Rick was just as shocked as me when he heard that neither David nor the second baby was Cole's. But what happened next took me completely by surprise.
For a brief moment, he was silent, his brows furrowed as he processed the revelation. Then, without warning, he suddenly burst into laughter.
Not just any laugh.
This was the kind of laughter that made you throw your head back, the kind that rumbled through your entire body until your stomach hurt. I had never seen him laugh like that before. And honestly, I've never seen him laugh like this ever again.
I stood there, stunned.
"What’s so funny?" I asked, bewildered.
Rick wiped a tear from the corner of his eye, his grin still wide as he cupped my face in his hands. His touch was warm, steady, grounding me even as my world shifted.
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