Rose was still so young.
I had imagined college for her.
A career.
A chance to build an independent life.
And now everything was changing in a single moment.
She immediately noticed the fear on my face.
“Mom, I know you imagined a different future for me. But Nathan and this baby are part of my future too.”
At the time, she still thought there was only one baby.
I wanted to be angry.
I wanted to ask why this had happened so soon.
But then I looked at my daughter and realized that what she needed most at that moment was my support.
So I hugged her.
Then I hugged Nathan.
And I tried to accept the new life waiting for all of us.
But Rose wasn’t finished.
She smiled nervously and said:
“There’s one more thing.”
She held out her left hand.
There was a ring on her finger.