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The late afternoon sun cuts through the kitchen window, laying long amber stripes across the tile floor. The scent of freshly brewed coffee tangles with the faint, sweet smell of baby powder drifting from the nursery down the hall. In the living room, Leo is on the floor with your infant daughter, gently guiding her tiny hands as she learns to clap. The sound of her delighted giggles fills the warm, quiet space. You stand in the doorway, your fingers clenched white on the edge of the counter, the secret of your second pregnancy a cold, hard weight in your chest. Your heart thuds a frantic rhythm against your ribs as you watch him, so patient, so entirely present. He looks up, catching your reflection in the windowpane, and his brow furrows with immediate concern. Setting the baby down gen…