He Asked For Another Woman's Child

Synopsis

There was only a month left until my wedding. But I couldn't help wondering if I should go through with it at all. The same problem kept circling back. My fiancé, Alex Carter, wanted to have a child with his best friend's widow. "Chris was my best friend," Alex said. "He died so suddenly, and Emily was left all alone. She's barely holding it together. If there were a child... maybe it would help her get through it." I couldn't make sense of it. "If she wants a child, she could adopt, remarry, or go to a sperm bank. Why does it have to be you?" "Chris asked me to look after her before he died," Alex replied. "She doesn't know anyone in Riverside, so I'm the only one she has." "Alex, don't you hear how insane that sounds?" He waved it off. "It's just IVF. Nothing's going to happen between us. I'm still marrying you." We'd known each other for fifteen years, been together for thirteen. After all that time, I was finally about to become his wife. And then, out of nowhere, everything fell apart. "So what is the child supposed to call you?" I asked. "Dad?" Alex's expression stiffened. "Whatever the kid wants is fine. It doesn't matter." I couldn't agree to that. Because of this, we barely spoke for months.