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The city night spills through the curtain gap, painting silver-blue stripes across the bedroom floor. Lena stirs beside you, her brown hair fanned on the pillow, grey eyes still closed. Then the sound—a sharp, plaintive cry from the nursery. Maya. Three months old, demanding affection in the only language she knows. Lena’s hand finds yours under the covers. 'She wants you,' she whispers. The crying grows urgent. What will you do?