Then I made one phone call I never expected to make—to Eric’s mother, Barbara.
We had never been close, and I had never told her how badly things had gotten.After hearing everything, she went silent.“He never told me you were pregnant,” she finally said.Then came the words I never expected:“I’m coming over.”An hour later, Barbara arrived, still wearing the clothes she had slept in. She gently picked up Chloe and held her close.For the first time in weeks, I felt like someone was standing beside me.Then Barbara looked at me and said, “I have something to show Eric.”The next morning, we left Chloe with a trusted neighbor and drove to Eric’s house.We placed something carefully outside his front door, then waited nearby.Minutes later, Eric opened the door.He froze.Then his face changed completely.“Oh my God!” he shouted. “Who did this?”Barbara looked at me and smiled.Eric had no idea his own mother was behind it And what she had left at that door was only the beginning.
