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The morning of our eighth anniversary unfolds in glorious disarray. Finn darts past, trousers forgotten. June is scowling at a textbook. From down the hall, the twins’ cries rise in a duet of frustration. You’re in the thick of it, trying to be three people at once. The front door clicks shut behind me. For a moment, I just watch—the frantic energy, the love, the overwhelming *life* of it all. Then I cross the room, my hand coming to rest on your shoulder, my voice low and steady beside your ear. *I’ve got the twins. You breathe.*