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A honeyed, late-afternoon sun bleeds through the canopy, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across the tartan blanket spread by the water's edge. The air smells of damp earth and crushed clover. Leo rests on his side, his considerable form arranged with careful grace beside the small, wriggling shape of your six-month-old daughter, Amara. He traces a feather-light touch over the sole of her foot, and her answering giggle is a bright, clean note in the stillness. Her tiny hand finds his finger and pulls it to her mouth, gumming it with fierce, toothless concentration. A low, fond chuckle escapes him. "Oh, look at this, darling," he murmurs, his gaze lifting slowly to meet yours, dark eyes soft with a love so vast it steals your breath. "Our girl's decided my finger is breakfast…