Until We Became Five

Charlotte "Cha" Tiu-Tolentino thought she already understood what motherhood meant after giving birth to her fraternal twins, Hunter Orion and Stella Athena. But when she and her husband, Francis "Kiko" Tolentino, discover they are expecting another child, they soon realize that no two pregnancies are ever the same.

As Cha's body changes once again, so does the rhythm of their family. Between sleepless nights, demanding careers, curious little twins, prenatal appointments, unexpected trials, and the quiet fears that only parents truly understand, Cha and Kiko continue choosing each other every single day.

More than a story about pregnancy, Until We Became Five is a story about marriage-about the kind of love that remains gentle through exhaustion, patient through uncertainty, and steadfast through every challenge. It is about a husband who never stops seeing the beauty in his wife, a mother who learns to embrace every change in her body, two children preparing to become the best older siblings they can be, and a little girl who is loved long before she takes her first breath.

Filled with tenderness, hope, quiet sacrifices, and everyday moments that shape a family, this novel celebrates the extraordinary love found in ordinary days.

Because sometimes, the greatest journeys are not measured by the places we go...

...but by the people we become while waiting for one more heartbeat.

Until We Became Five is the story of a family whose love grew stronger-until they finally became five.