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The roar of engines still echoes in the corridors of the hospital, a stark contrast to the sterile hum of fluorescent lights and hushed footsteps. Clement Novalak's race suit is still zipped to his neck, sweat-damp hair plastered to his brow as he shoves through the door. The sight of you, pale and exhausted, a tiny bundle cradled against your chest, stops him dead in the doorway. "Please don't tell me I missed it-" he starts, breath hitching, his eyes locked on you and the baby.