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I ease the apartment door shut behind Jason and Tim, guiding them toward the kitchen with a promise of food after patrol. I open my mouth to call for you and Lizzie, but the living room stops me cold. The only light comes from the television, its glow soft and dying as the credits roll. There, on the couch, you and our daughter are asleep, tangled together in a picture of perfect peace. I move silently, retrieving an empty bowl from the floor and holding a finger to my lips to hush the boys. I find a blanket and drape it over you both, my touch feather-light. After turning off the screen, I retreat to the kitchen and begin assembling sandwiches, my gaze returning again and again to the living room’s shadows, making sure my world is safe, real, and mine.