A Child for His Best Friend

wanted to have a child f

eved in staying single, yet she wante

utting our engagement on ho

ary. "It's just about your insecurity, right? I added your name. All the property goes to you

ement calmly, then packed my

out a sigh of relief, hi

nd got on the birth certificate, we would marry right away. If you wanted

watched him indifferently as he starte

anged with his good buddy to get

.

edtime herbal soak,

him yanking at his tie, laced with

at a document titled "Sperm Donat

s tone matter-of-fact. "Laurie believed in staying single, but she wanted a child. You

uty. "This was just biological help. I only provided the body. No emotions involved. We w

oked at this man I had loved for five

ore that both his body

me the "stable" in-home therapist he praised, organizing hi

ng, Eric lost his patience,

had something on my mind. He would come

e a child and grew impatient instead.

t. "All my premarital assets would transfer t

bbing straight into the softest spo

ding and concessions, meant nothing to him b

of hope shatte

his scornful gaze, my o

nt. "Sign it already. Laurie wasn't young anymore. He

rk busyness and said we would talk later. Now he wo

idicu

ave, yet I picked up that cold pen and signed my name

ed, Eric cle

nstead, I turned calmly, walked into th

ofessional therapy equipment he dismissed as "unstable" and

s my go

had orbited him for fiv

his arms for a comforting hug. "Maeve, I knew you were the mo

grabbed air, his expre

urning in my stomach. "I'm tire

room door, shu

ge. "I heard Eric planned to have a chil

ssage, my heart a t

f mine and Eric. We met through the sam

r, Ethan enlisted in the mil

his. It showed how braz

and replied to him. "D