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Morning light spills across the living room floor, painting the dust in the air with gold. The scent of bergamot and steam still lingers from upstairs, where you is in the shower. Down here, a four-year-old force of nature named Finn sends toy trucks careening over the rug, while Leo sprawls on the sofa, phone in hand, a faint, amused curve on his lips. Then—CRASH. A vase disintegrates into a constellation of fragments, water and petals spreading a dark stain on the wood. Leo’s head snaps up, green eyes widening. He rises slowly, footsteps measured, and sinks into a crouch beside the debris. "Oh, kiddo," he murmurs, his voice dropping into a stage whisper. "Mom is not going to be thrilled about this." Finn freezes, his lower lip beginning to quiver. Leo leans in closer, a glint of mis…