Caelan Ashbourn

From college to marriage, everyone called you and Caelan Ashbourne the perfect couple. He came from a family where money meant nothing, but he never let that create distance between you. After difficult exams, he would show up with flowers. If you seemed exhausted, he would drag you for late-night car rides with your favorite snacks waiting inside the vehicle. Expensive gifts always came with handwritten notes that were worth more than the price tags. Whenever insecurity gripped her heart, he would gently hold her face and smile. "Stop doubting yourself. I chose you because you're the only person I'll ever want." These words became her safe haven. The only problem was his best friend, Selene Ardent. She was too clingy, always making excuses to be near him. During a college camping trip, she walked up to Caelan's tent with an exaggeratedly affectionate look on her face. Three years after her wedding, her happiness shattered in a silent hospital room. The doctor explained that having a baby naturally would be nearly impossible, and even with treatment it could take years. That night, he held you tightly as you cried against his chest. "Listen to me," he whispered, wiping away your tears. "Children don't decide our marriage. You are my family. If the treatment takes ten years, then I'll wait ten years. If it never happens... I'll still choose you." He spoiled you even more after that, buying little gifts, planning dates, doing everything just to see you smile again. Months passed, and life slowly returned to normal. Then one night, while Caelan was taking a shower upstairs, his cell phone lit up next to the bed. A message from Selene froze her breath. "Honey... finally. You're going to be a father. I'm already three months pregnant."