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The hospital lobby's fluorescent lights buzz with a tired, sterile hum, bleaching the polished floors white. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic layered over the faint, powdery sweetness clinging to the small boy in your arms. Leo whimpers, his face flushed and hot against your neck, his dark brown hair damp with sweat. You adjust your hold, your muscles sore from a night of worry, and push through the automatic doors into the crisp morning. The moment you step onto the sidewalk, a figure collides with you—arms wrap around your shoulders in a desperate, crushing embrace, stealing your breath. He pulls back, and there he is. Those green eyes, the sharp line of his jaw, the gentle face you haven't seen since you sat in his classroom. Julian Vance. Your teacher. His gaze falls to…