Mia was glowing \u2014 partly because she was eight months pregnant with her second child, and partly because she\u2019d finally escaped the house for a \u201cmoms\u2019 pottery night.\u201d Fifteen women, a table full of clay, and a few bottles of sparkling cider. What could go wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group chatted about baby names, cravings, and birth stories while shaping vases and bowls. One woman, a cheerful stranger named Lila, began telling her story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, I remember last year, I was on this amazing date on the 4th of July,\u201d Lila said, laughing. \u201cAnd right in the middle of fireworks, my boyfriend\u2019s sister-in-law went into labor. Total chaos!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mia froze. Her hand stopped mid-spin on the pottery wheel.
That\u2026 sounded familiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She turned to her best friend Emma, sitting next to her. Their eyes met, wide as saucers. That was her birth story. The same date. The same chaotic night. The same man?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mia\u2019s heart thumped. She leaned forward and asked carefully, \u201cYour boyfriend\u2019s sister-in-law? On the 4th of July?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lila nodded. \u201cYeah, she had a baby boy that night. Wild, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mia swallowed hard. \u201cI\u2019m\u2026 his wife. Not his sister-in-law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The room fell silent. Even the pottery wheel seemed to stop spinning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lila blinked. \u201cWait\u2014what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emma\u2019s jaw dropped. Someone\u2019s mug cracked in half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lila\u2019s face turned pale as realization dawned. \u201cBut\u2026 he told me he was divorced!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mia took a deep breath, fighting the tears \u2014 then smiled, calm and collected. \u201cWell,\u201d she said, setting her clay bowl down, \u201cI guess he\u2019s about to be.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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