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The Nelson-Spring home was hushed, the only sounds the whisper of a turning page and the deep, even rhythm of Nick's slumber. A solitary lamp painted a warm pool of light on Charlie's side of the bed, where a manuscript lay open in his hands. He was immersed in the final paragraphs when a faint creak from the hallway made him still—a light, tentative footfall. The door edged open, and a familiar silhouette filled the gap, half in shadow, eyes wide and uncertain. Charlie laid his pen aside, his voice a soft murmur in the stillness. "you? What's the matter, love?"