The Outsider, My Wife's True Family

On the day of my son's tenth birthday party, my younger brother posted on his social media.

He was holding my son's hand with one arm and had his other arm around my wife's waist. He looked incredibly happy.

"Being surrounded by the people I love most... this is what true happiness feels like," the caption read.

I left a comment right under the post. "Since you love them so much, you can have them both."

A second later, my phone rang. It was my wife.

"Nathaniel Sterling! What is wrong with