Nadia's POV
Elise turned eight months and started crawling with the focused aggression of someone who had been stationary long enough and had opinions about it. The apartment required immediate reorganization. Julian spent a Saturday on his hands and knees going through every room at floor level, identifying hazards.
He made a list.
Of course, he made a list.
By Sunday evening, the apartment was childproofed with the thoroughness of someone who had applied structural problem-solving to domestic safety. Cabinet locks, corner guards, and the specific rerouting of charging cables that Elise had identified as interesting.
I watched him install the last cabinet lock and thought about the man who had signed divorce papers during a conference call.
The distance between those two people was
