Eventually, I did something I never thought I would.
I unlocked her phone.
At first, nothing seemed wrong.
Then I saw a contact.
“M »
”I opened it.
And everything changed.
THE TRUTH I WASN’T READY FOR
She had been lying.
Not just about the pregnancy.
About everything.
In those messages, I wasn’t her partner.
I was a plan.
A way to get what she wanted.
My house. My money. My life.
And when she got it—
she planned to leave.
I read it again.
Hoping I misunderstood.
I didn’t.
THE PLAN
By morning, I knew what I had to do.
I didn’t confront her.
I didn’t argue.
Instead, I created something she wouldn’t expect.
A gender reveal party.
She loved the idea immediately.
Didn’t question a single detail.
That told me everything.
At ten weeks, no one knows the gender for sure.
But she didn’t care.
