I Went for an Ultrasound, but When I Saw My Husband Walking Tenderly Beside a Pregnant Woman, I Knew I Had to Follow Them and What I Discovered Surprised Me.

I laughed weakly, tears slipping free. “I followed my husband in an Uber because I thought he was cheating.”

She burst out laughing. “That’s… actually kind of iconic.”

Later, we sat at the kitchen table drinking tea, the sunlight warm against the walls. Greg held my hand like he was afraid to let go.

“I’m sorry,” he said. “I wanted to do this right.”

“I know,” I said. And I meant it.

In one day, I had gone from fear to joy to panic to something even bigger—family. I wasn’t losing my husband. I was gaining a stepdaughter. My child would grow up with a sister’s child, not alone.

As Sophie started excitedly talking about baby clothes and future holidays, I realized something quietly profound.

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