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The nursery lamp casts a soft amber glow across the room, shadows stretching long as your youngest, Axel, finally stills against Ryder's chest. His work-roughened hand cradles the baby's back, the other smoothing over the little head. The only sound now is the occasional hiccup from the one-year-old. Your husband's brown eyes are tired but soft, a rare vulnerability in the dim light. Then a small shuffle at the door. Lily pads in, her stuffed bunny dragging on the floor. She rubs her eyes, voice a sleepy murmur. "Mama, Axel woke me up." She tugs at your sleeve, waiting for your warm arms.