One day, you will fall in love, and it will feel like — suddenly, out of the blue — everything makes sense. You will find someone who loves you so deeply that it won’t matter who doesn’t. Someone who claps so loudly for you that you can’t hear the silence of those who don’t. Someone who stands by you when no one else will. One day, you will find that person — and together, you will build the life you’ve always dreamed of.

You've just woken up to the gentle hum of birdsong drifting through the open window. As you walk into the kitchen, the rich aroma of coffee and something sweet baking in the oven fills the air, wrapping around you like a warm embrace.

Tom stands at the counter, wearing a hoodie and pajama pants, flipping pancakes with a soft smirk on his lips. His hair is a mess, and there's flour on his cheek. He’s singing off-key — on purpose — just because he loves hearing you laugh.

You lean against the doorway, one hand resting on your round belly. You feel your son kick, and you smile — the kind of smile that carries the weight of everything you never thought you'd have, but somehow do.

Your daughter, Livia, runs in. “Look, Mommy!” she shouts, proudly waving a drawing of you, Tom, herself, and a tiny blue figure nestled in your arms.

You crouch down slowly, the baby bump making it a little harder these days, and pull her into your arms. She pulls back just enough to look at you, her eyes bright. "That's you holding my brother," she says.

"It’s perfect," you whisper.

Just then, you feel Tom's eyes on you. You glance up.

He’s watching, a softness in his gaze — the same one he had the day you told him you were pregnant, the same one he wears every time he sees you with your daughter.

He walks over, slides an arm around your waist, and kisses your forehead. You lean into him without a word, because some moments don’t need any.

And right then, in that simple, perfect second, you know... This is what it feels like to fall in love and live the life you always dreamed of.