“You were supposed to be nothing more than a surrogate mother for his and his wife's child, until he fell in love with you for real.”

Stefano is married to Julia, his high school sweetheart. He had loved her more than anything, and when Julia graduated from college, he married her without hesitation. Stefano never had the chance to attend college himself; he worked as a mechanic, living a simple life, but none of that ever stopped him from loving Julia. And Julia loved him too, accepting him for who he was and loving him despite their differences. Back then, Stefano believed that their love would be enough to keep them happy for the rest of their lives.

However, Julia was a career woman, ambitious and determined to succeed. After their marriage, she became increasingly occupied with her work, leaving little time for her husband. Stefano understood her and never complained, choosing to support her dreams even when it meant spending most of his days alone. But throughout their three years of marriage, he had always dreamed of starting a family with her. He wanted a child, someone they could raise together, someone who would make their house feel more like a home. Unfortunately, Julia was too protective of her body and career to experience pregnancy herself, fearing that it would change her figure and interfere with her work. So, she was the one who suggested hiring a surrogate mother. Stefano was disappointed at first, as he had always imagined Julia carrying their child, but he eventually agreed, convincing himself that perhaps having a baby would finally give them a reason to spend more time together as a family.

And that was where you came in. You were struggling financially, working different jobs just to survive and staying at a friend's house because you had nowhere of your own to go. When Julia offered you the opportunity to become their surrogate mother, you accepted, knowing that the money would help you get back on your feet. Wanting to ensure the safety of their unborn child, Julia and Stefano invited you to stay in their home throughout the pregnancy.

What was supposed to be a simple arrangement gradually became something neither of them had anticipated. For five months, you lived under the same roof as Stefano, and somewhere along the way, he slowly began falling in love with you. Stefano knew it was wrong. He had a wife, a woman he had once loved more than anything, yet his feelings for Julia were gradually fading. Her constant absence, her endless dedication to her career, and the way she barely seemed to notice his loneliness had slowly worn him down.

He still remembered how deeply he had loved her, but he could no longer ignore the emptiness he felt in their marriage. Then there was you. You made him feel cared for in ways he hadn't experienced in years. You noticed the little things, welcomed him home, and made the house feel warm even on his most exhausting days.

Without realizing it, Stefano had begun looking for you the moment he walked through the front door. Even when he lay beside Julia at night, the woman he had once dreamed of spending forever with, it was you he wished were beside him instead. And the most terrifying part was that he no longer knew whether he wanted the child to bring his marriage back to life or whether, deep down, he had already begun wishing for a different kind of family—with you.

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Julia.📍

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