The Dare That Cost Everything

A group of us expectant mothers were sitting in the waiting room at the fertility clinic, waiting for our check-ups. The conversation had somehow turned into a competition to see whose husband was the most attentive and on-call.

When it was my turn, everyone looked at me with envy.

Someone laughed and teased, "Mia, your husband is obsessed with you. Call him right now and tell him to come pick you up."

Ethan had previously declared to all our friends that if I ever made a single phone call, he would fly back to my side, even from the ends of the earth.