"Baby?" I asked, walking in the door. "I got you some presents."
"Hey." He sighed, a frown on his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked, putting my stuff down and sitting at the table with him, grabbing his hand.
"I've just been thinking about my future."
"Yeah?" I asked, seeing him struggle to get it out.
"Babe, my whole life I've been dreaming of having kids." He sighed, still looking at our hands.
"I know, me too." I sighed, this was such a hard thing for us to have to face.
"I don't know what to do." He whispered, more to himself than to me.
"There's so many things we can do Kay, adoption..."
"I mean with us Ava." He interrupted me, a tear in his eye.
"What do you mean?" I asked, my heart beating out of my chest. What the hell was this?
"I mean, I don't know if I can do this with you anymore. I was trying to protect you from this but I couldn't even protect myself. I can't have a life where the kids I'm raising aren't mine."
"So you're saying..." I mumbled, wiping my nose & eyes.
"I'm sorry Ava. I need to have kids that are my blood. I can't do this with you."
I burst into tears and his face was just as red as mine.
"I'm really sorry baby." He sighed and squeezed my hand.
"Can I ask how long you've been thinking like this?"
"Honestly last week it really hit me."
I nodded and stood up.
"I'll uh, I'll come back for my stuff another day."
"Please know that I love you so much Ava. It's just something I can't give up."
"I know." I cried, and he hugged me.
"You've got a special place in my heart always baby. I love you."
"I love you so much." I cried and he broke down.
"I really didn't want to do this."
I couldn't speak anymore.
I've just been dumped.
The man I thought I'd spend my life with, was leaving me.
