Im not pulling any punches. Im your husbands lover! Weve been seeing each other for years. Yes! Dont roll your eyes or act surprised
Yulia was preparing dinner; her husband Oleksiy was due back in an hour. Their tenyearold daughter Karina was at dance practice.
She would be home in half an hour, drop her bag, and sit at the table waiting for the meal. While she waited, she would chatter about friends, her achievements, her teacher Yulia smiled; Karinas stories were always entertaining.
A knock came at the door. It was early for Oleksiy, and he still had his keys. So Karina must have forgotten hers again. Yulia opened the door, but instead of her daughter stood a young woman.
I wont beat around the bush. Im your husbands mistress. Weve been together all this time. Yes! Dont make a big deal of it.
How long is all this time?
Three years. It suited me perfectly. Its far calmer to live alone and have a husband who shows up.
No expenses, financial or physical. Thats right! I didnt wash, cook, or clean after him. Im not planning to change anything now.
I wouldnt have come if I werent in this position. Its a coincidence, but its too late to do anything.
Yulia remembered how long it had taken her to become a mother. Everything went smoothly for her, but Oleksiy faced difficulties, so they turned to artificial insemination.
The first attempt failed, but the second brought luck. Yulia even hoped for twins, which isnt uncommon with the method. Karina was born, and now this revelation arrives.
How can you say you wont change anything? Your husband comes and you think the father will keep showing up?
No, not exactly. Ill have a husband and a child who both show up.
Interesting. How do you picture that? The father will raise the child and visit you so the child can interact with the mother?
Yes. I didnt want a child; it happened by chance.
Didnt Oleksiy say he couldnt have children?
Then he can! I need to see the conditions in which my child will grow up. All clear.
Your daughter, and Oleksiy will take part in her upbringing even if he isnt the biological father. Now the child will be his, and the responsibility will fall on you.
Miss, Im not even inviting you, I dont know your name, your man no longer lives here, you can take his belongings. The rest doesnt concern me!
Yulia tried to shut the door, but her daughter appeared, returning from dance class.
Mom, what was that? What child? Why isnt dad my father?
Did you hear everything? Then its time I explain it all.
Mom, Im almost eleven now. Ill understand.
Yulia told the whole story.
Youre my daughter, but dad loves you; hes your legal father according to the birth certificate. We were both waiting for you.
Now hes waiting for another child, but you wont be its mother. I wont be a sister. Right?
Well yes youre right. Also youre grown up; I dont want to live with dad any longer.
Ill help you, dont worry, Mom. Im an adult now, let him go. I love you both, but that the one who showed up let him be with her.
Oleksiy arrived exactly on schedule.
What happened to us? Why does nobody greet or hug me?
Usually Karina would meet her father and hug him, but now there was silence. She stayed in her room.
Yulia, wheres our daughter? Delayed at dance, or sick?
Your lover came. Shes waiting for a child. Yours! Can you explain why shes here?
Yulia, understand, this is my child; I cant abandon it.
And you know what shes offering?
I know. She didnt want her, but we already have Karina, now therell be another. Itll be my child! It will live with me.
Are you sure its yours? Do you remember your diagnosis?
Exceptions exist!
Fine. Youre going to the mother with your exception. Leave right now, take your things later!
No, Yulia! Thats not right! No ones waiting for me there. Im not needed needed, but differently.
They dont wait for you here either. Youre not needed. Go!
What about Karina? Im her father, even if not biological. Ill raise your daughter anyway. Whats wrong if my real child lives with us? All makes sense.
My future childs mother already told me about fairness. First find out if shes yours, then speak. Goodbye.
Yulia and Oleksiy divorced. He had to leave because the apartment belonged to Yulias parents. They had built a house but never transferred the flat to the daughter, a fact that didnt affect the separation.
Oleksiy had nowhere to live. The man who sometimes showed up was better for his lover, and she refused to change her lifestyle. She also didnt want to care for the child.
She was going to be a mother, but she had no intention of raising a baby. She could play and have fun, but nothing more. Sleepless nights, diapers, illnesses she hadnt counted on that.
After the baby was born she sued for alimony and lost. How the negligent mother now raises the child is unknown. Oleksiys diagnosis remained unchanged; the alleged infertility was never confirmed.
Legally he has one daughter, but she doesnt want contact. Oleksiy pays child support, tries to rebuild the family, yet Yulia also refuses to see him.
So it turns out it isnt easy to sit on one fifth of a chair shared by two people
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