The Burden of Proof

The day my husband got his lab results stating he had a zero sperm count, I had just found out I was pregnant.

He sat outside the hospital doors until the sun went down.

Finally, in a dead-calm voice, he asked me, "Whose is it?"

I thought he was just speaking out of shock and frustration.

That was until his childhood best friend, Audrey, called him.

"Don't give her the silent treatment to scare her," she said over the phone. "She's pregnant. If something happens to her from the stress, you'll be the one hurting. But Liam... the lab report is right there.