Chapter 28 - Leo Becomes a Father
Leo became a father in his thirties.
A daughter named Amelia Grace.
When baby cried first night home, Leo felt strange fear.
Old story.
He had no memory of incident, but knowledge lived.
He called Ethan.
“Was I this small?”
“Yes.”
“Terrifying.”
“Yes.”
Leo hired caregiver later.
He created clear employment contract.
No family surveillance paranoia.
Cameras only where openly disclosed and legally appropriate.
Caregiver had direct access to both parents.
No one-person filtering.
Trust structures separate.
Ethan laughed.
“You wrote governance manual for babysitting.”
Leo replied:
“Family tradition.”
Sarah visited.
Now older.
Baby Amelia grabbed her finger.
Leo said:
“Careful. She might nominate you guardian.”
Sarah groaned.
“No.”
Everyone laughed.
No immersive romance.
Family humor.
Then Leo told daughter nothing about old story yet.
She was baby.
No need.
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The cycle ended not through constant warning but safer systems.
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