to confirm that sperm were no longer present.
Diego assured me he understood.
But he never scheduled the follow-up appointment.
Whenever I asked, he said he was busy.
“It’s fine,” he told me.
“We’re being careful.”
I trusted him.
Then, several weeks later, I started feeling exhausted.
At first, I blamed work.
Then food began making me nauseous.
Coffee suddenly made me sick.
One morning, I stood in our bathroom staring at two pink lines.
I cried.
I laughed.
I sat on the edge of the bathtub because my legs felt weak.
After years of thinking motherhood might never happen, I believed I had received an impossible gift.
I ran downstairs.
Diego was drinking coffee.
“I’m pregnant.”
He didn’t celebrate.
Instead, he stared at me.
“That’s impossible.”
I smiled nervously.
“I know it’s unexpected, but—”
“I had a vasectomy.”
“I know.”
“You’re pregnant.”
“Yes.”
He slowly placed his cup on