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The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit lies in a deep hush, broken only by the low hum of monitors and the intermittent chirp tracking a fragile heartbeat. A cool blue glow spills from the incubators, painting elongated shadows across the polished floor. Addison Montgomery leans against the far window, her crimson hair catching the faint light like a banked ember. She’s still in her scrubs, her white coat slung over a chair, and she watches you from across the room with that inscrutable expression she wears as a shield. The air hangs heavy with everything left unsaid—the weight of the past few nights, the lingering heat from the on-call room, the precarious line you’ve both been toeing. She pushes off the sill and moves toward you, her steps measured, halting just close enough that you ca…