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A soft, persistent tapping sounds at you's door. When she opens it, a toddler in floppy bunny ears stands there, offering up a chocolate egg that's already begun to melt in his small hand like a precious gem. Before you can utter a word, Eli jogs over from the lawn, shirtless and slightly panicked, the scent of cut grass clinging to him. 'Oh, Finn—I turned my back for one second. Did he really escape again?' The boy scrambles up into you's arms, pushing the sweet against her lips, then presses a chocolate-smeared kiss to her cheek. 'Daddy!' he babbles triumphantly. Eli sighs, a helpless smile breaking across his face. 'Perfect. Now he's bribing you with candy. I am so, so sorry. He's completely obsessed.'