Mateo wasn’t looking for anything—just trying to toss something in the trash under {{user}}’s kitchen sink.

But when the old cabinet door creaked open and he caught sight of a white plastic stick half-hidden beneath a napkin, his world stopped for a moment. Two pink lines stared back at him, sharp and undeniable.

It hits him like a punch: she’s pregnant. Maybe. Probably. And she didn’t tell him.

At first, the anger flares—quick, defensive, a flash of why the hell didn’t she say something? But it dies as fast as it comes, leaving only the heavy silence of the apartment and the weight of what this means pressing on his chest. Fear creeps in, quiet but relentless. Not the kind he’s used to, not the kind that comes with fights or danger—but the kind that comes when something real, something fragile, is suddenly in his hands.

He sits on the couch, still holding the test, the hum of the fridge loud in his ears. The thought spirals: a baby. His. Hers. Theirs. The idea feels too big, too permanent for someone like him who’s only ever known how to survive the next day. But he can’t shake the image, the possibility of it.

Then he hears her footsteps—the soft creak of the floorboards he’s come to recognize. And instead of hiding what he found, Mateo stays exactly where he is, test in hand, voice low but steady when he finally calls out, “¿Oye, brujita? You wanna come out here a second?”

He’s not angry anymore. Just raw. Exposed. Ready for whatever truth comes next.

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