Her Partner's Darkest Fear is She'd Outshine Him

After 10 years of trying, Marianne Marlowe was finally pregnant. But Kennedy Bryden, her partner, was preoccupied with taking care of Suzanne, the daughter of his first love.

The little girl only had to call him "Uncle Ken," and he would cook for her in the middle of the night or risk his life for her future.

But when it came to Marianne, all he had left was impatience.

"Do you really have to compete with a little girl, Marianne?"

Marianne smiled faintly. "Not anymore."

She made her decision. She let him—and their baby—go.