We didn't rush it. That was the thing I noticed most, in the weeks after Sofia's birthday — how differently we approached this decision compared to everything else that had ever shaped our family. No danger forcing our hand, no letter arriving with a thirty-year secret attached, no countdown clock ticking toward a confrontation we couldn't avoid. Just three people, talking quietly over dinner, over the sound of Sofia's cartoons in the next room, slowly working out what they actually wanted."I keep thinking about logistics," Victor admitted one evening, the particular practical streak that had built an empire surfacing even here, in a conversation about family. "Last time, we never had to think about it — it simply happened, in the middle of a war we were fighting to survive. This time we actually get to plan. Which feels strange, honestly. A good kind of strange.""We should talk to Dr. Ferreira," I said. "Just to understand what makes sense, timing-wise, given everything.""Already
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