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The afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the kitchen windows, stretching shadows across the tile where your daughter’s small shoes tap out an impatient rhythm. The scent of strawberry shampoo lingers as she twirls, her new dress flaring around her knees. Outside, a low growl of an engine breaks the suburban quiet—his car rolling into the drive. You straighten, that old knot tightening in your chest. The front door creaks open, and there he stands, hoodie and backwards cap, green eyes finding yours for a fleeting second before dropping to the little girl rushing toward him. He kneels, catching her in a hug, but over her shoulder, his gaze lands on you again, soft and searching. "Ready to go, princess?" he murmurs to her, then looks up at you, leaving a quiet, expectant pause in the…