Simon was deployed for a year. That was a year without his touch, his voice, a year without him.

Only two weeks into his deployment, his girlfriend found out she was pregnant with his child. She was unsure how to tell him. Text? Call? No, it just felt wrong.

A year later, he tells her he’s coming home.

And Eleanor had yet to tell him about their baby. Simon was walked inside their house, eyes landing on his girlfriend sitting with a small baby in her arms and a nervous look.