THREE OF US BECAME DADS IN THE SAME DAY—BUT ONE TEXT CHANGED EVERYTHING I don’t even know where to start. Honestly, it still feels unreal. Me, Mateo, and Idris—we’ve been fighting fires together for almost six years. Same shifts, same station, same inside jokes. We always joked about how synchronized our lives felt. But nothing prepared us for this. All three of us found out we were gonna be dads within months of each other. My wife, Noelle, was due mid-March. Mateo’s girlfriend, Callie, was expecting literally any day. Idris and his husband had just finalized the adoption papers for their newborn son. What no one saw coming was that all our kids ended up arriving within 24 hours—same hospital, same floor, all our partners in neighboring rooms. Nurses were laughing, saying they’d never seen anything like it. We even took a picture in the hallway, holding up little ones wrapped like burritos, still wearing our station jackets. Everyone kept saying how perfect it was—like something out of a movie. But what people don’t know is what happened about two hours after that photo. I was grabbing coffee from the vending machine when I got a text. It was from Callie. Mateo’s girlfriend. Short and sharp: “I need to tell you something. Alone.” At first, I thought maybe she was freaking out about new mom stuff. But when I glanced at Mateo through the glass—him sitting there cradling his daughter, totally oblivious—something in my stomach dropped. I haven’t responded yet. I’ve been sitting here, staring at that message, wondering how much one conversation could mess up everything we’ve built. I keep thinking… should I even open this door?⬇⬇ (continues in comment)

The day had started like any other for the three of us—three brothers in arms, united by the brotherhood of firefighting and bound by a promise to protect those in need. The air was charged with excitement as we discovered that within a matter of days, each of us would join the sacred ranks of fatherhood. My wife, Noelle, was due mid-March; Mateo’s girlfriend, Callie, was on the brink of welcoming their little miracle any moment now; and Idris and his husband had just sealed the adoption of their newborn son, creating a family that defied traditional boundaries.

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