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Sometimes, when Morioka wakes up to nurse, the night will be quiet, and the baby will be cooing softly in the bassinet by the bed. On those nights, she'll prop the baby on her lap with pillows and sit up in bed, listening to the sound of Yuta's soft breathing and the happy contented sounds of the baby nursing. Those nights, the moonlight will filter through the curtains, and Morioka will think to herself that this whole motherhood thing isn't so bad.