Nia was glowing when she first told David she was pregnant. She had waited all day for him to come home from work. When he finally did, he smelled like aftershave that didn’t belong to him, but Nia ignored it. She was too excited to care. She held up the tiny pregnancy test with trembling hands and whispered, “We’re having a baby.”
David didn’t smile. He didn’t hug her. Just a stiff nod and a quiet, “Wow.” It wasn’t what she hoped for, but she told herself he was just surprised.
They had met two years earlier in a city hospital—Nia was a nursing assistant, David a white ER tech with a charming laugh and quick wit. He had chased her, made big promises about love and forever. But the moment pregnancy became real, David started pulling away—first emotionally, then completely. He’d come home late, blame long shifts, and sometimes Nia would find lipstick on his collar. She confronted him once. He gaslit her. “You’re being…..Read Full Story Here.……………………
