When Aria went into labor with her and Dave’s first child, she never imagined that one phone call could change everything. But as the contractions intensified and the pain grew unbearable, she was horrified to see her husband leave the hospital — not for work, not for an emergency, but because his mother needed help with groceries.
That moment would leave Aria feeling abandoned, angry, and deeply hurt, yet it also became the start of an important lesson about priorities, boundaries, and the realities of love and family.