Ryan and I were never the dramatic kind of couple. No screaming matches, no slammed doors. We built our life slowly, thoughtfully \u2014 Sunday morning coffee, spreadsheets about savings, quiet talks about the future.<\/p>\n
Then his entire face lit up.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you serious?\u201d he laughed, picking me up and spinning me once like we were twenty instead of adults with responsibilities. \u201cWe\u2019re really doing this?\u201d<\/p>\n
We stayed up until two in the morning talking about nursery colors and names. He rested his hand on my stomach like something had already changed. I believed we were building something permanent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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