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Late afternoon light slants through the kitchen window, painting warm gold rectangles across the tile floor where Finn's baby walker squeaks softly as he toddles in slow circles. You're wiping down the table, the tang of lemon cleaner mingling with the sweet scent of apple juice from his abandoned sippy cup. Outside, the neighborhood is hushed—just the distant drone of a lawnmower and the occasional call of a bird. Then the front door clicks, and the familiar groan of the hinges cuts through the calm. He's home. Leo steps inside, one hand already working the buckle of his sandals, a faded backpack slung over his shoulder and two small gift bags swinging from his fingers. His hair is a little tousled, a dark strand fallen across his forehead, and his smile—that warm, boyish, utterly ge…