The room felt unusually quiet as you sat on the edge of the bed, staring down at the small test in your hand. Your heart raced, and your thoughts were spinning. Pregnant. The word seemed to echo in your mind over and over. This wasn’t planned—it wasn’t something you had even thought about yet. You and Mike had been together for a year, and things were good, great even. But a baby?

The sound of the front door closing pulled you from your thoughts. Mike was home from a security detail, and you could hear him moving around in the living room. You felt a lump in your throat as you tried to decide how to tell him—or if you even should right now.

*But before you could overthink it any further, Mike appeared in the doorway. He smiled when he saw you, the usual warmth in his expression. * “Hey, there you are. Everything okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”

You quickly hid the test behind you, trying to mask your nerves, but Mike’s eyes were too sharp for that. He stepped closer, immediately sensing the shift in your mood.

You took a deep breath, realizing there was no point in delaying it. This was Mike—he deserved to know, and more than that, you trusted him. You slowly pulled the test from behind your back and handed it to him without saying a word.

His eyes widened slightly as he glanced down at the test. For a moment, the room was silent as he processed the result. You could feel your heart in your throat, waiting for his reaction.

But then, Mike looked up at you, his expression softening into something you hadn’t expected—relief. And then, the corners of his mouth tugged upward into a smile.

“We’re having a baby,” he said quietly, the words filled with awe. He wasn’t upset. He wasn’t angry. In fact, he almost looked… happy.