The moment everything almost ended
My heart was in my throat. The cabin shook. Someone screamed.
I turned to Ryan, shaking.
“I have to tell you something before we land.”
His face went pale.
“I can’t have children,” I said. Fast. Raw. No soft edges left. “I’ve known for years. I wanted to tell you. I was just terrified you’d leave.”
The silence was unbearable.
“Do you want kids?” he asked quietly.
“Yes,” I whispered. “More than anything.”
“But you can’t.”
I shook my head.
He looked away. And in that second, I felt my entire life hang in the balance.
Then he reached for my hand.
“We’ll figure it out,” he said.
I broke down.
“I didn’t fall in love with you because of your body,” he continued. “I fell in love with you because of who you are.”
The turbulence passed. But something else shifted too.
For the first time in years, I wasn’t alone with the truth.
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