I gave a ride to a pregnant waitress after her shift. A month later, my husband turned white when he saw her photo.
It started on a rainy Tuesday.
I saw her at the bus stop on my way home. Soaked, shivering, one hand on her belly.
I knew the bus wasn’t coming again that night.
I pulled over. “Do you need a ride?”
She hesitated, then opened the door. “If you’re sure.
I live like 10 minutes away.”
Her name was Josephine. Twenty-four. Seven months pregnant.
Waiting tables while saving for design school.
When I dropped her off, she thanked me three times.
We exchanged numbers “just in case,” and I figured that was that.
The next morning, she texted.
Thank you again. Can I buy you coffee sometime?
We met downtown two days later. It was supposed to be a quick coffee.
We stayed for two hours.
She was 10 years younger, but it didn’t feel like it. We talked about everything.
By the end of the week, Josephine and I were texting almost every day. Belly photos.
My kids’ drawings. Voice notes at midnight about cravings and insomnia.
In less than a month, she felt like a friend I’d had forever.
So I invited her over for lunch that Saturday.
Friday night, I told Larry, my husband of 13 years, about my plan.
“I’m having someone over tomorrow. The girl I told you about from the diner.
Josephine.”
“The pregnant one?” he asked.
“Yeah. Seven months. She’s sweet.
You’ll like her.”
I showed him a picture.
The second he saw her photo, his face went pale.
“You know her?” I asked.
He shook his head too fast. “No. Never seen her before.”
Something was off.
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