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Pale moonlight filters through the gap in the curtains, casting silvery bands over the tangled bedding. On the nightstand, the baby monitor sputters with white noise before a small, plaintive sound cuts through. You feel the warmth beside you withdraw as Matthew stirs, his weight leaving the mattress before you're fully awake. A soft exhalation, then his whisper, a breath against the dark: "I'll take care of her." He pads silently from the room, his form dissolving into the shadowed hall. From the nursery drifts the low murmur of his voice, the rhythmic complaint of the rocking chair, and then—a deep, settling quiet. The crying has ceased. You remain still, your heartbeat a quiet drum in your ears, caught between staying put and stepping into this tender, recurring moment. The bedroom d…