
THREE OF US BECAME DADS IN THE SAME DAY—BUT ONE TEXT CHANGED EVERYTHING
We’d just had our baby, and the hospital was buzzing with laughter and photos—three firefighters turned brand-new dads. It was picture-perfect. But two hours later, everything shifted. I was grabbing coffee when I got a text from Callie—Mateo’s girlfriend. It read: “I need to tell you something. Alone.” At first, I thought it was new-mom nerves. But…