Mark Walked Into His Own Kitchen and Found His Wif…

She could pretend all she wanted, but she was already cracking. Stephanie broke the silence first, smiling like she had the upper hand. “We figured it out, Mark.

We have a plan for Susan’s problem,” she said, as if everything were normal, as if she had not gathered half her family in my kitchen to corner me. I did not even look at her. My eyes stayed on Hannah, who was still avoiding me like a coward.

Finally, she had no choice but to lift her face, though her voice shook when she spoke. “Mark, you know Susan can’t have kids, and we’ve talked about surrogacy. It’s a good option.

Mom wants the eggs to come from the family, so we’ve decided that I’ll be the surrogate.”

I could not hold it in anymore. “So you have been talking about this for weeks, and I am just supposed to accept it? You think this does not affect me or the boys?”

My voice cracked through the room like a whip.

“Are you serious? You have been having these discussions and did not think it mattered to include me? That is not how this family works.