Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Maja's baby bump was starting to show, and lan, not one to take any chances, had scheduled a check-up at the hospital for the

next day. He wanted everything to be thoroughly examined.

"Beck tookfor a check-up before, it's not necessary," Maja protested gently.

"Let's do it again, I'll be with you this time."

lan knew that if they overlooked this check-up, Maja would be the one to suffer later, and he couldn't bear the thought of that.

Maja finally nodded in agreement, watching as he busily researched on his phone, poring over what foods she should eat and what

to avoid.

He'd only recently been brought back into the picture, and the role of a soon-to-be father had him frazzled, unsure of what to do.

His only recourse was calling the doctor for advice and scouring the intefor information.

He even secretly joined a dads-to-be group, behind Maja's back.

The group was a mixed bag of about thirty guys, all strangers to each other.

The usual banter was about their wives, and lan intended to ask for tips on soothing Maja's mood swings during pregnancy, but the

group was already abuzz with their own tales.

[Pregnancy is such a , man. One minute it's pickles, the next it's ice cream. I'm slammed at work and now I've gotta cater to

her whims, too. My mom was right; you can't be too nice to women, or they'll walk all over you,] one complained.

over dinner toafter her shift. Doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Pregnancy isn't the

shrugged.

crazy. Women think they're princesses. Our mothers didn't

healthy babies.]

as he read these

husband after a night shift that got

was normal.

story. A pregnant wife working nights, biking meals to her

he typed, [If you're so capable, why don't

a

it weren't for carrying on the family name, why would I need her? Plenty of women out there willing

our third, and after two girls,

women is just a lapdog. But what's

eyes bulged in disbelief. How on earth did these guys even find

the group immediately and reported

Maja, who had been resting on

the doctor say

sgarbage in a group chat. I've made our appointment; I'll be

"Okay."

gently rubbed her belly, full

but lan was awake by 1 AM, his

into pain.

he rose to cover Maja with a blanket before heading downstairs to the living room. The itch

it was accompanied by an excruciating pain that seemed to be

had only recently returned, and Jeff had been

so lan's nighttjogging was

Raymond?" Jeff

his blood was boiling. Barely holding himself together, he