“You’re a magic baby whisperer,” I say as Alec lowers me onto my bed. He tucks my feet under the covers and pulls them up to my chest. “I don’t know how long it’ll last,” he says, “but I hope you can sleep while it does.” I close my eyes, suddenly overwhelmed by his kindness. Maybe it’s because my emotions were already so close to the surface when I fell asleep, but tears fill my eyes for the second time tonight, one spilling over onto my cheek. Alec sits down on the bed beside me, and I open my eyes. His face is heavily shadowed in the dim light, but I can see enough to recognize the concern
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