He simply said:
“Okay.”
But after that, I began noticing strange things.
Whenever he saw a father walking down the street with his little boy, Mark’s eyes would linger on them.Whenever one of his friends had a son, Mark congratulated them, but afterward he would remain silent the entire drive home.
Once, I even heard him quietly say to himself:
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“Some people get lucky so easily.”
I pretended I hadn’t heard him.
My fifth pregnancy was completely unexpected.
When I showed him the positive pregnancy test, Mark stared at me for a long moment.
Then he smiled.
“This time, it’s a boy.”
“Mark, it’s way too early to know.”
He shook his head.
“No. I know.”
There was something about his certainty that actually made me uneasy.
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And months later, the doctor confirmed it.
We were having a boy.