3 months after a stepdaughter told the family about her pregnacy, the father did the unexpected

her husband had disappeared completely and now her daughter was crying in front of her the door that had been keeping secrets for months had now been slammed open she couldn't believe it it all happened right in front of her eyes when it came to love marissa noel had nothing but poor fortune two painful divorces and a slew of failed dates it appeared that she would never find a decent man her daughter kristen was the only shining light in her life everything changed the point in time she laid eyes on jacob it was almost too good to be true he started working progressively was willing to take responsibility at home and had a great sense of humor the final seal of approval came when she noticed how kind he was to her daughter and the rest of marissa's family they married in less than a year marissa was going to bake up a storm on a bright autumn morning kristen's favorite sweet treat on that particular day was cinnamon rolls even though her little girl had just started college their weekend get-togethers were more important than ever jacob was also spending a great deal of long late nights the sight of her family gathered around the dining room table warmed her heart that night nevertheless she noticed something different about kristen not only had she lost weight but she was also experiencing headaches and barely eating jacob gave his stepdaughter a close look before reaching for his phone marissa inquired if there was something going on at school her daughter shuffled to her bedroom cutting the evening short it was the first in a series of events that would put their relationship to the test expose secrets and forever alter their family [Music] it came out of nowhere one of jacob's late evenings lasted much longer than usual when he didn't answer the phone things got even worse something wasn't right he was always answering the phone throughout the evening she sat on the edge of the sofa calling repeatedly where did he vanish to after which as quickly as he had disappeared completely he walked through the doorway as if nothing had happened melissa drew him into the living room invented her rage in fear she'd been very concerned his only excuse was that something had come up with a friend and his phone had run out of battery power months had passed and the memory of that moment persisted in marissa's thoughts something wasn't quite right her daughter and husband would exchange secret eyes hoping she wouldn't notice when she inquired about it she was met with blatant denial after three dreadful months the answer arrived marissa sat on the couch her stomach twisting and knots jacob and kristen sat across from her holding hands her daughter was terrified and her husband was tense horrible images raced through her mind she felt like she was going to throw up at any moment she eventually snapped and asked them if someone could tell her what's going on jacob told her that it was time to let kristen say her peace before he says anything her stress levels reached an all-time high and tears welled up in the corner of her eyes kristen inhaled deeply and told her mother that she's pregnant marissa's heart stopped beating and the air in her lungs expelled she clenched her fist and looked at jacob but her daughter interrupted and told her about ben her high school boyfriend they've been dating for more than a year marissa sat there stunned and definitely silent she felt so stupid after hearing the answer kristen had called her stepfather the moment she suddenly realized she was pregnant primarily because she was terrified of marissa's reaction however that wasn't the only thing jacob had rushed to her college to take her to the hospital for a second opinion his phone had indeed died but he had also promised his stepdaughter that he would remain silent until she was ready to tell her mother she was concerned that marissa would reject her daughter's decision to have a child while still in college marissa's heart started to beat again the blood rushed to her cheeks and a cloud of guilt descended on her soul she desired that her daughter be able to tell her all of it she hurried over and wrapped her arms around her daughter they were a family they were there for each other and they would get through this together don't forget to share your thoughts and to subscribe