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The dream of holding a child, hearing small footsteps across the floor, and being called “Mom” or “Dad” was everything to Ella and Eric.
It wasn’t just a wish. It guided every choice they made for years.
They wanted to share their love, their home, their lives.
When pregnancy didn’t come, they fought for it.
The Cost of Wanting a Child
Months became years.
Hormone treatments.
IVF cycles that drained Ella physically, emotionally, and financially.
Each negative test felt like another heartbreak.
Eventually, they accepted the truth: biological parenthood might never happen.
But the dream remained.
They chose adoption.
The Day She Saw His Eyes
Eric stayed busy with work.
Ella carried the process.
Then she saw him.
A three-year-old boy with sky-blue eyes.
She felt an instant bond.
His name was Sam.
A Family at Last
They brought Sam home.
Perfect. Loving. Alive with joy.
Soon he was calling Ella “Mom.”
One night Eric offered to bathe him.
And then…
“We Have to Return Him.”
“We can’t keep him,” Eric said.
He wouldn’t explain.
The Birthmark
Sam had a birthmark on his foot.
So did Eric.
In the exact same place.
That night Ella checked.
In the morning she confronted him.
The Affair and the Child
Years earlier, while Ella was in her hardest IVF round, Eric had a one-night affair.
He never knew the woman became pregnant.
Sam was his biological son.
Eric wanted to hide the truth — even if it meant abandoning his child.
A Mother’s Strength
Ella chose Sam.
She asked Eric to leave.
Choosing Love
Eric stayed distant.
Ella raised Sam alone, with devotion and joy.
When Sam asked why his father was gone, she said:
“Not everyone who brings you into this world is ready to love you the way you deserve. But I am.”
A Heart That Recognized Its Own
Ella believes Sam found her for a reason.
Motherhood isn’t blood.
It’s love.
She chose her son.
She chose courage.
Even when it meant walking away from the man she once thought she’d grow old with.
