I’ve always wished for a spouse and father like Vadim. You may say that the day he proposed to me ten years ago and later became the father of our two lovely children was the “jackpot” moment for me. I couldn’t comprehend the motivation for that phone call because we don’t often dispute and always settle everything with love and respect.
I’ve seen Vadim become increasingly reflective and depressed over the past few months. He blamed everything on job issues (he works as a lawyer for a reputable company), but I could see he wasn’t being totally truthful, so in a private exchange, I questioned him directly, “What’s wrong with you? You haven’t been yourself lately. I was convinced I had overanalyzed the situation, thinking it was only a work-related issue, after he went into length about his concerns and work-related challenges. But after our talk, nothing seemed to have changed, and things appeared to be getting worse. I started to think my spouse was hiding something since I couldn’t believe he had job issues all the time.
I then sat down with him once more and made the decision to pose the identical query I had a few months earlier. I was about to when the phone rang. I hesitantly picked up the phone because the number had been banned. I quickly learned from the woman on the other end that my husband had another family and another son. My mind was a complete mess.
I found it hard to believe that my Vadim was capable of such a thing. Still, I returned to the room with him, but this time in a completely different frame of mind and with a fresh set of inquiries. Do you know a boy named Kolya, honey? Please be completely honest. After gazing intently into my eyes, he bowed his head and started to speak, saying, “Four years ago, a young student came to intern with me. I had assumed that our connection would be strictly professional, yet she never left me alone and was constantly present. Her suggestive attire and hints.
You could say she settled down once I gave her what she wanted. We stopped speaking after that, and a few months later, she gave me a pregnancy test that was positive. When she realized that forcing me to divorce you wouldn’t work, she sought to give the child up for adoption. To make up for my terrible error, I now pay Kolya regular visits, take care of him, and attempt to show him some fatherly affection. He’s your son, do whatever it takes, I said after a few minutes of silence during which tears streamed down my face: “He’s your son, do whatever it takes!”
I soon went to see Olga, a classmate from high school. Did you see that boy who walked me to the gate? She said, oblivious of the circumstances at my house. He is really charming and polite! His parents are still alive, but he is an orphan! Despite the fact that they claim his mother has plenty of money, she doesn’t even show up. And the father is making an effort to atone for his error by caring for him and paying visits. We were standing close to the fence she indicated, and I could see the young boy without a doubt. a near replica of my hubby. However, not a single facial muscle twitched, and we carried on with our walk as if that conversation had never occurred.
Vadim admitted to me that he was going to see his kid the following day, and I insisted on coming with him. The young youngster instantly approached him and gave him a hug. I then got into a sitting position, held out my hand, and introduced myself as “Hello, I’m your mother, and I want to take you home!” The child gave his father a keen look as he grinned and nodded.
It was only then that he jumped into my arms and said, “Mom, really? I had a feeling you would find me. They continue to give me lies and claim that I have been abandoned. I really missed you! You have my utmost love. Kolya and I hugged each other naturally, as if we had actually found one other after a lengthy separation. That’s when I understood that despite everything we had been through, I would never regret bringing this child into my life.
Being excited to welcome a younger sibling, our elder kids started teaching him everything, including how to fool their father. Now that our older children have started their own families, we are just left with Kolya, who will soon graduate from college. I never would have imagined that my husband’s extramarital affair would result in a boy becoming my rock, my confidant, and one of my closest friends. Despite everything we’ve been through, there is never a moment when I regret bringing this boy into our family.
