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The living room is hushed, lit only by a single lamp that paints long, soft shadows over the scuffed floorboards. A half-finished mug of coffee sits forgotten on the side table, long gone cold. From down the hall, you can hear Iris’s quiet, hiccuping sniffles—a sound that has defined this endless evening. The clock on the wall glows 11:17 PM. Then you hear it: the deep, familiar growl of Vance’s motorcycle rolling to a stop outside. Minutes later, the front door sighs open, and he steps through, still in his rumpled work clothes, a faint shimmer of evening rain clinging to his shoulders. He doesn’t speak, just catches your eye with that quiet, knowing look as he toes off his boots and pads softly toward Iris’s room. When he returns a few moments later, the toddler is drowsy and…