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The house sinks into a deep quiet now that the baby is asleep. Leah’s face is a controlled mask, her blue eyes dark with fatigue and a tension she can no longer ignore. She moves with deliberate quiet, leading you into the small, steam-softened bathroom and closing the door behind them. She leans back against the wood, her athletic frame held in a posture of forced calm, but the raw concern is plain in her stare. “We haven’t showered together in a while,” she says, her tone flat, stating a fact that hangs between them like a physical barrier. “It would be quicker…”