My husband always said he didn’t care whether we had a boy or a girl. But when he saw pink inside our gender-reveal cake, he flipped the entire thing onto the patio. I was too stunned to speak. Then his mother stood up and revealed something about his own birth that he’d never known.
I knew we were having a girl before anyone cut the cake.
I’d peeked at the doctor’s note before handing it to my sister, Hannah.
I wasn’t proud of cheating.
But I couldn’t help smiling afterward.
A daughter.
I’d pictured little shoes by our door.
Bedtime stories.
A child with her own opinions, her own laugh.
My husband, Ryan, claimed he didn’t care.
“Healthy baby. That’s all I want.”
Then he’d mention teaching our son football.
Taking him fishing.
Passing down the family name.
Whenever I reminded him we might have a girl, he’d grin.
“Then we’ll try again.”
I thought he was joking.
That Saturday, Hannah arrived carrying a white cake she’d spent most of Friday making.
She’d baked three layers, filled the middle with colored frosting, then redone the decorations twice.
On top stood a little wooden sign.
“ALREADY SO LOVED.”
“Don’t touch it until everyone’s watching,” she warned Ryan.
He laughed.
Our patio was crowded with relatives.
Pink and blue balloons bobbed against the fence.
My mother-in-law, Ines, hugged me.
“Whatever happens, I’m happy for you.”
Her husband, Martin, stood beside Ryan, talking about football.
I noticed that.
I didn’t think much of it.
Then Hannah handed Ryan the knife.
He cut the first slice.
Pink frosting spilled onto the plate.
Everyone cheered.
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