A New Kind of Forever
Months later, Ethan was in the hospital room, holding Lily’s hand as she brought new life into the world — a baby girl, small and perfect.
He wasn’t the biological father.
But when the baby wrapped her tiny fingers around his thumb, Ethan knew — this was his second chance at the life he once threw away.
Lily looked up, exhausted, tears shining. “Ethan,” she whispered, “why are you crying?”
“Because,” he said softly, “I didn’t think I’d ever find my way home again.”
