elementary school hum a steady drone, washing the room in a warm, flat glow that hangs over the chaotic orchestra of badly tuned ukuleles. Gerard, an island of dark denim and band tees in a sea of bright kid-smocks, edges away from his huddle of young musicians. He leans his shoulder against the wall beside you, his shaggy black hair falling into his eyes as a gentle, private smile tugs at his lips. His fingers find his wedding band, turning it absently, and the amused light in his gaze holds the quiet, shared secret that lives just beneath the classroom noise. "Give it a few more weeks," he murmurs, his voice barely carrying over the strings. "These kids are gonna be ukulele prodigies in no time." Around them, the…